Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
July 22,2020
PAR-19-343 - Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-GM-19-059 - Notice of Change to Eligibility Information and Application Instructions in PAR-19-343 "Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00)"
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
The purpose of this Notice is to revise instructions for the inclusion of a Candidate Eligibility Statement in PAR-19-343 “Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)." Newly added instructions in the SF424 Application Guide (released March 2, 2020) for diversity-related Career Development FOAs created duplicate instructions for verifying candidate eligibility in two different sections of the application. This Notice serves to correct these overlapping instructions by removing the FOA-specific instruction in the MOSAIC K99/R00 FOA. Applicants must follow the instructions in the SF424 Application Guide regarding documenting how the candidate’s participation will further the goals of the career development program to promote diversity in health-related research.
Part 2. Section IV. Application and Submission Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Other Project Information
Other Attachments
Current Language no longer applicable to the FOA:
Candidate Eligibility Statement: The application must include a signed statement from an institutional official establishing the eligibility of the candidate for support under this program. The statement must include the number of years of postdoctoral experience, and a description of how this particular candidate would further the goals of the MOSAIC Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity.
Applications lacking a Candidate Eligibility Statement will not be reviewed.
Note: While this Other Attachment is no longer required, applications must include the “Description of Candidate’s Contribution to Program Goals” on the Career Development Award Supplemental form. Applications lacking the “Description of Candidate’s Contribution to Program Goals” attachment will be considered incomplete and will not be reviewed.
All other aspects of the FOA remain the same.
Kenneth D. Gibbs, Jr., Ph.D., MPH
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Email: kenneth.gibbs@nih.gov