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PAR-18-950 - Pre-application: Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (X02 Clinical Trial Optional)

PAR-18-951 - Opportunities for Collaborative Research at the NIH Clinical Center (U01 Clinical Trial Optional)

Issued by

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

National Eye Institute (NEI)

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants of a change in language in these Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) regarding the role of the intramural investigator.

The overarching goals of this program remain unchanged. The program will continue to promote collaborations between NIH intramural investigators (e.g., those conducting research within the labs and clinics of the NIH) and extramural investigators (e.g., those conducting research in labs outside the NIH), in a spirit of full partnership.

The terminology used to designate the collaborating intramural investigator, however, is changed in order to better align with NIH grants policy.

For this reason, specific language in the FOAs is hereby changed in the following 3 places:

A. Part I. Overview Information:

From:

In order to be eligible for this program, the application must include at least one intramural scientist as either a Program Director/Principal Investigator or collaborator, and at least some of the clinical research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center.

To:

In order to be eligible for this program, the application must include at least one intramural scientist as a co-Program Director/Principal Investigator (co-PD/PI) , and at least some of the clinical research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center.

B. Section III. Eligibility Information -- Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

From

This program requires the full collaboration of the extramural PD/PI of the applicant institution and the intramural investigator. Accordingly, the Multiple PD/PI model is strongly encouraged but not required. For those applicants opting not to use the Multiple PD/PI model, the intramural investigator can hold any role other than the PD/PI role.

Applications must include at least one intramural scientist as either a Program Director/Principal Investigator or collaborator, and at least some of the clinical research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center.

To:

This program requires the full collaboration of the extramural PD/PI of the applicant institution and the intramural investigator.

Applications must include at least one intramural scientist as a co-Program Director/Principal Investigator (co-PD/PI), and at least some of the clinical research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center.Intramural investigators whose involvement would not be classified as substantial should be assigned a collaborator role.

C. Section IV. Application and Submission Information -- PHS 398 Research Plan

From:

Research Strategy: Within the Research Strategy, the applicant must describe how the application fulfills the requirements of this program. Specifically, the application must include at least one (NIH) intramural scientist as PD/PI or collaborator, and at least some of the research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center. (Projects that take only minimal advantage of Clinical Center resources, such as projects only utilizing banked samples or data, will not be considered for funding.)

To:

Research Strategy:Within the Research Strategy, the applicant must describe how the application fulfills the requirements of this program. Specifically, the application must include at least one (NIH) intramural scientist as co-PD/PI, and at least some of the research must be conducted at the NIH Clinical Center. (Projects that take only minimal advantage of Clinical Center resources, such as projects only utilizing banked samples or data, will not be considered for funding.)

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Eugene G. Hayunga, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-435-6856
Email: ehayunga@mail.nih.gov

David J. Eckstein, PhD
Program Director, Strategic Partnerships and Policy Development
NIH Office of Clinical Research (OD)
Telephone: 301-496-4121
Email: ClinicalCtrPartner@mail.nih.gov