Notice of Change to Anticipated Start Date for RFA-NR-11-002, NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) Short-term Interdisciplinary Research Education Program for New Investigators (R25)


Notice Number: NOT-NR-11-005

Key Dates

Release Date: November 9, 2010

Related Notices

RFA-NR-11-002

Issued by

NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet http://oppnet.nih.gov) and its member institutes, centers and offices:

Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
Office of Disease Prevention (http://prevention.nih.gov/)
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)

Purpose

The funding opportunity announcement (FOA), RFA-NR-11-002, issued by the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) as part of the NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network (OppNet) solicits short-term R25 Research Education Project applications that will focus on providing creative and innovative education research experiences for new scientists in basic behavioral and social science research (b-BSSR). The goal of this initiative is to support the growth of a cohort of scientists with research expertise in b-BSSR to further the understanding of fundamental mechanisms and patterns of behavioral and social functioning relevant to the health and well-being of individuals and populations.

This notice is being provided to change the anticipated start date from December 30, 2011 to September 30, 2011 for applications submitted in response to this announcement. The change to Key Dates would appear as follows:

Key Dates:

Release/Posted Date:  September 14, 2010
Opening Date:  December 6, 2010 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): December 6, 2010
Application Due Date(s):  January 6, 2011
Peer Review Date(s): June/July 2011
Council Review Date(s): August 2011
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 30, 2011
Expiration Date: January 7, 2011

Applicants are encouraged to consider this key date when submitting an application in response to this announcement. This date change is meant to reflect the fact that OppNet funding for this FOA will come out of FY 2011 dollars.

All other aspects of this Funding Opportunity Announcement remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Scientific/Research Contact(s):

David Banks, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S.S.W., RN
Research Training Officer, Program Director
National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH
6701 Democracy Blvd, Rm. 710
One Democracy Plaza
Bethesda, MD 20892-4870 
Telephone: (301) 496.9558
Fax: 301.480.8260
Email: banksdh@mail.nih.gov

Marcia S. Scott, Ph.D.
Division of Epidemiology and Prevention Research
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
National Institutes of Health, DHHS
5635 Fishers Lane
Room 2083, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
Telephone: (301) 402-6328
FAX: 301-443-8614
Email: mscott@mail.nih.gov