Notice of Change in Participation of NIH Institutes and Centers in PAR-11-325 “Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) in Minority Institutions (R25)”

Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-093

Release Date:  March 19, 2012

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants of changes in the participation of NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) in PAR-11-325 “Clinical Research Education and Career Development (CRECD) in Minority Institutions (R25)”.

Background

On December 23, 2011, the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) was dissolved and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) were established. As indicated in NOT-OD-12-026, all NCRR programs were transferred to other NIH ICOs. Additionally, the responsibility for all Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) in which NCRR participated is being transferred to other ICOs. Please visit the NCRR website for more information regarding the transfer of NCRR programs to other NIH ICOs. 

Implementation

The following sections of PAR-11-325 have been revised to reflect the changes that resulted from this reorganization of NIH ICOs.

The “Components of Participating Organizations” section has been revised to remove NCRR and include NIMHD.

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

The “Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number” section has been revised to reflect the updated list of participating ICOs.

The NCRR CFDA number has been removed: 93.389

The following CFDA number for NIMHD has been added: 93.307

The “Agency Contacts” section has been revised to reflect the updated list of participating ICOs. All NCRR contacts have been removed, and the following contacts have been added.

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Krishan K. Arora, PhD
Health Scientist Administrator
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 938
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: 301-435-0760
Email: arorak@mail.nih.gov

Peer Review Contact(s)

Robert Nettey, MD
Chief, Scientific Review Branch
National Institutes on Minority Heath and Health (NIMHD)
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, MSC 7710
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Telephone: 301-496-3996
Fax: 301-480-4049
Email: netteyr@mail.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Priscilla Grant, JD, CRA
Chief, Grants Management Officer
National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Telephone: 301-594-8412
Email: grantp@mail.nih.gov

Letters of Intent should be sent to the Peer Review Contact listed above. For more information, please view Section IV. Application and Submission Information.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Please direct all inquiries to the relevant Agency Contact listed in this Guide Notice or in the FOA.