Notice Number: NOT-OD-16-055

Key Dates
Release Date: January 14, 2016

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to amend the instructions for applications submitted to RFA-OD-16-003 "Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes: Patient Reported Outcomes Research Resource Center Core (ECHO PRO Core) (U24)" as shown below:

Part. 2. Section IV.2. Content and Form of Application Submission

SF424(R&R) Senior/Key Person Profile

Current language
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed. Applicants are encouraged to include expertise in PROs and cPROs (including proxy measures) research and development so that the application best captures the kinds of analyses likely to be valuable to describe the environmental influence in child health and development. The PD/PI, if a single individual, should be a pediatrician with documented expertise in the evaluation, development and validation of cPROs (or proxy measures) in health care and disease.

Revised Language 
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed. Applicants are encouraged to include expertise in children PROs (cPROs; including proxy measures) research and development so that the application best captures the kinds of analyses likely to be valuable to describe the environmental influence in child health and development. The PD/PI, if a single individual, should have documented expertise in the evaluation, development and validation of cPROs (or proxy measures) in child health care and disease.

All other aspects of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

James Witter, M.D., Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Telephone: 301-594-5032
Email: witterj@mail.nih.gov