Notice of Total Costs allowed for RFA-RM-11-008 H3Africa Collaborative Centers (U54)


Notice Number: NOT-RM-12-006

Key Dates

Release Date: November 16, 2011

Issued by

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Office of AIDS Research (OAR)  
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)   

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify that budget requests in applications to RFA-RM-11-008 should not exceed $1 million in total costs for the collaborative center research, including foreign components, for each of the five years requested plus $250,000 for equipment in the first year.

Current Language:

Award Budget

Applications are limited to $920,000 direct costs which include salaries, supplies, training, equipment, travel, and other allowed expenses for research grants.  In order to address H3Africa's goals to build infrastructure each applicant may request up to an additional $250,000 for equipment.  The request for equipment must be very well justified.  In subsequent years the research plan budget may not exceed $920,000 direct costs.  $35,000 direct costs/year must also be set aside for participation in the International Extramural Administrative Research Development Program component (see above) under Implementation of H3Africa Objectives section.


New Language:

Award Budget

Applications are limited to $1 million total costs which include salaries, supplies, training, equipment, travel, and other allowed expenses for research grants.  In order to address H3Africa's goals to build infrastructure each applicant may request up to an additional $250,000 for equipment in the first year.  The request for equipment must be very well justified.  In subsequent years the research plan budget may not exceed $1 million total costs.  In all years, $35,000 direct costs/year must be set aside for participation in the International Extramural Administrative Research Development Program component (see above) under Implementation of H3Africa Objectives section.


Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Jane L. Peterson, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076, MSC 9305
Bethesda, MD 20892-9305
Phone: 301 496 7531
Fax: 301 480 2770
Email: Jane_Peterson@nih.gov
H3Africa website: http://H3Africa.org