NIH Announces the Posting of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Other Technical Assistance Resources to Assist Applicants to PA-12-119 (Use-Oriented Basic Research: Change Mechanisms of Behavioral or Social Interventions)

Notice Number: NOT-RM-12-017

Release Date: April 18, 2012

PA-12-119: Use-Oriented Basic Research: Change Mechanisms of Behavioral or Social Interventions (Admin Supp)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

This Notice announces the availability of technical assistance resources meant to assist applicants to PA-12-119, an administrative supplement initiative titled Use-oriented basic research: Change mechanisms of behavioral and social interventions . The technical assistance resources available include a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document, and a self-guided technical assistance slide presentation.

Background

Working under the auspices of the NIH Common Fund, a trans-NIH Working Group focused on the Science of Behavior Change developed an administrative supplement initiative. This initiative solicits applications that propose to add tests of the mechanisms of action to funded behavioral or social intervention studies. In an effort to clarify some of the administrative and scientific complexities associated with a trans-NIH supplement program, the Science of Behavior Change Working Group has developed a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document, and a self-guided technical assistance slide presentation for potential applicants. The FAQs document will be updated bi-weekly until the receipt date for PA-12-119 (May 15, 2012).

The FAQs document and the self-guided technical assistance slide presentation may be accessed on the Common Fund’s Science of Behavior Change website at: http://commonfund.nih.gov/behaviorchange/grants.aspx.

Please direct scientific inquiries to:

Lisa Onken, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Telephone: 301-443-0107
Email: [email protected]

Melissa Riddle, Ph.D.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Telephone: 301-451-3888
Email: [email protected]

Varda Shoham, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Telephone: 301-443-8694
Email: [email protected]

Please direct financial/grants management inquiries to:

Mary Greenwood
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Grants Management Branch
Telephone: 301-594-4808
Email: [email protected]

Michael Morse
National Institutes of Health
Office of the Director
Officer of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)
Telephone: 301-435-5446
Email: [email protected]