NOT-RR-09-010: Videocast regarding application process for RFA-RR-09-007 (Core facilities improvement projects) and RFA-RR-09-008 (Construction, renovation and repair improvement projects)

Videocast regarding application process for RFA-RR-09-007 (Core facilities improvement projects) and RFA-RR-09-008 (Construction, renovation and repair improvement projects)

Notice Number: NOT-RR-09-010

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.701, 93.702

Key Dates
Release Date: March 19, 2009

Issued by
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR, http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA” or “Recovery Act”), Pub. L. No. 111-5, appropriates $1B for grants or contracts under section 481A of the Public Health Service Act to construct, repair or renovate existing non-Federal research facilities. Two related FOAs for construction, renovations and repairs to extramural facilities have been released in response to the Recovery Act, RFA-RR-09-007 (Core facilities improvement projects) and RFA-RR-09-008 (Construction, renovation and repair improvement projects).

The purpose of this notice is to inform the biomedical and behavioral research community that a videocast will be conducted regarding the application process for these RFAs. The videocast will occur on Monday, March 23 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EDT.
Prior to the videocast, please review the NCRR staff slides from the March 16 Web seminar and the FAQs as many questions and answers already have been addressed and are available on our Web site.

If you have questions that are not addressed above, please submit them to [email protected]. This mailbox is open now, and will be open during the videocast. The videocast will be archived and available on the NCRR Web site after the session.

Videocast Details
Date:      Monday, March 23, 2009
Time:     1:00 – 2:30 p.m., EDT
URL:      http://videocast.nih.gov
Questions: [email protected]

To learn more about videocasting, visit http://videocast.nih.gov/faq/. It is a good idea to visit this site prior to March 23 to make sure that you have the right software to view the videocast. For more information and updates about funding opportunities under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 visit NCRR's ARRA information page, on the Web at www.ncrr.nih.gov/recovery.

Inquiries

Direct Inquiries to:

Willie D. McCullough, Ph.D.
Division of Research Infrastructure
National Center for Research Resources
Democracy One, Room 940
6701 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Telephone: (301) 435-0766
Fax: (301) 480-3770
Email: [email protected]