RESEARCH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM GUIDELINES NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 33, September 22, 1995 P.T. 04 Keywords: Grants Administration/Policy+ Drugs/Drug Abuse National Institute on Drug Abuse PURPOSE The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) provides support for research center grants to provide a unique environment and to foster a synergistic approach to research on drug abuse and addiction. The goal of the center grant program is to encourage the application of multiple scientific perspectives and approaches to the problems of drug abuse and addiction and to foster inter- and multi-disciplinary collaboration and coordination. Thematic integration is another defining feature of center grants. They are intended to serve as an enabling mechanism for the conduct of innovative, state-of-the-art research on drug abuse and addiction that could not or would not be conducted without the center. A NIDA research center should embody the concept that the "whole is greater than the sum of its parts." NIDA research centers are expected to serve as regional or national research resources. They are expected to attract both established and promising investigators into drug abuse research and provide opportunities for research training, career development, and mentoring. Through its centers program, NIDA seeks to encourage outstanding scientists to bring a full range of expertise, approaches, and advanced technologies to the study of problems related to drug abuse and addiction. NIDA research centers are broadly based investigative endeavors, encompassing or supporting research in a variety of areas including: biological, biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences, neuroscience, prevention, and services research. These guidelines summarize the purpose and intent of the NIDA research center grant program including: (I) eligibility, (II) mechanisms of support, (III) period of support, (IV) organizational, administrative, and budgetary elements of NIDA research centers, (V) application procedures, (VI) submission dates, (VII) procedures for review of competing and non-competing applications, (VIII) transition policy for existing NIDA centers, and (IX) other considerations. Center grant applications may be submitted on an ongoing basis in any of the scientific areas supported by the NIDA and do not require a specific program announcement or Request for Applications (RFA) to be considered. However, from time to time, NIDA may issue program announcements or RFAs to specifically solicit center grant applications that may have unique and specific requirements that go beyond these general program guidelines. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with appropriate NIDA staff to become familiar with these additional, program-specific requirements. INQUIRIES With the issuance of these guidelines, NIDA will no longer accept applications in response to Program Announcement PA-92-04, Drug Abuse Prevention Centers, published in the NIH Guide, September 27, 1991 and will no longer accept P50 grants in response to PA-91-33, Vulnerability to Drug Abuse Research, Vol. 20. No. 11, March 15, 1991. The Research Center Grant Program Guidelines are available on NIDA's Home Page (http://www.nida.nih.gov/) and may be obtained from: Grants Management Branch National Institute on Drug Abuse Parklawn Building, Room 8A-54 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-6710 .
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