and Human Services (HHS)
EXPIRED
Department of Health and Human Services
Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), (http://www.nigms.nih.gov)
Title: MARC Curricular Improvement Implementation-PHASE II
Announcement Type
New
Request For Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-GM-06-005
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.859
Key Dates
Release Date: July 8, 2005
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): August 15, 2005
Application Receipt Dates(s): September 15, 2005
Peer Review Date(s): February/March, 2006
Council Review Date(s): May, 2006
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July, 2006
Expiration Date: September 16, 2005
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
Additional Overview Content
Executive Summary
Part II Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
1. Research Objectives
Section II. Award Information
1. Mechanism(s) of Support
2. Funds Available
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
A. Eligible Institutions
B. Eligible Individuals
2.Cost Sharing or Matching
3. Other - Special Eligibility Criteria
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
A. Receipt and Review and Anticipated Start Dates
1. Letter of Intent
B. Sending an Application to the NIH
C. Application Processing
4. Intergovernmental Review
5. Funding Restrictions
6. Other Submission Requirements
Section V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
2. Review and Selection Process
A. Additional Review Criteria
B. Additional Review Considerations
C. Sharing Research Data
D. Sharing Research Resources
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Section VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
3. Reporting
Section VII. Agency Contact(s)
1. Scientific/Research Contact(s)
2. Peer Review Contact(s)
3. Financial/ Grants Management Contact(s)
Section VIII. Other Information - Required Federal Citations
Part II - Full Text of Announcement1. Research Objectives
A recent National Academy of Sciences report states a compelling case for the integration of quantitative science into biology instruction and a strong foundation in mathematics and in the physical and information sciences to prepare students for research that is increasingly interdisciplinary in character is strongly recommended (see Bio 2010: Transforming Undergraduate Education for Future Research Biologists National Research Council of National Academies of Science http://www.nap.edu/catalog/10497.html). The current initiative is designed to implement the BIO2010 recommendations to support long lasting changes in curriculum content and pedagogical methods in undergraduate biological science education. There is a special emphasis on inculcating interest in and preparation for biomedical and behavioral research careers among students from minority groups underrepresented in these sciences.
Too few quantitatively trained young American researchers are coming into the field. One way to compensate for this shortfall, directly addressed by this initiative, is to increase the participation of quantitatively trained underrepresented groups in biomedical and behavioral research.
Increasingly, there is a need to think of scientific teaching with the same intellectual energy and level of inquiry that is devoted to scientific research investigation. Most faculty care deeply about their teaching and their students' learning; many today are trying new classroom approaches in the hopes of strengthening the learning of students from increasingly diverse backgrounds and levels of preparation. To this end, this initiative is designed to support the implementation of innovative curricula that significantly integrate mathematical, physical, engineering, and information sciences into the study of biology for training students at MARC U*STAR institutions. It is anticipated that such students will be better prepared and more competitive to enter Ph.D. programs in the biomedical or behavioral sciences. This is a one-time, competing grant notification for existing MARC-supported schools that received the MARC Phase I Curricular Improvement supplemental funds and participated in the MARC Winter Institute on Curricular Improvement.
The objective of this initiative is to provide support to establish curriculum changes so as to improve students' comprehension of the utility of interdisciplinary approaches to study biological phenomena. By increasing their understanding and ability to utilize the quantitative sciences such as mathematics, computer science, and physics, students will become more competitive biomedical or behavioral researchers. The efforts of a proposed project should illustrate to students the importance of quantitative tools to analyze biological problems, serve to reduce the perception by students that mathematical concepts are not needed in a biology course, and enhance students' appreciation for the importance of theory in the scientific process. For example, the interface between biology and math could be addressed where biological problems could be selected from a variety of areas such as population genetics, conservation biology, evolution, growth, population dynamics, physiology, or cell biology and the mathematical topics covered might include probability and statistics, discrete and continuous mathematics, numerical methods, or linear algebra. An integration of biology and computer science topics could be proposed that results in an interdisciplinary course that is focused on the application of computational approaches to molecular biology, i.e., algorithms, sequence search and analysis, bioinformatics, and genetic mapping. Whatever courses are proposed in the application must demonstrate a strong integration of quantitative skills with biological science for an interdisciplinary approach to address student learning.
The applicant institution determines the choice of specific strategies for an interdisciplinary curriculum development and/or improvement, factoring in that students may be at various levels of basic mathematical knowledge. Any well-justified plan to improve students' understanding of the integration of biology with the quantitative sciences may be proposed; however, preference will be given to applications that will become an inherent part of the biology curriculum with long lasting institutional effects. Applicants may propose a breadth of methods to incorporate the quantitative sciences into the biology curriculum. Preference will be given to applications that utilize contemporary teaching methodologies such as problem based learning (PBL), active learning, independent laboratory, library project studies, the use of Internet-accessible curricular materials (including e-books that are well integrated and continually updated), etc. Applicants are also encouraged to form collaborations with partner institutions (including liberal arts colleges, research tier I institutions, and nonprofit research institutions) that have demonstrated success in providing students with a quantitatively-integrated approach to biological instruction. Where needed, faculty development and training in such teaching methods and/or in the study of biological or quantitative sciences may also be a component of the proposal.
Competitive programs should be broadly-based and will feature well-integrated participation from several major departments and faculty members, e.g., mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, engineering, information technology, in addition to the biology department. Moreover, commitment to this initiative from key administrators in leadership positions at the institution should be evident. The curricular reform should cause significant changes in the way science instruction is taught that profoundly affect students' learning so as to become an integral part of the institution's curricular strategic plan.
Program evaluation is a mandatory component of this application. The evaluation plan should discuss the methods used to assess student learning, identify characteristics of effective teaching, and, where proposed, indicate faculty development needs, etc. These (and other proposed areas) are anticipated to be ancillary benefits of the implementation of curricular changes that could emerge from evaluation of the program's efficacy.
It is anticipated that institutions supported by this initiative would develop teaching materials that could be made available to other educational institutions.
See Section VIII, Other Information - Required Federal Citations, for policies related to this announcement.
Section II. Award Information1. Mechanism(s) of Support
This funding opportunity will use the MARC T36 Ancillary Training Grant award mechanism(s). As an applicant, you will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project.
This funding opportunity uses the just-in-time budget concepts. It also uses the non-modular budget format described in the PHS 398 application instructions (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html). A detailed categorical budget for the "Initial Budget Period" and the "Entire Proposed Period of Support" is to be submitted with the application.
2. Funds Available
NIGMS intends to commit approximately $2.5 million dollars in FY 06 to fund up to ten new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA. An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs up to $250,000 dollars per year.
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of NIGMS provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the availability of funds and the receipt of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
Facilities and administrative costs requested by consortium participants are not included in the direct cost limitation, see NOT-OD-05-004.
Section III. Eligibility Information1. Eligible Applicants
1.A. Eligible Institutions
You may submit (an) application(s) if your organization has any of the following characteristics:
You may submit an application in response to this RFA if your institution/organization is a domestic, non-profit, private or public entity, such as a college or university, that offers the baccalaureate degree and has an undergraduate student enrollment drawn substantially from underrepresented minority groups in biomedical and behavioral sciences.
In addition, applicants for this initiative must have the following characteristics: i) received the MARC U*STAR Curricular Improvement Phase I Planning supplement and ii) participated in the MARC Winter Institute on Curricular Improvement.
Applicants' failure to meet any of the eligibility criteria by the time of the application deadline will result in the return of the application without review.
1.B. Eligible Individuals
Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed program is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs.
Tenured or tenure-track science educators with research, teaching, and administrative skills may serve as the Project Director (PD) of this announcement. The PD of this proposal need not be the same individual as the institution's MARC U*STAR grant Program Director.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
Not Applicable.
The most current Grants Policy Statement can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/nihgps_Part2.htm#matching_or_cost_sharing.
3. Other-Special Eligibility Criteria
The MARC Phase II Curricular Improvement Project Director (or an institutional representative) and at least two other key personnel for this proposal must have participated in the MARC Winter Institute on Curricular Improvement as required under the terms of the MARC Phase I Curricular Improvement Planning supplement to be eligible to apply for the Phase II award.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information1. Address to Request Application Information
The PHS 398 application instructions are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format. Applicants must use the currently approved version of the PHS 398. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone (301) 710-0267, Email: [email protected].
Telecommunications for the hearing impaired: TTY 301-451-5936.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Applications must be prepared using the most current PHS 398 research grant application instructions and forms. Applications must have a D&B Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as the universal identifier when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements. The D&B number can be obtained by calling (866) 705-5711 or through the web site at http://www.dnb.com/us/. The D&B number should be entered on line 11 of the face page of the PHS 398 form.
The title and number of this funding opportunity must be typed on line 2 of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be checked.
3. Submission Dates and Times
Applications must be received on or before the receipt date described below (Section IV.3.A). Submission times N/A.
3.A. Receipt, Review and Anticipated Start Dates
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: August 15, 2005
Application Receipt Date(s): September 15, 2005
Peer Review Date: February/March , 2006
Council Review Date: May, 2006
Earliest Anticipated Start Date : July, 2006
3.A.1. Letter of Intent
Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows IC staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.
The letter of intent is to be sent by the date listed at the beginning of this document.
The letter of intent should be sent to:
Adolphus Toliver, Ph.D. MORE Division
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room Number 2As.37G
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-3900
FAX: (301) 480-2753
Email: [email protected]
3.B. Sending an Application to the NIH
Applications must be prepared using the research grant applications found in the PHS 398 instructions for preparing a research grant application. Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and three signed photocopies in one package to:
Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC 7710
Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express or regular mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express/courier service; non-USPS service)
Personal deliveries of applications are no longer permitted (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-040.html).
At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application and five copies of the appendix material must be sent to:
Helen R. Sunshine, Ph.D.
Office of Scientific Review
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room Number 3An.12F
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-2881
FAX: (301) 480-8506
Email: [email protected]
Using the RFA Label: The RFA label available in the PHS 398 application instructions must be affixed to the bottom of the face page of the application. Type the RFA number on the label. Failure to use this label could result in delayed processing of the application such that it may not reach the review committee in time for review. In addition, the RFA title and number must be typed on line 2 of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be marked. The RFA label is also available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/labels.pdf.
3.C. Application Processing
Applications must be received on or before the application receipt date(s) described above (Section IV.3.A.). If an application is received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without review. Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the CSR and responsiveness by the NIGMS. Incomplete and non-responsive applications will not be reviewed.
The NIH will not accept any application in response to this funding opportunity that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. However, when a previously unfunded application, originally submitted as an investigator-initiated application, is to be submitted in response to a funding opportunity, it is to be prepared as a NEW application. That is, the application for the funding opportunity must not include an Introduction describing the changes and improvements made, and the text must not be marked to indicate the changes from the previous unfunded version of the application.
Although there is no immediate acknowledgement of the receipt of an application, applicants are generally notified of the review and funding assignment within eight (8) weeks.
4. Intergovernmental Review
This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. The Grants Policy Statement can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm.
Pre-Award Costs are allowable. A grantee may, at its own risk and without NIH prior approval, incur obligations and expenditures to cover costs up to 90 days before the beginning date of the initial budget period of a new or competing continuation award if such costs: are necessary to conduct the project, and would be allowable under the grant, if awarded, without NIH prior approval. If specific expenditures would otherwise require prior approval, the grantee must obtain NIH approval before incurring the cost. NIH prior approval is required for any costs to be incurred more than 90 days before the beginning date of the initial budget period of a new or competing continuation award.
The incurrence of pre-award costs in anticipation of a competing or non-competing award imposes no obligation on NIH either to make the award or to increase the amount of the approved budget if an award is made for less than the amount anticipated and is inadequate to cover the pre-award costs incurred. NIH expects the grantee to be fully aware that pre-award costs result in borrowing against future support and that such borrowing must not impair the grantee's ability to accomplish the project objectives in the approved time frame or in any way adversely affect the conduct of the project. See NIH Grants Policy Statement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part6.htm.
Allowable costs:
Unallowable costs:
6. Other Submission Requirements
All grant applications in response to this MARC Phase II Curricular Improvement Implementation RFA must use the PHS 398 (rev. 9/2004) and contain the following information on the Research Plan section. The Research Plan is broken into sections A-J. While sections E-J are self explanatory and not further described here, sections A-D are described below (and have a page limit of 25 pages, including schematic tables, charts, and figures).
Grant Application Content:
Section A) Specific Aims. In the Specific Aims section, the proposal must describe the measurable goals and objectives that will be achieved by the proposed activities. Whatever methods are chosen must provide significant curriculum improvements at the institution so as to strengthen students' ability to apply quantitative approaches to understand biological problems.
Section B) Background and Significance. In the Background and Significance section, describe the rationale for the proposal based on the progress accomplished and/or lessons learned during the MARC Phase I Curricular Improvement Planning stage. If proposed, include the rationale for faculty development and training component. Provide information about existing academic programs of the biological science undergraduate program(s) and data on student enrollment and academic performance.
Section C) Preliminary Studies/Progress Report. In the Preliminary Studies/Progress Report section, list the objectives set forth in the MARC Phase I Curricular Improvement Planning stage and the outcomes obtained. Describe any previous and/or current programs to introduce quantitative biological approaches in the biological/biomedical science students' curricula. Identify any barriers to the integration of quantitative sciences in the study of biology that were encountered in other programs, during the MARC Phase I Curricular Improvement Planning stage, and those that are anticipated. Discuss ways in which these barriers were eliminated or the anticipated plans to eliminate barriers.
Section D) Research Design and Methods. In the section on Research Design and Methods, describe in detail all proposed activities required to achieve the proposed objectives.
Plan for Sharing Research Data
Not applicable
Sharing Research Resources
Although there is no formal requirement for sharing research resources for this solicitation, the MARC Branch strongly encourages Phase II Curricular Improvement awardees to share their course outcomes to incorporate quantitative science approaches to study biological problems with others. Under their own auspices, the mode of data sharing could be by mailing disks or publishing their findings (on their institutional website, in a science education journal, etc.) and serving as a resource for other MARC and other educational programs.
Section V. Application Review Information1. Criteria
The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
2. Review and Selection Process
Applications that are complete and responsive to the RFA will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened by NIGMS in accordance with the review criteria stated below.
As part of the initial merit review, all applications will:
The goals of NIH supported research are to advance our understanding of biological systems, to improve the control of disease, and to enhance health. In their written critiques, reviewers will be asked to comment on each of the following criteria in order to judge the likelihood that the proposed research will have a substantial impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each of these criteria will be addressed and considered in assigning the overall score, weighting them as appropriate for each application. Note that an application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact and thus deserve a high priority score. For example, an investigator may propose to carry out important work that by its nature is not innovative but is essential to move a field forward.
Significance: Does this study address an important problem? What will be its impact on the preparation of undergraduate science students? Will knowledge of the quantitative, informational, and physical sciences be integrated in the curriculum for prospective biomedical or behavioral researchers? Is it likely that the proposal's implementation will strengthen the learning of students from diverse academic backgrounds and various levels of preparation?
Approach: Are the conceptual framework and implementation strategies adequately developed, well-integrated, and appropriate to the aims of the project? Do the proposed curricular modification(s) take into consideration diverse pedagogical approaches, utilizing contemporary teaching methodologies that are available to integrate quantitative, physical, and information science knowledge in biological courses? Are the proposed curricular modifications more than just limited or minimal changes of a course or course module? Does the application demonstrate institutional support by the faculty and top administrators? If proposed, is the faculty training and development component well described and appropriate? If collaborations are proposed, are the partnerships confirmed, roles explained, and anticipated benefits identified? Does the applicant fully describe a timeline of proposed activities with milestones or deliverables appropriately indicated? Does the applicant acknowledge potential barriers to implement the proposed innovation(s), address concern(s), and indicate contingency plans? Is the mandatory assessment/evaluation plan adequate?
Innovation: Is the project original and innovative? For example: Does the project challenge existing paradigms, address an innovative hypothesis or critical barrier to progress in the field? Does the project develop or employ novel concepts, approaches, methodologies, tools, or technologies for moving the undergraduate interdisciplinary science instruction field forward? Are the proposed methods of integrating quantitative principles to analyze biological problems original and innovative?
Investigators: Are the Phase II Project Director and other the key personnel/consultants appropriately trained and well suited to carry out this work? Does the proposed program include the services of persons knowledgeable in concepts, examples, and techniques from the scientific and pedagogical fields?
Environment: Is the organizational structure suitable to achieve the curricular improvement goals of the proposal? Is there evidence of institutional commitment for this initiative? Do proposed departmental collaborations take advantage of unique features of the scientific environment at the institution and the existing knowledge base of participating students?
2.A. Additional Review Criteria:
Protection of Human Subjects from Research Risk: Not applicable
Inclusion of Women, Minorities and Children in Research: Not applicable
Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals in Research: Not applicable
Biohazards: Not applicable
2.B. Additional Review Considerations
Budget: The reasonableness of the proposed budget and the requested period of support in relation to the proposed research. The priority score should not be affected by the evaluation of the budget.
2.C. Sharing Research Data
Not applicable
2.D. Sharing Research Resources
Although there is no formal requirement for sharing research resources for this solicitation, the MARC Branch strongly encourages Phase II Curricular Improvement awardees to share their course outcomes to incorporate quantitative science approaches to study biological problems with others. Under their own auspices, the mode of data sharing could be by mailing disks or publishing their findings (on their institutional website, in a science education journal, etc.) and serving as resource for other MARC programs.
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Not applicable
1. Award Notices
After the peer review of the application is completed, the MARC Phase II Curricular Improvement Project Director will also receive a written critique called a Summary Statement.
If the application is under consideration for funding, NIH will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant. For details, applicants may refer to the NIH Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_part4.htm).
A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the applicant organization. The NoA signed by the grants management officer is the authorizing document. Once all administrative and programmatic issues have been resolved, the NoA will be generated via email notification from the awarding component to the grantee business official (designated in item 14 on the Application Face Page). If a grantee is not email enabled, a hard copy of the NoA will be mailed to the business official.
Selection of an application for award is not an authorization to begin performance. Any costs incurred before receipt of the NoA are at the recipient's risk. These costs may be reimbursed only to the extent considered allowable pre-award costs. See Also Section IV.5. Funding Restrictions.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
All NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards include the NIH Grants Policy Statement as part of the notice of grant award. For these terms of award, see the NIH Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part4.htm) and Part II Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_part9.htm).
For purposes of this one-time solicitation, awardees are to include on their Non-Competing Grant Progress Report details about the implementation of their MARC Phase II Curricular Improvement activities. Copies of new course materials developed and information on their implementation, i.e., the number and academic standing of students taking the new courses, the names and credentials of the faculty implementing these courses, and a summary of the evaluation data are to be presented.
Awardees will be required to submit the PHS Non-Competing Grant Progress Report, Form 2590 annually (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/2590/2590.htm) and financial statements as required in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Section VII. Agency ContactsWe encourage your inquiries concerning this funding opportunity and welcome the opportunity to answer questions from potential applicants. Inquiries may fall into three areas: scientific/research, peer review, and financial or grants management issues:
1. Scientific/Research Contacts:
Adolphus Toliver, Ph.D. MORE Division
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room Number 2As.37G
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-3900
FAX: (301) 480-2753
Email: [email protected]
Shawn Drew, Ph.D. MORE Division
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room Number 2As.37B
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-3900
FAX: (301) 480-2753
Email: [email protected]
2. Peer Review Contacts:
Helen R. Sunshine, Ph.D.
Office of Scientific Review
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room Number 3An.12F
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-2881
FAX: (301) 480-8506
Email: [email protected]
3. Financial or Grants Management Contacts:
Antoinette Holland
Grants Management Division
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
45 Center Drive, Room Number 2An.50B
Bethesda, MD 20892-6200
Telephone: (301) 594-5132
FAX: (301) 480-2250
Email: [email protected]
Required Federal Citations
Access to Research Data through the Freedom of Information Act:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110 has been revised to provide access to research data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under some circumstances. Data that are (1) first produced in a project that is supported in whole or in part with Federal funds and (2) cited publicly and officially by a Federal agency in support of an action that has the force and effect of law (i.e., a regulation) may be accessed through FOIA. It is important for applicants to understand the basic scope of this amendment. NIH has provided guidance at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/a110_guidance_dec1999.htm. Applicants may wish to place data collected under this funding opportunity in a public archive, which can provide protections for the data and manage the distribution for an indefinite period of time. If so, the application should include a description of the archiving plan in the study design and include information about this in the budget justification section of the application. In addition, applicants should think about how to structure informed consent statements and other human subjects procedures given the potential for wider use of data collected under this award.
NIH Public Access Policy:
NIH-funded investigators are requested to submit to the NIH manuscript submission (NIHMS) system (http://www.nihms.nih.gov) at PubMed Central (PMC) an electronic version of the author's final manuscript upon acceptance for publication, resulting from research supported in whole or in part with direct costs from NIH. The author's final manuscript is defined as the final version accepted for journal publication, and includes all modifications from the publishing peer review process.
NIH is requesting that authors submit manuscripts resulting from 1) currently funded NIH research projects or 2) previously supported NIH research projects if they are accepted for publication on or after May 2, 2005. The NIH Public Access Policy applies to all research grant and career development award mechanisms, cooperative agreements, contracts, Institutional and Individual Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards, as well as NIH intramural research studies. The Policy applies to peer-reviewed, original research publications that have been supported in whole or in part with direct costs from NIH, but it does not apply to book chapters, editorials, reviews, or conference proceedings. Publications resulting from non-NIH-supported research projects should not be submitted.
For more information about the Policy or the submission process please visit the NIH Public Access Policy Web site at http://www.nih.gov/about/publicaccess/ and view the Policy or other Resources and Tools including the Authors' Manual (http://www.nih.gov/about/publicaccess/publicaccess_Manual.htm).
URLs in NIH Grant Applications or Appendices:
All applications and proposals for NIH funding must be self-contained within specified page limitations. Unless otherwise specified in an NIH solicitation, Internet addresses (URLs) should not be used to provide information necessary to the review because reviewers are under no obligation to view the Internet sites. Furthermore, we caution reviewers that their anonymity may be compromised when they directly access an Internet site.
Healthy People 2010:
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This PA is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2010" at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Authority and Regulations:
This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/ and is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review. Awards are made under the authorization of Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and under Federal Regulations 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92. All awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. The NIH Grants Policy Statement can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm.
The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and discourage the use of all tobacco products. In addition, Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities (or in some cases, any portion of a facility) in which regular or routine education, library, day care, health care, or early childhood development services are provided to children. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American people.
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