POPULATION RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Release Date: March 9, 2000
RFA: HD-00-011
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: August 15, 2000
Application Receipt Date: October 17, 2000
PURPOSE
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), through
the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population
Research (CPR), invites applications for infrastructure grants in support of
population research relevant to the DBSB funding mission. Funds may be
requested to support infrastructure and/or research designed to 1) enhance
the quality and quantity of relevant research conducted at an institution,
and 2) develop new research capabilities to advance population research
through innovative approaches. A central goal of this program is to
facilitate interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation in population
research while providing essential and cost-effective core services in
support of the development, conduct, and translation of relevant research
based in population research centers or comparable administrative units.
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 RFA is related to
several of the priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain Healthy
People 2010 at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople/.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applications may be submitted by domestic, for-profit and non-profit
organizations, public and private, such as universities, colleges, hospitals,
laboratories, units of State and local governments, and eligible agencies of
the Federal government. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
Racial/ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities are
encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators.
Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to contact staff listed under
INQUIRIES, below, to discuss eligibility prior to submission of an
application.
MECHANISM OF SUPPORT
This RFA will use the National Institutes of Health (NIH) resource-related
research project grant (R24) award mechanism. This mechanism is used to
support projects that enhance the capabilities of resources to contribute to
NIH extramural research. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and
execution of the proposed project will be solely that of the applicant.
NICHD expects to issue an RFA annually to solicit applications for this
program, applications may be submitted only in response to an RFA.
FUNDS AVAILABLE
The NICHD intends to commit approximately $1,870,000 in total costs [Direct
plus Facilities and Administrative (F & A) costs] in FY 2001 to fund three to
six new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA.
Although the financial plans of the NICHD provide support for this program,
awards pursuant to this RFA are contingent upon the availability of funds and
the receipt of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
An applicant should request a total project period of five years. Because
the nature and scope of the research proposed may vary, it is anticipated
that the size of awards also will vary. Applicants should request support
appropriate to the size and impact of their scientific portfolio and to the
goals of their infrastructure program. As a general rule, for the purposes
of this RFA, NICHD expects direct cost budget requests of approximately
$150,000 for each 10 researchers in the program who can provide evidence of
research activity relevant to the mission of DBSB in two or more of the
following categories: (1) externally funded research grants or contracts in
the past three years, (2) publications in peer-reviewed journals during the
past three years, and/or (3) papers in preparation and future plans for
research. See SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS, below, for further information on these
categories of research activity. Requests may vary from this guideline as
justified by evidence of exceptionally high impact or productivity or special
features of the proposed infrastructure program. Applicants are encouraged
to discuss budget requests with program staff listed under INQUIRIES, below,
prior to submission.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVES
Background
The Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch is one of three programs in
the Center for Population Research of the National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development. The mission of the Branch is to foster research on
the processes that determine population size, growth, composition, and
distribution, and on the determinants and consequences of those processes.
This mission translates into a research portfolio that looks intensively at
the demographic processes of fertility, mortality, and migration and at their
broad interrelationships with larger social, economic, and cultural
processes. Areas of supported research include fertility and family
planning, sexually transmitted disease, family and household demography,
mortality and health, population movement, and population composition and
change. Relevant research can cover a broad spectrum of scientific
approaches in the clinical, behavioral, and social sciences.
Since 1972, NICHD has been providing infrastructure support for population
research through the Center Core Grant (P30) and Specialized Research Center
Grant (P50) mechanisms. In 1999, NICHD undertook a comprehensive review of
this program to determine whether its structure and guidelines best served
the future needs of population research. A report summarizing the results of
this review is available at
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/cpr/dbs/pubs/report.pdf and from the program
contact named under INQUIRIES. As a result of the review, NICHD will phase
out the P30 and P50 mechanisms in favor of the Infrastructure Grant (R24) for
purposes of providing support for the development of infrastructure for
population research.
Objectives and Scope
The primary purposes of the Population Research Infrastructure Program are to
provide resources for research that will improve the understanding of the
antecedents and consequences of population structure and change, facilitate
interdisciplinary collaboration among investigators conducting population-
related research, and promote innovative approaches to population research
questions. An additional goal is to facilitate interaction among scientists
in locations throughout the United States to contribute to the integration
and coordination of population research.
The Infrastructure Grant will retain some of the characteristics of
traditional P30 and P50 grants. It will continue to provide infrastructure
to support a portfolio of relevant research at an institution. However, it
is designed to move beyond the traditional center grant mechanism to allow
institutions to aggressively pursue scientific opportunities that are
appearing at the boundaries between traditional population research and
allied fields, and to facilitate partnerships among diverse scientists and
institutions. The Infrastructure Grant replaces the cost accounting
approach required in the traditional P30 grant with a streamlined format that
allows more flexible use of funds to address not only the core support needs
of existing projects, but also the development of new directions and
approaches to population research and the translation of research findings.
Projects and themes proposed in applications responding to this RFA must be
relevant to the DBSB funding mission. A description of the DBSB mission is
available at http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/cpr/dbs/dbs.htm. Examples of
relevant population research topics are listed below and applicants may
concentrate on any combination of relevant topics. Applicants are encouraged
to consult with program staff listed under INQUIRIES to determine the
relevance of other topics to the DBSB funding mission. The following examples
are to be considered illustrative:
1. Antecedents and consequences of changes in population size, structure,
and composition, including the relationship of economic development to
population growth and decline, population modeling and the projection and/or
prediction of human population change, the interrelationship between
population and the physical environment.
2. Family and household dynamics, including issues related to
intergenerational relationships.
3. Fertility and family planning, including issues related to union
formation and dissolution, births and birth spacing, family size, gender in
relation to fertility, social acceptability of measures for the biological
regulation of human fertility.
4. Causes and consequences of migration of human population groups,
including issues related to international migration, internal spatial
distribution.
5. Demographic aspects of health, morbidity, disability, and mortality,
including issues related to the influence of early life on later life
development and outcomes, status of children, the interrelationship between
health and socioeconomic status.
6. Social, demographic, and behavioral studies of sexual behavior, sexually
transmitted diseases, and contraception.
Categories of Infrastructure Support
Applicants may request support in the following categories: Research Support
Cores, Developmental Infrastructure, Translational Cores, Cooperative
Infrastructure, and Research Projects. Applicants are not expected to request
support in all or even most of the categories.
The types and amounts of support requested must be justified in terms of the
scope, objectives, and impact of the program, the potential contribution of
requested support for advancing the research program, and the cost-
effectiveness of the requested support in addressing the goals of this RFA.
Applicants are expected to define guidelines for determining the eligibility
of researchers and research projects to access resources provided under this
program, and guidelines and procedures for allocating such resources. No
restrictions on access (e.g., by students, investigators lacking research
support, investigators in fields other than population research, etc.) are
imposed under this announcement. However, the guidelines and procedures
proposed by applicants for controlling access must be justified in terms of
their effectiveness in meeting the goals of this RFA.
o Research Support Cores provide shared resources in support of a
significant portfolio of relevant population research. Examples include:
Administrative Core, providing for coordination of research, editorial
services, and/or assistance with grant application development and fiscal
management of grants.
Computing Core, providing equipment and/or services in support of shared
computing needs.
Information Core, providing support for the retrieval of various types of
information resources commonly used in population research, such as published
materials and data.
Cores providing support for specific methodologies employed in population
research (e.g., GIS, statistical methods, biomarkers, survey methodologies).
Equipment and support services that are specific to individual research
projects or researchers are not allowable, except in the context of
individual research projects that may be proposed.
Applicants also may request up to $50,000 in direct costs annually to support
coordination activities that will promote communication, dissemination,
and/or cost-efficiencies among centers of population research, including at a
minimum all those units funded under this announcement and existing P30/P50
Population Research Centers. Examples of potential activities include
development of a central website, management of a listserve, organization of
conferences focused on research or issues of concern to population centers,
and clearinghouse-type activities to promote access to and dissemination of
scarce research resources.
o Developmental Infrastructure refers to activities that promote the
development of new research capabilities. Examples include:
Seed grant programs, providing funds for the development of new research
projects. Institutions proposing seed grant programs must develop guidelines
and eligibility requirements appropriate to the goals of this RFA, and
procedures for administration and peer review of the program.
Faculty development, providing for partial or full salary support or other
support for the recruitment of new faculty in scientific areas critical to
the development of innovative and/or interdisciplinary research directions.
Support for any one individual may not exceed three years in duration.
Activities that foster the development of new core services. For example,
applicants may propose consulting services to assist with the design of GIS
services, or conduct pilot studies to test alternative modes of delivery of
existing services for cost-effectiveness.
Workshops, conferences, seminar series, and visiting scholar programs that
lay the groundwork for new substantive work or foster new research
collaborations.
o Translational Cores may provide support for public use access to large
data collection projects and/or outreach efforts to elucidate the clinical or
public policy implications of research. Examples include data enclaves that
permit use of restricted data in secure settings and summaries of research
that are targeted to non-research audiences.
o Cooperative Infrastructure refers to activities to develop research
partnerships involving scientists in the applicant’s program and colleagues
in other institutions, and/or joint ventures with other institutions to
provide research, developmental, or translational services to researchers.
Proposed research partnerships must be justified in terms of the scientific
advances to be gained through collaborations across institutions relative to
those likely to emerge from within-institution partnerships. Examples of
allowable activities include travel for project development and coordination
and use of research support core, seed project, and research project funds.
Applicants also may propose cooperative research support, developmental, or
translational services in which the applicant and a Population Center or
similar unit in another institution participate in joint funding and
administration of a common service or resource. Examples might include a
shared library, data archive, or outreach effort. Partners in a cooperative
venture need not be another funded applicant or Center. Applicants must
clearly describe the rights and responsibilities of each proposed partner in
the funding, administration, and use of shared resources.
o Research Projects proposed must directly embody and advance the program’s
core or signature scientific objectives and should emphasize innovative,
interdisciplinary, and/or cross-cutting elements. Institutions are
encouraged to consider R01 and other research grant mechanisms for the
support of research projects that do not explicitly meet these criteria.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Applicant institutions must have an established research center or other
administrative unit (hereafter referred to as the unit ) that serves as a
focal point for or coordinates population research across the institution.
This unit must have a defined governance structure. The Principal
Investigator should be a scientist or science administrator who can provide
effective administrative and scientific leadership. The research program
conducted at the unit should reflect scientific benefits and cost-
efficiencies resulting from cooperation and interaction among a pool of
scientists with shared interests in population research.
To be eligible to apply, the unit must have at least three researchers who
can present evidence of research activity related to the mission of DBSB in
all three of the following categories: (1) externally funded research grants
or contracts in the past three years, (2) publications in peer-reviewed
journals during the past three years, (3) papers in preparation and future
plans for research. The past three years refers to the 36-month period
preceding the application submission date for this RFA. Externally funded
means funding is received from sources outside the institution, it may
include funding from NIH, NSF, other federal agencies, state and local
governments, and private foundations. Include only projects on which the
individual has served as Principal Investigator or had substantial
involvement, comparable to that indicated by identification of an
investigator as key personnel on an NIH-funded grant.
Note that the criterion used for eligibility above (at least three
researchers with evidence of research activity in all three categories)
differs from the criteria used to define guidelines for requested budgets
under FUNDS AVAILABLE and to define page limitations under APPLICATION
PROCEDURES - C. RESEARCH ACTIVITY. In each of the latter two cases, the
criterion of an active researcher is evidence of research activity in at
least two of the three categories defined above.
In addition, because the Infrastructure Program is expected to enhance the
unit’s competitiveness for NIH funding, the institution and pertinent
departments are expected to show a strong commitment to the unit and matching
the requested infrastructure support at a level appropriate to the resources
of the institution and the scope of the proposed program activities. Such
commitment may be demonstrated by the provision of dedicated space, faculty
appointments in subject areas relevant to the goals of the program, salary
support for investigators or core staff, dedicated equipment, or other
financial support for the proposed program. Applicants are encouraged to
consult with program staff listed under INQUIRIES to discuss this
requirement.
INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and
their subpopulations must be included in all NIH supported biomedical and
behavioral research projects involving human subjects unless a clear and
compelling rationale and justification are provided that inclusion is
inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of
the research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993
(Section 492B of Public Law 103-43).
All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the
NIH Guidelines for Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical
Research, published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 (59 FR 14508-
14513) and in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Volume 23, Number 11,
March 18, 1994, and available at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not94-100.html.
INCLUSION OF CHILDREN AS PARTICIPANTS IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
It is the policy of NIH that children (i.e., individuals under the age of 21)
must be included in all human subjects research, conducted or supported by
the NIH, unless there are scientific and/or ethical reasons not to include
them. This policy applies to all initial (Type 1) applications submitted for
receipt dates after October 1, 1998.
All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the
NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in
Research Involving Human Subjects, published in the NIH Guide for Grants and
Contracts, March 6, 1998, and available at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-024.html.
Investigators also may obtain copies of these policies from the program staff
listed below under INQUIRIES.
LETTER OF INTENT
Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes a
descriptive title of the proposed research, the name, address, and telephone
number of the Principal Investigator, the identities of other key personnel
and participating institutions, and the number and title of this RFA.
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 NICHD staff to estimate the potential review workload and
avoid conflict of interest in the review.
The letter of intent is to be sent to Dr. Christine Bachrach at the address
listed under INQUIRIES, below, by August 15, 2000.
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. Reviewers are cautioned that their anonymity may
be compromised when they directly access an Internet site.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The research grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 4/98) is to be used in
applying for these grants. These forms are available at most institutional
offices of sponsored research, on the Internet at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html, and from the
Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, National
Institutes of Health, 6701 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7910, Bethesda, MD 20892-
7910, telephone 301-710-0267, E-mail: Grantsinfo@nih.gov.
Application Instructions
Applications for the Population Research Infrastructure Program (R24) grant
should be prepared according to the Application Guidelines available at
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/rfa/hd-00-011/hd-00-011.htm and from program staff
listed under INQUIRIES. All instructions and guidelines accompanying the PHS
398 are to be followed, with the exception of the sections modified by these
guidelines.
Submission Instructions
The RFA label available in the PHS 398 application form must be stapled to
the bottom of the face page of the application and must display the RFA
number HD-00-011. A sample RFA label is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/label-bk.pdf. Please note this
is in the pdf format. 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 ( Population Research
Infrastructure Program ) and number (HD-00-011) must be typed on line 2 of
the face page and the YES box must be marked.
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
BETHESDA, MD 20817 (for express/courier service)
At the time of submission, two additional copies of the application should be
sent to:
L. R. Stanford, Ph.D.
Division of Scientific Review
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5E01, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service)
Applications must be received by October 17, 2000. If an application is
received after that date, it will be returned to the applicant without
review.
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) will not accept any application in
response to this RFA that is essentially the same as one currently pending
initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. The
CSR will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one
already reviewed. This does not preclude the submission of substantial
revisions of applications already reviewed, but such applications must
include an introduction addressing the previous critique.
REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS
Upon receipt, applications will be reviewed for completeness by the CSR and
for responsiveness to this RFA by the NICHD. Incomplete and/or non-
responsive applications will be returned to the applicant without further
consideration. 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 the NICHD in accordance with the review criteria stated
below. Although site visits may be conducted in selected cases, applicants
should anticipate that no site visit will be conducted and ensure that their
applications are complete at the time of submission. As part of the initial
merit review, all applications will receive a written critique and may
undergo a process in which only those applications deemed to have the highest
scientific merit will be discussed, assigned a priority score, and receive a
second level review by the National Advisory Child Health and Human
Development Council.
Review Criteria
Overall Program:
Five primary criteria will be used to evaluate the overall scientific merit
of an application for the Population Research Infrastructure Program.
o Quality of the scientific program and its impact on the field: Reviewers
will consider the significance, innovation, and quality of current and recent
contributions of program scientists. Have these contributions resulted in
the production of new knowledge and/or new approaches to research that have
significantly expanded, improved or altered the content, methods, and
direction of population research?
o Quality and potential impact of proposed infrastructure program: Reviewers
will examine the overall quality, scientific merit, and innovation of the
activities to be supported. Reviewers will consider the likelihood that,
based on existing capabilities and proposed activities, the proposed program
will enhance population research, promote new research directions, facilitate
interactions across disciplines and substantive areas of study, and advance
theoretical or technical approaches.
o Research competence of key personnel: Reviewers will consider the
capability and scientific credentials of the Principal Investigator to direct
the Program and maintain high standards of research collaboration, the
specific technical qualifications of core directors, and the scientific
accomplishments of all participating investigators.
o Institutional commitment and environment: The nature and level of resource
commitment from the institution in which the center is housed and any
cooperating institutions. Institutional commitment will be evaluated
relative to the institutional context. Reviewers also will consider the
academic and physical environment as it bears on research opportunities,
space, equipment, and the potential for interaction with scientists from
various departments, institutions or disciplines.
o Cost-efficiency of proposed infrastructure program in relation to the goals
of this RFA.
Infrastructure Support Components:
Individual elements of the proposed infrastructure program, including
Research Support Cores, Developmental Infrastructure, Translational Cores,
and Cooperative Infrastructure, will be evaluated separately with respect to
their contribution to enhancing the productivity of the existing scientific
program, fostering new scientific opportunities, and enhancing the impact of
unit research. Review criteria applicable to all to categories of
infrastructure support are:
o appropriateness to the size and characteristics of the existing scientific
portfolio and the goals of the program,
o potential or actual contribution of the proposed core or activity to
advancing research within and/or beyond the applicant unit,
o quality and cost-effectiveness of services or activities,
o qualifications, experience, and commitment to the program of the
investigators responsible for the core units or activities and their ability
to devote the required time and effort to the program,
o appropriateness given other sources of support within the institution and
center, and
o appropriateness of the budgetary requests.
In addition, the following criteria will be applied to specific types of
infrastructure support:
o For seed grant programs proposed under Developmental Infrastructure, the
appropriateness and quality of program guidelines and provisions for a
competitive, peer-reviewed, allocation of funds. Upon renewal, seed grant
programs will be reviewed for their success in developing funded research
projects relevant to the mission of DBSB.
o For Translational Cores, the significance of the proposed activity, its
potential for the dissemination of population research and data and/or the
translation of research into clinical applications and policy-relevant
information tools.
o For Cooperative Infrastructure, the value added to the scientific program
of the center
by the involvement of other institutions, the appropriateness and adequacy of
plans for the sharing of rights and responsibilities among proposed partners
with respect to the funding, administration, and use of shared resources.
o For applications proposing coordination activities as defined under
Categories of Infrastructure Support, the potential of the proposed
activities for promoting communication, dissemination, and/or cost-
efficiencies among centers of population research.
Research Projects:
The goals of NIH-supported research are to advance our understanding of
biological systems, improve the control of disease, and enhance health. In
the written comments, reviewers will be asked to discuss the following
aspects of each project in order to judge the likelihood that the proposed
research will have a substantial impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each
of the criteria listed below will be addressed and considered in assigning
the score for a research project, weighting them as appropriate for each
project. Note that the project 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.
(1) Significance. Does this study address an important problem? If the aims
of the application are achieved, how will scientific knowledge be advanced?
What will be the effect of these studies on the concepts or methods that
drive this field?
(2) Approach. Are the conceptual framework, design, methods, and analyses
adequately developed, well-integrated, and appropriate to the aims of the
project? Does the applicant acknowledge potential problem areas and consider
alternative tactics?
(3) Innovation. Does the project employ novel concepts, approaches or
method? Are the aims original and innovative? Does the project challenge
existing paradigms or develop new methodologies or technologies?
(4) Investigator. Is the investigator appropriately trained and well suited
to carry out this work? Is the work proposed appropriate to the experience
level of the Principal Investigator and other researchers (if any)?
(5) Environment. Does the scientific environment in which the work will be
done contribute to the probability of success? Do the proposed experiments
take advantage of unique features of the scientific environment or employ
useful collaborative arrangements? Is there evidence of institutional
support?
In addition, each proposed research project will be evaluated with respect
to:
o the contribution of the project to advancing the unit’s core or
signature scientific objectives and the extent to which it embodies
innovative, collaborative, and/or cross-cutting elements of the unit.
In addition to the above criteria, in accordance with NIH policy, all
individual scientific projects will be reviewed with respect to the
following:
o The adequacy of plans to include both genders, minorities and their
subgroups, and children as appropriate for the scientific goals of the
research. Plans for the recruitment and retention of subjects also will be
evaluated.
o The reasonableness of the proposed budget and duration in relation to the
proposed research.
o The adequacy of the proposed protection for humans, animals or the
environment, to the extent they may be adversely affected by the project
proposed in the application.
SCHEDULE
Letter of Intent Receipt Date: August 15, 2000
Application Receipt Date: October 17, 2000
Peer Review Date: April 2001
Council Review: June 2001
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: July 1, 2001
AWARD CRITERIA
Applications will compete for available funds with all other applications
that are submitted in response to this RFA. Selection of applications for
award, and the levels of support provided, will be based on 1) scientific and
technical merit of the proposed project and components as determined by peer
review, 2) program priorities and program balance, and 3) availability of
funds. Within applications recommended for funding, specific infrastructure
components may be funded selectively.
INQUIRIES
Inquiries concerning this RFA are encouraged. The opportunity to clarify any
issues or respond to questions from potential applicants is welcome.
Researchers considering an application in response to this RFA are strongly
encouraged to discuss their ideas with DBSB staff in advance of formal
submission.
Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to:
Dr. Christine Bachrach
Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch, CPR
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 8B07, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service)
Telephone: (301) 496-9485
FAX: (301) 496-0962
Email: cbachrach@nih.gov (email communication preferred)
Direct inquiries regarding fiscal and administrative matters to:
Ms. Mary Ellen Colvin
Grants Management Branch
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 8A17G, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Telephone: (301) 496-1304
Email: mc113b@nih.gov
AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS
This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No.
93.864 (Population Research). Awards made are under authorization of
Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended (42 USC 241
and 284) and administered under NIH grant policies and Federal Regulations,
42 CFR Part 52 and 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92. This program is not subject to
the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or to
Health Systems Agency review.
The PHS strongly encourages all grant and contract recipients to provide a
smoke-free workplace and promote the non-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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