Notice Number: NOT-AA-06-002

Key Dates
Release Date: February 23, 2006

Issued by
National Cancer Institute (NCI), (http://www.nci.nih.gov)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), (http://www.nibib.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), (http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), (http://www.nigms.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), (http://www.nida.nih.gov/)
National Library of Medicine (NLM), (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), (http://www.niddk.nih.gov)

This addendum is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), will participate in program announcement PAR-05-063; Collaborations with National Centers for Biomedical Computing. The purpose of PAR-05-063 is to support projects from individual investigators or small research groups that collaborate with the recently-formed NIH Roadmap for Medical Research National Centers for Biomedical Computing (NCBC). The NCBC program is devoted to all facets of biomedical computing; from using computational science approaches to solve significant biomedical problems to the development, validation and dissemination of tools and resources for biomedical and behavioral researchers. Descriptions of the research activities of the current NCBCs can be found at http://www.bisti.nih.gov/ncbc/. The NIAAA is particularly interested in applications that can be applied towards advancing basic, clinical and behavioral research on the health risks and benefits of alcohol consumption, and the treatment and prevention of alcohol-related disorders.
The following additions to PAR-05-063 are specific to NIAAA:

Components Of Participating Organization
"National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/) is hereby added to the list of components.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
"93.273" is hereby added to the list of CFDA numbers.

Scientific/Research Contacts:
Antonio Noronha, Ph.D.
Director
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 2061, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
Telephone: (301) 443-7722
Fax: (301) 443-1650
Email: [email protected]

Roger G. Sorensen, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Division of Neuroscience and Behavior
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 2058, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
Telephone: (301) 443-2678
Fax: (301) 443-1650
Email: [email protected]

Financial or Grants Management Contacts:
Judy Fox
Chief, Grants Management Branch
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
5635 Fishers Lane, Rm 3023, MSC 9304
Bethesda, MD 20892-9304
Telephone: (301) 443-4704
Fax: (301) 443-3891
Email: [email protected]

All other aspects of PAR-05-063 remain unchanged. The full text of the announcement, which was published on 4 March 2005, can be accessed at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-05-063.html.