NOT-AA-15-017: Notice of Change in Applicants' Eligibility for RFA-AA-16-004 "Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia (Collaborative U01)"

Notice of Change in Applicants' Eligibility for RFA-AA-16-004 "Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia (Collaborative U01)"

Notice Number: NOT-AA-15-017

Key Dates
Release Date: September 21, 2015

Related Announcements
RFA-AA-16-004

Issued by
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform the research community of changes to RFA-AA-16-004 "Integrative Neuroscience Initiative on Alcoholism (INIA) Consortia (Collaborative U01)"

Information regarding the eligible applicants is changed as follows:

Part 2. Section III. 1. Eligible Applicants

Foreign Institutions

Currently reads:
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Modified to read:
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Part 2. Section IV. 2. Content and Form of Application Submission

Foreign Institutions

Currently reads:
[no text about foreign institutions]

Modified to read:
Foreign (non-U.S.) institutions must follow policies described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, and procedures for foreign institutions described throughout the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.

Part 2. Section V. 1. Criteria

Additional Review Considerations

Currently reads:
[no text about foreign institutions review criteria]

Modified to read:

Applications from Foreign Organizations

Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.

All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Mark Egli, Ph.D.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Telephone: 301-594-6382
Email: megli@mail.nih.gov