NOT-AT-04-002: CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CERC)

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CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE (CERC) RELEASE DATE: October 20, 2003 NOTICE: NOT-AT-04-002 National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM) (http://www.nccam.nih.gov/) LETTER OF INTENT RECEIPT DATES: January 16, 2004, January 15, 2005 APPLICATION RECEIPT DATES: February 17, 2004, February 15, 2005 This Notice is to clarify the requirements of Program Announcement PAS-03-038 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAS-03-038.html) and remind applicants that preference may be given to applications proposing research on one of NCCAM’s current research priority areas for Centers grants, listed at http://www.nccam.nih.gov/research/priorities/index.htm. Applications substantially similar to those CERC already funded (listed at http://nccam.nih.gov/training/centers/index.htm) may be given lower program priority. STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE Future applications for Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine should be structured around a central scientific theme focusing on either (a) mechanisms of action of a specific group of CAM practices or CAM treatment approaches OR (b) mechanisms of action of several different CAM therapies used in treating a specific disease or class of diseases. NCCAM will also consider applications for Centers organized around a specific research theme, such as the placebo effect, however, NCCAM does not encourage applications for Centers focused on a particular population group unless there is a strong scientific rationale for such a focus. LETTER OF INTENT Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit a letter of intent, as described in PAS-03-038. The letter of intent should be sent to: Barbara Sorkin, Ph.D. Program Officer Division of Extramural Research and Training National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401 Bethesda, MD 20892-5475 Phone: 301-496-8004 E-mail: sorkinb@mail.nih.gov INQUIRIES Further information about this program is available on the NCCAM website, http://www.nccam.nih.gov/training/centers/index.htm. If you have additional questions regarding the CERC initiative, please contact: Barbara Sorkin, Ph.D. Program Officer Division of Extramural Research and Training National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 401 Bethesda, MD 20892-5475 Phone: 301-496-8004 E-mail: sorkinb@mail.nih.gov For scientific/programmatic questions regarding the responsiveness of your proposal to the CERC initiative, please contact the appropriate NCCAM Program Officer, listed at http://nccam.nih.gov/research/contact/index.htm. SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS Appendix: the appendix (one for the entire application) may include up to ten publications per project and core proposed in the application, consistent with the PHS 398 instructions. Please do not staple the appendix. Sections may be separated, for example, by interpolating sheets of colored paper. SHARING RESEARCH DATA Starting with the October 1, 2003 receipt date, investigators submitting an NIH application seeking $500,000 or more in direct costs in any single year are expected to include a plan for data sharing or state why this is not possible (please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing). Investigators should seek guidance from their institutions on issues related to institutional policies, local IRB rules, as well as local, state and Federal laws and regulations, including the Privacy Rule. Reviewers will consider the data-sharing plan but will not factor the plan into the determination of the scientific merit or the priority score.

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