Notice of Correction to the Application and Submission Instructions for the Pilot and Feasibility Program for RFA-DK-21-015, Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)
Notice Number:
NOT-DK-21-020

Key Dates

Release Date:

May 10, 2021

Related Announcements

RFA-DK-21-015 - Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional)

Issued by

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Purpose

This Notice is to inform the applicant community of a correction to the Application and Submission Instructions for the Pilot and Feasibility Program component within Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) RFA-DK-21-015: Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) to request Pilot Project attachments for all application types allowed under this FOA. The following section of RFA-DK-21-015: Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30 Clinical Trial Optional) has been modified as follows:

Section IV. Application and Submission Information
Research & Related Other Project Information (Pilot and Feasibility Program)

Currently reads:

Human Subjects: Answer only the ‘Are Human Subjects Involved?’ and 'Is the Project Exempt from Federal regulations?’ questions.

Vertebrate Animals: Answer only the ‘Are Vertebrate Animals Used?’ question.

Project Narrative: Do not complete. Note: ASSIST screens will show an asterisk for this attachment indicating it is required. However, eRA systems only enforce this requirement in the Overall component and applications will not receive an error if omitted in other components.


Modified to read (changes shown in bolded italics):

Human Subjects: Answer only the ‘Are Human Subjects Involved?’ and 'Is the Project Exempt from Federal regulations?’ questions.

Vertebrate Animals: Answer only the ‘Are Vertebrate Animals Used?’ question.

Project Narrative: Do not complete. Note: ASSIST screens will show an asterisk for this attachment indicating it is required. However, eRA systems only enforce this requirement in the Overall component and applications will not receive an error if omitted in other components.

Other Attachments: The following attachments must be included in order to aid in the review of applications. The filename provided for each attachment will be the name used for the bookmark in the application image. All attachments should be in .pdf format.

Pilot Project Outcomes (renewal applications only): Please title this attachment "Pilot Project Outcomes" and list all Pilot Projects supported in full, or in part, by the NORC. Provide information on the most recent 5 years, or for NORCs with 10 or more years of continuous funding, provide information on the most recent 10-year period. Include the years funded, awardee, dates and amount of P and F funding, pilot project title and brief description, P and F award type (i.e. new investigator; established investigator), numbers of abstracts and publications derived from pilot support, resulting grants funded or pending applications (including grant number/funding agency and project period), and whether the P and F awardee is still involved in nutrition/obesity research. Table E is provided as an example on the NORC Application Resources page for applicant assistance with this requirement.

Pilot Project Summary/Abstract (for all applications): Please title this attachment "Pilot Project Information" and provide a brief narrative overview for each proposed pilot and feasibility project (including any proposed Core use). Include a biosketch for Pilot and Feasibility project investigator only if not already included as part of the research base investigator biosketches in the 'Overall' component. Do not duplicate biosketches.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Mary E. Evans, Ph.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Telephone: 301-594-4578
Email: evansmary@niddk.nih.gov


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