Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
July 28, 2021
NOT-DK-21-018 - Notice of Change to Award Budget and Clarification regarding Inclusion of KUH Disciplines for PAR-20-220, Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
PAR-20-220 - Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C-Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
This Notice is to inform potential applicants of a correction to NOT-DK-21-018: Notice of Change to Award Budget and Clarification regarding Inclusion of KUH Disciplines for PAR-20-220, Institutional Network Award for Promoting Kidney, Urologic, and Hematologic Research Training (U2C-Clinical Trial Not Allowed) has been modified to clarify effort requirements for senior key personnel in the section “Summary of Changes to Budget Instructions”.
The total requested salary support for the combined effort of Overall PIs and Core Directors across all U2C cores and the TL1 core should not exceed six calendar months per year. There is no restriction on other personnel effort, including additional senior key personnel effort, provided the total cost of the award adheres to the additional budget restrictions outlined in NOT-DK-21-018 and within PAR-20-220.
Therefore, the following sections of the Notice and the FOA are amended to read as follows:
Currently Reads:
Summary of Changes to Budget Instructions
The purpose of this program is to recruit, support, and retain as many talented trainees as possible into benign kidney, urologic, and hematologic (KUH) research disciplines, and to propel discovery forward in these fields. To this end, the majority of the total award budget should be used to directly support trainee costs (via the NRSA Training Core, or TL1). More specifically, the collective total cost of the U2C (Administrative Core, Networking Core, and Professional Development Core) should not exceed 70% of the total cost of the TL1 (NRSA Training Core).
In addition, the maximum salary support that can be requested for all senior key personnel effort combined is six calendar months per budget period. This applies across all U2C cores and the TL1 core. Minimum effort requirements for PIs of the application will no longer be in effect, though effort commitment should ensure the success of the program. The six-months of salary support for senior key personnel effort can be divided amongst participating faculty as needed. There is no cap on other personnel effort, provided the total cost of the award adheres to the restrictions outlined above.
Modified to read (changes are shown below in bolded italics):
Summary of Changes to Budget Instructions
The purpose of this program is to recruit, support, and retain as many talented trainees as possible into benign kidney, urologic, and hematologic (KUH) research disciplines, and to propel discovery forward in these fields. To this end, the majority of the total award budget should be used to directly support trainee costs (via the NRSA Training Core, or TL1). More specifically, the collective total cost of the U2C (Administrative Core, Networking Core, and Professional Development Core) should not exceed 70% of the total cost of the TL1 (NRSA Training Core).
In addition, the maximum salary support that can be requested for the combined effort of all overall PI(s) and Core Director(s) is six calendar months per budget period. This applies across all U2C cores and the TL1 core. Minimum effort requirements for PIs of the application will no longer be in effect, though effort commitment should ensure the success of the program. The six-months of salary support for the effort of all overall PI(s) and Core Director(s) can be divided amongst participating faculty as needed. There is no cap on other personnel effort, provided the total cost of the award adheres to the restrictions outlined above.
All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.
Victoria Spruance, PhD
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Telephone: 301-827-5091
Email: victoria.spruance@nih.gov