February 13, 2024
- November 18, 2022 - Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional). See RFA-ES-22-010.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
The purpose of this notice is to inform potential applicants of a correction to the Eligibility Information for RFA-ES-22-010, "Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (EHSCC) (P30 Clinical Trial Optional). The following change has been made in RFA-ES-22-010 and will apply to applications submitted on the due date of April 19th, 2024.
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SECTION III. Eligibility Information
To be eligible for an EHSCC award, the applicant institution must demonstrate that they have a minimum of six active NIEHS-supported research awards from four distinct PDs/PIs who are members of the proposed Center. At the time of submission of an application, the qualifying awards must have at least 1 full active year remaining.
Acceptable support includes R00, R01, R03, R21, R24, R33, R35, R43, R44, P01, P42, P50, U01, U19, U24, U2C, UG3 and or Research Career Development Awards (K-grants). Multi-component (e.g. P01, P50, or U19) awards only count as one qualifying research project (i.e., sub-components are not separately counted).
T-awards, U45, and Conference awards (R13, U13) do not count towards this requirement. Furthermore, grants and cooperative agreements in extension periods, either with or without additional funds, as well as supplements of any kind, do not count toward this requirement.
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Section III. Eligibility Information
To be eligible for an EHSCC award, the applicant institution must have an already funded research base of at least $3 million per year in direct costs of supported Environmental Health Sciences projects that are related to the NIEHS Mission and Strategic Plan. The projects must include a focus on environmental exposures and health. These may be a mix of NIH, Federal and privately funded awards or career development awards. However at least 50% of the research base must be from the NIH.
Example of NIH peer reviewed mechanisms that may be included for determining eligibility: DP1, DP2, R00, R01, R03, R15, R21, R24, R25, R33, R35, R37, R41, R42, R43, R44, P01, P20, P30s other than the EHSCC, P42, P50, SC1, SC2, U01, U10, U19, U24, U54, U56, UH2, UH3, UG3, K and F series awards.
T-awards, U45, and Conference awards (R13, U13) do not count towards this requirement. Furthermore, grants and cooperative agreements in extension periods, either with or without additional funds, as well as supplements of any kind, do not count toward this requirement.
Claudia Thompson. PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Telephone: 984-287-3330
Email: thompso1@niehs.nih.gov
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