Notice Number: NOT-HD-15-007

Key Dates
Release Date: March 19, 2015

Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify the eligibility criteria of Program Directors/Principal Investigators in RFA-HD-16-020 by making the following changes to the FOA.

Part 2. Section III. Eligibility Information. 1. Eligible Applicants

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

The third paragraph currently reads:
PD(s)/PI(s) for the Clinical Centers must be board certified neonatologists. For single-PD/PI applications, the PD/PI will be designated as the Clinical Center Director. For multi-PD/PI applications, the Clinical Center Director designation will go to the Contact PD/PI who will serve as the voting member of the Steering Committee. Because of the nature of neonatal intensive care, the application must identify a qualified Senior/Key individual who can serve as an Alternate PD/PI, able to provide Clinical Center leadership in the absence of the Clinical Center Director. The person designated as the Alternate PD/PI must be a board certified neonatologist. The Alternate PD/PI may be one of the named PD(s)/PI(s) on a multiple PD/PI application.

This paragraph has been modified to read:
PD(s)/PI(s) for the Clinical Centers should either be neonatologists certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Sub-Board; or if a current certification is not active, should provide evidence of previous certification(s) by the American Board of Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Sub-Board; or in neonatal-perinatal medicine by similar non-United States certifying entities as may be applicable; or provide descriptions of training, experience, research and publication history, and leadership so as to be widely recognized as academic neonatologists. The person designated as the Alternate PD/PI should meet the same criteria as the PD/PI as described in the preceding sentence. The Alternate PD/PI may be one of the named PD(s)/PI(s) on a multiple PD/PI application.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Tonse NK Raju, MD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-496-5575
Email: [email protected]