May 11, 2022
PAR-20-101 – Genomic Expert Curation Panels (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NOT-HD-21-028 – Notice of Additional Information for PAR-20-101, Genomic Expert Curation Panels (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
The purpose of this Notice is to inform applicants about an update to the budget instructions for PAR-20-101, Genomic Expert Curation Panels (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). Modular budgets will now be allowed for the last receipt date of this PAR, in addition to R&R budgets. In addition, there is a new Scientific/Research Contact for NIMH, listed below. Finally, applicants are reminded of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that are available at: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/FAQsGenomicExpCurPanelPAR-20-101.pdf, that have been updated to note that either R&R or modular budgets may be used.
The following text in PAR-20-101 is updated as follows:
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
Current Language:
R&R Budget: All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed. Funds can be used to support partial salary of the Expert Curation Panel chair and, if applicable, the co-chair(s). Other panel experts can receive nominal consulting fees. The primary emphasis of the budget should be on supporting a project coordinator, biocurators, and bioinformatics specialists. Both domestic and international Expert Panel members can receive nominal consulting fees. Funds can also be used for meeting support and travel to face-to face meetings and the annual Curating the Clinical Genome Conference (https://clinicalgenome.org/about/events/) by the PI and other appropriate members. There may be additional costs associated with training on ClinGen tools. Regarding budgeting for consultants, if they will not be conducting a substantive portion of the research, their fees will not be considered to be a sub-award, and therefore, no indirect costs would be involved. If they are conducting a substantive portion of the research, a sub-contract will be required. All costs, including indirect costs, come from the parent award.
Revised Language (in bold italics):
R&R or Modular Budget: All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed. Funds can be used to support partial salary of the Expert Curation Panel chair and, if applicable, the co-chair(s). Other panel experts can receive nominal consulting fees. The primary emphasis of the budget should be on supporting a project coordinator, biocurators, and bioinformatics specialists. Both domestic and international Expert Panel members can receive nominal consulting fees. Funds can also be used for meeting support and travel to face-to face meetings and the annual Curating the Clinical Genome Conference (https://clinicalgenome.org/about/events/) by the PI and other appropriate members. There may be additional costs associated with training on ClinGen tools. Regarding budgeting for consultants, if they will not be conducting a substantive portion of the research, their fees will not be considered to be a sub-award, and therefore, no indirect costs would be involved. If they are conducting a substantive portion of the research, a sub-contract will be required. All costs, including indirect costs, come from the parent award.
Scientific/Research Contact(s)
Current language:
Anjene Addington
National Institute of Mental Health
Telephone: 301-443-6653
Email: Anjene.addington@nih.gov
Revised language:
Jonathan Pevsner, PhD
National Institute of Mental Health
Telephone: 301-728-5618
Email: jonathan.pevsner@nih.gov
All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged, aside from the changes outlined in NOT-HD-21-028, Notice of Additional Information for PAR-20-101, Genomic Expert Curation Panels (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Mollie Minear, PhD
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Telephone: 301-827-9442
Email: mollie.minear@nih.gov
Please direct all general inquiries about ClinGen to the NHGRI ClinGen team at: clingen@mail.nih.gov.
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