NOT-HL-04-118: NOTICE OF LIMITED COMPETITION REQUEST FOR COMPETING APPLICATIONS: NHLBI HBCU RESEARCH SCIENTIST AWARD

Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
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NOTICE OF LIMITED COMPETITION REQUEST FOR COMPETING APPLICATIONS: NHLBI 
HBCU RESEARCH SCIENTIST AWARD

RELEASE DATE:  June 24, 2004
 
NOTICE: NOT-HL-04-118

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
 (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/)

APPLICATION RECEIPT DATE:  September 15, 2004

The NHLBI is requesting competing renewal applications from the four NHLBI 
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Research Scientist Awards (see 
CRISP Data Base: 5UH1HL003679 to Howard University; 5UH1HL003676 to Morehouse 
School of Medicine; 5UH1HL059868 to North Carolina Central University; and 
5UH1HL003674 to Texas Southern University).  These programs were awarded as a 
result of Request for Applications (RFA) HL-02-012, HBCU Research Scientist Award, 
and were successful in transitioning to Phase II of the program.  The goals of the 
program are to assist such HBCUs in strengthening and augmenting their capacity 
and resources for the conduct of biomedical and/or behavioral research in areas 
related to cardiovascular, lung, or blood health and disease, transfusion 
medicine, or sleep disorders.  The HBCU Research Scientist Award has been 
instrumental in achieving this goal, but requires additional resources to 
transition to independent support.  This re-competition will continue to 
facilitate research capacity building at these HBCUs, increase the number of 
minority individuals involved in biomedical and behavioral research, and reduce 
health disparities.  

MECHANISM OF SUPPORT

The renewal of the HBCU Research Scientist Awards will use the education projects 
(R25) administrative and funding mechanism of support.  The R25 is an award 
mechanism to develop and/or implement a program as it relates to a category in one 
or more of the areas of education, information, training, technical assistance, 
coordination, or evaluation.  Under this mechanism, the Principal Investigator 
retains the primary responsibility and role for planning, directing, and executing 
the proposed project.  Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs will be eight 
percent of direct costs awarded.  Applicants should contact NHLBI staff regarding 
the total costs they may apply for in each of the budget periods.  

The total project period for an application submitted in response to this Notice 
may not exceed five (5) years.  This program will end as of September 29, 2010.  
No renewal of the program will occur.  The anticipated award date is September 1, 
2005.

SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION

Applications must be prepared using the PHS 398 research grant application 
instructions and forms (rev. 5/2001).  Applications must have a DUN and Bradstreet 
(D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as the Universal Identifier 
when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements.  The DUNS number can 
be obtained by calling (866) 705-5711 or through the web site at 
http://www.dunandbradstreet.com/.  The DUNS number should be entered on line 11 of 
the face page of the PHS 398 form.  The PHS 398 document is available at 
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format.  
For further assistance contact Grants Info, Telephone (301) 710-0267, Email: 
[email protected].
 
SUPPLEMENTARY INSTRUCTIONS
 
NHLBI will contact the current awardees regarding application procedures and 
format.

INQUIRIES

Written and telephone inquiries concerning this limited competition may be 
directed to:

John Fakunding, Ph.D.
Director, Heart Research Program
Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Rockledge II, Room 9170
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7940
Telephone: (301) 435-0544
FAX: (301) 480-1336
email: [email protected]
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