Notice Number: NOT-LM-13-001
Key Dates
Release Date: October 24, 2012
RFA-LM-12-002
Issued by
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR)
Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)
Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)
Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH)
Purpose
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is expanding institutional eligibility for RFA-LM-12-002, "Basic social and behavioral research on culture, health, and wellbeing (R24)" to include Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions), Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations, and Foreign Components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. These Foreign Institutions are now eligible to apply to RFA-LM-12-002 as indicated below.
Section III. 1. Eligible Organizations CURRENTLY READSForeign Institutions
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined , in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Foreign Institutions
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
In line with this change in the FOA to include foreign eligibility, an Additional Review Consideration is added to Section V. Application Review Information for RFA-LM-12-002, as follows:
Section V. 1. Criteria CURRENTLY READSApplications from Foreign Organizations
Not Applicable.
Applications from Foreign Organizations
Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.
All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
Alan VanBiervliet, PhD
OppNet RFA Leader
Division of Extramural Programs
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 301
Bethesda, MD 20892-7968
301-594-1297
[email protected]
www.nlm.nih.gov/ep
William N. Elwood, PhD
OppNet Facilitator
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
National Institutes of Health
31 Center Drive, Suite B1C19, MSC2027
Bethesda, MD 20892-2027
301-402-0116
[email protected]
http://oppnet.nih.gov
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