NOT-MD-01-001: NCMHD ENDOWMENT PROGRAM FOR INCREASING RESEARCH AND TRAINING CAPACITY IN SECTION 736 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS

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NCMHD ENDOWMENT PROGRAM FOR INCREASING RESEARCH AND TRAINING CAPACITY IN SECTION 736 HEALTH PROFESSIONS SCHOOLS Release Date: August 7, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-MD-01-001 National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities This is a notice of limited competition. The United States Congress enacted Public Law 106-525 on November 22, 2000, which established the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD). The law also authorized the establishment of an endowment program at eligible Section 736 health professions schools. The Congress has determined that the establishment of Federally supported endowment funds is an appropriate method of building research and training capacity in institutions that make significant investments in the education and training of underrepresented minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals. This notification specifically targets Section 736 Institutions with currently funded Programs of Excellence in Health Professions Education for Underrepresented Minority Individuals . A description of such health professions schools is provided in Section 736 of Title I of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293). Pursuant to P.L. 106-525, the Minority Health and Health Disparities Research and Education Act of 2000, Section 736 Institutions with net endowment assets that are less than or equal to 50 percent of the national average are eligible to apply for endowment fund support. The purpose of the program is to facilitate capacity building for minority health disparities research and other health disparities research at such institutions. Direct programmatic inquiries to: John Ruffin, Ph.D., Director National Institute on Minority Health And Health Disparities 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800 MSC 5465 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5465 (301) 402-1366 FAX: (301) 402-7040 Email: ruffinj@od.nih.gov OR Ms. Angela Vincent Office of the Director, Office of Training and Capacity Building National Center on Minority Health And Health Disparities National Institutes of Health 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800 MSC 5465 Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5465 (301) 402-1366 FAX: (301) 402-7040 Email: Vincenta@od.nih.gov

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