Notice Number: NOT-MD-06-007

Key Dates
Release Date: September 6, 2006

Issued by
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), (http://www.ncmhd.nih.gov/)

The purpose of this notice is to announce a technical assistance telephone conference for RFA-MD-06-003 ;http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-06-003.html;, Establishing Exploratory NCMHD Research Centers of Excellence (P20).

Date: Monday, September 25, 2006, 1:00-3:30 PM (EST)

Description: NCMHD staff will conduct a technical assistance and information-sharing telephone conference. This conference call will allow potential applicants to discuss and clarify any issues or questions related to RFA MD-06-003. Potential applicants interested in participating in the telephone conference are required to complete a registration response form and to submit their questions in writing to the email address listed below in advance of the meeting. The phone lines will remain open until either all questions have been answered or until the end of the scheduled 2.5 hour period. NCMHD program and review staff will participate in providing responses to the written questions and those questions expected to arise during the discussion. NCMHD program staff will continue to provide technical assistance on an as needed basis after the conference. Applicants needing additional technical assistance should contact Derrick C. Tabor.

Registration is required and participants must register prior to COB on September 15, 2006. If you plan to participate in the telephone conference, please request registration materials by email from Ms. Diana Brown, Social & Scientific Systems, Inc., and reference NCMHD TA Conference Call 2006. (Support Contractor to the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH) 8757 Georgia Avenue, 12th Floor, Silver Spring, MD 20910; Telephone: 301-628-3118; FAX: 301-628-3101; E-mail: dbrown@s-3.com.

Inquiry

Derrick C. Tabor, Ph.D., Program Official
NCMHD Centers of Excellence, Office of the Director
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6707 Democracy Blvd, Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Telephone: (301) 594-8950 (direct); NCMHD (301) 402-1366;
FAX: (301) 480-4049
Email: tabord@mail.nih.gov