Notice of Non-Participation in PAR-07-380 Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21)

Notice Number: NOT-MD-08-006

Key Dates
Release Date:  June 17, 2008

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

The National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD) will not participate in the PAR-07-380 Behavioral and Social Science Research on Understanding and Reducing Health Disparities (R21) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-380.html. All other aspects of the FOA remain unchanged.

NCMHD will continue to provide support for health disparities research through its Centers of Excellence Program.  Interested investigators are referred to the following two current funding opportunity announcements for further information:  NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-004.html and NCMHD Comprehensive Centers of Excellence (P60) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MD-08-005.html.

The following Institutes continue to participate in PAR-07-380:

Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR), (http://obssr.od.nih.gov)
National Cancer Institute (NCI), (http://www.nci.nih.gov/)
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), (http://nccam.nih.gov/)
National Eye Institute (NEI), (http://www.nei.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), (http://www.niams.nih.gov)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), (http://www.nichd.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), (http://www.nidcr.nih.gov)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), (http://www.nimh.nih.gov)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)
National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH), (http://www.nia.nih.gov)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), (http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/)
National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders (NIDCD), (http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), (http://www.nida.nih.gov)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), (http://www.niehs.nih.gov)
National Library of Medicine (NLM), (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), (http://www.ninr.nih.gov)

Inquiries

For further information please contact:

Nathan Stinson, Jr., PhD, MD, MPH
Acting Chief, Office of Scientific Programs
Division of Extramural Activities & Scientific Programs
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-5465
Phone: 301-402-1366
FAX:    301-480-4049
E-mail: [email protected]