Notice of Participation of EPA in RFA-MD-11-007: Limited Competition: NIMHD Revision Applications to Support Environmental Health Disparities Research (P20)

Notice Number: NOT-MD-11-013

Release Date: July 21, 2011

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National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

This Notice specifies that the funding opportunity announcement (FOA), RFA-MD-11-007: Limited Competition: NIMHD Revision Applications to Support Environmental Health Disparities Research (P20) is a collaboration between the NIMHD and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The following information is added to the FOA:

Participating Organization(s)

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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Components of Participating Organizations

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National Center for Environmental Research (NCER)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number (s)

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66.509 (EPA)

FOA Purpose

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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) announces the availability of funds for environmental health disparities research projects in U.S. communities. This perspective includes the social, psychosocial, economic, physical, chemical and biological determinants that may contribute to disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental impacts on the various populations in the U.S.

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The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), in partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency s (EPA) National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) announces the availability of funds for environmental health disparities research projects in U.S. communities. This perspective includes the social, psychosocial, economic, physical, chemical and biological determinants that may contribute to disproportionately high and adverse human health or environmental impacts on the various populations in the U.S.

This initiative is collaboration between the NCER, EPA and the NIMHD, NIH, which will jointly evaluate the scientific progress of the participants in this initiative following standard NIH policies and procedures.

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

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Devon Payne-Sturges, DrPH
Assistant Center Director for Human Health
Office of Research and Development
National Center for Environmental Research
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Mail code 8723P, Washington D.C. 20460-0001
Phone: (703)-347-8055
Email: payne-sturges.devon@epa.gov

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Direct programmatic and scientific inquiries regarding this Notice to:

Nishadi Rajapakse, PhD, MHS
Health Scientist Administrator
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Telephone: (301) 496-4338
FAX: (301) 480-4049
Email: chandima.rajapakse@nih.gov

Direct administrative and management-related inquiries regarding this Notice to:

Priscilla Grant, JD, CRA
Chief Grants Management Officer
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Institutes of Health
6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: 301-594-8412
FAX:    301-480-4049
E-mail: grantp@mail.nih.gov