National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) will participate, effective immediately, in PAR-19-343, "Maximizing Opportunities for Scientific and Academic Independent Careers (MOSAIC) Postdoctoral Career Transition Award to Promote Diversity (K99/R00 - Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)."

The following changes have been made to reflect NIMHD's participation in this FOA:

Part 1. Overview Information

Components of Participating Organizations

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

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

93.859, 93.286, 93.307

Part 2. Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Program Considerations

NIMHD supports various mentored career development activities involving research to improve minority health and reduce health disparities, organized around three main Research Interest Areas: Clinical and Health Services Research, Community Health and Population Sciences, and Integrative Biological and Behavioral Sciences. Projects are encouraged to use approaches that encompass multiple domains of influence (e.g., biological, behavioral, socio-cultural, environmental, physical environment, health systems) and multiple levels of influence (e.g., individual, interpersonal, community, societal) to understand and address health disparities. See the NIMHD Research Framework for examples of health determinants of interest.

Part 2. Section VII. Agency Contacts

The following contacts have been added:

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Nathan Stinson, Jr., PhD, MD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-594-8704
Email: stinsonn@mail.nih.gov

Peer Review Contact(s)

Thomas M. Vollberg, Sr., PhD

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Phone: 301-594-8696

Email: vollbert@mail.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Priscilla Grant, JD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-594-8412
Email: pg38h@nih.gov

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Nathan Stinson, Jr., PhD, MD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-594-8704
Email: stinsonn@mail.nih.gov