Notice of Limited Competition Request For Competing Applications:
Institutional Research Training Programs: Increasing Diversity
Notice Number:NOT-MH-04-009
Key Dates Release Date: September 9, 2004 Application Receipt Date: November 19, 2004
Issued by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), (http://www.nimh.nih.gov)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), (http://www.nida.nih.gov)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), (http://www.ninds.nih.gov)
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA), and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
are requesting competing renewal applications from the NIMH Diversity Training
Programs. These programs were awarded as a result of a Request for
Applications, Institutional Research Training Programs: Increasing Diversity
(RFA MH-01-009). The RFA was issued to promote diversity in the mental health,
neurological sciences, and drug abuse research workforce by supporting national
and/or regional training programs that will recruit, train, and retain
individuals from ethnic and racial minority groups, as well as individuals from
disadvantaged backgrounds, in the relevant biomedical, behavioral, and clinical
sciences.
Areas of research interest to each Institute can be found at the following
websites:
NIMH: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/compon.cfm
NIDA: http://www.nida.nih.gov/AboutNIDA.html
NINDS: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/funding_announcements/funding_opps.htmMechanism of Support
The renewal of Institutional Research Training Programs: Increasing Diversity
Program will use the NIH National Research Service Award Institutional
Research Training Grants (T32) mechanism. Responsibility for the planning,
direction, execution, and financial and accounting responsibilities of the
proposed research training program will be solely that of the Program Director
and sponsoring organization. In addition, the continuation of an external
advisory committee with appropriate expertise is required. The total project
period for an application submitted in response to this notice may not exceed 5
years.
Submitting an Application
Applications must be prepared using the Institutional NRSA Section of the PHS
398 research grant application instructions and forms (rev. 5/2001). The PHS
398 is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in
an interactive format. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone
(301) 710-0267, Email: [email protected].
Supplementary Instructions
NIMH will contact the current awardees regarding application procedures and
format.
Inquiries
Written and telephone inquiries concerning this limited competition may be
directed to:
Mark Chavez, Ph.D.
Division of Mental Disorders, Behavioral Research and AIDS
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6207, MSC 9621
Bethesda, MD 20892-9621
Telephone: (301) 443-8942
FAX: (301) 443-6000
Email: [email protected]
Nancy Desmond, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7197, MSC 9645
Bethesda, MD 20892-9645
Telephone: (301) 443-3563
FAX: (301) 443-1731
Email: [email protected]
Enid Light, Ph.D.
Division of Services and Intervention Research
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room MSC 7160, MSC 9635
Bethesda, MD 20892-9635
Telephone: (301) 443-1185
FAX: (301) 594-6784
Email: [email protected]
Suman Rao, Ph.D.
Office of Science Policy and Communications
National Institute on Drug Abuse
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 5230, MSC 9591
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 443-6071
FAX: (301) 443-6277
Email: [email protected]
NINDS Training and Career Development Officer
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 2154, MSC 9523
Bethesda, MD 20892-9523
Telephone: (301) 496-4188
FAX: (301) 594-4370
Email: [email protected]
