Notice Number: NOT-MH-06-119

Key Dates
Release Date:  September 20, 2006
Letter of Intent Receipt Date:  January 18, 2007
Application Receipt Date:  February 21, 2007

Issued by
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/)

This notice is to inform potential applicants that the expiration date for PAR-04-004, Interdisciplinary Behavioral Science Centers for Mental Health (P50), is extended to February 22, 2007.  The receipt date (deadline) for letters of intent is January 18, 2007, and the receipt date for applications is February 21, 2007.

In addition, the following changes to the program announcement are being implemented, effective immediately:

• The limit on the requested budget for Full-scale Centers is $2.0 million total costs in any one year.  This limit includes all direct costs and all facilities and administrative (F&A) costs at all institutions involved in the proposed Center.

• The limit on the requested budget for Start-up Centers is $1.0 million total costs in any one year.  This limit includes all direct costs and all facilities and administrative (F&A) costs at all institutions involved in the proposed Center.

• For Full-scale Centers, the minimum number of proposed Individual Research Projects is reduced from five to four. 

• For both Full-scale and Start-up Centers, the page limit for the Research Plan for each Individual Project is increased from 10 to 12 pages.  (For amended applications, an additional one-page introduction describing changes from the previously submitted version should be provided.)  The page limit for the Description of each Individual Core remains at 8 pages (plus, for amended applications, a one-page introduction describing changes from the previous version).

• For Full-scale Centers, the minimum annual time commitment of the Center director is reduced from 30 percent to 25 percent.

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice and the related program announcement may be directed to:

For scientific/research issues:

Howard S. Kurtzman, Ph.D.
Division of Neuroscience and Basic Behavioral Science
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7173, MSC 9637
Bethesda, MD 20892-9637
Telephone:  (301) 443-1576
FAX:  (301) 443-4822
Email:   kurtzman@nih.gov

For peer review issues:

David Armstrong, Ph.D.
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6138, MSC 9606
Bethesda, MD 20892-9606
Telephone: (301) 443-3534
FAX: (301) 443-4720
Email: armstrd@mail.nih.gov

For financial/grants management issues:

Dawn Walker
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Mental Health
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 6118, MSC 9605
Bethesda, MD  20892-9605
Telephone:  (301) 443-3858
FAX: (301) 443-6885
Email: walkerde2@mail.nih.gov

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