Notice Number: NOT-MH-13-005

Key Dates
Release Date: November 16, 2012

Issued by
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify Section III. Eligibility Information for PAR-12-103.

Section III. 1. Eligible Applicants - Eligible Organizations

Eligible Organizations should include:

• Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

Section III. 1. Eligible Applicants - Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

The second paragraph under Diversity currently reads:

For the purpose of this announcement, institutions are encouraged to identify applicants who come from backgrounds underrepresented in mental health research who will increase diversity on a national or institutional basis. As indicated in Section I, the NIH is particularly interested in encouraging the recruitment and retention of the following classes of candidates:

A. Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=2&SubID=27 and the most recent report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering). The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders. In addition, it is recognized that underrepresentation can vary from setting to setting; individuals from racial or ethnic groups that can be convincingly demonstrated to be underrepresented by the grantee institution should be encouraged to participate in this program.

This paragraph is changed to read:
For the purpose of this announcement, institutions are encouraged to identify applicants who come from backgrounds underrepresented in mental health research who will increase diversity on a national basis. As indicated in Section I, the NIH is particularly interested in encouraging the recruitment and retention of the following classes of candidates:

Individuals from racial and ethnic groups that have been shown by the National Science Foundation to be underrepresented in health-related sciences on a national basis (see data at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/showpub.cfm?TopID=2&SubID=27 and the most recent report on Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering). The following racial and ethnic groups have been shown to be underrepresented in biomedical research: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders.

All other aspects of the FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Questions regarding this Notice may be directed to:

Lauren Hill, Ph.D.
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Telephone: (301) 443-2638
Email: [email protected]