Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-061

Key Dates
Release Date:  March 6, 2009

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

This notice clarifies eligibility to the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research Program with respect to domestic (United States) institutions/organizations wishing to submit applications that include foreign components.

Funding for this program is provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act).  The purposes of the Recovery Act are to preserve and create jobs and promote economic recovery in the United States, and to provide investments needed to increase economic efficiency by spurring technological advances in science and health.  Consistent with these goals, domestic (United States) institutions/organizations (i.e., those located in the 50 states, territories and possessions of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, or District of Columbia) who are planning to submit applications that include foreign components should be aware that requested funding for any foreign component should not exceed 10% of the total requested direct costs or $25,000 (aggregate total for all subcontracts and subawards), whichever is less.

Inquiries

Questions concerning this Notice should be referred to the Financial/Grants Management Contacts provided in RFA-OD-09-003.