NOT-OD-12-055: Notice of Change of Participation of NIH Institutes and Centers in PA-11-340 Development of Novel and Emerging Technologies for the Accurate Detection and Diagnosis of Polymicrobial Infections in Biomedical Laboratory Animal Models (SBIR [R43/R44])

Notice of Change of Participation of NIH Institutes and Centers in PA-11-340 Development of Novel and Emerging Technologies for the Accurate Detection and Diagnosis of Polymicrobial Infections in Biomedical Laboratory Animal Models (SBIR [R43/R44])

Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-055

Key Dates
Release Date: February 23, 2012

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants of changes in the participation of NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) in PA-11-340 “Development of Novel and Emerging Technologies for the Accurate Detection and Diagnosis of Polymicrobial Infections in Biomedical Laboratory Animal Models (SBIR [R43/R44])”.

Background

On December 23, 2011, the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) was dissolved and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) and the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP) were established. As indicated in NOT-OD-12-026, all NCRR programs were transferred to other NIH ICOs. Additionally, the responsibility for all Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) in which NCRR participated is being transferred to other ICOs. Please visit the NCRR website for more information regarding the transfer of NCRR programs to other NIH ICOs.

Implementation

The following sections of PA-11-340 have been revised to reflect the changes that resulted from this reorganization of NIH ICOs.

The “Components of Participating Organizations” section has been revised to remove NCRR and include the Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP):

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)

The “Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number” section has been revised to reflect the updated list of participating ICOs.

The NCRR CFDA number has been removed: 93.389
The following CFDA number for ORIP has been added: 93.351

The “Agency Contacts” section has been revised to reflect the updated list of participating ICOs. All NCRR contacts have been removed, and the following contacts have been added.

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Miguel Contreras, PhD
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
Telephone: 301-594-9410
Email: [email protected]

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Tiffany Walker
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-402-0839
Email: [email protected]

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to the appropriate Scientific/Research Contact listed in the FOA or in this Guide Notice.