Notice of Change in Participation of NIH Institutes and Centers in PAR-10-225 Biomedical Technology Research Center (P41)

Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-072

Release Date: March 16, 2012

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants of changes in the participation of NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs) in PAR-10-225 Biomedical Technology Research Center (P41) . For information about the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) P41 program, please see PAR-10-153.

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 PAR-10-225 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 NIGMS:

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

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 NIGMS has been added: 93.859

The Agency Contacts section has been revised to reflect the updated list of participating ICOs.

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Amy L. Swain, PhD
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
BG 1DEM RM 962
6701 Democracy Blvd
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: 301-435-0755
Email: [email protected]

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Lori Burge
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
BG 45, RM 2AN50A
45 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: 301-451-3781
Email: [email protected]

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Please direct all inquiries to the relevant Agency Contact listed in this Guide Notice.