Notice of Change in Participation of NIH Institutes and Centers in PAR-11-001 Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40)

Notice Number: NOT-OD-12-074

Release Date: March 6, 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-11-001 Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40) .

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-11-001 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 ORIP:

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.

Scientific/Research Contact(s)

Michael C. Chang, PhD
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives
National Institutes of Health
6701 Democracy Blvd, Room 942
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Telephone: (301) 435-0744
Fax: (301) 480-3819
Email: [email protected]

Peer Review Contact(s)

Sheri Hild, PhD
Office of Grants Management and Scientific Review
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health
6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 1082
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Courier service zip code 20817
Telephone: (301) 435-0810
Email: [email protected]

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)

Susan Lowenthal
Office of Grants Management and Scientific Review
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
National Institutes of Health
6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 1054
Bethesda, MD 20892-4874
Telephone: (301) 435-0848
Email: [email protected]

At the time of submission, two additional paper copies of the application should be sent to the Peer Review Contact listed above. For more information, please view Section IV. Application and Submission Information.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

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