Department of Health
and Human Services (HHS)
and Human Services (HHS)
May 20, 2021
PAR-21-238 - Limited Competition: Development and Renovation of Research Space for HIV/AIDS Research at Institutions Serving Underrepresented Populations or Located in Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible States (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
This Notice alerts applicants of the following corrections to the Eligibility Information Section of PAR-21-238 - "Limited Competition: Development and Renovation of Research Space for HIV/AIDS Research at Institutions Serving Underrepresented Populations or Located in Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible States (C06 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)"
Originally Published Version:
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligible Organizations
Higher Education Institutions
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
To be eligible for this FOA, the applicant institution must be a domestic institution located in the United States and its territories which:
Has received an average of less than $50 million per year of NIH support for the past three fiscal years
Awards doctorate degrees in the health professions or the sciences related to health; and
Is located in IDeA states (IDeA-eligible states/jurisdictions) or serves underrepresented and underserved populations. Institutions serving underrepresented and underserved populations must have a historical and current mission to educate students from any of the populations that have been identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science Foundation (NSF), see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/) (i.e., African Americans or Blacks, Hispanic or Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, U.S. Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities) or has a documented record of: (1) recruiting, training and/or educating, and graduating underrepresented students as defined by NSF (see above), which has resulted in increasing the institution's contribution to the national pool of graduates from underrepresented backgrounds who pursue biomedical research careers and, (2) for institutions that deliver health care services, providing clinical services to medically underserved communities.
Research-intensive institutions are not eligible to apply.
Corrected Version (changes are shown below in bold italics):
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligible Organizations
Higher Education Institutions
The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
To be eligible for this FOA, the applicant institution must be a domestic institution located in the United States and its territories which:
Has received an average of less than $50 million per year of NIH support for the past three fiscal years
Awards doctorate degrees in the health professions or the sciences related to health or is affiliated with an institution accredited to award such degrees; and
Is located in IDeA states (IDeA-eligible states/jurisdictions) or serves underrepresented and underserved populations. Institutions serving underrepresented and underserved populations must have a historical and current mission to educate students from any of the populations that have been identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science Foundation (NSF), see http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/wmpd/) (i.e., African Americans or Blacks, Hispanic or Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, U.S. Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities) or has a documented record of: (1) recruiting, training and/or educating, and graduating underrepresented students as defined by NSF (see above), which has resulted in increasing the institution's contribution to the national pool of graduates from underrepresented backgrounds who pursue biomedical research careers and, (2) for institutions that deliver health care services, providing clinical services to medically underserved communities.
Research-intensive institutions are not eligible to apply.
Guanghu Wang, Ph.D., M.B.A
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
Telephone: 301-435-0772
Email: guanghu.wang@nih.gov
Brenda Fredericksen, Ph.D.
Office of AIDS Research (OAR)
Telephone: 240-669-5566
Email:Brenda.Fredericksen@nih.gov