NOTICE OF LIMITED COMPETITION - COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL CLINICAL RESEARCH CENTERS (GCRCS) PROGRAM DIRECTORS MEETING Release Date: June 7, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-RR-01-009 National Center for Research Resources The National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) is announcing a limited competition for a cooperative agreement (U13) application to support the annual General Clinical Research Centers (GCRCs) Program Directors meeting to consider both scientific and administrative issues relevant to the mission of the Division of Clinical Research (DCR), NCRR. Topics covered at the meeting highlight administrative and human subjects issues common to the GCRCs. Scientific topics, likewise, pertain to the unique aspects of and training models for clinical research conducted under the Guidelines of the GCRC Program. In order to provide oversight for this grant, the applicant must be familiar with the content of and application of NCRR’s Guidelines for General Clinical Research Centers and other pertinent policy documents distributed by NCRR to its network of clinical research centers. NCRR will fund only one application for annual meetings for up to five years. Awards made under this solicitation will use the cooperative agreement (U13) grant mechanism. The rules and regulations that apply to conference cooperative agreements (U13) are the same as those that apply to conference grants (R13) with one important distinction. After the award is issued, the NCRR staff will be substantially involved in the planning and conduct of the Scientific/program related meeting, assisting the Principal Investigator according to the specific Terms and Conditions of the Award. The anticipated award date is August 1, 2002. NCRR Staff will contact all eligible applicants directly regarding application procedures and format, which will generally follow the 1998 "Guidelines for Support of Scientific Meetings by NIH" (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-151.html) published October 30, 1998 in the NIH GUIDE. INQUIRIES For further information, contact: Dr. Dorothy D. Sogn, Medical Officer DCR, NCRR One Rockledge Centre, Room 7965 6705 Rockledge Drive MSC 7965 Bethesda, MD 20892-7965 Telephone: 301-435-0795 Fax: 301-480-3661 Email: dorothys@ncrr.nih.gov

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