Notice Number: NOT-TR-15-011

Key Dates
Release Date: May 22, 2015

Issued by
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)

Purpose

The purpose of this announcement is to make modifications for PAR-15-173.

Currently reads:

Letter of Intent Due Date(s)
May 24, 2015

Modified to read:

Letter of Intent Due Date(s)
May 24, 2015; October 10, 2015; February 8, 2016; June 6, 2016; October 8, 2016; February 7, 2017; June 11, 2017; October 7, 2017. These dates correspond to the X02 application due dates listed in PAR-15-173.

Part 2. Section III.1 Eligible Applicants

Currently reads:

Foreign Institutions
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.

Modified to read:

Foreign Institutions
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement,are allowed.

Currently Reads:

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)

Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Applications must involve investigators from at least 3 CTSA hubs. Each hub must have an active CTSA Award (U54) as of the due date of the application. 
The PD/PI, or contact PD/PI in applications using the multiple PD/PI option, must be employed by an Institution with an active CTSA Award (U54).  
Investigators who are not employed by an institution with an active CTSA Award, but who wish to bring an innovative project to the CTSA consortium, can co-direct a project in partnership with a CTSA investigator using the multiple PD/PI option. 

Modified to Read:

Eligible Individuals (Program Director/Principal Investigator)
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Applications must involve investigators from at least 3 CTSA hubs. Each hub must have an active CTSA Award (U54) as of the due date of the application. 
The PD/PI, or contact PD/PI in applications using the multiple PD/PI option, must be employed by an Institution with an active CTSA Award (U54).  For the Collaborative Innovation Awards (PAR-15-173 and PAR-15-172) the PD/PI, or contact PD/PI in applications using the multiple PD/PI option, must be employed by an Institution with an active CTSA Award (U54), or by a partner institution as identified in the application for the active CTSA award.

Investigators who are not employed by an institution with an active CTSA Award or partner Institution but who wish to bring an innovative project to the CTSA consortium, can co-direct a project in partnership with a CTSA investigator using the multiple PD/PI option.

Instructions for Application Submission

Currently reads:

R&R Subaward Budget
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.

Modified to read:

R&R Subaward Budget
Not Applicable

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Philip J. Brooks, Ph.D.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: 301-443-0513
Email: pjbrooks@mail.nih.gov