Notice to Clarify Category Limit for Salary Costs for RFA-TW-14-002 "Hubs of Interdisciplinary Research and Training in Global Environmental and Occupational Health (GEOHealth) – Research Training (U2R)"

Notice Number:

NOT-TW-15-001

Key Dates

Release Date:   October 15, 2014

Related Announcements

RFA-TW-14-002

Issued by

Fogarty International Center (FIC)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Purpose

The GEOHealth program (RFA-TW-14-002) aims to build networked multi-institutional research and training collaborations.  The above identified FOA indicates that salary costs should not exceed 25% of the total cost of the U2R grant.  This Guide Notice is to clarify to potential applicants that this category limit is guidance only. Applicants may propose alternative allocations with a strong budget justification, as long as the total costs of the grant do not exceed $300,000 per year. Peer reviewers, program and grants officials will assess the proposed budget in the context of the project’s aims and the goals of the program

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Joshua Rosenthal, Ph.D.
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Telephone: 301-496-3288
Email: [email protected]