HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES INITIATIVE GENERALPROVISIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENTS NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 2, June 16, 1995 P.T. 34, FC Keywords: Drugs/Drug Abuse AIDS Grants Administration/Policy+ Disease Model Disease Prevention+ National Institute on Drug Abuse PURPOSE Research Goals and Scope The Special Populations Office (SPO), Office of the Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will offer to current NIDA grantees supplemental awards of up to $50,000 (direct costs) for a one year project in support of efforts to increase opportunities for students and investigators at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to become involved in drug abuse research. It is anticipated that research experiences will be provided that will enable participants to develop knowledge, skills, and linkages needed to conduct rigorous drug abuse research. Opportunities to develop linkages and collaborations for joint projects and research experiences that increase the parent grant's knowledge base about cultural and ethnic issues in drug abuse research are also encouraged. The research experiences can be provided at either the applicant or participant's institution. Examples of research experiences that have been identified as being particularly needed include, but are not limited to, the following: o Analytical design and analysis especially with longitudinal data and other large data sets o Laboratory techniques (e.g., advanced lab equipment and methods) o Drug abuse issues in AIDS o Prevention and intervention implementation o Materials development o Model development, research conceptualization o Cultural issues in drug abuse research o Ethnographic methods o HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment o Treatment protocols o Medications development process o Clinical trials Examples of specific experiences that could be proposed include providing a summer internship for faculty in advanced laboratory techniques, participating in the design of data collection instruments for minority groups, and expanding a study to include an additional sample/site with an HBCU investigator as a collaborator. All experiences must be within the scope of the approved aims of the parent project. Experiences may be short- or long-term (i.e., no longer than one year). Participants are to be identified by the applicant. The SPO is willing to assist in identifying potential participants. ELIGIBILITY Ongoing NIDA projects, or those to be funded by July 1, 1995, with at least one year remaining on the active grant are eligible for HBCU supplements. Most research grants are eligible; however, the following mechanisms are not eligible: contracts, R13, R15, and R55. NIDA grantees at HBCUs are eligible for participation under this announcement. A list of HBCU may be obtained from the program person listed under INQUIRIES. PROCEDURES Program staff are asked to encourage all eligible grantees to consider participating, but special encouragement is requested of those grantees who have ongoing research that would be of unusual or unique value to underrepresented minority students and investigators. Interested Principal Investigators should formally request supplemental funds for the proposed research experiences, describe the specific experience and its value to the student or investigator, provide qualifications of the HBCU participant with a statement of intent to participate (for those applications identifying a specific person), and propose a time-frame and budget. A PHS face page and budget page must be included and signed by the appropriate officials. This submission should not exceed seven pages plus the budget information and face page. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Applications are to be submitted to Lula Beatty at the address listed under INQUIRIES. Five copies of each application must be received by July 31, 1995. INQUIRIES Inquiries regarding this announcement may be directed to: Lula Beatty Special Populations Office National Institute on Drug Abuse 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-0441 FAX: (301) 443-9127 Email: lbeatty@aoada2.ssw.dhhs.gov .
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