NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARDS FOR INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANTS RELEASE DATE: January 17, 1992 PA AVAILABLE: PA-92-031 P.T. 44; K.W. 0720005, 0404003, 0404009, 0715095 Application Receipt Date: May 10 The Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) announces the availability of a program announcement for National Research Service Awards for institutional Training Grants. AUTHORITY AND PURPOSE Under authority of Section 487 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 288), the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) provides National Research Service Awards (NRSAs) to eligible institutions to develop or enhance predoctoral and/or postdoctoral alcohol, drug, and/or mental health (ADM) research training opportunities for individuals who are training for careers in specified areas of biomedical and behavioral research. The proposed training must be in areas that encompass concepts and methods of the relevant disciplines, including basic and clinical sciences, and be of sufficient depth to enable the trainees, upon completion of the program, to formulate research projects and pursue careers as investigators. The support of institutional NRSAs (T32s) is to help ensure that highly trained scientific personnel will be available in adequate numbers and in the appropriate research areas and fields to meet the Nation's alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health research needs. Each ADAMHA Institute has different program goals and initiatives; therefore, potential applicants must contact the appropriate Institute office, listed below, prior to preparing an application to obtain the full Program Announcement and current information about that Institute's interests with regard to T32s. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS Domestic public and private, non-profit institutions may apply. The applicant institution must have a strong, demonstrated research program in the area(s) proposed for research training. The NRSA legislation requires, in making NRSAs, that the Nation's overall need for biomedical and/or behavioral research personnel be taken into account by giving special consideration to physicians who agree to undertake a minimum of two years of training in biomedical and/or behavioral research. TRAINING PROGRAM AND TRAINEE REQUIREMENTS The training program director at the institution will be responsible for selection and appointment of individuals to receive NRSAs and for the overall direction of the research training program. The training program must provide opportunities for individual trainees to carry out supervised research in the specified areas with the primary objective of extending their skills and knowledge in preparation for a research career. Special attention must be given to the appointment of minority students and women. Trainee Requirements: Individuals selected for NRSAs must be citizens or noncitizen nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence and have in their possession an Alien Registration Receipt Card (i-151 or i-551) at the time of appointment to the training program. Predoctoral applicants must have received a baccalaureate degree and be enrolled in a doctoral degree program at the time of appointment. Postdoctoral individuals selected to receive NRSAs must have received a Ph.D., Psy.D., M.D., D.D.S., D. Pharm., D.N.S., D.S.W., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree from an accredited institution that all degree requirements have been met is also acceptable. NRSAs are not made for study leading to the M.D, D.O., D.D.S., or other similar professional degrees nor do they support residency training. SPECIAL INTERESTS Research Recruitment: Support is available for three to four months of research involvement for clinicians and graduate students interested in exploring an ADM research career. Research recruitment candidates are not subject to the NRSA payback requirement. Short-term Research Training: This is a brief reference to a separate announcement titled, "Short-term National Research Service Awards for institutional Grants," presently being developed. Special conditions apply; therefore, potential applicants must contact one of the institute offices listed below for guidance. APPLICATION CHARACTERISTICS AND PERIOD OF SUPPORT Applicants for institutional NRSAs must follow the instructions accompanying the current version of grant application form PHS 398 (revised 10/88) that contains special instructions for institutional NRSAs. Applicants for research training grants wishing to include a request for a research recruitment training program must also use the instructions for institutional Research Training Grants included with the form PHS 398. The number and title of this announcement "PA-92-31, NRSA for institutional Awards" must be typed on line 2. Requests for recruitment positions must be identified as a separate category on the budget page listing the number of candidates, the total stipend amount, and the total amount of the training-related expenses. The description of the research recruitment training program must be included in the application for the research training program but must be separated from the description of the research training program within each section of the application. The applicant must address the relationship of the proposed recruitment program to the research training program, providing assurance that the research recruitment program will not detract from the training program. Applicants must observe the page limits specified in the PHS 398 instructions. The form PHS 398 is usually available from institutional offices of sponsored research or their equivalent. If not available locally, it may be obtained from the offices listed at the end of this announcement. Every application must include the following information about the training program: o All new research training grant applications are required to have a plan for recruitment of minority trainees. Competing renewal applications are required to include a list of accomplishments in recruitment, retention, and progress of minority students achieved in the prior project period in addition to recruitment plans in the next project period. Applications without a minority recruitment plan and, for the renewal applications, a report of accomplishments in recruiting minority trainees will not be reviewed until these items are received. o All competing applications must include evidence that training in the principles of responsible scientific conduct will be incorporated into the research experience of each trainee. Applications without plans to provide such instruction will not be awarded until a plan is received. o Applications must include discussion of the relevance of the proposed training program to the manpower needs of the relevant scientific area. Funding Criteria: Awarding components select applications for funding primarily on the basis of scientific merit review results, but other factors may be considered such as: availability of funds, research program priorities specified in the Attachment to the full program announcement, balance among types of research training supported by the awarding component, and minority recruitment efforts. Period of Support: Awards for institutional grants may be made for project periods of up to five years. By law, an individual may receive no more than five years of NRSA support in the aggregate at the predoctoral level and three years of support in the aggregate at the postdoctoral level under the NRSA program, including any combination of support from individual and institutional awards. APPLICATION RECEIPT AND REVIEW SCHEDULE ADAMHA institutional training applications have only one receipt date, May 1O. Applications received after the May 10 receipt date are subject to assignment to the next review cycle or may be returned to the applicant without review if requested by the applicant. The applications will receive an October peer review by the appropriate initial review group and review by the appropriate Advisory Council in January/February. Eligible Institutions desiring to request support under this program are encouraged to review the research areas specified in the Attachment to the full program announcement before requesting application kits. The complete announcement and the attachment are available from the offices listed below. An original and six copies of the completed and signed application are to be submitted to the Division of Research Grants, 5333 Westbard Avenue, Room 240, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 (applicants using express mail or courier services should use the 20816 zip code). REVIEW PROCESS AND CRITERIA, AND OTHER CONSIDERATIONS institutional training grant applications are reviewed for scientific and educational merit by ADAMHA initial review groups composed primarily of nongovernment scientists and are also subject to the review and recommendations of the appropriate ADAMHA Advisory Council. Major considerations in the review are the following: the qualifications of participating faculty, their success in previous training endeavors and the research context in which the training program will be established; the breadth, depth, and quality of the training program; the plans for recruiting and selecting trainees; and the adequacy of the training facilities and resources. Detailed criteria are listed in the full announcement. CONDITIONS OF AWARD Grants must be administered in accordance with the PHS Grants Policy Statement. Before a trainee can be appointed to an NRSA institutional grant, he or she must meet NRSA eligibility requirements and sign a Payback Agreement indicating his or her intent to meet the payback provisions required under the law. Institutions shall notify prospective trainees of these provisions prior to or at the time an appointment is offered. The Payback Agreement form must be completed and submitted to the awarding institute immediately upon appointment of a new trainee. Payback Requirement: Recipients of stipends under institutional NRSAs must agree to engage in health-related research and/or teaching for a period equal to the period of NRSA support in excess of 12 months. Activities carried out while supported by NRSAs may not be used to fulfill the payback requirements. The institution must submit to ADAMHA a Statement of Appointment form (PHS 2271) along with the signed Payback Agreement each time a trainee is appointed or reappointed to the grant. At the end of the total support period for each individual trainee, the institution must submit a Termination Notice (PHS 416-7) to ADAMHA. Trainees are required to pursue their research training on a full- time basis, devoting at least 40 hours per week as specified by the sponsoring Institution in accordance with its policies. An NRSA may not be held concurrently with another federally sponsored fellowship or similar Federal award that provides a stipend or otherwise duplicates provisions of the NRSA. An awardee may accept concurrent educational remuneration from the Veterans Administration and Loans from Federal funds. STIPENDS AND RELATED COSTS The annual stipend for predoctoral individuals at all levels, as of December 1991, is $8,800. For postdoctoral individuals, a stipend is determined on the basis of the number of years of prior relevant postdoctoral experience. This determination is made at the time of each appointment or reappointment of an individual. Postdoctoral stipends are: Years of Annual Years of Annual relevant stipend relevant stipend experience experience 0 $18,600 4 28,200 1 $19,700 5 29,500 2 $25,600 6 30,800 3 $26,900 7 OR MORE 32,300 The Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514, describes the tax liability of all individuals supported under the NRSA program. The interpretation and implementation of the tax laws are the domain of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the courts. The IRS should be consulted to clarify the applicability of the tax laws to individual trainee situations and to determine what steps must be taken to fulfill tax obligations. The institution may request funds for tuition, fees, and certain types of travel for trainees; actual indirect costs or 8 percent of allowable direct costs (whichever is less) to cover related institutional overhead; and up to $1,500 per predoctoral individual and $2,500 per postdoctoral individual for other related costs (e.g., salaries, equipment, research supplies). Research recruitment positions will be prorated. Tuition at the postdoctoral level is limited to that required for specified courses in support of the approved training program. Applicants may request additional trainee-related expenses (not to exceed $3,000 for predoctoral and $5,000 for postdoctoral trainees) when the nature of the program requires exceptional support. Inquiries The full Program Announcement and Attachment, up-to-date policy guidelines, and the application forms may be obtained from any of the following offices: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Office of Scientific Affairs 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 16C20 Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-4375 National Institute on Drug Abuse Office of Extramural Program Review 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 10-42 Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-2755 National Institute of Mental Health Division of Extramural Activities 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 9-105 Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-3367 Inquiries regarding grants management may be directed to: Grants Awards and Operations Section Grants Management Branch National Institute of Mental Health 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 7C05 Rockville, MD 20857 Telephone: (301) 443-4414
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