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NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GRANTS
NIH GUIDE, Volume 21, Number 11, March 20, 1992
PA NUMBER: PA-92-56
P.T. 44
Keywords:
Biomedical Research Training
National Institutes of Health
PURPOSE
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award National Research
Service Award (NRSA) institutional grants (T32) to eligible
institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for
individuals, selected by the institution, who are training for careers
in specified areas of biomedical and behavioral research. The purpose
of the NRSA program is to help ensure that highly trained scientists
are available in adequate numbers and in the appropriate research areas
and fields to carry out the nation's biomedical and behavioral research
agenda.
Preapplication consultation with NIH is highly desirable, especially
where predoctoral or short-term training is planned. Contacts are
listed in the section on Inquiries, below. Brief descriptions of
institutional NRSA research training programs at other Public Health
Service Agencies are also listed below.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
For Institutions
Domestic non-profit private or public institutions may apply for grants
to support research training programs. The applicant institution must
have, or be able to develop, the staff and facilities required for the
proposed program. The training program director at the institution
will be responsible for the selection and appointment of trainees to
receive NRSA support and for the overall direction of the program.
For Trainees
The individual to be trained must be a citizen or a non-citizen
national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for
permanent residence (i.e., in possession of the Alien Registration
Receipt Card I-551 or I-151) at the time of appointment. Individuals
on temporary or student visas are not eligible.
Predoctoral Trainees
Predoctoral trainees on regular research training appointments must
have received a baccalaureate degree as of the beginning date of their
NRSA appointment, and must be training at the postbaccalaureate level
in a program leading to the award of a doctor of philosophy of science
or an equivalent degree. National Research Service Awards cannot be
used to support courses which are required for the M.D., D.O., D.D.S.,
D.V.M., or any other similar health-professional degree. Individuals
who wish to interrupt their medical, veterinary, dental, optometry or
other professional school studies for a year or more to engage in
full-time research training before completing their professional
degrees are eligible; however, prior approval by the NIH is required
before such individuals may be appointed to the NRSA institutional
research training grant.
Postdoctoral Trainees
Postdoctoral individuals must have received, as of the beginning date
of the NRSA appointment, a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D.,
D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng.D., Dr.P.H., D.N.S., or equivalent degree from an
accredited domestic or foreign institution. Certification by an
authorized official of the degree granting institution that all degree
requirements have been met is acceptable.
Individuals with health-professional degrees appointed to postdoctoral
positions are expected to engage in at least two years of research or
research training beginning at the time of appointment. After one or
two years of research training support, most postdoctoral trainees
should be encouraged to seek support for further supervised research
experience through individual awards. Such individual awards could
include, but are not limited to, individual postdoctoral fellowships,
Physician Scientist Awards, Dental Scientist Awards, Clinical
Investigator Awards, Clinical Investigator Development Awards, or
research grants. It is recognized that transfer to an individual award
may not be appropriate for some postdoctoral trainees such as those
engaged in research training leading to a graduate degree. In any
case, the review of competing renewal applications for research
training programs will include a rigorous review of the ability of the
training program to retain individual trainees for at least two years
of research or research training experience. Additionally, the ability
of the training program to direct postdoctoral trainees into individual
support mechanisms and eventually into independent research careers
will be carefully examined at review.
Short-Term Health Professional Trainees
Students enrolled in a school of medicine, osteopathy, optometry,
pharmacy, chiropractic, dentistry, public health, or veterinary
medicine who have completed at least one quarter and are willing to
engage in full-time research training for up to three months are
eligible for appointment to short-term positions on an institutional
research training grant. Individuals holding an M.S., a Ph.D., or an
M.D./Ph.D. degree or an equivalent graduate level research degree are
not eligible for short-term training positions. Similarly, individuals
matriculated in a formal program leading to an M.S., a Ph.D., an
M.D./Ph.D. or a comparable graduate level research degree are not
eligible for short-term training positions. Within schools of
pharmacy, only individuals who are candidates for the Pharm.D. degree
are eligible.
MECHANISM OF SUPPORT
General Provisions
Levels of Training
Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Research Training: Applications will be
accepted for predoctoral or postdoctoral research training.
Predoctoral research training must be at the postbaccalaureate level
and must lead to the Ph.D. or a comparable doctorate degree.
Postdoctoral research training is for individuals who have received an
M.D., a Ph.D. or comparable doctoral degrees. Predoctoral research
training will emphasize fundamental training in the basic disciplinary
areas while training at the postdoctoral level will emphasize
specialized training to meet national research priorities. Training
grants are a desirable mechanism for the postdoctoral training of
physicians and other health-professionals whose doctoral training
usually involves only limited research experience. For such
individuals, the training may be a part of a research degree program,
but in all cases, health-professional postdoctoral trainees should
agree to engage in at least two years of research, research training,
or comparable experiences beginning at the time of appointment.
Short-Term Research Training Positions for Health-Professional Students
Beginning with the May 10, 1992 receipt date, applications for NRSA
institutional research training grants which request support for
regular predoctoral and/or postdoctoral research training may also
request short-term positions reserved specifically to train medical or
other health-professional students on a full-time basis during the
summer or other "off quarter" periods. Short-term appointments are
intended to provide health-professional students with opportunities to
participate in biomedical and/or behavioral research in an effort to
attract these individuals into research careers.
To be eligible for short-term research training positions, health-
professional students must have completed at least one quarter in a
program leading to a doctorate at an accredited school of medicine,
osteopathy, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, dentistry, or veterinary
medicine prior to participating in the program. Short-term positions
should last at least two months but may not last longer than three
months. However, back-to-back short-term appointments may be
permitted. Students selected for short-term appointments are
encouraged to obtain two or more periods of short-term training during
the period of studies leading to their health-professional degree.
Types of Training Permitted
NRSA research training grants may not be used to support studies
leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M. or other similar health-
professional degrees. However, students enrolled in health-
professional doctoral degree programs may receive support for short-
term research training for one or more periods lasting up to three
months each. Also, students enrolled in health-professional doctoral
degree programs may interrupt their health-professional studies for a
year or more to engage in full-time research training before completing
their professional degree.
NRSA research training grants may not be used to support residency
training, which means postgraduate training for doctors of medicine,
osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and nursing or the training
of any other individual who is providing health care directly to
patients where the majority of the time is spent in non-research
clinical training. However, if a specified period of full-time
research training is creditable toward specialty board certification,
NRSA may support such postdoctoral research training provided the
trainee is interested in establishing a research career. Physicians
and other health-professionals accepted for a postdoctoral NRSA
appointment are expected to engage in at least two years of research or
research training starting at the beginning of the appointment.
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 own policies. Research
trainees in clinical areas are expected to devote their time to the
proposed research training and to confine clinical duties to those
which are a part of the research training experience.
Trainees appointed to the training program must have the opportunity to
carry out supervised biomedical or behavioral research with the primary
objective of extending their research skills and knowledge in
preparation for a career in research.
Duration of Support
Institutional NRSA grants may be made for competitive segments of up to
five years and are renewable. Awards within an approved competitive
segment are normally made in 12 month increments with support for
additional years dependent on satisfactory progress and the continued
availability of funds.
Trainees are customarily appointed for full-time 12 month periods. No
trainee may be appointed for less than nine months except with the
prior approval of the awarding unit or when health-professional
students are appointed to approved short-term research training
positions. No individual trainee may receive more than 5 years of
aggregate NRSA support at the predoctoral level and 3 years of
aggregate NRSA support at the postdoctoral level, including any
combination of support from institutional training grants and
individual fellowship awards. Any exception to the total duration of
trainee support at either the predoctoral or postdoctoral level
requires a waiver from the director of the awarding component at the
NIH. The grounds for approving extensions of support can be found in
the document titled National Research Service Awards - Guidelines for
Individual Awards - Institutional Grants, NIH Guide for Grants and
Contracts, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 6, 1984.
Recruitment and Appointment of Trainees
The primary objective of the NRSA program is the preparation of
qualified individuals for careers in biomedical and behavioral
research. Within the framework of the program's longstanding
commitment to excellence and projected needs for investigators in
particular areas of research, it is important that attention also be
given to recruiting individuals from minority groups that are
underrepresented nationally in the biomedical and behavioral sciences.
Application information on plans for the recruitment of trainees should
include a description of steps to be taken for the recruitment of
individuals from underrepresented minority groups. Also, competing
continuation applications should include cumulative information on the
recruitment of minority trainees during the previous award period and
the subsequent career development of all trainees, including
information about their minority status. Failure to include an
adequate plan for recruitment or a report on minority recruitment from
the previous award period may result in a delay of funding until that
information is provided. Also program directors should be aware of a
recruitment pool in the nurse community which may have been overlooked.
NRSA program directors should make information about their programs
available to the nursing profession.
Consistent with the objectives of the NRSA programs and the focus on
the placement of former research trainees into research careers, it has
been shown that trainees who leave programs which exclusively train
health-professional postdoctorates are less likely to apply for and
receive research grant support than health-professionals who train in
an environment which also trains postdoctorates with the Ph.D. degree.
As a consequence, for training programs which focus, for example, on
research training for individuals with the M.D., consideration should
be given to the development of linkages with basic science departments
or the modification of program focus to attract individuals with the
Ph.D., when such changes are consistent with the goals of the program.
Applications which indicate that linkages with basic science
departments have been established and/or propose the concomitant
postdoctoral training of physicians or dentists with individuals who
have doctorates in the basic sciences (e.g., individuals with the
Ph.D.) will be given special consideration at review.
Payback Provisions
Before trainees can be appointed to a training grant, they must sign an
agreement to fulfill the NRSA payback requirements. Recipients agree
to engage in health related research and/or health related teaching for
a period equal to the period of NRSA support in excess of 12 months.
Once an individual has had 12 months of postbaccalaureate NRSA support,
all subsequent NRSA support is subject to payback. The period of
appointment to a short-term research training positions will be
accumulated along with any future NRSA support to calculate the total
NRSA service obligation.
Recipients must begin to undertake the obligated service on a
continuous basis within 2 years after termination of NRSA support. The
period for undertaking payback service may be delayed for additional
research training, for temporary disability, for a temporary hardship,
for completion of residency requirements, or for completion of the
requirements for a graduate degree. Requests for an extension must be
made in writing to the awarding unit specifying the need for additional
time and the length of the required extension. Recipients of NRSA
support are responsible for informing the awarding unit of changes in
status or address.
For individuals who fail to fulfill their obligation through service,
the United States is entitled to recover the total amount of NRSA funds
paid to the individual for the obligated period plus interest at a rate
determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Financial payback must be
completed within three years beginning on the date the United States
becomes entitled to recover such amount. Under certain conditions, the
Secretary of Health and Human Services may extend the period for
starting service or for repayment, permit breaks in service, or
otherwise waive or suspend the payback obligation of an individual.
Applicant organizational officials responsible for recruitment of
trainees should familiarize themselves with the terms of the service
payback requirements and explain them to prospective training
candidates before an appointment to the training grant is offered.
Stipends and Other Training Costs
The current stipend levels are as follows: Predoctoral trainees at all
levels of experience receive $8,800 per annum. Health professional
students appointed to short-term training positions will receive $734
per month.
For postdoctoral trainees, the stipend for the first year of support is
determined by the number of years of relevant postdoctoral experience
at the time of appointment. Relevant experience may include research
experience (including industrial), teaching, internship, residency, or
other time spent in full-time studies in a health-related field
following the qualifying doctoral degree. The stipend for each
additional year of NRSA support is the next level on the stipend scale.
Current postdoctoral stipends are as follows:
Years of Relevant Experience Stipend
0 $18,600
1 19,700
2 25,600
3 26,900
4 28,200
5 29,500
6 30,800
7 or more 32,300
Trainees with health-professional doctoral degrees who are enrolled in
a graduate degree program are considered to be in postdoctoral training
and will receive the appropriate stipend listed above.
NRSA stipends may be supplemented by an institution from non-Federal
funds. No Federal funds may be used for stipend supplementation unless
specifically authorized under the terms of the program from which the
supplemental funds are derived. An individual may make use of Federal
educational loan funds or V.A. benefits when permitted by those
programs. Under no circumstances may the conditions of stipend
supplementation detract from or prolong the training.
Trainees may be permitted to receive compensation for services as a
research assistant or in some other position on a Federal research
grant, provided the services are not related to the trainee's
dissertation area or program of training and the services do not
interfere with or prolong the research training experience. It is
expected that compensation from research grants will occur on a limited
part-time basis apart from the normal training activities which require
a minimum of 40 hours per week. Such compensation for services related
to a research grant is not considered stipend supplementation. More
specific information on compensation as a research assistant is
available in the Guidelines for NRSA Individual Awards - Institutional
Grants, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 6,
1984.
The Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514, impacts on the tax
liability of all individuals supported under the NRSA program. Degree
candidates who, prior to the enactment of Public Law 99-514, were able
to exclude all monies received under an NRSA award from their reported
income may now exclude only course tuition, fees, books, supplies and
equipment required for attendance. Non-degree candidates, who formerly
were able to exclude from stipends $300 a month for a period not to
exceed 3 years are now required to report all stipends and any monies
paid on their behalf for course tuition and fees required for
attendance. These new statutory requirements are in force as of
January 1, 1987.
NIH is not in a position to advise students or institutions about tax
liability. In any event, changes in the taxability of stipends in no
way alters the relationship between NRSA fellows, trainees and
institutions. NRSA stipends are not now, and never have been,
salaries. Trainees supported under the NRSA are not in an
employee-employer relationship with NIH or the institution in which
they are pursuing research training.
Tuition and fees, including medical insurance for the individual in
training, are allowable trainee costs if such charges are required of
all persons in a similar training status at the institution, without
regard to their source of support. Family medical insurance coverage,
however, is not an appropriate charge to the NRSA research training
grant. Tuition at the postdoctoral level, if justifiable, is limited
to that required for specific courses in support of the approved
training program.
Trainee travel, including attendance at scientific meetings, which the
institution determines to be necessary to the individual's training, is
an allowable trainee expense. In addition to travel to scientific
meetings, support for travel to a research training experience away
from the grantee institution for periods up to one year may be
permitted. Research training experiences away from the parent
institution must be carefully justified considering the type of
opportunities for training available, how they differ from
opportunities offered at the parent institution, and the relationship
of the proposed experience to the trainee's career stage and career
goals. Requests for training away for the parent institution require
prior approval from the NIH. Letters requesting training away from the
parent institution may be submitted to the NIH awarding component at
any time during the award period.
Institutional costs of up to $1,500 per year per predoctoral trainee
and up to $2,500 per year per postdoctoral trainee may be requested to
defray the costs of other training related expenses, such as staff
salaries, consultant costs, equipment, research supplies, and staff
travel. The institution may receive up to $125 per month to offset the
cost of tuition, fees, travel, supplies, and other expenses for each
short-term research training position. Also, an indirect cost
allowance based on 8 percent of total allowable direct costs exclusive
of tuition, fees, health insurance, and expenditures for equipment, or
actual indirect costs, whichever is less, may be requested.
Applications from State and local government agencies may request full
indirect cost reimbursement.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
Application is made on Grant Application Form PHS 398 (revision 9/91).
This revision contains special instructions for institutional NRSA
research training grants. Applicants are reminded that the 25 page
limit on the narrative section must be observed.
Applicants for research training grants who wish to include a request
for a short-term research training program should also use the
instructions for Institutional Research Training Grants included with
Form PHS 398. Short-term positions must be identified separately
within each category on the budget page, listing as instructed the
number of short-term trainees, the total stipend amount, and the total
amount of the training related expenses. Under stipends, short-term
positions should be listed under the "Other" category. The description
of the short-term research training program must be included in the
application for the regular research training program, but must be
separated from the description of the regular program within each
section of the application. In addition to the information requested
in the section called the Program Plan, the applicant must also address
the relationship of the proposed short-term program to the regular
research training program and provide assurance that the short-term
program will not detract from the regular program.
The Form PHS 398 is usually available at institutional offices of
sponsored research or their equivalent. If not available locally, send
a request accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label to:
Office of Grants Inquiries
Division of Research Grants
National Institutes of Health
Westwood Building, Room 449
Bethesda, MD 20892
REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS
Applications are evaluated for merit by NIH initial review groups based
on the following criteria:
o Past research training record for both the program and the
designated preceptors in terms of the rate at which former trainees
establish independent and productive research careers
o Past research training record in terms of the success of former
trainees in obtaining individual awards such as fellowships, career
awards, and research awards for further development
o Objectives, design, and direction of the research training program
o Caliber of preceptors as researchers including successful
competition for research support
o Training environment including the institutional commitment, the
quality of the facilities, and the availability of research support
o Recruitment and selection plans for appointees, and the availability
of high quality candidates
o The record of the research training program in retaining health-
professional postdoctoral trainees for at least two years in research
training or other research activities
o When appropriate, the concomitant training of health-professional
postdoctorates (e.g., individuals with the M.D., D.O., D.D.S.) with
basic science postdoctorates (e.g., individuals with a Ph.D., Sc.D.)
will receive special consideration
Short-Term Research Training Positions
In addition to the above criteria, applications that request short-term
training positions will also be judged on the following criteria:
o the quality of the proposed short-term training program including
the commitment of the participating faculty, the program design, the
availability of research support, and the training environment,
o access to candidates for short-term training and the ability to
recruit high quality short-term trainees from the applicant institution
or some other health professional school,
o the characteristics of the training program which might be expected
to persuade short-term trainees to consider academic/research careers,
particularly in clinical areas,
o the success in attracting students back for multiple year
appointments,
o the effects of the short-term training program on the quality of the
regular research training program including the appropriateness of the
number of short-term positions, and the plan to integrate the short-
term training program into the regular research training program,
o the plan to follow former short-term trainees and assess the effect
of such training on their subsequent careers.
Minority Recruitment Plan
All applications must include a plan to recruit individuals from
underrepresented minority groups. If an application is received
without a plan, review may be deferred until a plan is provided. The
plan to recruit minorities will be evaluated by the initial review
group after the quality of the training grant application has been
assessed and the priority score has been assigned. The comments of the
review committee on the plan for attracting minority individuals will
be presented in a note in the summary statement. For renewal
applications, this commentary will also cover accomplishments in
recruiting and retaining individuals from underrepresented minority
groups during the previous award period. Funding of an application may
be delayed if the plan for recruiting underrepresented minorities is
considered inadequate, or, in the case of renewal applications, if the
report of efforts to recruit minorities during the previous award
period is considered inadequate. The plan to recruit minority
individuals into any short-term training positions must also be
included.
Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research
Applications must include a description of formal or informal
instruction that deals with various aspects of scientific integrity or
the responsible conduct of research. Specific elements of the plan
might include topics to be covered, faculty to be involved, format of
the instruction, and schedule of instruction, however, the exact
content of the plan is left to each research training program. The
plan to provide instruction in the responsible conduct of research will
not be considered in the determination of merit of the overall research
training program, but applications that do not contain such a plan will
be considered incomplete and an award will not be made until a plan is
provided.
Review Schedule
Application Initial Review Council/Board Earliest
Receipt Date Meeting Meeting Start Date
Jan 10 Jun Sep/Oct Dec 1
May 10 Oct/Nov Jan/Feb Apr 1
Sep 10 Feb/Mar May/Jun Jul 1
Most institutional training grants have a start date of July 1, but
there are other possible start dates. Several Institutes or Centers
make funding decisions once a year in January or February, or earlier,
in order to provide program directors with an adequate recruitment
period. A few Institutes or Centers restrict receipt dates to once a
year. For example, the National Institute on Child Health and Human
Development (NICHD) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) receive
training grant applications only on January 10. The National Institute
on Dental Research (NIDR) receives training grant applications only on
September 10. And, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the
National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the
National Center for Nursing Research (NCNR) receive training grant
applications only on May 10. Applicants are strongly encouraged to
contact appropriate Institute staff before submitting an application.
AWARD CRITERIA
Final selection will be made based on the review group recommendation,
the need for research personnel in specified program areas, and the
availability of funds. The Institute will notify the applicant of the
final action shortly after the advisory group meeting.
Following initial review, applications are also reviewed by the
Council, Board, or other national advisory group to the NIH Institute
or Center whose activities relate to the proposed research training.
These advisory groups will include among the information they consider
the initial review groups' comments on the recruitment of individuals
from underrepresented minority groups into the training program.
Additional Information
For additional information, see the document titled National Research
Service Awards - Guidelines for Individual Awards - Institutional
Grants, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 6,
1984, usually available at the institution and/or contact the
appropriate individual listed under Inquiries, below.
OTHER NRSA INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS
NIH SHORT-TERM RESEARCH TRAINING FOR STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
SCHOOLS (T35)
Certain NIH Institutes offer programs exclusively designed to introduce
students in health professional schools to the opportunities inherent
in a research career by supporting full-time research training during
off quarters or summer sessions. In these programs, all of the
positions are short-term research training positions and are separate
and apart from the regular research training grants described in this
document which may include a few short-term research training positions
in addition to the long-term predoctoral and/or postdoctoral research
training positions. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to
contact appropriate Institute staff before submitting an application.
Announcements for Short-Term Research Training Grants are available
from the Office of Grants Inquiries listed above.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS
The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program awards research
training grants and fellowships (see next four items) that help
increase the number and capabilities of minority biomedical research
scientists and strengthen science curricula and research opportunities
at institutions with substantial minority enrollments. These programs
are administered by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
The MARC Honors Undergraduate Research Training Grant helps minority
institutions develop strong undergraduate science curricula, stimulate
an interest in biomedical research among undergraduate students, and
increase the number of well-prepared minority students who can compete
successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D.
degree in the biomedical sciences. Under this program, minority
institutions receive support to provide honors students with science
courses, research training, and summer research experience outside the
home institution.
The MARC Predoctoral Fellowship provides a further incentive to
graduates of the MARC Honors Undergraduate Program to obtain research
training in the nation's very best graduate programs.
The MARC Faculty Fellowship offers an opportunity for advanced
biomedical research training to selected full-time faculty members of
minority institutions. This training can lead to a Ph.D. degree or can
involve postdoctoral research, and can be pursued at any nonprofit
public or private institution in the United States with suitable
facilities. When the training period is over, fellows are expected to
return to their sponsoring schools to teach and conduct research.
The MARC Visiting Scientist Program provides support for periods of 3
to 12 months to outstanding scientist-teachers who serve as visiting
scientists at eligible minority institutions.
For additional information, write to:
Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC)
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
NIH, Westwood Building, Room 9A-18
Bethesda, MD 20892
INQUIRIES
Applicants are encouraged contact the individuals designated below,
before preparing an application, for additional information concerning
the areas of research, receipt dates and other types of preapplication
consultation. Contact in advance of submission is especially important
for programs requesting support for predoctoral or short-term research
training.
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (AG)
Dr. Phyllis Eveleth
Deputy Associate Director and Training Officer
Office of Extramural Affairs
National Institute on Aging
Gateway Building, Suite 2C218
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-9322
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (AI)
Dr. Leslye Johnson
Chief, Enteric Diseases Branch
Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Westwood Building, Room 748
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7051
Dr. Eugene Zimmerman
Special Assistant to the Director
Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Westwood Building, Room 754
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-8973
Ms. Nancy Brown
Health Specialist
Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Control Data Building, Room 243P
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-0638
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL & SKIN DISEASES (AR)
Dr. Richard W. Lymn
Director, Muscle Biology Program
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Westwood Building, Room 403
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7495
NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (CA)
Dr. Vincent Cairoli
Chief, Cancer Training Branch
National Cancer Institute
Executive Plaza North, Room 232
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-8580
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS(DC)
Dr. Daniel Sklare
Program Administrator and Training Officer
Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Executive Plaza South, Room 400B
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-5061
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL RESEARCH (DE)
Dr. Thomas M. Valega
Special Assistant for Manpower Development and Training
Office of Extramural Programs
National Institute of Dental Research
Westwood Building, Room 510
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-6324
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES (DK)
Dr. Lois Lipsett
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Westwood Building, Room 620
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7433
Dr. Judith Podskalny
Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Westwood Building, Room 3A15
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7455
Dr. Charles Rodgers
Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Westwood Building, Room 621
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7573
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (ES)
Dr. Annette Kirshner
Program Administrator, Scientific Programs Branch
Division of Extramural Research and Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Telephone: (919) 541-0488
NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (EY)
Dr. Ralph Helmsen
Research Training and Research Resources Officer
National Eye Institute
Building 31, Room 6A49
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-5983
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES (GM)
Dr. John Norvell
Assistant Director for Research Training
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Westwood Building, Room 907
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7260
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (HD)
Ms. Hildegard Topper
Program Analyst
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Building 31, Room 2A04
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-0104
NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (HL)
Dr. John Fakunding
Chief, Research Training and Development Branch
Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Federal Building, Room 3C04
Bethesda, MD
Telephone: (301) 496-1724
Ms. Mary Reilly
Prevention, Education, and Research Training Branch
Division of Lung Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Westwood Building, Room 640
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7668
Dr. Fann Harding
Division of Blood Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Federal Building, Room 5A08
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-1817.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR NURSING RESEARCH (NR)
Dr. Laura James
Nurse Scientist Administrator
Acute and Chronic Illness Branch
National Center for Nursing Research
Westwood Building, Room 752
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 402-3290
Dr. Sharlene Weiss
Chief, Health Promotions and Prevention Branch
National Center for Nursing Research
Westwood Building, Room 757
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 402-3296
Dr. Barbara Pillar
Nurse Scientist Administrator
Nursing Systems Branch
National Center for Nursing Research
Westwood Building, Room 757
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 402-2402
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NS)
Mr. Edward Donohue
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Federal Building, Room 1016
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-4188
NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES (RR)
Dr. Harriet Gordon
Medical Officer
General Clinical Research Centers Program
National Center for Research Resources
Westwood Building, Room 10A-03
Bethesda, MD 20902
Telephone: (301) 496-6595.
NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH (HG)
Dr. Bettie Graham
Chief, Research Grants Branch
National Center for Human Genome Research
Building 38A, Room 610
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 496-7531
NRSA PROGRAMS AT OTHER AGENCIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR)
AHCPR (formerly the National Center for Health Services Research and
Health Care Technology Assessment) is a separate agency of the Public
Health Service. AHCPR supports NRSA institutional training grants that
allow predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees to gain experience in
applying research methods to the systematic analysis and evaluation of
health services. For information and application forms, contact the
NRSA Project Officer, AHCPR Center for Research Dissemination and
Liaison, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 501, Rockville, MD 20852;
telephone (301) 227-8362.
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) ADAMHA
is a separate agency within the Public Health Service. ADAMHA includes
the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of
Mental Health (NIMH). These institutes also provide support through
NRSA institutional grants at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral
levels. For information and application forms, contact the following
offices at the 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857.
Grants Management Officer
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Room 16-86
Telephone: (301) 443-4703
Grants Management Officer
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Room 10-25
Telephone: (301) 443-6710
Grants Operation Section, Grants Management Branch
National Institute of Mental Health
Room 7C-05
Telephone: (301) 443-4414
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
HRSA is a separate agency within the Public Health Service. HRSA
offers institutional research training grants for research training in
primary medical care. These awards permit trainees to gain experience
in applying research methods to the systematic analyses and evaluation
of primary medical care. For information and application forms please
contact the following offices at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD
20857:
Grants Management Branch (T32)
Residency and advanced Grants Section
Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA
Parklawn Building, Room 8C-26
Telephone: (301) 443-6002
Programmatic inquiries should be addressed to:
Division of Medicine, BHPr/HRSA
Primary Care Medical Education Branch
Parklawn Building, Room 4C-04
Telephone: (301) 443-6820
AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS
NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants are made under the
authority of Section 487 of the Public Health Service Act as amended
(42 USC 288). Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 66, is
applicable to this program. This program is also described under the
following numbers in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance:
93.121, 93.306, 93.361, 93.398, 93.821, 93.837-93.839, 93.846-93.849,
93.853-93.856, 93.859, 93.862-93.868, 93.871, 93.880, and 93.894.
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