and Human Services (HHS)
EXPIRED
Department of Health
and Human Services
Participating
Organizations
National Institutes of
Health (NIH) (http://www.nih.gov/)
Components of
Participating Organizations
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (http://www.cancer.gov)
Title:Collaborative Research in Integrative Cancer Biology and the Tumor Microenvironment (U01)
Announcement Type:
New
Update: The following update relating to this announcement has been issued:
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-09-026
Looking ahead: As part of the Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of e-Government the NIH will gradually transition each research grant mechanism to electronic submission through Grants.gov and the use of the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms. For more information and an initial timeline, see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-035.html. NIH will announce each grant mechanism change in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html).
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.393, 93.394, 93.396
Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: November 13, 2008
Opening Date: January 19, 2009 (Earliest date
an application may be submitted to Grants.gov).
Letters of Intent
Receipt Dates: January 19, 2009; September 19, 2009; January 19, 2010; September 19,
2010; January 18, 2011; September 19, 2011.
Application Due Dates: February 19, 2009; October 19,
2009; February 19, 2010; October 19, 2010; February 18, 2011; October 19, 2011.
AIDS Application Due Dates: Not applicable.
Peer Review Dates: June/July 2009; February/March 2010;
June/July 2010; February/March 2011; June/July 2011; February/March 2012.
Council Review Dates: August 2009; May 2010; August
2010; May 2011; August 2011; May 2012.
Earliest Anticipated Start Dates: September 2009; July 2010;
September 2010; July 2011; September 2011; July 2012.
Additional Information To Be
Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable.
Expiration Date: (Now Expired March 16, 2011 per issuance of PAR-11-146), Previously Changed to May 8, 2011 (Per NOT-OD-11-048); Original Date October 20, 2011.
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable.
Additional
Overview Content
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Part
I Overview Information
Part
II Full Text of Announcement
Section
I. Funding Opportunity Description
1. Research Objectives
Section
II. Award Information
1. Mechanism of Support
2. Funds Available
Section
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
A. Eligible Institutions
B. Eligible Individuals
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
3. Other - Special Eligibility Criteria
Section
IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
A. Receipt and Review and
Anticipated Start Dates
1.
Letter of Intent
B. Sending an Application to
the NIH
C. Application
Processing
4. Intergovernmental Review
5. Funding Restrictions
6. Other Submission Requirements and Information
Section
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
2. Review and Selection Process
A. Additional Review Criteria
B. Additional Review
Considerations
C. Resource Sharing Plan(s)
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Section
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
A. Cooperative Agreement
Terms and Conditions of Award
1.
Principal Investigator Rights and Responsibilities
2.
NIH Responsibilities
3.
Collaborative Responsibilities
4.
Arbitration Process
3. Reporting
Section
VII. Agency Contact(s)
1. Scientific/Research Contact(s)
2. Peer Review Contact(s)
3. Financial/ Grants Management Contact(s)
Section
VIII. Other Information - Required Federal Citations
Part II - Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Research
Objectives
Purpose
The purpose of this Funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to encourage new research into the complexity of cancer by fostering new interactions with two existing and related programs within the NCI: the Integrative Cancer Biology Program (ICBP) and/or the Tumor Microenvironment Network (TMEN). The NCI specifically encourages new collaborative projects between investigators associated with the ICBP or TMEN and researchers who are not involved with the program with which they propose to collaborate. These new collaborative projects will be composed of multi-Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) teams, led by at least one ICBP or TMEN PD/PI and at least one currently non-affiliated investigator, and will be aligned with the general mission of the ICBP or TMEN. These new projects are intended to bring new expertise, methods, ideas, and resources to the fields of integrative cancer biology and tumor microenvironment research.
Background
Enormous progress has been made in understanding the genetic, molecular, and cellular components of cancer. In cancer, the systems which are normally held in check by various homeostatic processes no longer function properly. It is for this reason that a basic understanding of critical cellular processes, such as cell cycle, DNA repair, apoptosis, transcription, cell migration, and matrix structure, is so critical to our understanding and treatment of cancer. However, cancer is not a disease only of cells. It is a disease of various systems and components that interact at both a molecular and cellular level to lead to initiation and progression of the disease. These interacting systems include interactions between genes in the cancer cells, between signal transduction pathways within a cancer cell, between cells in the tumor, between the tumor and its microenvironment, and between the individual and the macro-environment. Furthermore, the changing interactions of these various systems in a very dynamic environment underscore the inherent complexity of the disease. Until recently, it has been necessary to apply a reductionist approach to cancer research, focusing on a specific mutation, signaling pathway, or cell. While there has been remarkable progress in understanding each of these component parts, further integration across components or scales has been limited primarily by the lack of technology and tools needed to interrogate at any higher level.
Within the past 10 years, new technologies have been developed that have generated extensive genomic, proteomic and other genome-wide datasets. Other novel technologies have made possible vital imaging, isolation of rare cells, and organotypic culturing. Together, these developments have afforded the possibility to expand the cancer research effort to include an integrative systems approach.
To encourage and support the development of this new integrative research approach, the NCI has implemented two programs specifically targeted at addressing and examining the complexity of cancer: The Integrative Cancer Biology Program (ICBP) and the Tumor Micro-Environment Network (TMEN).
The ICBP is composed of multi-disciplinary centers focused on the development of predictive computational models of cancer which vary in the biological aspect of cancer as well as the computational or mathematical modeling approaches they are developing. Each center functions independently as well as working together on cross cutting biological and computational approaches. The program also functions as an educational and research resource for the cancer community (http://icbp.nci.nih.gov/).
The TMEN program is composed of multi-disciplinary centers focused on understanding cancer as complex disease of various cell types and environments (http://tmen.nci.nih.gov/). The overall TMEN goal is to achieve a high-level understanding of stromal composition and tumor-stromal interactions in clinically important tumor sites. In addition to high scientific productivity of individual research programs, this goal requires ensuring that results, ideas, and resources are shared freely within the Network, promoting trans-Network collaborative projects.
In the course of their research and outreach activities, the component ICBP and TMEN centers have also created a community of investigators with expertise in these emerging integrative areas and a compendium of resources that includes reagents, software, and other tools. Through this new initiative, individual investigators not affiliated are invited to collaborate with investigators affiliated with one of the programs, thereby extending the programs to a wider community.
Specific Research Objectives
This FOA is designed to facilitate new projects in integrative cancer biology and/or tumor microenvironment research and to extend current research conducted in the ICBP and TMEN programs through collaborations with the broader research community. Projects proposed in response to this FOA should be collaborative, multi-PD/PI, and aligned with the ICBP or TMEN missions. In addition to proposing new research, these projects should leverage the resources and expertise available in the ICBP and TMEN and extend and enhance the focus of the ICBP and TMEN with new ideas, methods, expertise, and resources. A broad range of potential collaborative projects are possible. In particular, these collaborations present an opportunity for investigators with expertise in other biological systems or organ sites not currently being modeled or studied within the ICBP or TMEN centers and investigators from complementary disciplines such as applied mathematics and engineering to work with ICBP or TMEN investigators to propose new projects in integrative cancer biology or tumor microenvironment research. The proposed projects may build on current center efforts but should not overlap.
Interested researchers, not currently affiliated with the program they are proposing to collaborate with, should consult the list of key investigators from the ICBP and TMEN programs designated by the ICBP and TMEN centers posted on the following websites:
ICBP Url: http://icbp.nci.nih.gov/resources/funding/u01s/
TMEN Url: http://tmen.nci.nih.gov/programs
Collaborating teams composed of at least one ICBP or TMEN PD/PI and at least one non-affiliated PD/PI are eligible to propose projects to this PAR. Projects supported through this FOA will be affiliated with the ICBP or TMEN. Project PDs/PIs or other key personnel are invited to participate in ICBP or TMEN events relevant to the scope of their projects, including relevant ICBP and TMEN semi-annual PD/PI meetings.
Projects proposed should be new and should be aligned with the overall mission of the program, ICBP or TMEN. Below are examples of the types of collaborative research projects this PAR would support. This list shows possible examples but is not all inclusive. Any project which is within the mission of the ICBP or TMEN and fits the other criteria outlined in this FOA will be considered.
Examples of possible ICBP collaborative projects:
See Section VIII, Other Information - Required Federal
Citations,
for policies related to this announcement.
Section
II. Award Information
1. Mechanism of Support
This funding opportunity
announcement (FOA) will use the U01 award
mechanism. The applicant will be solely responsible for planning,
directing, and executing the proposed project.
This FOA uses Just-in-Time information concepts.It also uses non-modular budget formats described in the PHS 398 application instructions (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html).
This is a cooperative agreement award mechanism. In the cooperative agreement mechanism, the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) retains the primary responsibility and dominant role for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project, with NIH staff being substantially involved as a partner with the PD/PI, as described under the Section VI. 2. Administrative Requirements, "Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award."
2.
Funds Available
Because
the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to
application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will
also vary. Although the financial plans of the NCI provide support for this
program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the
availability of funds.
Facilities and administrative (F&A) costs requested by consortium participants are not included in the direct cost limitation, see NOT-OD-05-004.
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
Section III. Eligibility Information
1.
Eligible Applicants
1.A. Eligible Institutions
The following
organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:
1.B. Eligible Individuals
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the PD/PI 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.
More than one PD/PI (i.e., multiple PDs/PIs), may be designated on the application for projects that require a team science approach and therefore clearly do not fit the single-PD/PI model.Additional information on the implementation plans and policies and procedures to formally allow more than one PD/PI on individual research projects is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi. All PDs/PIs must be registered in the NIH electronic Research Administration (eRA) Commons prior to the submission of the application (see http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm for instructions).
The decision of whether to apply for a grant with a single PD/PI or multiple PDs/PIs grant is the responsibility of the investigators and applicant organizations and should be determined by the scientific goals of the project. Applications for grants with multiple PDs/PIs will require additional information, as outlined in the instructions below. When considering the multiple PD/PI option, please be aware that the structure and governance of the PD/PI leadership team as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the individual PDs/PIs will be factored into the assessment of the overall scientific merit of the application. Multiple PDs/PIs on a project share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically.Each PD/PI is responsible and accountable to the grantee organization, or, as appropriate, to a collaborating organization, for the proper conduct of the project or program, including the submission of required reports. For further information on multiple PDs/PIs, please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi.
2. Cost
Sharing or Matching
This
program does not require cost sharing as defined in the current NIH Grants Policy Statement.
3. Other-Special Eligibility Criteria
There are no special eligibility criteria for applications submitted in response to this FOA.
Applicants may submit a resubmission application, but such application must include an Introduction addressing the previous peer review critique (Summary Statement). Since this is a new FOA, this provision is not applicable to the first receipt cycle after FOA release.
No renewal applications will be accepted.
Applicants may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application Information
The PHS 398 application instructions are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format. Applicants must use the
currently approved version of the PHS 398. For further assistance, contact
GrantsInfo -- Telephone: (301) 710-0267; Email: [email protected].
Telecommunications for the hearing impaired: TTY
301-451-5936.
2. Content and Form of
Application Submission
Applications must be prepared using the most current
PHS 398 research grant application instructions and forms. Applications must
have a D&B Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number as the universal
identifier when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements. The
D&B number can be obtained by calling (866) 705-5711 or through the web site
at http://www.dnb.com/us/. The D&B number should be entered on line 11 of the
face page of the PHS 398 form.
The title and number of this funding opportunity must be typed in item (box) 2
only of the face page of the application form and the YES box must be checked.
SPECIAL
INSTRUCTIONS
Applications with Multiple PD/PIs
When multiple PDs/PIs are proposed, use the Face Page-Continued page to provide items 3a 3h for all PDs/PIs. NIH requires one PD/PI be designated as the contact PD/PI for all communications between the PDs/PIs and the agency. The contact PD/PI must meet all eligibility requirements for PD/PI status in the same way as other PD/PIs, but has no special roles or responsibilities within the project team beyond those mentioned above. The contact PD/PI may be changed during the project period. The contact PD/PI should be listed in block 3 of Form Page 1 (the Face Page), with all additional PD/PIs listed on Form Page 1-Continued. When inserting the name of the PD/PI in the header of each application page, use the name of the Contact PD/PI, et al. The contact PD/PI must be from the applicant organization if PDs/PIs are from more than one institution.
All individuals designated as PD/PI must be registered in the eRA Commons and must be assigned the PD/PI role in that system (other roles such as SO or IAR will not give the PD/PI the appropriate access to the application records). Each PD/PI must include their respective eRA Commons ID in the eRA Commons User Name field.
All projects proposing Multiple PDs/PIs will be required to include a new section describing the leadership plan approach for the proposed project.
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan: For applications designating multiple PD/PIs, include the section entitled Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan, in the Research Plan of the PHS 398 form. A rationale for choosing a multiple PD/PI approach should be described. The governance and organizational structure of the leadership team and the research project should be described, and should include communication plans, process for making decisions on scientific direction, and procedures for resolving conflicts. The roles and administrative, technical, and scientific responsibilities for the project or program should be delineated for the PDs/PIs and other collaborators.
If budget allocation is planned, the distribution of resources to specific components of the project or the individual PDs/PIs should be delineated in the Leadership Plan. In the event of an award, the requested allocations may be reflected in a footnote on the Notice of Award.
Additional information is available in the PHS 398 grant application instructions.
Participation of Collaborative Research Awardees in the Activities of ICBP and TMEN Consortia.
Collaborative Research U01 Awardees will be expected to participate in the activities of ICBP and TMEN consortia (as appropriate to their projects) and to adhere to the recommendations and standard procedures established by the respective Steering Committees of ICBP and TMEN consortia.
Specifically, investigators submitting applications to this FOA must plan for the following activities:
3. Submission Dates and
Times
See Section IV.3.A. for details.
3.A.
Submission, Review and Anticipated Start Dates
Opening Date: January 19, 2009 (Earliest date
an application may be submitted to Grants.gov).
Letters of Intent
Receipt Dates: January 19, 2009; September 19, 2009; January 19, 2010; September 19,
2010; January 18, 2011; September 19, 2011
Application Due Dates: February 19, 2009; October 19,
2009; February 19, 2010; October 19, 2010; February 18, 2011; October 19, 2011
AIDS Application Due Dates: Not applicable.
Peer Review Dates: June/July 2009;
February/March 2010; June/July 2010; February/March 2011; June/July 2011;
February/March 2012
Council Review Dates: August 2009; May
2010; August 2010; May 2011; August 2011; May 2012.
Earliest Anticipated Start Dates: September 2009; July 2010;
September 2010; July 2011; September 2011; July 2012
3.A.1. Letter of Intent
Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows NIH/NCI staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.
The letter of intent is to be sent by the date listed in Section
IV.3.A.
The letter of intent should be sent to:
Jennifer
Couch, Ph.D.
Chief,
Structural Biology and Molecular Applications Branch
Division
of Cancer Biology
National
Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN Room 5000, MSC 7385
Bethesda, MD 20892-7385 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-U.S.P.S. delivery)
Telephone: (301) 435-5226
Fax: (301) 480-2854
Email: [email protected]
3.B. Sending an Application to the NIH
Applications
must be prepared using the research grant application forms found in the PHS
398 instructions for preparing a research grant application. Submit a signed,
typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and three
signed photocopies in one package to:
Center for Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC 7710
Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 (for U.S. Postal Service
express or regular mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for non-USPS delivery)
Personal deliveries of applications are no longer permitted (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-040.html).
At
the time of submission, two additional copies of the application and all copies
of the appendix materials must be sent to:
Referral Officer
Division of Extramural Activities
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd, Room 8041, MSC 8329
Bethesda, MD 20892-8329 (for U.S. Postal Service
express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: (301) 4496-3428
Fax: (301) 402-0275
Email: [email protected]
3.C. Application
Processing
Applications must be submitted on or before the application
receipt/submission dates described above (Section
IV.3.A.) and at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/dates.htm.
Upon receipt
applications will be evaluated for completeness by CSR. Incomplete applications
will not be reviewed.
The NIH will not accept any application in response to this funding opportunity that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial merit review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. The NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. However, the NIH will accept a resubmission application, but such application must include an Introduction addressing the critique from the previous review.
Information on the status of an application should be checked by the PD(s)/PI(s) in the eRA Commons at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/.
4. Intergovernmental Review
This initiative is not
subject to intergovernmental
review.
5.
Funding Restrictions
All
NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other
considerations described in the NIH Grants
Policy Statement.
Pre-award costs are allowable. A grantee may, at its
own risk and without NIH prior approval, incur obligations and expenditures to
cover costs up to 90 days before the beginning date of the initial budget
period of a new or renewal award if such costs: 1) are necessary to conduct the
project; and 2) would be allowable under the grant, if awarded, without NIH
prior approval. If specific expenditures would otherwise require prior
approval, the grantee must obtain NIH approval before incurring the cost.
NIH prior approval is required for any costs to be incurred more than 90 days
before the beginning date of the initial budget period of a new or renewal
award.
The incurrence of pre-award costs in anticipation of a
competing or non-competing award imposes no obligation on NIH either to make
the award or to increase the amount of the approved budget if an award is made
for less than the amount anticipated and is inadequate to cover the pre-award
costs incurred. NIH expects the grantee to be fully aware that pre-award costs
result in borrowing against future support and that such borrowing must not
impair the grantee's ability to accomplish the project objectives in the
approved time frame or in any way adversely affect the conduct of the project
(see the NIH Grants Policy Statement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part6.htm.)
6. Other Submission Requirements and Information
Awardees must agree to the "Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award" in Section VI.2.A "Award Administration Information."
Specific Instructions for
Applications Requesting $500,000 (direct costs) or More per Year
Applicants requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs
for any year (excluding consortium F&A costs) must carry out the
following steps:
1) Contact the NCI program staff at least 6 weeks
before submitting the application, i.e., as plans are being developed for the
study;
2) Obtain agreement from the NCI staff that the NCI will accept the application for consideration for award; and
3) Include a cover letter with the application that identifies the staff member and NIH IC that agreed to accept assignment of the application.
This policy applies to all new, renewal, revision, or resubmission applications. See NOT-OD-02-004, October 16, 2001.
Appendix Materials
All paper PHS 398 applications submitted must provide appendix material on CDs only. Include five identical CDs in the same package with the application(see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-031.html).
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent the page limitations. An application that does not comply with the required page limitations may be delayed in the review process.
Resource Sharing Plan(s)
NIH considers the sharing of unique research resources developed through NIH-sponsored research an important means to enhance the value and further the advancement of the research. When resources have been developed with NIH funds and the associated research findings published or provided to NIH, it is important that they be made readily available for research purposes to qualified individuals within the scientific community. If the final data/resources are not amenable to sharing, this must be explained in the Resource Sharing section of the application (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_faqs.htm).
(a) Data Sharing Plan: Regardless of the amount requested, investigators are expected to include a brief 1-paragraph description of how final research data will be shared, or explain why data-sharing is not possible. Applicants are encouraged to discuss data-sharing plans with their NIH program contact (see Data-Sharing Policy and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-032.html).
(b) Sharing Model Organisms: Regardless of the amount requested, all applications in which the development of model organisms is anticipated are expected to include a description of a specific plan for sharing and distributing unique model organisms and related resources, or state appropriate reasons why such sharing is restricted or not possible (see Sharing Model Organisms Policy and NIH Guide NOT-OD-04-042.)
(c) Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS): Regardless of the amount requested, applicants seeking funding for a genome-wide association study are expected to provide a plan for submission of GWAS data to the NIH-designated GWAS data repository, or provide an appropriate explanation why submission to the repository is not possible. A genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with observable traits (e.g., blood pressure or weight) or the presence or absence of a disease or condition.For further information, see Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (NOT-OD-07-088) and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/.
Additional Data/Resource Sharing Requirements.
In addition to the NIH-wide requirements defined above, investigators proposing project for this FOA should also agree to follow specific requirements of the network appropriate to their project (i.e., either ICBP or TMEN) regarding data, software, and model sharing.
Section V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria (Update: Enhanced review criteria have been issued for the evaluation of research applications received for potential FY2010 funding and thereafter - see NOT-OD-09-025)
Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process.
2.
Review and Selection Process
Applications
submitted for this funding opportunity will be assigned to the NCI.
Applications that are complete will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate scientific review group(s) in accordance with NIH peer review procedures (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/peer/) using the review criteria stated below.
As part of the scientific peer review, all applications will:
Applications submitted in response to this funding opportunity will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications. The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
The goals of NIH supported
research are to advance our understanding of biological systems, to improve the
control of disease, and to enhance health. In their written critiques,
reviewers will be asked to comment on each of the following criteria in order
to judge the likelihood that the proposed research will have a substantial
impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each of these criteria will be addressed
and considered in assigning the overall score, and weighted as appropriate for
each application. Note that an application does not need to be strong in all
categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact and thus deserve
a meritorious impact/priority score. For example, an investigator may propose to carry
out important work that by its nature is not innovative but is essential to
move a field forward.
Overall Impact. Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following five core review criteria, and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
Core Review Criteria. Reviewers will consider each of the five review criteria below in the determination of scientific and technical merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact. For example, a project that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Significance: Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
In addition, specific to this FOA.
For ICBP collaborations:
For TMEN collaborations:
Investigator(s): Are the PDs/PIs and other key personnel appropriately trained and well suited to carry out this work? Is the work proposed appropriate to the experience level(s) of the PD(s)/PI(s) and other researchers? Do the PDs/PIs and investigative team bring complementary and integrated expertise to the project?
In addition, specific to this FOA. Does the PD/PI who is currently not affiliated with ICBP or TMEN bring additional expertise or resources that will enhance the scope of research or other activities conducted in the ICBP or TMEN?
Innovation: Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?
In addition, specific to this FOA. Will this project serve as a model for cross-disciplinary studies?
Approach: Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project? Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success presented? If the project is in the early stages of development, will the strategy establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be managed?
If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) protection of human subjects from research risks, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?
Environment: Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?
2.A.
Additional Review Criteria
In addition to
the above criteria, the following items will be considered in the determination
of scientific merit and the rating:
Resubmission Applications: When reviewing a Resubmission application (formerly called an amended application), the committee will evaluate the application as now presented, taking into consideration the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group and changes made to the project.
Protections for Human Subjects: For research that involves human subjects but does not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human subjects involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children: When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children.
Vertebrate Animals: The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia.
Biohazards: If materials or procedures are proposed that are potentially
hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, determine if the
proposed protection is adequate.
Additional Review Considerations
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will address each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items and should not consider them in providing an overall impact score.
Budget and Period Support. Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Select Agents Research. Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Applications from Foreign Organizations. Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.
Resource Sharing Plans.
Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the
rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1)
Data Sharing Plan (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm);
2) Sharing Model Organisms (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-042.html);
and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-088.html).
When relevant, reviewers will be instructed to comment on the reasonableness of the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources. However, reviewers will not factor the proposed resource sharing plan(s) into the determination of scientific merit or impact/priority score, unless noted otherwise in the FOA. NCI program staff will be responsible for monitoring the resource sharing.
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Not Applicable
Section VI. Award Administration Information
1.
Award Notices
After the peer review of the application
is completed, the PD/PI will be able to access his or her Summary Statement
(written critique) via the NIH eRA Commons.
If the application is under consideration for funding,
NIH will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant. For
details, applicants may refer to the NIH
Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards,
Subpart A: General.
Selection of an
application for award is not an authorization to begin performance. Any costs
incurred before receipt of the NoA are at the recipient's risk. These costs may
be reimbursed only to the extent considered allowable pre-award costs. See Section IV.5., Funding Restrictions.
A formal
notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the
applicant organization. The NoA signed by the grants management officer is the
authorizing document. Once all administrative and programmatic issues have been
resolved, the NoA will be generated via email notification from the awarding
component to the grantee business official.
2.
Administrative and National Policy Requirements
All NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards include the NIH Grants
Policy Statement as part of the NoA. For these terms of award, see the NIH
Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards,
Subpart A: General (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part4.htm)
and Part II Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and
Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_part9.htm).
The following Terms and Conditions will be incorporated into the award statement and will be provided to the Principal Investigator(s) as well as to the appropriate institutional official, at the time of award.
2.A. Cooperative Agreement Terms and
Conditions of Award
The following special terms of award are in
addition to, and not in lieu of, otherwise applicable OMB administrative
guidelines, HHS grant administration regulations at 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92
(Part 92 is applicable when State and local Governments are eligible to apply),
and other HHS, PHS, and NIH grant administration policies.
The administrative and funding instrument
used for this program will be the cooperative agreement, an
"assistance" mechanism (rather than an "acquisition" mechanism), in which substantial NIH programmatic involvement with the awardees
is anticipated during the performance of the activities. Under the cooperative
agreement, the NIH purpose is to support and stimulate the recipients' activities
by involvement in, and otherwise working jointly with, the award recipients in
a partnership role; it is not to assume direction, prime responsibility, or a
dominant role in the activities. Consistent with this concept, the dominant
role and prime responsibility resides with the awardees for the project as a
whole, although specific tasks and activities may be shared among the awardees
and the NIH as defined below.
These Terms and Conditions of Award apply to all individual U01 awardees funded under the Collaborative Research in Cancer Biology program. All the awardee institution(s), principal investigators (PIs/PDs) and other key personnel must agree to collaborate on the goals of the Collaborative Research in Cancer Biology program.
2. A.1. Awardees and Principal Investigator Rights and Responsibilities
The PDs/PIs have primary authority and responsibility to define objectives and approaches, and to plan, conduct, analyze, and publish results, interpretations, and conclusions of studies conducted under this program. The PDs/PIs assume responsibility and accountability to the applicant organization officials and to the NCI for the performance and proper conduct of the research supported by the U01 in accordance with these terms and conditions of the award.
Specific rights and responsibilities will include the following:
2. A.2. NIH Responsibilities
A designated NCI Program Director acting as a Project Scientist will have substantial programmatic involvement that is above and beyond the normal stewardship role in awards, as described below. The NCI Project Scientist will not attend peer review meetings of renewal (competing continuation) and/or supplemental applications. If such participation is essential, these individuals will seek NCI waiver according to the NCI procedures for management of conflict of interest.
The main NCI responsibilities include the following activities. Specifically, the NCI Project Scientists will:
Additionally, an NCI Program Director acting as the Program Official will be responsible for the normal scientific and programmatic stewardship of the awards and will be named in the award notice. A Program Official may also have substantial programmatic involvement (as a Project Scientist) and may be the same person as Project Scientist. In that case, the individual involved will not attend peer review meetings of renewal (competing continuation) and/or supplemental applications, or will seek NCI waiver.
2.A.3. Collaborative Responsibilities
The NCI Project Scientist and the PD/PIs of the U01 awards funded under the Collaborative Research in Cancer Biology program will be jointly responsible for the coordination of intra-program activities and the scientific integration of individual projects with either ICBP or TMEN.
Although the Collaborative Research program will not have any separate formal governing body, these activities may involve the formation of two Coordination Groups (CG), one for those projects affiliated with ICBP, and a second for those affiliated with TMEN. The primary role of CG will be to serve as interface between the individual Collaborative Research projects and the ICBP or TMEN programs and to facilitate reaching consensus with regard to the integration of research efforts.
CG will include senior representatives of each U01 project, the NCI Project Scientist, and, if desirable, other NCI staff members involved in the ICBP or TMEN program. Meetings of the CG may be virtual or by teleconference.
The NCI Project Scientist will initiate the formation of the CG and will facilitate its activities. .
The affiliation of the Cooperative Research awardees with the ICBP or TMEN program and their participation (along with Cooperative Research Project Scientist), invited members on the ICBP or TMEN Steering Committees will provide the main venue for joint activities between the awardees and the NCI.
2.A.4. Arbitration Process
Any disagreements
that may arise in scientific or programmatic matters (within the scope of the
award) between award recipients and the NIH may be brought to arbitration. An
Arbitration Panel composed of three members will be convened: A designee
of the Steering Committee chosen without NIH staff members voting, one NIH
designee, and a third designee with expertise in the relevant area who is
chosen by the other two; in the case of individual disagreement, the first
member may be chosen by the individual awardee. This special arbitration
procedure in no way affects the awardee's right to appeal an adverse action
that otherwise can be appealed in accordance with PHS regulations 42 CFR Part
50, Subpart D and HHS regulations 45 CFR Part 16.
3.
Reporting
When multiple
years are involved, awardees will be required to submit the Non-Competing Continuation Grant Progress Report (PHS
2590) annually and financial statements as required in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
A final progress report, invention statement, and Financial Status Report are required when an award is relinquished when a recipient changes institutions or when an award is terminated.
We encourage your inquiries concerning this funding opportunity and welcome the opportunity to answer questions from potential applicants. Inquiries may fall into three areas: scientific/research (program); peer review; and financial or grants management issues.
1. Scientific/Research Contact(s):
Questions related to ICBP collaborations:
Jennifer
Couch, Ph.D.
Division
of Cancer Biology (DCB)
National
Cancer Institute (NCI)
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN Room 5000, MSC 7385
Bethesda, MD 20892-7385 (for U.S. Postal
Service Express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone:
(301) 435-5226
Fax: (301) 480-2854
Email: [email protected]
Questions related to TMEN collaborations:
Suresh
Mohla, Ph.D.
Division of Cancer Biology (DCB)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN Room 5038, MSC 7364
Bethesda, MD 20892-7364 (for U.S.
Postal Service Express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone:
(301) 435-1878
Fax: (301) 480-0864
Email: [email protected]
2. Peer Review Contact(s):
Referral
Officer
Division of Extramural Activities
National Cancer Institute
6116
Executive Boulevard,
Room 8041, MSC 8329
Bethesda, MD 20892-8329 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for
non-USPS delivery)
Telephone:
(301) 496-3428
Fax: (301) 402-0275
Email: [email protected]
3. Financial/Grants Management Contact(s):
Crystal Wolfrey
Office of Grants Administration
National Cancer Institute
6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 243, MSC 7150
Bethesda, MD 20892-7150 (for U.S. Postal Service
express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier delivery)
Telephone: (301) 496-8634
Fax: (301) 496-8601
Email: [email protected]
Section VIII. Other Information
Required Federal Citations
Vertebrate Animals:
Recipients of PHS support for activities involving
live, vertebrate animals must comply with PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/PHSPolicyLabAnimals.pdf) as mandated by the Health
Research Extension Act of 1985 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/hrea1985.htm), and the USDA Animal
Welfare Regulations (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm) as applicable.
Human Subjects
Protection:
Federal regulations (45 CFR 46) require that
applications and proposals involving human subjects must be evaluated with
reference to the risks to the subjects, the adequacy of protection against
these risks, the potential benefits of the research to the subjects and others,
and the importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm).
Data and Safety
Monitoring Plan:
Data and safety
monitoring is required for all types of clinical trials, including physiologic
toxicity and dose-finding studies (Phase I); efficacy studies (Phase II);
efficacy, effectiveness and comparative trials (Phase III). Monitoring should
be commensurate with risk. The establishment of data and safety monitoring
boards (DSMBs) is required for multi-site clinical trials involving
interventions that entail potential risks to the participants (NIH Policy for
Data and Safety Monitoring, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-084.html).
Sharing
Research Data:
Investigators
submitting an NIH application seeking $500,000 or more in direct costs in any
single year are expected to include a plan for data sharing or state why this
is not possible (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing). Investigators should seek
guidance from their institutions, on issues related to institutional policies
and local institutional review board (IRB) rules, as well as local, State and
Federal laws and regulations, including the Privacy Rule. Reviewers will
consider the data sharing plan but will not factor the plan into the
determination of the scientific merit or the impact/priority score.
Policy for Genome-Wide
Association Studies (GWAS):
NIH is interested in advancing genome-wide association
studies (GWAS) to identify common genetic factors that influence health and
disease through a centralized GWAS data repository. For the purposes of this
policy, a genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic variation
across the entire human genome that is designed to identify genetic
associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or the
presence or absence of a disease or condition. All applications, regardless of
the amount requested, proposing a genome-wide association study are expected to
provide a plan for submission of GWAS data to the NIH-designated GWAS data
repository, or provide an appropriate explanation why submission to the
repository is not possible. Data repository management (submission and access)
is governed by the Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or
Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies, NIH
Guide NOT-OD-07-088. For additional information,
see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/
Sharing of Model Organisms:
NIH is committed to support efforts that encourage
sharing of important research resources including the sharing of model
organisms for biomedical research (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/model_organism/index.htm). At the same time the NIH
recognizes the rights of grantees and contractors to elect and retain title to
subject inventions developed with Federal funding pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act
(see the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Beginning October 1, 2004,
all investigators submitting an NIH application or contract proposal are
expected to include in the application/proposal a description of a specific
plan for sharing and distributing unique model organism research resources
generated using NIH funding or state why such sharing is restricted or not
possible. This will permit other researchers to benefit from the resources
developed with public funding. The inclusion of a model organism sharing plan
is not subject to a cost threshold in any year and is expected to be included
in all applications where the development of model organisms is anticipated.
Access to Research Data through the Freedom of
Information Act:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular
A-110 has been revised to provide access to research data through the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) under some circumstances. Data that are: (1) first
produced in a project that is supported in whole or in part with Federal funds;
and (2) cited publicly and officially by a Federal agency in support of an
action that has the force and effect of law (i.e., a regulation) may be
accessed through FOIA. It is important for applicants to understand the basic
scope of this amendment. NIH has provided guidance at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/a110_guidance_dec1999.htm. Applicants may wish to
place data collected under this funding opportunity in a public archive, which
can provide protections for the data and manage the distribution for an
indefinite period of time. If so, the application should include a description
of the archiving plan in the study design and include information about this in
the budget justification section of the application. In addition, applicants
should think about how to structure informed consent statements and other human
subjects procedures given the potential for wider use of data collected under
this award.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children:
It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of
minority groups and their sub-populations must be included in all NIH-supported
clinical research projects unless a clear and compelling justification is
provided indicating that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health
of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This policy results from the
NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). All
investigators proposing clinical research should read the "NIH Guidelines
for Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html); a complete copy of the
updated Guidelines is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/women_min/guidelines_amended_10_2001.htm. The amended policy
incorporates: the use of an NIH definition of clinical research; updated racial
and ethnic categories in compliance with the new OMB standards; clarification
of language governing NIH-defined Phase III clinical trials consistent with the
SF424 (R&R) application; and updated roles and responsibilities of NIH
staff and the extramural community. The policy continues to require for all
NIH-defined Phase III clinical trials that: a) all applications or proposals
and/or protocols must provide a description of plans to conduct analyses, as
appropriate, to address differences by sex/gender and/or racial/ethnic groups,
including subgroups if applicable; and b) investigators must report annual
accrual and progress in conducting analyses, as appropriate, by sex/gender
and/or racial/ethnic group differences.
Inclusion of Children as Participants in Clinical
Research:
The NIH maintains a policy that children (i.e.,
individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all clinical research,
conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons
not to include them.
All investigators proposing research involving human
subjects should read the "NIH Policy and Guidelines" on the inclusion
of children as participants in research involving human subjects (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/children/children.htm).
Required Education on the Protection of Human Subject
Participants:
NIH policy requires education on the protection of
human subject participants for all investigators submitting NIH applications
for research involving human subjects and individuals designated as key
personnel. The policy is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00-039.html.
Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC):
Criteria for Federal funding of research on hESCs can
be found at http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp and at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-116.html. Only research using hESC
lines that are registered in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry will be
eligible for Federal funding (http://escr.nih.gov/). It is the responsibility
of the applicant to provide in the project description and elsewhere in the
application as appropriate, the official NIH identifier(s) for the hESC line(s)
to be used in the proposed research.
NIH Public Access Policy Requirement:
In accordance with the NIH Public Access Policy, investigators
funded by the NIH must submit or have submitted for them to the
National Library of Medicines PubMed Central (see http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/), an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no
later than 12 months after the official date of publication. The
NIH Public Access Policy is available at (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html). For more information, see the Public
Access webpage at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/.
Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable
Health Information:
The Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final modification to the
"Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health
Information", the "Privacy Rule", on August 14, 2002. The
Privacy Rule is a federal regulation under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 that governs the protection of individually
identifiable health information, and is administered and enforced by the HHS
Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Decisions about
applicability and implementation of the Privacy Rule reside with the researcher
and his/her institution. The OCR website (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/) provides information on the
Privacy Rule, including a complete Regulation Text and a set of decision tools
on "Am I a covered entity?" Information on the impact of the HIPAA
Privacy Rule on NIH processes involving the review, funding, and progress
monitoring of grants, cooperative agreements, and research contracts can be
found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-025.html.
URLs
in NIH Grant Applications or Appendices:
All applications and proposals
for NIH funding must be self-contained within specified page limitations. For
publications listed in the appendix and/or Progress report, Internet addresses
(URLs) or PubMed Central (PMC) submission identification numbers must be used
for publicly accessible on-line journal articles.Publicly accessible
on-line journal articles or PMC articles/manuscripts accepted for publication
that are directly relevant to the project may be included only as URLs or PMC submission identification numbers accompanying the full reference
in either the Bibliography & References Cited section, the Progress Report
Publication List section, or the Biographical Sketch section of the NIH grant
application. A URL or PMC submission identification number citation may be
repeated in each of these sections as appropriate. There is no limit to the
number of URLs or PMC submission identification numbers that can be cited.
Healthy People 2010:
The Public
Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease
prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010," a PHS-led national activity
for setting priority areas. This FOA is related to one or more of the priority
areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People
2010" at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Authority and
Regulations:
This program is described in the Catalog
of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/ and is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive
Order 12372. Awards are made under the authorization of Sections 301 and 405 of
the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and under Federal
Regulations 42 CFR Part 52 and 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92. All awards are subject
to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations
described in the NIH Grants Policy
Statement.
The PHS strongly
encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and
discourage the use of all tobacco products. In addition, Public Law 103-227,
the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities (or in
some cases, any portion of a facility) in which regular or routine education,
library, day care, health care, or early childhood development services are
provided to children. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and
advance the physical and mental health of the American people.
Loan
Repayment Programs:
NIH encourages
applications for educational loan repayment from qualified health professionals
who have made a commitment to pursue a research career involving clinical,
pediatric, contraception, infertility, and health disparities related areas.
The LRP is an important component of NIH's efforts to recruit and retain the
next generation of researchers by providing the means for developing a research
career unfettered by the burden of student loan debt. Note that an NIH grant is
not required for eligibility and concurrent career award and LRP applications
are encouraged. The periods of career award and LRP award may overlap providing
the LRP recipient with the required commitment of time and effort, as LRP
awardees must commit at least 50% of their time (at least 20 hours per week
based on a 40 hour week) for two years to the research. For further
information, please see: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/.
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