Part 1. Overview Information

Key Dates

All applications are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. 

Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

No late applications will be accepted for this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this NOFO or in a Notice from NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts).

Conformance to all requirements (both in the How to Apply - Application Guide and the NOFO) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the How to Apply - Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions.

Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Notice of Funding Opportunity Description

 Background

The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) recognizes a compelling need to support the development of clinician- scientists trained in complementary and integrative health practices to pursue clinically informed research careers. Academic institutions training health care practitioners in the use of complementary approaches (i.e., complementary and integrative health clinical institutions) often lack key resources to fully support clinician- scientist research careers of their faculty. The REACH Virtual Resource Centers are intended to fill that gap by fostering partnerships with accredited, academic institutions providing clinical degrees in complementary and integrative professions and by providing a wide array of research and training resources to support clinician scientist faculty at accredited complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, such as schools of acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, naturopathy, physical therapy, and music and art therapy.

This initiative aligns with NCCIH strategic research priorities for workforce development and with recommendations of the NCCIH Working Group Report on Clinician-Scientist Workforce Development, specifically the following recommendations:

• To support a variety of career paths to the goal of clinician-scientist, addressing specific roadblocks in each type of path. As part of this effort, develop innovative approaches to support research training for clinicians with complementary and integrative health degrees;
• Develop programs to support the host environments at all types of institutions involved in research training in complementary and integrative health. This effort should include incentivizing institutions to reward teams of scientists and clinicians.

NCCIH currently invests in individual-level efforts to support complementary health practitioner clinician scientists, including administrative supplements for individual practitioners to gain a research experience on a funded grant  (NOT-AT-24-032) and supplemental slots on NCCIH- funded T32 programs to support a practitioner at the pre- or post-doctoral level to pursue research training (NOT-AT-24-033).  This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) will support institutional level partnerships and provide resources for clinician-scientist faculty located at complementary and integrative health clinical institutions to pursue research careers 

Objectives

The REACH Virtual Resource Centers will be scientific hubs that provide resources to virtually support the research environment and provide resources for faculty at partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions to pursue a research career. It is expected that the REACH Virtual Resource Centers program will lead to the following outcomes:

• Increase in the quality and quantity of grant applications submitted by clinician- scientists at the partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions
• Formation of multi- and interdisciplinary research partnerships across partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions
• Enhanced research environments at complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, thereby exposing more students to research
• A stronger pipeline for developing clinician- scientists trained in complementary and integrative health practices to gain expertise in clinical science and to pursue research careers at clinical institutions.

Scope

The REACH Virtual Resource Centers are expected to provide a range of resources for clinician- scientist faculty at partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions to support the development, submission, and management of Federal research grant applications (e.g., NIH, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs , and U.S. Department of Defense sources of funding). REACH Centers should propose and provide resources that would support investigators pursuing clinical research aligned with NCCIH s trategic research p riorities on complementary and integrative health approaches for health promotion, restoration, resilience, disease prevention, symptom (e.g., pain) management, and/or whole person health.

Research could focus on the study of a number of approaches that may include natural products, such as dietary supplements, plant-based products, and probiotics, as well as approaches with physical and/or psychological therapeutic inputs (often called mind and body interventions), such as spinal manipulation or mobilization, massage, tai chi, qi gong, yoga, acupuncture, hypnosis, guided imagery, breathing exercises, progressive relaxation, meditation, biofeedback, mindfulness techniques, or music or art therapies; and multicomponent interventions, such as naturopathic medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurvedic medicine, chiropractic care, or a combination of two or more of the specific complementary health approaches. Proposed resources should support investigators utilizing clinical research designs including observational or epidemiological studies, clinical mechanistic studies, qualitative and mixed methods research, and work to develop and test clinical interventions.

For this NOFO, a resource is defined as an activity that provides research and technical capabilities and expertise to researchers and is available to faculty located at a partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institution. Plans for overall financial support of the resource can include fees for service if they are well justified.

Overall, REACH Virtual Resource Centers should provide a scientific hub that virtually supports clinician- scientist faculty at partnering complementary and integrative health institutions to expand their research skills, develop collaborative interdisciplinary research teams that may span multiple institutions, and develop and submit competitive NIH or other agency- or organization-sponsored research grant applications. The REACH Center resources should also help support the preparation, submission, management, and execution of successfully funded grant applications. REACH virtual resource center applicants must propose resources in each of the following categories :

• Administrative Support: Resources in this category would support administrative and technical aspects of grant application development and submission, award negotiation and acceptance, award management, and award closeout.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, assistance with budget development, regulatory requirements, on-line submission, just- in- time documentation, subaward and contract negotiations, financial and technical reporting, etc.
• Research Support: Resources in this category would support activities related to designing and conducting clinical research relevant to NCCIH strategic priorities for symptom management.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, access to research methods and statistical expertise, tools/technologies for data collection and analysis, computational software, specialized research materials, data cleaning and storage, central institutional review board (IRB) services, participant recruitment and retention methods, etc.
• Grantsmanship: Resources in this category would support conceptual grant development assistance for NIH funding opportunities.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, assistance with identifying funding opportunities of interest, understanding requirements of different funding mechanisms, understanding NCCIH goals and research priorities, conceptual development of the research plan, critical review of grant applications including mock study section , assistance with resubmissions, etc.
• Mentorship and Training: Resources in this category would help promote the scientific career development of faculty at partnering institutions and facilitate the pairing of clinician- scientist faculty with successful scientific mentors.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, formal and informal mentorship programs, soft-skills training, individual development plans, cohort-building events for mentees, specific skills-based training programs, etc.
• Team Building: Resources in this category would support the creation and sustainability of diverse, collaborative, and interdisciplinary research teams.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, matchmaking services to fill gaps in expertise, training in team science methods, opportunities for interdisciplinary workshops and research collaborations, etc.

Applications must propose a center-run process to support small-scale pilot projects for scholars from partnering complementary and integrative health institutions. The pilot projects should have potential to form the basis for subsequent independent research applications consistent with NCCIH strategic priorities for health promotion and restoration, resilience, disease prevention, symptom management, and/or whole person health. REACH Center applications must provide a formal plan to solicit, review, and select/prioritize requests for pilot funding, and to evaluate the pilot study progress and outcomes. Descriptions of actual pilot projects that could be supported should not be included. The selection of pilot projects will be made in consultation with the NIH Project Scientist(s) and approved by the NIH Program Officer(s). The details of the full governance of cooperative agreements structure are provided in Section VI.2, Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award.

Applicants for the REACH Virtual Resource Centers should provide a strong rationale for the resources they propose based on the needs of their partnering clinical institutions and should demonstrate their ability to provide expertise for the proposed resources. Administrative and research support costs that are directly charged should be integral to the project and not costs that are also recovered as indirect costs. The institution applying to host the REACH Center must demonstrate a strong concentration of NIH-funded investigators with expertise in complementary and integrative health research, a track record of collaboration among participating faculty at the REACH Center, and the ability to provide expertise for all proposed resources, including coordinated mentoring for complementary and integrative health research. There must be an institutional letter of support from the Dean, Provost, or equivalent rank of the submitting institution, detailing their qualifications and support for and resources provided to the proposed REACH Center. 

The REACH Center must propose specific milestones and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed resources, such as tracking outreach efforts, engagement, training, mentoring, team building, and grant applications. Funded REACH Centers will be evaluated based on NCCIH- approved milestones and metrics, which must include goals for the number of NIH grant applications submitted, scored, and funded to faculty located at the partnering integrative health clinical institutions.

Partnerships with Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions

The proposed REACH Center should demonstrate its ability to partner with accredited, U.S. domestic complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, such as  schools of acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, naturopathy, physical therapy, and music and art therapy. Please note that for schools of osteopathy, only those institutions that teach manual manipulation as part of the core curriculum required for all students for a doctoral degree will be considered as an eligible partnering complementary and integrative health institution. Although not required, previous institutional experience collaborating with complementary and integrative health clinical institutions and/or other less resourced institutions to build research capacity is preferred. Applicants with previous collaborative experience should provide information on relevant metrics to demonstrate the success of those institutional relationships (e.g., formation of multidisciplinary research teams, publications, research presentations, grant applications, etc.).

The application must include letters of support from at least three different accredited complementary and integrative health clinical institutions that agree to partner with the REACH Center to provide access for their faculty to the available resources, as well as plans to reach out and expand partnerships to additional institutions throughout the course of the project period. The initial partnerships must demonstrate a breadth of clinical disciplines and cannot all come from a single complementary or integrative health discipline (e.g., letters of support from three schools of acupuncture would not be acceptable, but letters of support from two schools of acupuncture and one school of chiropractic would be acceptable). The letters of support must demonstrate the willingness of the partnering complementary and integrative health institutions to engage with the REACH Center to help support the research careers of their faculty, and the letters must commit in kind support to provide at least 2.4 person-months effort (i.e., 20 percent) protected time for selected faculty to participate in REACH Center activities for at least 1 year.

Applicants should consider strategies to enhance diverse perspectives from partnering institutions, faculty, staff, and students within the PEDP. The PEDP will be assessed as part of the scientific and technical peer review evaluation, as well as considered among programmatic matters with respect to funding decisions.

Responsiveness Criteria:

Applications nonresponsive to terms of this RFA will not be reviewed.

• Applications that do not include an institutional letter of support from the Dean, Provost, or similar rank of the submitting institution are not responsive to this RFA
• Applications that do not include at least three letters of support from partnering integrative health institutions with varying clinical disciplines are not responsive to this RFA
• Applications that do not propose a formal plan to solicit, review, select, and support small- scale pilot studies are not responsive to this RFA
• Applications that do not include a PEDP are not responsive to this RFA
• Applications including resources that are not virtually available from remote locations are not responsive to this RFA

Technical Assistance and Teaming Webinar  

NCCIH will provide a technical assistance and teaming webinar for potential applicants and institutional partners for REACH Virtual Resource Centers on Tuesday, June 18, 2024 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET. Please register to attend the webinar at https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_fkLQksJ2TUWcnFTOxEtIog. Attending the technical assistance and teaming webinar is encouraged for all potential applicants and potential partnering institutions, but it is not required for submission of an application. 

Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP)

The NIH recognizes that teams comprised of investigators with diverse perspectives working together and capitalizing on innovative ideas and distinct viewpoints outperform homogeneous teams. There are many benefits that flow from a scientific workforce rich with diverse perspectives, including: fostering scientific innovation, enhancing global competitiveness, contributing to robust learning environments, improving the quality of the research, advancing the likelihood that underserved populations participate in, and benefit from research, and enhancing public trust.

To support the best science, the NIH encourages inclusivity in research guided by the consideration of diverse perspectives. Broadly, diverse perspectives can include but are not limited to the educational background and scientific expertise of the people who perform the research; the populations who participate as human subjects in research studies; and the places where research is done.

This NOFO requires a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP), which will be assessed as part of the scientific and technical peer review evaluation. Assessment of applications containing a PEDP are based on the scientific and technical merit of the proposed project. Consistent with federal law, the race, ethnicity, or sex of a researcher, award participant, or trainee will not be considered during the application review process or when making funding decisions. Applications that fail to include a PEDP will be considered incomplete and will be administratively withdrawn before review.

The PEDP will be submitted as Other Project Information as an attachment (see Section IV).  Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the NOFO instructions carefully and view the available PEDP guidance materials. 

See Section VIII. Other Information for award authorities and regulations.

Section II. Award Information

NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made from this NOFO.

Section III. Eligibility Information

1. Eligible Applicants

Higher Education Institutions

• Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
• Private Institutions of Higher Education

The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:

• Hispanic-serving Institutions
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
• Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
• Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)

Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education

• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)

For-Profit Organizations

• Small Businesses
• For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)

Local Governments

• State Governments
• County Governments
• City or Township Governments
• Special District Governments
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)

Federal Governments

• Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
• U.S. Territory or Possession

Other

• Independent School Districts
• Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
• Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
• Regional Organizations

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply.

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed. 

Applicant Organizations

Applicant organizations must complete and maintain the following registrations as described in the How to Apply - Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. All registrations must be completed prior to the application being submitted. Registration can take 6 weeks or more, so applicants should begin the registration process as soon as possible. Failure to complete registrations in advance of a due date is not a valid reason for a late submission, please reference NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.3.9.2 Electronically Submitted Applications for additional information

• System for Award Management (SAM) – Applicants must complete and maintain an active registration, which requires renewal at least annually. The renewal process may require as much time as the initial registration. SAM registration includes the assignment of a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code for domestic organizations which have not already been assigned a CAGE Code.
  • NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) Code – Foreign organizations must obtain an NCAGE code (in lieu of a CAGE code) in order to register in SAM.
  • Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) - A UEI is issued as part of the SAM.gov registration process. The same UEI must be used for all registrations, as well as on the grant application.
• eRA Commons - Once the unique organization identifier is established, organizations can register with eRA Commons in tandem with completing their Grants.gov registrations; all registrations must be in place by time of submission. eRA Commons requires organizations to identify at least one Signing Official (SO) and at least one Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) account in order to submit an application.
• Grants.gov – Applicants must have an active SAM registration in order to complete the Grants.gov registration.

Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD(s)/PI(s))

All PD(s)/PI(s) must have an eRA Commons account.  PD(s)/PI(s) should work with their organizational officials to either create a new account or to affiliate their existing account with the applicant organization in eRA Commons. If the PD/PI is also the organizational Signing Official, they must have two distinct eRA Commons accounts, one for each role. Obtaining an eRA Commons account can take up to 2 weeks.

Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with their organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from diverse backgrounds, including individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and women are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. See, Reminder: Notice of NIH's Encouragement of Applications Supporting Individuals from Underrepresented Ethnic and Racial Groups as well as Individuals with Disabilities, NOT-OD-22-019.

For institutions/organizations proposing multiple PDs/PIs, visit the Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator Policy and submission details in the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the How to Apply - Application Guide.

For this NOFO, the Program Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) must devote at least 2.4 person-months of effort. If multiple PDs/PIs are proposed, the combined effort must equal at least 2.4 person-months, and each of the multiple PDs/PIs must devote at least 1.2 person-months.

2. Cost Sharing

This NOFO does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 1.2 Definition of Terms.

3. Additional Information on Eligibility

Number of Applications

Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

The NIH will not accept duplicate or highly overlapping applications under review at the same time, per NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.3.7.4 Submission of Resubmission Application. This means that the NIH will not accept:

• A new (A0) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of an overlapping new (A0) or resubmission (A1) application.
• A resubmission (A1) application that is submitted before issuance of the summary statement from the review of the previous new (A0) application.
• An application that has substantial overlap with another application pending appeal of initial peer review (see NIH Grants Policy Statement 2.3.9.4 Similar, Essentially Identical, or Identical Applications).

Section IV. Application and Submission Information

1. Requesting an Application Package

The application forms package specific to this opportunity must be accessed through ASSIST, Grants.gov Workspace or an institutional system-to-system solution. Links to apply using ASSIST or Grants.gov Workspace are available in Part 1 of this NOFO. See your administrative office for instructions if you plan to use an institutional system-to-system solution.

2. Content and Form of Application Submission

It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Research (R) Instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide except where instructed in this notice of funding opportunity to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the How to Apply - Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

Letter of Intent

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 Institute and Center (IC) staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.

By the date listed in Part 1. Overview Information, prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:

• Descriptive title of proposed activity
• Name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of the PD(s)/PI(s)
• Names of other key personnel
• Participating institution(s)
• Number and title of this funding opportunity

The letter of intent should be sent to:

Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Telephone: 301-594-8018
Email: [email protected]

Page Limitations

All page limitations described in the How to Apply – Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed, with the following exceptions or additional requirements :

For this specific NOFO, the Research Strategy section is limited to 20 pages.

The following section supplements the instructions found in the How to Apply – Application Guide and should be used for preparing an application to this NOFO.

SF424(R&R) Cover

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

SF424(R&R) Project/Performance Site Locations

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

SF424(R&R) Other Project Information

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP)

• In an "Other Attachment" entitled "Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives," all applicants must include a summary of actionable strategies to advance the scientific and technical merit of the proposed project through expanded inclusivity.
• Applicants should align their proposed strategies for PEDP with the research strategy section, providing a holistic and integrated view of how enhancing diverse perspectives and inclusivity are buoyed throughout the application.
• The PEDP will vary depending on the scientific aims, expertise required, the environment and performance site(s), as well as how the project aims are structured.
• The PEDP may be no more than 2 pages in length and should include:
  • Actionable strategies using defined approaches for the inclusion of diverse perspectives in the project;
  • Description of how the PEDP will advance the scientific and technical merit of the proposed project;
  • Anticipated timeline of proposed PEDP activities;
  • Evaluation methods for assessing the progress and success of PEDP activities.

Examples of items that advance inclusivity in research and may be appropriate for a PEDP can include, but are not limited to:

• Partnerships with different types of institutions and organizations (e.g., research-intensive; undergraduate-focused; HBCUs; emerging research institutions; community-based organizations).
• Project frameworks that enable communities and researchers to work collaboratively as equal partners in all phases of the research process.
• Outreach and planned engagement activities to enhance recruitment of individuals from diverse groups as human subjects in clinical trials, including those from underrepresented backgrounds.
• Description of planned partnerships that may enhance geographic and regional diversity.
• Outreach and recruiting activities intended to diversify the pool of applicants for research training programs, such as outreach to prospective applicants from groups underrepresented in the biomedical sciences, for example, individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups, those with disabilities, those from disadvantaged backgrounds, and women.
• Plans to utilize the project infrastructure (i.e., research and structure) to enhance the research environment and support career-advancing opportunities for junior, early- and mid-career researchers.
• Transdisciplinary research projects and collaborations among researchers from fields beyond the biological sciences, such as physics, engineering, mathematics, computational biology, computer and data sciences, as well as bioethics.

Examples of items that are not appropriate in a PEDP include, but are not limited to:

• Selection or hiring of personnel for a research team based on their race, ethnicity, or sex.
• A training or mentorship program limited to certain researchers based on their race, ethnicity, or sex.

For further information on the Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP), please see PEDP guidance materials.

SF424(R&R) Senior/Key Person Profile

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

Key personnel should describe their experience and record of accomplishments in facilitating the development of interdisciplinary collaborations, managing clinical research on complementary and integrative health approaches for symptom management, and providing support for developing F ederal grant applications. Teams should include personnel with scientific, technical, and administrative expertise.

R&R Budget

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

The PD/PI is required to devote 2.4 person-months to provide overall center guidance and resource management. If multiple PDs/PIs are proposed, the combined effort must equal at least 2.4 person-months, and each of the multiple PDs/PIs must devote at least 1.2 person-months.

In the budget justification, provide detailed information about support received or anticipated from other entities. This could include additional funding from another government agency, user fees, or institutional support, for example. These costs should not be included in the SF-424 budget pages; they should be included only in the budget justification. Administrative and research support costs that are being charged as direct costs should be integral to the project and not also recovered as indirect costs.

When transition to other means of support is feasible for specific resources, the funding requested should align with a transition plan. In such cases, the application should request reduced support for specific resources  as the project period progresses and describe plans to transition  to other sources of support is appropriate.

 Up to $100,000 direct costs per year may be budgeted to support small-scale pilot studies conducted by scholars at partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. Generally, the pilot funds will be distributed in the form of subcontracts to the third-party researcher's institutions.

PEDP implementation costs:

Applicants may include allowable costs associated with PEDP implementation (as outlined in the Grants Policy Statement section 7): https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_7/7.1_general.htm. 

R&R Subaward Budget

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

PHS 398 Research Plan

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:

Specific Aims: Describe the overall aims of the resources the REACH C enter proposes to provide. Include an aim focused on outreach, capacity building, and sustainability activities to develop partnerships with additional complementary and integrative health clinical institutions throughout the period of support.

Research Strategy: The application must detail virtual resources that the REACH C enter will provide to qualified investigators located at partnering accredited complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. Applicants must  propose to provide resources in a dministrative support, r esearch support, grantsmanship, mentoring and training, and  team building categories. Applicants must provide strong justification for how the proposed resources will enable the REACH Center to meet the overall objectives of the program based on the needs of their initial partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. The proposed resources should be well- designed to support investigators interested in pursuing clinical research on complementary and integrative health approaches and health promotion and restoration, resilience, disease prevention, symptom management (e.g., pain), and/or whole person health, including observational or epidemiological studies, clinical mechanistic studies, qualitative and mixed methods research, and/or work to develop and test clinical interventions. The REACH C enter may propose many different models for supporting NIH grant applications from faculty at partnering institutions, which may include submitting applications as a multiple PD/PI partner when appropriate.

REACH Center applications must propose to support small- scale pilot projects with potential to form the basis for subsequent independent research applications consistent with NCCIH strategic priorities for health promotion and restoration, resilience, disease prevention, symptom management, and/or whole person health. Applications must provide a formal plan to solicit, review, and select/prioritize requests for pilot funding, and to evaluate the pilot study progress and outcomes. Descriptions of actual pilot projects should not be included, but rather the overarching areas in which small-scale projects would be solicited should be discussed.  

The institution applying to host the REACH Center must demonstrate a strong concentration of NIH-funded investigators with expertise in complementary and integrative health  research, a track  record of collaboration among participating faculty at the REACH Center, and the ability to provide expertise for all proposed resources including coordinated mentoring for complementary and integrative health  4research.  Applicants must demonstrate partnerships with at least three complementary and integrative health clinical institutions representing a breadth of clinical practices. The Research Strategy must provide plans for how the REACH Center and the partnering institutions will interact, and how faculty at the partnering institutions will access and use the proposed resources. Applications should also address outreach and must include plans to expand partnerships to additional integrative health clinical institutions over the course of the award. Applicants should provide a strong rationale for their ability to partner with complementary and integrative health clinical institutions to achieve the objectives of the REACH Center program, including any previous experience collaborating with less resourced institutions to build research capacity, if available. Applicants with previous collaborative experience should provide information on relevant metrics to demonstrate the success of those institutional relationships (e.g., formation of multidisciplinary research teams, publications, research presentations, grant applications, etc.). Plans to recruit and retain staff to provide administrative and research support for proposed resources should be provided if needed, along with plans to replace support staff who leave. 

Applications must describe milestones appropriate for assessing the use and value of proposed resources, as well as the overall productivity of the REACH Center, including benchmarks for the total number of NIH grant applications submitted, scored, and awarded to faculty from the partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions. The application should provide a plan to evaluate REACH Center activities with both short-term and long-term measures of success. 

Letters of Support: 

A letter of support from the Dean, Provost, or equivalent rank of the submitting college is required. The letter of support must demonstrate support for the development of the REACH Center, and the letters must specify qualifications of the institution to host the REACH Center, including, but not limited to, the demonstration of:

• A strong concentration of NIH-funded investigators with expertise in complementary and integrative health research
• A track  record of collaboration among participating faculty
• The ability to provide expertise for all resources proposed

Letters of support from at least three partnering accredited U.S. domestic complementary and integrative health clinical institutions representing at least two different clinical disciplines are required. Eligible clinical institutions include, but are not limited to, schools of acupuncture, chiropractic, osteopathy, naturopathy, physical therapy, and music and art therapy. For schools of osteopathy, only those institutions that teach manual manipulation as part of the core curriculum required for all students for a doctoral degree will be considered as an eligible partnering complementary and integrative health institution. The letters of support must demonstrate the willingness of the partnering complementary and integrative health institutions to engage with the REACH Center to support the research careers of their faculty, and the letters must commit in kind support to provide at least 20 percent effort protected time for selected faculty to participate in REACH Center activities for at least 1 year.

Resource Sharing Plan: Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans as provided in the How to Apply - Application Guide.

Other Plan(s): Note: Effective for due dates on or after January 25, 2023, the Data Management and Sharing Plan will be attached in the Other Plan(s) attachment in FORMS-H application forms packages.

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:

• All applicants planning research (funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH) that results in the generation of scientific data are required to comply with the instructions for the Data Management and Sharing Plan. All applications, regardless of the amount of direct costs requested for any one year, must address a Data Management and Sharing Plan.

Appendix: Only limited Appendix materials are allowed. Follow all instructions for the Appendix as described in the How to Apply - Application Guide.

No publications or other material, with the exception of blank questionnaires or blank surveys, may be included in the Appendix.

PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information

When involving human subjects research, clinical research, and/or NIH-defined clinical trials (and when applicable, clinical trials research experience) follow all instructions for the PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information form in the How to Apply - Application Guide, with the following additional instructions:

If you answered “Yes” to the question “Are Human Subjects Involved?” on the R&R Other Project Information form, you must include at least one human subjects study record using the Study Record: PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information form or Delayed Onset Study record.

Study Record: PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

Delayed Onset Study

Note: Delayed onset does NOT apply to a study that can be described but will not start immediately (i.e., delayed start). All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

PHS Assignment Request Form

All instructions in the How to Apply - Application Guide must be followed.

3. Unique Entity Identifier and System for Award Management (SAM)

See Part 2. Section III.1 for information regarding the requirement for obtaining a unique entity identifier and for completing and maintaining active registrations in System for Award Management (SAM), NATO Commercial and Government Entity (NCAGE) Code (if applicable), eRA Commons, and Grants.gov

4. Submission Dates and Times

Part I. contains information about Key Dates and times. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications before the due date to ensure they have time to make any application corrections that might be necessary for successful submission. When a submission date falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.

Organizations must submit applications to Grants.gov (the online portal to find and apply for grants across all Federal agencies). Applicants must then complete the submission process by tracking the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH’s electronic system for grants administration. NIH and Grants.gov systems check the application against many of the application instructions upon submission. Errors must be corrected and a changed/corrected application must be submitted to Grants.gov on or before the application due date and time.  If a Changed/Corrected application is submitted after the deadline, the application will be considered late. Applications that miss the due date and time are subjected to the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.3.9.2 Electronically Submitted Applications.

Applicants are responsible for viewing their application before the due date in the eRA Commons to ensure accurate and successful submission.

Information on the submission process and a definition of on-time submission are provided in the How to Apply – Application Guide.

5. Intergovernmental Review (E.O. 12372)

This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.

6. 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 only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 7.9.1 Selected Items of Cost.

7. Other Submission Requirements and Information

Applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions described in the How to Apply - Application Guide. Paper applications will not be accepted.

Applicants must complete all required registrations before the application due date. Section III. Eligibility Information contains information about registration.

For assistance with your electronic application or for more information on the electronic submission process, visit How to Apply – Application Guide. If you encounter a system issue beyond your control that threatens your ability to complete the submission process on-time, you must follow the Dealing with System Issues guidance. For assistance with application submission, contact the Application Submission Contacts in Section VII.

Important reminders:

All PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID in the Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile form. Failure to register in the Commons and to include a valid PD/PI Commons ID in the credential field will prevent the successful submission of an electronic application to NIH. See Section III of this NOFO for information on registration requirements.

The applicant organization must ensure that the unique entity identifier provided on the application is the same identifier used in the organization’s profile in the eRA Commons and for the System for Award Management. Additional information may be found in the How to Apply - Application Guide.

See more tips for avoiding common errors.

Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness and compliance with application instructions by the Center for Scientific Review and responsiveness by NCCIH. Applications that are incomplete, non compliant, and/or nonresponsive will not be reviewed.

Applications must include milestones for REACH Center activities. Applications that fail to include REACH Center milestones will be considered incomplete and will be withdrawn. . 

Applications must include a PEDP submitted as Other Project Information as an attachment. Applications that fail to include a PEDP will be considered incomplete and will be administratively withdrawn before review.

In order to expedite review, applicants are requested to notify the NCCIH Referral Office by email at [email protected] when the application has been submitted. Please include the NOFO number and title, PD/PI name, and title of the application.

Post Submission Materials

Applicants are required to follow the instructions for post-submission materials, as described in the policy

Section V. Application Review Information

1. Criteria

Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process.  Applications submitted to the NIH in support of the NIH mission are evaluated for scientific and technical merit through the NIH peer review system.

Reviewers will provide an overall impact 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 review criteria and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).As part of the overall impact score, reviewers should consider and indicate how the Plan to Enhance Diverse Perspectives affects the scientific merit of the project.

Reviewers will consider each of the review criteria below in the determination of scientific 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.

As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will evaluate the following additional items to determine scientific and technical merit  and will provide an overall impact score, but will not give separate scores for these items.

As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items  but will not give scores for these items  and should not consider them in providing an overall impact score.

2. Review and Selection Process

Applications will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate Scientific Review Group(s) convened by NCCIH, in accordance with NIH peer review policies and practices, using the stated review criteria. Assignment to a Scientific Review Group will be shown in the eRA Commons.

As part of the scientific peer review, all applications will receive a written critique.

Applications may undergo a selection process in which only those applications deemed to have the highest scientific and technical merit (generally the top half of applications under review) will be discussed and assigned an overall impact score.

Appeals of initial peer review will not be accepted for applications submitted in response to this NOFO.

Applications will be assigned to the appropriate NIH Institute or Center. Applications will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications submitted in response to this NOFO. Following initial peer review, recommended applications will receive a second level of review by the National Advisory Council for Complementary and Integrative Health. The following will be considered in making funding decisions:

• Scientific and technical merit of the proposed project, including the PEDP, as determined by scientific peer review.
• Availability of funds.
• Relevance of the proposed project to program priorities. 

Please note that reviewers will not consider race, ethnicity, age, or gender of a researcher, award participant, or trainee, even in part, in providing critiques, scores, or funding recommendations. NIH will not consider such factors in making its funding decisions. 

3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates

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 eRA Commons. Refer to Part 1 for dates for peer review, advisory council review, and earliest start date.

Information regarding the disposition of applications is available in the NIH Grants Policy Statement Section 2.4.4 Disposition of Applications.

Section VI. Award Administration Information

1. Award Notices

If the application is under consideration for funding, NIH will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. This request is not a Notice of Award nor should it be construed to be an indicator of possible funding. 

A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the applicant organization for successful applications. The NoA signed by the grants management officer is the authorizing document and will be sent via email to the recipient's business official.

Recipients must comply with any funding restrictions described in Section IV.6. Funding Restrictions. 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.

Any application awarded in response to this NOFO will be subject to terms and conditions found on the Award Conditions and Information for NIH Grants website.  This includes any recent legislation and policy applicable to awards that is highlighted on this website.

Institutional Review Board or Independent Ethics Committee Approval: Recipient institutions must ensure that protocols are reviewed by their IRB or IEC. To help ensure the safety of participants enrolled in NIH-funded studies, the recipient must provide NIH copies of documents related to all major changes in the status of ongoing protocols.

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: Generaland Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Recipients, and Activities, including of note, but not limited to:

• Federalwide Standard Terms and Conditions for Research Grants
• Prohibition on Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment
• Acknowledgment of Federal Funding

If a recipient is successful and receives a Notice of Award, in accepting the award, the recipient agrees that any activities under the award are subject to all provisions currently in effect or implemented during the period of the award, other Department regulations and policies in effect at the time of the award, and applicable statutory provisions.

If a recipient receives an award, the recipient must follow all applicable nondiscrimination laws. The recipient agrees to this when registering in SAM.gov. The recipient must also submit an Assurance of Compliance (HHS-690). To learn more, see the Laws and Regulations Enforced by the HHS Office for Civil Rights website.

HHS recognizes that NIH research projects are often limited in scope for many reasons that are nondiscriminatory, such as the principal investigator’s scientific interest, funding limitations, recruitment requirements, and other considerations. Thus, criteria in research protocols that target or exclude certain populations are warranted where nondiscriminatory justifications establish that such criteria are appropriate with respect to the health or safety of the subjects, the scientific study design, or the purpose of the research. For additional guidance regarding how the provisions apply to NIH grant programs, please contact the Scientific/Research Contact that is identified in Section VII under Agency Contacts of this NOFO.

In accordance with the statutory provisions contained in Section 872 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417), NIH awards will be subject to System for Award Management (SAM.gov) requirements. SAM.gov requires Federal agencies to review and consider information about an applicant in the designated integrity and performance system (currently SAM.gov) prior to making an award. An applicant can review and comment on any information in the responsibility/qualification records available in SAM.gov. NIH will consider any comments by the applicant, in addition to the information available in the responsibility/qualification records in SAM.gov, in making a judgement about the applicant’s integrity, business ethics, and record of performance under Federal awards when completing the review of risk posed by applicants as described in 2 CFR Part 200.206 “Federal awarding agency review of risk posed by applicants.” This provision will apply to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements except fellowships.

The following special terms of award are in addition to, and not in lieu of, otherwise applicable U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) administrative guidelines, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) grant administration regulations at 2 CFR Part 200, 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 recipients 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 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 recipients for the project as a whole, although specific tasks and activities may be shared among the recipients and NIH as defined below.
 

The PD(s)/PI(s) will have the primary responsibility for:

• Determining objectives and approaches for all proposed resources
• Developing and maintaining partnerships with complementary and integrative health clinical institutions
• Ensuring virtual access for all proposed resources  
• Designating investigators to serve as members on a Steering Committee and other subcommittees, as appropriate.
• Attending biannual (or as needed) virtual Steering Committee meetings
• Complying with Federal regulatory requirements, including but not limited to those relating to human subjects protections, informed consent, and reporting of adverse events.
• Agreeing to accept close coordination, cooperation, and management of the project with NIH, including those outlined below in the NIH Staff section. The PD(s)/PI(s) will be expected to maintain close communications with the NIH Project Scientist(s) and, where appropriate, the Program Officer(s). The Project Scientist(s) will have substantial scientific involvement that is above and beyond the normal stewardship role in awards.
• Cooperating in the reporting of the study progress and findings.
• Overseeing the overall budget, activities, and performance of the cooperative agreement.
• Accepting the participatory and cooperative nature of the collaborative research process and complying with policies and practices of NIH.
• Sharing data, resources, and software as appropriate and consistent with achieving the goals of the program and the approved DMS plan and sharing policies for NIH.
• Provide updates at least annually on PEDP implementation and milestone progress.

Recipients will retain custody of and have primary rights to the data and software developed under these awards, subject to Government rights of access consistent with current HHS, PHS, and NIH policies.

NIH staff have substantial programmatic involvement that is above and beyond the normal stewardship role in awards, as described below:

• NIH will assign a Project Scientist(s) as the point of contact to work with the PD(s)/Pl(s) and participate in the Steering Committee to ensure the objectives of the program are being met. The primary responsibility for the program resides with the recipient, although specific tasks and activities will be shared among the recipient and the NIH Project Scientist(s). The Project Scientist(s) will review and make recommendations for the selection of pilot projects. 
• NIH will assign a Program Officer(s) who will be responsible for retaining overall programmatic responsibility for the award  and will clearly specify to the recipient the name(s) and role(s) of any additional individuals with substantial involvement in the project and the lines of reporting authority. The Program Officer(s) will approve the selection of pilot projects.
• NIH may designate additional staff to provide advice to the recipient on specific scientific and/or analytic issues. Such staff may include another Project Scientist(s) or Analyst, who will provide direct technical assistance to the recipients to optimize the conduct and/or analysis of the study,  or who may assist in the coordination of activities across multiple sites.
• The NIH Project Scientist will serve as a resource with respect to other ongoing NIH activities that may be relevant to the Resource Center to facilitate compatibility and avoid unnecessary duplication of effort.
• The NIH Program Officer and Project Scientist will interact with the PD(s)/Pl(s) on a regular basis to monitor progress. Monitoring may include regular communication with the PD(s)/Pl(s) and his/her staff.
• The NIH Project Scientist will provide input, expert advice, and suggestions in the design, development, coordination, and implementation of the Resource Center objectives.
• NIH reserves the right to suspend and/or terminate or curtail the award (or an individual component of the award) in the event of inadequate progress or data reporting.
• NIH staff will make recommendations for continued funding based on: a) overall Resource Center progress;  b) cooperation in carrying out the Resource Center activities (e.g., attendance at Steering Committee meetings, implementation of group decisions, compliance with the terms of award and reporting requirements); c) maintenance of a high quality of resources; and/or d) maintenance of strong collaboration with partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions.
• An NIH Program Officer will be responsible for the normal scientific and programmatic stewardship of the award and will be named in the award notice.

Areas of Joint Responsibility include:

• Establishing a Steering Committee consisting of the PD(s)/PI(s) of funded REACH centers, representatives of partnering complementary and integrative health clinical institutions, and NIH Project Scientists to coordinate and manage collaborations among Resource Centers postaward and to promote harmonization activities and reduce duplication of efforts. The NIH Program Officer(s) will serve as ex officio member(s) of the Steering Committee with no voting rights. The NIH Program Scientist(s) will share one vote on the Steering Committee.
• Selecting a Steering Committee Chair. A Steering Committee Chair will be elected by the committee every 12 months from among the Steering Committee members. An individual may continue serving as Chair for more than 1 year if all committee members agree. NIH staff cannot serve as Steering Committee Chair.
• Organizing and participating in biannual (or as needed) virtual Steering Committee meetings.
• The Program Officer/Project Scientist will assist and facilitate the group process and not direct it.
• The Steering Committee may invite additional, non-voting scientific advisors to the meetings.
• It is expected that most of the decisions on the activities of the Steering Committee will be reached by consensus. If a vote is needed, at least 60 percent of the voting members most vote in favor of the proposal.
• NIH staff will review and approve policies developed by the Steering Committee. NIH staff will maintain authority on all matters regarding funding or expenditure of funds.
• Ensuring that sites and investigators as well as NIH and other research partners fully comply with Federal regulatory requirements.

All responsibilities are divided between recipients and NIH staff as described above.

Dispute Resolution:

Any disagreements that may arise in scientific or programmatic matters (within the scope of the award) between recipients and NIH may be brought to Dispute Resolution. A Dispute Resolution Panel composed of three members will be convened. It will have three members: a designee of the Steering Committee chosen without NIH staff 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 recipient. This special Dispute Resolution procedure does not alter the recipient's right to appeal an adverse action that is otherwise appealable in accordance with PHS regulation 42 CFR Part 50, Subpart D and HHS regulation 45 CFR Part 16.

3. Data Management and Sharing

Consistent with the 2023 NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing, when data management and sharing is applicable to the award, recipients will be required to adhere to the Data Management and Sharing requirements as outlined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Upon the approval of a Data Management and Sharing Plan, it is required for recipients to implement the plan as described.

4. Reporting

When multiple years are involved, recipients will be required to submit the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) annually and financial statements as required in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.

Recipients will provide updates at least annually on implementation of the PEDP.

A final RPPR, invention statement, and the expenditure data portion of the Federal Financial Report are required for closeout of an award, as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. NIH NOFOs outline intended research goals and objectives. Post award, NIH will review and measure performance based on the details and outcomes that are shared within the RPPR, as described at 2 CFR Part 200.301.

The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 as amended (FFATA), includes a requirement for recipients of Federal grants to report information about first-tier subawards and executive compensation under Federal assistance awards issued in FY2011 or later.  All recipients of applicable NIH grants and cooperative agreements are required to report to the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) available at www.fsrs.gov on all subawards over the threshold.  See the NIH Grants Policy Statement for additional information on this reporting requirement.

In accordance with the regulatory requirements provided at 2 CFR Part 200.113 and Appendix XII to 2 CFR Part 200, recipients that have currently active Federal grants, cooperative agreements, and procurement contracts from all Federal awarding agencies with a cumulative total value greater than $10,000,000 for any period of time during the period of performance of a Federal award, must report and maintain the currency of information reported in the System for Award Management (SAM) about civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings in connection with the award or performance of a Federal award that reached final disposition within the most recent five-year period.  The recipient must also make semiannual disclosures regarding such proceedings. Proceedings information will be made publicly available in the designated integrity and performance system (Responsibility/Qualification in SAM.gov, formerly FAPIIS).  This is a statutory requirement under section 872 of Public Law 110-417, as amended (41 U.S.C. 2313).  As required by section 3010 of Public Law 111-212, all information posted in the designated integrity and performance system on or after April 15, 2011, except past performance reviews required for Federal procurement contracts, will be publicly available.  Full reporting requirements and procedures are found in Appendix XII to 2 CFR Part 200 – Award Term and Condition for Recipient Integrity and Performance Matters.

Section VII. Agency Contacts

We encourage inquiries concerning this funding opportunity and welcome the opportunity to answer questions from potential applicants.

eRA Service Desk (Questions regarding ASSIST, eRA Commons, application errors and warnings, documenting system problems that threaten submission by the due date, and post-submission issues)

Finding Help Online: https://www.era.nih.gov/need-help (preferred method of contact)
Telephone: 301-402-7469 or 866-504-9552 (Toll Free)

General Grants Information (Questions regarding application instructions, application processes, and NIH grant resources)
Email: [email protected] (preferred method of contact)
Telephone: 301-637-3015

Grants.gov Customer Support (Questions regarding Grants.gov registration and Workspace)
Contact Center Telephone: 800-518-4726
Email: [email protected]

Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 301-594-9346
Email: [email protected]

Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and  Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Telephone: 301-594-8018
Email: [email protected]

Debbie Chen
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Phone: 301-594-3788
Email: [email protected]

Section VIII. Other Information

Recently issued trans-NIH policy notices may affect your application submission. A full list of policy notices published by NIH is provided in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. All awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.

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 2 CFR Part 200.