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
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov)
Title: Mechanisms
and Management of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Complications of HIV/AIDS (R01)
Announcement Type
New
NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.
This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).
A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four weeks prior to the grant submission date. See Section IV.
Request for Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-HL-08-003
Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.837
Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: January 15, 2008
Opening Date: January 24, 2008 (Earliest date
an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt
Date(s): January 24, 2008
NOTE: On time submission requires that
applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m.
local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Submission/Receipt
Date(s): March 25, 2008
Peer Review Date(s): June-July 2008
Council Review Date(s): August 2008
Earliest Anticipated Start
Date(s): September
30, 2008
Additional Information To Be
Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration Date: March 26, 2008
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. Request Application Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
A. Submission, Review, and
Anticipated Start Dates
1. Letter of Intent
B. Submitting an Application
Electronically to the NIH
C. Application Processing
4. Intergovernmental Review
5. Funding Restrictions
6. Other Submission Requirements
Section
V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
2. Review and Selection Process
A. Additional Review Criteria
B. Additional Review Considerations
C. Resource Sharing Plan
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Section
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
3. Reporting
Section
VII. Agency Contacts
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
1. Research Objectives
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 NIH Research Project Grant (R01) 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 the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm). Specifically, if you are a U.S. organization and are submitting an application with direct costs in each year of $250,000 or less (excluding consortium Facilities and Administrative [F&A] costs), use the PHS398 Modular Budget component provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Package and SF424 (R&R) Application Guide (see specifically Section 5.4, Modular Budget Component, of the Application Guide).
Applicants requesting more than $250,000 in annual direct costs must complete and submit budget requests using the Research & Related Budget component found in the application package for this FOA. See NOT-OD-06-096, August 23, 2006.
At this time, it is not known if competing renewal (formerly competing continuation ) applications will be accepted and/or if this FOA will be reissued.
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 Institutes and Centers (ICs) provide support for this program,
awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the
availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious
applications.
The NHLBI intends to commit approximately $8 million dollars in fiscal year 2008 to fund approximately 8 applications for up to five years for each application (1 Data Coordinating Center and 6-7 Clinical Centers). An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs up to $650,000 per year.
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.
F&A
costs requested by consortium participants are not included in the direct cost
limitation. See NOT-OD-05-004,
November 2, 2004.
Section
III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
1.A. Eligible
Institutions
You may submit an
application(s) if your institution/organization has any of the following
characteristics:
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible but subcontracts with foreign institutions are acceptable.
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, or multiple PDs/PIs, may be designated on the application for projects that require a team science approach that clearly does 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 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 single PD/PI or multiple PD/PI grant is the responsibility of the investigators and applicant organizations and should be determined by the scientific goals of the project. Applications for multiple PD/PI grants will require additional information, as outlined in the instructions below. The NIH review criteria for approach, investigators, and environment have been modified to accommodate applications involving either a single PD/PI or multiple PDs/PIs. When considering multiple PDs/PIs, 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 PD/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
Applicants
may submit more than one application, provided each application is
scientifically distinct.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
To download a SF424
(R&R) Application Package and SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for
completing the SF424 (R&R) forms for this FOA, link to http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp and follow the directions provided on that Web site.
A one-time registration is required for institutions/organizations at both:
PDs/PIs should work with their institutions/organizations to make sure they are registered in the eRA Commons.
Several additional separate actions are required before an applicant institution/organization can submit an electronic application, as follows:
1. Organizational/Institutional Registration in Grants.gov/Get Registered
2. Organizational/Institutional Registration in the eRA Commons
3. Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) Registration in the NIH eRA Commons: Refer to the NIH eRA Commons System (COM) Users Guide.
Both the PD/PI(s) and AOR/SO need separate accounts in the NIH eRA Commons since both are authorized to view the application image.
Note that if a PD/PI is also an NIH peer-reviewer with an Individual DUNS and CCR registration, that particular DUNS number and CCR registration are for the individual reviewer only. These are different than any DUNS number and CCR registration used by an applicant organization. Individual DUNS and CCR registration should be used only for the purposes of personal reimbursement and should not be used on any grant applications submitted to the Federal Government.
Several of the steps of the registration process could take four weeks or more. Therefore, applicants should immediately check with their business official to determine whether their organization/institution is already registered in both Grants.gov and the Commons. The NIH will accept electronic applications only from organizations that have completed all necessary registrations.
1. Request Application Information
Applicants must
download the SF424 (R&R) application forms and the SF424 (R&R)
Application Guide for this FOA through Grants.gov/Apply.
Note:
Only the forms package directly attached to a specific FOA can be used. You
will not be able to use any other SF424 (R&R) forms (e.g., sample forms,
forms from another FOA), although some of the "Attachment" files may
be useable for more than one FOA.
For further assistance, contact GrantsInfo: Telephone
301-710-0267, Email: GrantsInfo@nih.gov.
Telecommunications for the hearing impaired: TTY
301-451-5936.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Prepare all applications using the SF424 (R&R) application forms and in accordance with the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for this FOA through Grants.gov/Apply.
The SF424 (R&R) Application Guide is critical to submitting a complete and accurate application to NIH. There are fields within the SF424 (R&R) application components that, although not marked as mandatory, are required by NIH (e.g., the Credential log-in field of the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile component must contain the PD/PI’s assigned eRA Commons User ID). Agency-specific instructions for such fields are clearly identified in the Application Guide. For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
The SF424 (R&R) application has several components. Some components are required, others are optional. The forms package associated with this FOA in Grants.gov/APPLY includes all applicable components, required and optional. A completed application in response to this FOA includes the data in the following components:
Required Components:
SF424 (R&R) (Cover component)
Research & Related Project/Performance Site Locations
Research & Related Other Project Information
Research & Related Senior/Key Person
PHS398 Cover Page Supplement
PHS398 Research Plan
PHS398 Checklist
PHS398 Modular Budget or Research & Related
Budget, as appropriate (See Section
IV.6., Special Instructions, regarding appropriate required budget component.)
Optional Components:
PHS398 Cover Letter File
Research & Related Subaward Budget Attachment(s)
Form
Foreign Organizations (Non-domestic [non-U.S.] Entity) Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible but subcontracts with foreign institutions to study foreign populations are acceptable.
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
Applications with Multiple PDs/PIs
When multiple PDs/PIs are proposed, NIH requires one PD/PI to be designated as the "Contact PI, who will be responsible for all communication between the PDs/PIs and the NIH, for assembling the application materials outlined below, and for coordinating progress reports for the project. The contact PD/PI must meet all eligibility requirements for PD/PI status in the same way as other PDs/PIs, but has no other special roles or responsibilities within the project team beyond those mentioned above.
Information for the Contact PD/PI should be entered in item 15 of the SF424 (R&R) Cover component. All other PDs/PIs should be listed in the Research & Related Senior/Key Person component and assigned the project role of PD/PI. Please remember that all PDs/PIs must be registered in the eRA Commons prior to application submission. The Commons ID of each PD/PI must be included in the Credential field of the Research & Related Senior/Key Person component. Failure to include this data field will cause the application to be rejected.
All projects proposing Multiple PDs/PIs will be required to include a new section describing the leadership of the project.
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan: For applications designating multiple PDs/PIs, a new section of the research plan, entitled Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan (Section 14 of the Research Plan Component in the SF424 (R&R)), must be included. 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, including 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.
Applications Involving a Single Institution
When all PDs/PIs are within a single institution, follow the instructions contained in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Applications Involving Multiple Institutions
When multiple institutions are involved, one institution must be designated as the prime institution and funding for the other institution(s) must be requested via a subcontract to be administered by the prime institution. When submitting a detailed budget, the prime institution should submit its budget using the Research & Related Budget component. All other institutions should have their individual budgets attached separately to the Research & Related Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form. See Section 4.8 of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for further instruction regarding the use of the subaward budget form.
When submitting a modular budget, the prime institution completes the PHS398 Modular Budget component only. Information concerning the consortium/subcontract budget is provided in the budget justification. Separate budgets for each consortium/subcontract grantee are not required when using the Modular budget format. See Section 5.4 of the Application Guide for further instruction regarding the use of the PHS398 Modular Budget component.
3.
Submission Dates and Times
See Section
IV.3.A. for details.
3.A.
Submission, Review, and Anticipated Start Dates
Opening
Date: January 24, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to
Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt
Date(s): January 24,
2008
Application
Submission/Receipt Date(s): March 25, 2008
Peer
Review Date(s): June-July
2008
Council
Review Date(s): August 2008
Earliest
Anticipated Start Date(s): September
30, 2008
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 IC 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:
Chief,
Review Branch
Division
of Extramural Research Activities
National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two
Rockledge Center, Room 7214, MSC 7924
6701
Rockledge Drive
Bethesda,
MD 20892-7924 (Express 20817)
Telephone:
(301) 435-0270
FAX:
(301) 480-0730
Email: NHLBIchiefreviewbranch@nhlbi.nih.gov
3.B. Submitting an Application Electronically to the
NIH
To submit an application in response to this
FOA, applicants should access this FOA via http://www.grants.gov/applicants/apply_for_grants.jsp
and follow steps 1-4. Note: Applications must only be submitted
electronically. PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
In order to expedite the review, applicants are requested to notify the NHLBI Review Branch by email NHLBIchiefreviewbranch@nhlbi.nih.gov when the application has been submitted. Please include the FOA number and title, PD/PI name, and title of the application.
3.C.
Application Processing
Applications may be submitted on or
after the opening date and must be successfully received by Grants.gov
no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) on the application submission/receipt date(s). (See Section
IV.3.A. for all dates.) If an application is not submitted by the
receipt date(s) and time, the application may be delayed in the review process
or not reviewed.
Once an application package has been successfully submitted through Grants.gov, any errors have been addressed, and the assembled application has been created in the eRA Commons, the PD/PI and the Authorized Organization Representative/Signing Official (AOR/SO) have two business days to view the application image.
Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the CSR and responsiveness by the NHLBI. Incomplete and non-responsive applications will not be reviewed.
There will be an acknowledgement of receipt of applications from Grants.gov and the Commons. The submitting AOR receives the Grants.gov acknowledgments. The AOR and the PI receive Commons acknowledgments. Information related to the assignment of an application to a Scientific Review Group is also in the Commons.
Note: Since email can be unreliable, it is the responsibility of the applicant to check periodically on their application status in the Commons.
The NIH will not accept any application in response to this funding opportunity that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial review, unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. However, when a previously unfunded application, originally submitted as an investigator-initiated application, is to be submitted in response to a funding opportunity, it is to be prepared as a NEW application. That is, the application for the funding opportunity must not include an Introduction describing the changes and improvements made, and the text must not be marked to indicate the changes from the previous unfunded version of the application.
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 competing renewal (formerly
competing continuation ) award if such costs: are necessary to conduct the
project, and 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 competing 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.
6. Other Submission
Requirements
PD/PI Credential (e.g., Agency Login)
The NIH requires the PD/PI(s) to fill in his/her Commons User ID in the PROFILE Project Director/Principal Investigator section, Credential log-in field of the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile component.
Organizational DUNS
The applicant organization must include its DUNS number in its Organization Profile in the eRA Commons. This DUNS number must match the DUNS number provided at CCR registration with Grants.gov. For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
PHS398 Research Plan Component Sections
Items 2-5 of the PHS398 Research Plan component are limited to 25 pages. While each section of the Research Plan component needs to be uploaded separately as a PDF attachment, applicants are encouraged to construct the Research Plan component as a single document, separating sections into distinct PDF attachments just before uploading the files. This approach will enable applicants to better monitor formatting requirements such as page limits. All attachments must be provided to NIH in PDF format, filenames must be included with no spaces or special characters, and a .pdf extension must be used.
All application instructions outlined in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide are to be followed, incorporating "Just-in-Time" information concepts, and with the following additional requirements:
Special Instructions for Modular Grant applications
R01 applications from U.S. institutions/organizations requesting up to $250,000 per year in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) must be submitted in a modular budget format. Additional information on modular budgets is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm. When submitting a modular budget, the applicant organization will include only the PHS398 Modular Budget component. See Section 5.4 of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for further instructions regarding the use of the PHS398 Modular Budget component.
Appendix Materials
NIH has published new limitations on grant application appendix materials to encourage applications to be as concise as possible while containing the information needed for expert scientific review. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-018.html.
Applicants must follow the specific instructions on Appendix materials as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide (See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm).
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent the page limitations of the Research Plan component. An application that does not observe the required page limitations may be delayed in the review process.
Note: While each section of the PHS398 Research Plan component needs to be uploaded separately as a PDF attachment, applicants are encouraged to construct the Research Plan component as a single document, separating sections into distinct PDF attachments just before uploading the files. This approach will enable applicants to monitor better formatting requirements such as page limits. All attachments must be provided to NIH in PDF format, filenames must be included with no spaces or special characters, and a .pdf extension must be used.
Other Requirements:
Grantee Meetings: In preparing the budget for the grant application, all applicants should include travel funds for three meetings for year one and one annual meetings in the Bethesda, Maryland, area for years 2-5 for the principal investigators and up to two key collaborators. At these meetings awardees will be expected to assist in the establishment of accepted standards for the clinical components in the program, report their individual progress, and to help evaluate the progress of the overall program and individual centers. Applicants should include a statement in their applications expressing their willingness (Budget Justification) to participate in these meetings and any teleconferences deemed necessary in order to meet the objectives of the program.
Upon initiation of the program, the Data Coordinating Center (in conjunction with the NHLBI) will arrange for up to three face-to-face meetings of the investigators in the first year and one annual face-to-face meeting in years 2-5 to encourage the exchange of information and consensus building among the investigators. The Data Coordinating Center should include funds to pay for a meeting room for the grantee’s meetings as described above. The DCC budget should also include funds to pay for one face-to-face meeting in the Bethesda, Maryland, area of a 6-8 member Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) that would review and follow protocols conducted at the clinical sites in this program. This should include funds to pay for travel (including lodging) of the Board members and the current government-rate honoraria. Additionally, the DCC budget should include funds for at least 3-4 teleconferences per year with the DSMB, web-based document sharing capabilities for the DSMB, and at least 4 teleconferences with program Investigators per year.
Recognizing that the details of the projects to be undertaken in this program are unknown at this time, the DCC could use an estimated number of 150 subjects at each of seven clinical research sites for the required clinical study/trial. The budget for the Data Coordinating Center should present projected costs on a per item basis (fee-for-service if applicable) for things such as, but not limited to, centralized readings of anticipated tests (e.g. ECG, carotid IMTs). With respect to estimated shipping costs, the DCC may use an estimate of 50,000 blood-derived 2 milliliter biospecimens per year for four years. The NHLBI Biologic Specimen Repository will provide shippers which hold three freezer boxes of 81 two-milliliter vials per box. The proposed budget for the DCC should also include projected costs for meeting and travel administration; website development; and a web-based data sharing system for both the clinical program and a potential DSMB. Tasks required of the Data Coordinating Center may change as the program evolves; therefore, applicants for the DCC are encouraged to describe their range of capabilities and their flexibility to perform tasks not necessarily delineated in this FOA. The budget for the DCC may be adjusted depending upon the final number of clinical research sites and their requirements in this program.
Each clinical site must demonstrate that they have access to sufficient HIV-infected patients and controls that may be needed for the research proposed. Applications for clinical research sites should include a draft clinical protocol and draft informed consent document as Appendix material.
Both the clinical site and staff and the DCC staff must have appropriate training and experience in working safely with biologically hazardous specimens that may contain HIV and other dangerous microbial agents. They must indicate what steps will be taken to safely acquire, process, ship, store, and distribute biologically hazardous specimens.
Each clinical site application must include multidisciplinary research collaboration(s) and partnerships between basic and clinical investigators and must include at least one of the following: a clinical cardiologist, a clinician with expertise in lipidology or endocrinology, or a cardiovascular basic scientist. In addition to the proposed small-scale, hypothesis-driven clinical study/trial each application for a clinical research site must also include at least one mechanistic aim.
This program is not intended to be a research network. We expect that research topics will be varied. However if there is overlap, the NHLBI will work with the program to maximize efficient use of resources. Applicants should propose research that can be accomplished at their site (subcontracts or collaborations that can be supported by the funds provided in their R01 application budget are allowed) within the 5-year project period.
Ancillary projects proposed in the applications must be planned in such a way as to be feasible and be able to fit smoothly into the context of the ongoing programs and must have the appropriate permissions from the parent study/program.
Budgets for the clinical site applications should include per subject research protocol-related medical costs only, not costs for routine medical care. Applicants should identify the potential source(s) for all drugs or devices supplied specifically for the proposed protocol. If donations from a pharmaceutical or device company are anticipated, applicants should provide documents that indicate the willingness of the source to contribute to the study. Applicants should also describe contingency plans and anticipated extra costs should the arrangements not develop as expected. Summary Documentation should be in the Budget Justification and more extensive material (if necessary) included as Appendix material.
Applicants for the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) should present a description of plans to: (1) provide data management, including quality control and development of forms; (2) develop needed databases and implement a web-based system to coordinate program activities; (3) provide statistical support in data analysis and in designing and conducting any collaborative protocols that develop during this program; (4) facilitate the establishment of accepted standards for terminologies, data elements, methodologies, and assessments in the clinical studies/trials; (5) provide centralized and standardized readings of the various cardiac tests such as EKGs, Carotid IMTs, coronary calcium scoring, or other specialized assessments; (6) provide support for preparing and submitting presentations and publications; (7) provide coordination and meeting space for grantee meetings and meeting materials as needed; (8) provide all administrative support services for a Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) for all the clinical R01s (estimate 6-7 grants) and (9) provide logistics for the shipping of clinical research site specimens to the NHLBI repository).
The clinical research sites will be responsible for processing specimens for storage and preparing the specimens for batch shipping to the NHLBI Biologic Specimen Repository (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/medres/reposit/reposit.htm). The DCC will cover the shipping costs of specimens from domestic research sites to the NHLBI repository. Clinical research sites with foreign subcontracts need to include the shipping costs for foreign specimens in their budget. Clinical sites should identify which selected specimens they suggest for banking. Specimens in the NHLBI Repository are under the Proprietary Period until the submitting study makes data available following the NHLBI Limited Access Data Policy. During the Proprietary Period investigators outside of the submitting study may only access the specimens in the respective collections by establishing collaborations with the study investigators. The Open Period for access to specimens starts when the data from the submitting study are made available for sharing following the NHLBI Limited Access Data Policy. During the Open Period all qualified investigators may access biospecimen collections by contacting the Project Officer for NHLBI Biologic Specimen Repository.
The DCC staff should have appropriate expertise and experience in project management, meeting management, biostatistics, informatics and expertise in web-based data management. Prior experience in complex collaborative studies is desired. The DCC Principal Investigator(s) and other key staff should have knowledge of HIV/AIDS, clinical cardiology and imaging, and biomedical specimen repositories.
Applications for the DCC may be submitted by individuals located at the same institution as an applicant for a clinical research site grant submitted under this FOA, but an individual may not be a Principal Investigator on both the clinical research site grant and the DCC.
Applicants are encouraged to establish links and utilize existing resources including those listed below, but other resources not mentioned here may also be appropriate:
Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS) and Women s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS)
MACS/WIHS http://www.statepi.jhsph.edu/
Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/research/cfar/
AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG) http://www.aactg.org/index.asp
International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT) http://insight.ccbr.umn.edu/index.php
International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) http://pactg.s-3.com/
AIDS Repository https://www.aidsreagent.org/Index.cfm
NHLBI Biologic Specimen Repository http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/medres/reposit/reposit.htm
NHLBI shared microarray facilities http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/medres/microarray.htm
NHLBI Limited Access Dataset Program http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/deca/default.htm
AIDS Information http://www.aidsinfo.nih.gov/
Programs for Genomic Applications (PGA) which include resources for animal modeling and phenotyping, clinical and physiological studies, databases and software tools, bioinformatics, expression profiling, mutagenesis, proteomics, SNP’s and genotypes, comparative sequence analysis, educational programs, biomedical topics, and biochemical pathways (http//www.nhlbi.nih.gov/resources/pga/).
NIH Roadmap Project (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/)
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 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 program contact. See Data-Sharing Policy or http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-032.html.
(b) Sharing Model Organisms: Regardless of the amount requested, all applications where the development of model organisms is anticipated are expected to include a description of a specific plan for sharing and distributing unique model organisms 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. GWAS is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire 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. For further information see Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies, NIH Guide NOT-OD-07-088, and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/.
Section V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process.
2.
Review and Selection Process
Applications that are
complete and responsive to the FOA will be evaluated for scientific and
technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened by the NHLBI in
accordance with the review criteria stated below.
As part of the initial merit 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, weighting them 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 high 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.
Significance: Does this study address an important problem? If the aims of the
application are achieved, how will scientific knowledge or clinical practice be
advanced? What will be the effect of these studies on the concepts, methods,
technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive
this field?
Approach: Are the
conceptual or clinical framework, design, methods, and analyses adequately
developed, well integrated, well reasoned, and appropriate to the aims of the
project? Does the applicant acknowledge potential problem areas and consider
alternative tactics? For applications
designating multiple PDs/PIs, is the leadership approach, including the
designated roles and responsibilities, governance, and organizational
structure, consistent with and justified by the aims of the project and the
expertise of each of the PDs/PIs?
Innovation: Is the project original and innovative? For example: Does the project challenge existing paradigms or clinical practice; address an innovative hypothesis or critical barrier to progress in the field? Does the project develop or employ novel concepts, approaches, methodologies, tools, or technologies for this area?
Investigators: Are the PD/PI(s)
and other key personnel appropriately trained and well suited to carry out this
work? Is the work proposed appropriate to the experience level of the principal
investigator and other researchers? Does the PD/PI(s) and investigative team
bring complementary and integrated expertise to the project (if applicable)?
Environment: Do(es) the scientific
environment(s) in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of
success? Do the proposed studies benefit from unique features of the scientific
environment, or subject populations, or employ useful collaborative
arrangements? Is there evidence of institutional support?
Review Criteria for the Data Coordinating Center (DCC)
Facility:
For evaluation purposes of DCC applications, the
following technical criteria will be considered:
PERSONNEL: Does the Principal Investigator(s) have
the training, expertise, experience, and availability
necessary for planning and directing the Data Coordinating Center facility?
Does the PI(s) and the other staff have expertise and previous experiences in
preparation of data forms, electronic transmission of
data, data management, biostatistics, informatics, designing and conducting
multi-site clinical studies, consent procedures, and collecting and storing
human specimens for future use? Does the administrative staff have documented
training, experience, competence, and availability?
Do the personnel proposed for website development have documented experience in
website development and maintenance? Do the PI(s) and professional staff have
documented specific competence and previous knowledge concerning HIV research and cardiovascular research? What is the past experience
of the proposed DCC team, as a whole, in supporting multi-site clinical
studies-including the collection and management of data, data analysis, and the
collection, banking, and distribution of biological specimen?
METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Are the proposed plans for coordination and for data
collection, processing, entry, transmission, storage, statistical analysis, and
reporting meritorious? Are the plans adequately developed? Are the proposed
plans for training of DCC personnel in data collection and handling meritorious
and adequately developed? Are plans for quality control and quality assurance
and plans for monitoring the DCC performance meritorious and adequately
developed? Are the proposed plans for collecting, storing, and making human
samples available meritorious and adequately developed? Are plans for
protecting the privacy of human research subjects adequately addressed? Are
the plans for providing centralized readings of cardiac assessments meritorious
and adequately developed?
FACILITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS: Are the facilities and resources necessary to carry out the proposed functions of the Data Coordinating Center available and adequate? How adequate is the organizational and administrative structure, including the means of assuring quality control of data, data entry, confidentiality of data, and plans for day-to-day coordination? If the DCC is part of a larger institution, what is the Institutional commitment to the Data Coordinating Center for the proposed program? Is this adequate?
2.A.
Additional Review Criteria
In addition to the above criteria, the
following items will continue to be considered in the determination of
scientific merit and the priority score:
Protection
of Human Subjects from Research Risk: The involvement of human
subjects and protections from research risk relating to their participation in
the proposed research will be assessed. See the Human Subjects Sections
of the PHS398 Research Plan component of the SF424 (R&R).
Inclusion of Women, Minorities and Children in Research: The adequacy of
plans to include subjects from both genders, all racial and ethnic groups (and
subgroups), and children as appropriate for the scientific goals of the research
will be assessed. Plans for the recruitment and retention of subjects will also
be evaluated. See the Human Subjects Sections of the PHS398 Research Plan
component of the SF424 (R&R).
Care and Use of Vertebrate Animals in Research: If vertebrate animals
are to be used in the project, the adequacy of the plans for their care and use
will be assessed. See the Other Research Plan Sections of the PHS398 Research
Plan component of the SF424 (R&R).
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.
2.B. Additional Review Considerations
Budget and Period of Support: The reasonableness of the proposed budget and the appropriateness
of the requested period of support in relation to the proposed research may be
assessed by the reviewers. The priority score should not be affected by the
evaluation of the budget.
2.C. Resource
Sharing Plan
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 priority score, unless noted otherwise.
Program staff within the Institute or Center will be responsible for monitoring
the resource sharing.
NHLBI Program staff will be responsible for the administrative review of the plan for sharing research data.
3.
Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
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.
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.
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.
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 and Part
II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and Conditions
for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities.
3.
Reporting
When multiple years are involved, awardees will be
required to submit the Non-Competing Grant
Progress Report (PHS 2590) annually and financial statements as required in
the NIH
Grants Policy Statement.
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, peer review, and financial or grants
management issues:
1.
Scientific/Research Contact(s):
Cheryl L. McDonald, M.D.
Division
of Cardiovascular Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood
Institute
Two Rockledge Center, Room 8114, MSC 7940
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7940 (For Overnight Delivery Services use Zip 20817)
Phone (301) 435-0560
Fax (301) 480-2858
Email : McDonalC@nhlbi.nih.gov
2. Peer Review Contact(s):
Chief, Review Branch
Division of Extramural Research
Activities
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Two Rockledge Center, Room 7214, MSC 7924
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7924 (Express 20817)
Telephone: (301) 435-0270
FAX: (301) 480-0730
Email: NHLBIchiefreviewbranch@nhlbi.nih.gov
3. Financial/Grants Management Contact(s):
Craig Bagdon
Division
of Extramural Research Activities
Office
of Grants Management
Rockledge
II, MSC 7921
6701 Rockledge
Drive, Room 7129, MSC 7926
Bethesda, MD 20892-7921
Telephone:
(301) 435-0480
Fax:
(301)451-5462
Email:bagdonc@mail.nih.gov
Section VIII. Other Information
Required Federal Citations
Use of Animals in Research:
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 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 priority score.
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.
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.
Inclusion of Women And Minorities in Clinical
Research:
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-02-005.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. Applications that do not provide this
information will be returned without review.
NIH Public Access Policy:
NIH-funded investigators are requested to submit to
the NIH manuscript submission (NIHMS) system (http://www.nihms.nih.gov/) at PubMed
Central (PMC) an electronic version of the author's final manuscript upon
acceptance for publication, resulting from research supported in whole or in
part with direct costs from NIH. The author's final manuscript is defined as
the final version accepted for journal publication, and includes all
modifications from the publishing peer review process.
NIH is requesting that authors submit manuscripts
resulting from (1) currently funded NIH research projects or (2) previously
supported NIH research projects if they are accepted for publication on or
after May 2, 2005. The NIH Public Access Policy applies to all research grant
and career development award mechanisms, cooperative agreements, contracts,
Institutional and Individual Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
Awards, as well as NIH intramural research studies. The Policy applies to peer-reviewed,
original research publications that have been supported in whole or in part
with direct costs from NIH, but it does not apply to book chapters, editorials,
reviews, or conference proceedings. Publications resulting from
non-NIH-supported research projects should not be submitted.
For more information about the Policy or the
submission process, please visit the NIH Public Access Policy Web site at http://publicaccess.nih.gov// and view
the Policy or other Resources and Tools, including the Authors' Manual.
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
online 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 or Health
Systems Agency review. 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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