AHRQ INDEPENDENT SCIENTIST (K02) AND MENTORED CLINICAL SCIENTIST (K08) APPLICATIONS REQUIRE DETAILED BUDGET INFORMATION RELEASE DATE: March 11, 2003 NOTICE: NOT-HS-03-011 Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) (http://www.ahrq.gov) The Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ) informs the research community that applications for AHRQ Independent Scientist (K02) and Mentored Clinical Scientist (K08) awards should contain a detailed budget for the initial budget period (Form page 4) and a categorical budget for the entire proposed period of support (Form page 5). A budget justification as described on page 59 of the PHS 398 Additional Instructions for Preparing Individual Research Career Award (RCA) Applications, should also be included. These form pages are contained in the Application for Public Health Service Grant (PHS 398 revised May 2001) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. Details relevant to career development award application preparation can be found under "Research Career Awards," Section IV, pages 1-7 of the PHS 398. Applicants need to address both the instructions contained in PHS 398 and those described under "Application Procedures" in the Program Announcements. The relevant AHRQ program announcements are PAR-99-164, Independent Scientist Award and PA-00-010, Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Awards. In instances in which instructions differ, instructions in this notice and in the Program Announcements take precedence over instructions contained in the PHS 398 application. Specifically, instructions 4 and 5 (p. 59) of the PHS 398 - Additional Instructions for Preparing Individual Research Career Award (RCA) Applications do not apply to AHRQ Career Applications. The following statements in the PHS 398 should not be followed: 1. Do not complete the Form page 4; 2. Do not complete the categorical budget table on Form page 5, and 3. (under budget justification) No specific costs for items or categories should be shown. INQUIRIES Questions or concerns regarding this notice may be directed to: Gerald E. (Jerry) Calderone, Ph.D. Referral Officer Agency for Health Care Research and Quality Office of Research Review, Education, and Policy Executive Office Center, Suite 400 2101 E. Jefferson St. Rockville, MD 20852 Telephone: (301) 594-1340 E-mail: gcaldero@ahrq.gov

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