Notice of Correction to Application Due Date and Eligible Organizations for RFA-MD-15-005 "NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Data Science (R25)"

Notice Number: NOT-MD-15-004

Key Dates
Release Date: January 29, 2015

Related Announcements
RFA-MD-15-005

Issued by
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to change the application due date and correct eligibility information for the RFA-MD-15-005 "NIH Big Data To Knowledge (BD2K) Enhancing Diversity in Biomedical Data Science (R25)."

Part I. Key Dates

Current Key Dates

Posted Date

January 13, 2015

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)

February 19, 2015

Letter of Intent Due Date(s)

February 19, 2015

Application Due Date(s)

March 19, 2015 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.

AIDS Application Due Date(s)

Not Applicable

Scientific Merit Review

July 2015

Advisory Council Review

August 2015

Earliest Start Date

September 2015

Expiration Date

March 20, 2015

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Not Applicable

New Key Dates

Posted Date

January 13, 2015

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)

March 7, 2015

Letter of Intent Due Date(s)

March 7, 2015

Application Due Date(s)

April 7, 2015 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.

AIDS Application Due Date(s)

Not Applicable

Scientific Merit Review

July 2015

Advisory Council Review

August 2015

Earliest Start Date

September 2015

Expiration Date

April 8, 2015

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Not Applicable

 

Part 2. Section III.1. Eligible Institutions

Eligible Organizations

Current Language:

In addition, all organizations must meet the following two criteria:

  • The applicant institutions are limited to domestic baccalaureate-granting colleges/universities that receive less than $7.5 million (total costs) of NIH research project grant (RPG) funding annually.
  • The applicant institution must have an award-eligible pool of undergraduate students, at least 25% of whom are supported by Pell grants.

These eligibility requirements are intended to target funds to relatively under-resourced institutions with a demonstrated commitment to students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. These requirements are based on the recognition that (1) many students from low-income backgrounds are also nationally underrepresented in biomedical research, and (2) institutional commitment to these students often comes at the expense of investments in research infrastructure. For the purposes of determining eligibility as an applicant institution, the annual level of NIH RPG funding received will be the average level calculated over the preceding three fiscal years (FY 2012, FY 2013 and FY 2014), as reported on the NIH RePORT website under NIH Awards by Location & Organization (http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm). The percentage of undergraduates with Pell grants will be based on 2013 student financial aid data for the applicant institution, as reflected in the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS Data Center website, IPEDS Data Center.

Modified Language:

In addition, all organizations must meet the following two criteria:

  • The applicant institutions are limited to domestic baccalaureate-granting colleges/universities that receive less than $7.5 million (total costs) of NIH research project grant (RPG) funding annually (see below for details).
  • The applicant institution must have an award-eligible pool of undergraduate students, at least 25% of whom are supported by Pell grants.

These eligibility requirements are intended to target funds to relatively under-resourced institutions with a demonstrated commitment to students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds. These requirements are based on the recognition that (1) many students from low-income backgrounds are also nationally underrepresented in biomedical research, and (2) institutional commitment to these students often comes at the expense of investments in research infrastructure.

For the purposes of determining eligibility as an applicant institution, the annual level of NIH RPG funding received will be the average level calculated over the preceding three fiscal years (FY 2012, FY 2013 and FY 2014), excluding SBIR/STTR funding and RPGs received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) as reported on the NIH RePORT website under NIH Awards by Location & Organization (http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm). The percentage of undergraduates with Pell grants will be based on 2013 student financial aid data for the applicant institution, as reflected in the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS Data Center website, http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/datacenter/Default.aspx.

All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Pamela L. Thornton, PhD, MSW
National Institutes on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Telephone: 301-402-1366
Email: pamela.thornton@nih.gov