Notice of Clarification of Research Objectives in RFA-RM-13-001 Planning Grants for the NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative (P20)

Notice Number: NOT-RM-13-015

Key Dates
Release Date: April 18, 2013

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify the description of Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions in Part 2, Section I, Purpose/Research Objective in RFA-RM-13-001.

Part II. Section I. Purpose/Research Objective

The description of Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions Currently states:

Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions -  Medical and graduate institutions that do not have undergraduate programs but do have a pool of doctoral-level students and that receive less than $7.5M in NIH funding (total costs) through Research Project Grants (calculated as described for Primary Institutions in the Eligibility Section below). Primary Institutions and Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions will work collaboratively to provide joint programs for both undergraduate and graduate students.

The description of Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions should state:

Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions -  Medical and graduate institutions that do not have undergraduate programs but do have a pool of doctoral-level students engaged in research or planning a research career, and that receive less than $7.5M in NIH funding (total costs) through Research Project Grants (calculated as described for Primary Institutions in the Eligibility Section below). Primary Institutions and Graduate/Medical Partner Institutions will work collaboratively to provide joint programs for both undergraduate and graduate students.

All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.

Inquiries

Please direct all Scientific/Research inquiries to:

Michael H. Sayre, PhD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: 301-435-0962
Fax: 301-480-4049
Email: sayrem@mail.nih.gov

Please direct all Financial/Grants Management inquiries to:

Priscilla Grant, JD
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 800, MSC 5465
Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
Phone: 301-594-8412
Fax: 301-480-4049
Email: grantp@mail.nih.gov