Funding-Limited Submission – Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral Population Science (R24); October 11, 2011

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provides infrastructure support to population science research centers. Types of research infrastructure provided include administrative and technical research support, developmental infrastructure, and public infrastructure. This FOA supports three types of applications: (1) General Research Infrastructure, for centers with three to six signature population science research themes; (2) Specialized Research Infrastructure, for centers with one or two signature research themes; and (3) Public Infrastructure Only applications, for centers that request funding only for public infrastructure.

Applicants must identify one or more signature research themes.  Signature research themes are the unifying research areas that exemplify the applicant center’s most significant contributions to population science. Each signature research theme constitutes a specific aim.

Eligibility requirements:

a) Institutions must have an established research center that coordinates or serves as a focal point for population research across the institution.

b) Applicant centers must have at least three qualifying population scientists and at least two additional active or qualifying population scientists.

c) The center must include at least one active or qualifying population scientist who has been funded by NICHD’s Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB) within the three most recently completed Federal fiscal years. This scientist must have served as the PD(s)/PI(s) or other senior/key personnel on a research project grant (e.g., R01, R03, R15, R21, R37, R00, P01, U01, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4); a resource-related research project grant (R24, U24); an individual research career award (K01, K08, K18, K23, K24, K99); a small business innovation research or small business technology transfer grant (R41, R42, R43, R44); an institutional training grant (T32), an education project grant (R25), or a research contract that was funded or administered by DBSB.

Additional information and application guidelines are available at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-12-186.html

Because NICHD limits an institution to one application, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.  Individuals interested in submitting a proposal should send the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, October 11, 2011:

· Names and departments of the PI and other key personnel

· Identify the established UK center requesting infrastructure support

· List the grants and publications of the PI and the participating three or more researchers that meet the eligibility requirements (b) and (c) stated above

· Identify the signature research theme(s) and describe the proposed project and the categories of requested support (2 pages)

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission in time for the October 21, 2011 letter of intent and the November 22, 2011 deadline.

Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)