Funding-Limited Submission – Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral Population Science (R24); September 6, 2012

 

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 Center applications, for centers with three to six signature population science research themes; (2) Specialized Center applications, for centers with one or two signature research themes; and (3) Translation/Dissemination Center applications, for centers that request funding only for public infrastructure.

 

Applicants must identify between one and six 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 is the focus of population research across the institution.

b)    Applicants for General and Specialized Center awards must have at least five active population scientists with externally-funded population science research and peer-review publications.

c)     Applicants for General and Specialized Center awards must have at least one active 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); 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-13-007.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 Thursday, September 6, 2012:

·         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 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 (1-2 pages)

 

A committee will be appointed to review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s submission.  The NIH deadlines are October 30, 2012 (optional letter of intent) and November 30, 3012 (complete application).

 

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.)