Funding-NIH Millennium Promise
Awards: Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training Program; June
22, 2009
NIH is accepting applications for an
annual international training program designed to build research capacity in
low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the fields related to cancer, cerebrovascular disease including stroke, lung disease
including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and environmental
factors including indoor air pollution, and obesity and lifestyle factors
related to these conditions as well as genetics of non-communicable diseases.
The institutions applying can be domestic or foreign, but have to exhibit the
ability to do such training, and must exhibit that they have existing research programs
in these fields.
Each research training program
application could incorporate an appropriate mix of long-, intermediate- and
short-term training opportunities in a wide range of relevant disciplines and
skills necessary to advance the study of chronic diseases. It is expected
that the proposed training would strengthen sustainable research and core
research support capacity at the foreign site and could include advanced
in-country research at the end of training. Training may take place at
the U.S. or foreign sites and training-related research should be carried out
mainly in the country of the foreign institution(s). Training is
encouraged to take place at the foreign site. While a range of short-,
intermediate- and long-term training is allowable, emphasis will be on
intermediate- to longer-term training, including mid-career training. In
the context of this funding announcement, “trainees” are scientists from the
LMIC country identified in the application.
The applicant must have strong chronic
non-communicable disease research and research-training program experience, and
the requisite faculty and facilities to carry out the proposed research
training activities. The PI and/or key personnel listed on the
application must be designated as the PI of at least one active (with at least
18 months of support remaining at the time of application) chronic,
non-communicable disease-related research award, directly relevant to the
research training proposed and, within 2 years of the award from this program,
at least a portion of that research must be performed at the foreign site.
The research grants may be funded by the NIH or by other national or
international organizations or foundations. The applicant must have
ongoing research in the area of science described in the application and some
existing collaboration with the foreign site which can be of an educational
nature.
NIH anticipates funding 7 new awards
per year; total costs are up to $220,000 per year for up to 5 years. An
institution may submit only one application per year.
The application guidelines for the
Millennium Promise Awards: Non-communicable Chronic Diseases Research Training
Program (NCoD) (D43) contain examples of types of
training that might be included and are available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-175.html
Because NIH limits an institution to
one application per year, the
University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process.
Individuals interested in submitting a proposal should send the following
information electronically to the Vice President for Research at vpr@email.uky.edu and a copy to their Associate
Dean for Research by Monday, June 22, 2009:
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.)
A committee will be appointed to
review the information and make recommendations as to the University’s
submission in time for the August 31, 2009 letter of intent and the September
29, 2009 deadline.