Funding-Limited submission - NIH Population Research Infrastructure Program; September 30, 2009

The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provides infrastructure support to enhance the research capabilities of established population research centers that are highly productive and influential in the areas of research within the mission of the Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB), Center for Population Research, NICHD. As stated in the RFA, DBSB’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of individuals, families, and populations by adding to knowledge about human population dynamics and their causes and consequences. DBSB supports demographic, behavioral, and social science research on fertility, families, population movement, health and mortality, HIV/AIDS, and population composition. Research on population diversity and change, studies of the consequences of population diversity and change for health and well-being, and research on the interrelationships among individual, family, group, community, and population processes are all central to this mission. Funds are available for three to five grants at $750,000 per year for a period of up to five years.

Eligibility requirements:

a) Institutions must have an established research center, program, or other administrative unit (referred to as the "research center" or "center") that coordinates or serves as a focal point for population research across the institution.

b) The center must have at least three researchers who hold permanent (tenured or non-tenured) appointments with the applicant institution and can present evidence of research activity directly related to the mission of DBSB in all three of the following categories: (1) externally funded research grants or contracts in the past three years; (2) publications in peer-reviewed journals during the past three years; and (3) papers in preparation and future plans for research.

c) The center must also include at least one researcher who holds a permanent (tenured or non-tenured) appointment with the applicant institution and who has at least one research project grant (e.g., R01, R21, R03, U01, P01, R37, R41, R42, R43, R44), individual career development grant (e.g., K01, K23), institutional training program grant (e.g., T32, D43), educational project grant (i.e., R25) or research contract that was funded or administered by the NICHD’s Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch in past five years.

Additional information and application guidelines are available at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-09-004.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 Wednesday, September 30, 2009:

· 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

· 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 24, 2009 letter of intent and the November 24, 2009 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.)