Funding-Limited submission – NIH - Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20) – RFA-OD-112-008; June 22, 2012

The Office of Research Infrastructure Programs in the National Institutes of Health Office of the Director will provide up to $500,000 to support animal resources improvement projects. Support can be requested to alter and renovate the animal facilities, as well as to improve the animal care equipment in the facility. Details and additional information are available in the complete program announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-12-008.html.

Because NIH limits an institution to one application, the University of Kentucky has an established an internal procedure for this program. Researchers who have suggestions about specific improvement projects are asked to provide the following information electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research (vpr@email.uky.edu) and Dr. Hal Stills (harold.stills@uky.edu), Director of Division of Laboratory Animal Resources, by Friday, June 22, 2012:

· Name and department of PI

· Suggested equipment or renovation and a 1 page rationale

A committee will be convened to review the requests and make a decision as to whether UK will submit an application for the August 7, 2012 NIH deadline.