Funding-Limited Submission – NIH/NIEHS - Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers (P30); December 18, 2012

The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) invites applications for support of Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Core Centers. A Core Center Grant is an institutional award to support centralized scientific resources and facilities shared by investigators with existing research projects. The NIEHS plans to commit $6 million for FY 2014 to fund 3 - 4 awards.

Requirements

To qualify for an EHS Core Center, the applicant institution must already have a substantial base of ongoing, independently supported, peer-reviewed research projects clearly dedicated to the study of environmental health sciences or environmental medicine. The application must indicate a minimum of three distinct active NIEHS-supported research grants from three member principal investigators with at least 1 full year of activity remaining at the time of submission, not including administrative extensions, either with or without additional funds. This requirement supersedes the previous description that did not indicate a minimum length of time remaining on the qualifying grants. Each application must have a minimum of two Facility Cores (one of which is an Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core), an Administrative Core, a Community Outreach and Engagement Core (COEC), a Career Development Program, and a Pilot Project Program. Research cores are optional.

See the complete announcement for details:  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-13-002.html

Because the NIEHS limits an institution to one application, UK has established an internal selection process and a deadline for receipt of applications. Researchers wanting to submit a proposal to establish an Environmental Health Sciences Core Center are to send the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and a copy to their Associate Dean for Research by Tuesday, December 18, 2012:

1. Names and departments of the Project Director(s) and other key personnel of the project team

2. Participating institutions, if any

3. A list of currently active NIEHS-supported and other funded grants relevant to the proposed Core Center (PI name and grant number)

4. Overview – maximum 2 pages.  Identify the central theme, the goals of the Core Center, and expected scientific outcomes and impact on human disease and public health

The Vice President for Research will appoint a committee to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s applicant. The NIH deadlines are January 14, 2013 (optional letter of intent) and February 13, 2013 (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.)