Notice of Change in Key Dates and Informational Webinar for RFA-HD-14-013 "Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Centers (OPRC) (U54)"

Notice Number: NOT-HD-14-027

Key Dates
Release Date:  August 14, 2014

Related Announcements
RFA-HD-14-013

Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Purpose

The purpose of this notice is to alert the scientific community of a change in the Key Dates for the RFA-HD-14-013 "Obstetric-Fetal Pharmacology Research Center (OPRC) (U54)" and notification of a Pre-Application Webinar for this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) on September 5, 2014.

Part 1. Overview Information

Key Dates

Currently reads:


Posted Date

July 15, 2014

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)

August 15, 2014

Letter of Intent Due Date(s)

August 15, 2014

Application Due Date(s)

September 15, 2014, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

AIDS Application Due Date(s)

Not Applicable

Scientific Merit Review

October/November 2014

Advisory Council Review

January 2015

Earliest Start Date

April 2015

Expiration Date

September 16, 2014

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Not Applicable

Modified to read:


Posted Date

July 15, 2014

Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)

November 9, 2014

Letter of Intent Due Date(s)

November 9, 2014

Application Due Date(s)

December 9, 2014, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.

AIDS Application Due Date(s)

Not Applicable

Scientific Merit Review

March 2015

Advisory Council Review

May 2015

Earliest Start Date

July 2015

Expiration Date

December 10, 2014

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Not Applicable

All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.

Pre-Application Webinar

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will hold a public pre-application webinar on September 5, 2014. This webinar is intended to provide prospective applicants with an overview of the FOA and to address questions pertinent to preparing applications. Questions should be submitted via email at least one week in advance of the webinar to Dr. Zhaoxia Ren (zren@mail.nih.gov).

Participation in the webinar, although encouraged, is optional and not required for application submission. There is no registration or fee requirement for attending this webinar. To facilitate our planning, we highly encourage investigators who may attend the webinar to notify us in advance (preferably by email) of their intent to participate.

Webinar Information

Date and Time: Friday, September 5, 2014, from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET.
Conference Number(s): 1-866-692-4538
Participant Code: 4922387
To join the meeting: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/r911sfumbbk/

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Zhaoxia Ren, M.D., Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Phone: 301-402-9340
Email: zren@mail.nih.gov