TRANSLATIONAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE RESEARCH CONSORTIA Release Date: October 25, 2001 NOTICE: NOT-HL-02-005 National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov) RFP Number: BAA-HC-02-07 Letter of Intent Receipt Date: January 15, 2002 Proposal Receipt Date: March 3, 2002 PURPOSE The purpose of this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) is to stimulate the application of basic behavioral sciences to the development of novel approaches for changing behavioral risk factors for heart, lung, blood, and sleep diseases and disorders. It is intended to encourage the formation of research consortia in which interdisciplinary teams of basic and applied social scientists conduct independent but coordinated studies pursuing common objectives. This announcement is not a request for proposals. It is anticipated that the solicitation, BAA-HC-02-07, will be available at http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/inits/index.htm on or about October 31, 2001. If you have questions, you may contact Eve Schaefer, NHLBI Contracting Officer, by phone at 301-402-3670 or by e-mail at es204n@nih.gov. BAAs are used by agencies to fulfill their requirements for scientific study and experimentation directed toward advancing the state-of-the-art or increasing knowledge or understanding rather than focusing on a specific solution. This BAA is intended to complement and enhance the NHLBI’s ongoing research programs, which involve a substantial investment in clinical research, genomic research, basic biology, and training and education programs. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES Proposals responsive to the BAA will involve a set of linked, interactive research projects or studies (with each set of projects/studies referred to as a consortium) from a single institution or from different institutions, involving collaboration between basic behavioral scientists and clinical researchers pursuing a common objective. The studies within each set of coordinated projects, or consortium, will involve: 1) basic research aimed at developing and testing evidence-based theories from the behavioral or social sciences concerning cognitive, affective, motivational, developmental, and other factors and processes underlying human behavior, and 2) applied, clinical research in which the knowledge gained from the applicable basic behavioral science studies would be used to develop and test methods to encourage adoption and maintenance of healthy lifestyle, manage behavioral risk factors for heart, lung, and blood diseases and sleep disorders, or other applications in preventive or clinical medicine. It is expected that a wide variety of technical and scientific approaches will be submitted and that multiple awards will be made. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT The NHLBI anticipates awarding three or four contracts based on technical merit, available funds, and programmatic balance. The total period of performance will not exceed five years. The anticipated award date is September 30, 2002.


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