NATIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE AWARD INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING GRANTS NIH GUIDE, Volume 21, Number 11, March 20, 1992 PA NUMBER: PA-92-56 P.T. 44 Keywords: Biomedical Research Training National Institutes of Health PURPOSE The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will award National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional grants (T32) to eligible institutions to develop or enhance research training opportunities for individuals, selected by the institution, who are training for careers in specified areas of biomedical and behavioral research. The purpose of the NRSA program is to help ensure that highly trained scientists are available in adequate numbers and in the appropriate research areas and fields to carry out the nation's biomedical and behavioral research agenda. Preapplication consultation with NIH is highly desirable, especially where predoctoral or short-term training is planned. Contacts are listed in the section on Inquiries, below. Brief descriptions of institutional NRSA research training programs at other Public Health Service Agencies are also listed below. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS For Institutions Domestic non-profit private or public institutions may apply for grants to support research training programs. The applicant institution must have, or be able to develop, the staff and facilities required for the proposed program. The training program director at the institution will be responsible for the selection and appointment of trainees to receive NRSA support and for the overall direction of the program. For Trainees The individual to be trained must be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence (i.e., in possession of the Alien Registration Receipt Card I-551 or I-151) at the time of appointment. Individuals on temporary or student visas are not eligible. Predoctoral Trainees Predoctoral trainees on regular research training appointments must have received a baccalaureate degree as of the beginning date of their NRSA appointment, and must be training at the postbaccalaureate level in a program leading to the award of a doctor of philosophy of science or an equivalent degree. National Research Service Awards cannot be used to support courses which are required for the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., or any other similar health-professional degree. Individuals who wish to interrupt their medical, veterinary, dental, optometry or other professional school studies for a year or more to engage in full-time research training before completing their professional degrees are eligible; however, prior approval by the NIH is required before such individuals may be appointed to the NRSA institutional research training grant. Postdoctoral Trainees Postdoctoral individuals must have received, as of the beginning date of the NRSA appointment, a Ph.D., M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M., O.D., D.P.M., Sc.D., Eng.D., Dr.P.H., D.N.S., or equivalent degree from an accredited domestic or foreign institution. Certification by an authorized official of the degree granting institution that all degree requirements have been met is acceptable. Individuals with health-professional degrees appointed to postdoctoral positions are expected to engage in at least two years of research or research training beginning at the time of appointment. After one or two years of research training support, most postdoctoral trainees should be encouraged to seek support for further supervised research experience through individual awards. Such individual awards could include, but are not limited to, individual postdoctoral fellowships, Physician Scientist Awards, Dental Scientist Awards, Clinical Investigator Awards, Clinical Investigator Development Awards, or research grants. It is recognized that transfer to an individual award may not be appropriate for some postdoctoral trainees such as those engaged in research training leading to a graduate degree. In any case, the review of competing renewal applications for research training programs will include a rigorous review of the ability of the training program to retain individual trainees for at least two years of research or research training experience. Additionally, the ability of the training program to direct postdoctoral trainees into individual support mechanisms and eventually into independent research careers will be carefully examined at review. Short-Term Health Professional Trainees Students enrolled in a school of medicine, osteopathy, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, dentistry, public health, or veterinary medicine who have completed at least one quarter and are willing to engage in full-time research training for up to three months are eligible for appointment to short-term positions on an institutional research training grant. Individuals holding an M.S., a Ph.D., or an M.D./Ph.D. degree or an equivalent graduate level research degree are not eligible for short-term training positions. Similarly, individuals matriculated in a formal program leading to an M.S., a Ph.D., an M.D./Ph.D. or a comparable graduate level research degree are not eligible for short-term training positions. Within schools of pharmacy, only individuals who are candidates for the Pharm.D. degree are eligible. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT General Provisions Levels of Training Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Research Training: Applications will be accepted for predoctoral or postdoctoral research training. Predoctoral research training must be at the postbaccalaureate level and must lead to the Ph.D. or a comparable doctorate degree. Postdoctoral research training is for individuals who have received an M.D., a Ph.D. or comparable doctoral degrees. Predoctoral research training will emphasize fundamental training in the basic disciplinary areas while training at the postdoctoral level will emphasize specialized training to meet national research priorities. Training grants are a desirable mechanism for the postdoctoral training of physicians and other health-professionals whose doctoral training usually involves only limited research experience. For such individuals, the training may be a part of a research degree program, but in all cases, health-professional postdoctoral trainees should agree to engage in at least two years of research, research training, or comparable experiences beginning at the time of appointment. Short-Term Research Training Positions for Health-Professional Students Beginning with the May 10, 1992 receipt date, applications for NRSA institutional research training grants which request support for regular predoctoral and/or postdoctoral research training may also request short-term positions reserved specifically to train medical or other health-professional students on a full-time basis during the summer or other "off quarter" periods. Short-term appointments are intended to provide health-professional students with opportunities to participate in biomedical and/or behavioral research in an effort to attract these individuals into research careers. To be eligible for short-term research training positions, health- professional students must have completed at least one quarter in a program leading to a doctorate at an accredited school of medicine, osteopathy, optometry, pharmacy, chiropractic, dentistry, or veterinary medicine prior to participating in the program. Short-term positions should last at least two months but may not last longer than three months. However, back-to-back short-term appointments may be permitted. Students selected for short-term appointments are encouraged to obtain two or more periods of short-term training during the period of studies leading to their health-professional degree. Types of Training Permitted NRSA research training grants may not be used to support studies leading to the M.D., D.O., D.D.S., D.V.M. or other similar health- professional degrees. However, students enrolled in health- professional doctoral degree programs may receive support for short- term research training for one or more periods lasting up to three months each. Also, students enrolled in health-professional doctoral degree programs may interrupt their health-professional studies for a year or more to engage in full-time research training before completing their professional degree. NRSA research training grants may not be used to support residency training, which means postgraduate training for doctors of medicine, osteopathy, dentistry, optometry, podiatry, and nursing or the training of any other individual who is providing health care directly to patients where the majority of the time is spent in non-research clinical training. However, if a specified period of full-time research training is creditable toward specialty board certification, NRSA may support such postdoctoral research training provided the trainee is interested in establishing a research career. Physicians and other health-professionals accepted for a postdoctoral NRSA appointment are expected to engage in at least two years of research or research training starting at the beginning of the appointment. Trainees are required to pursue their research training on a full-time basis, devoting at least 40 hours per week, as specified by the sponsoring institution, in accordance with its own policies. Research trainees in clinical areas are expected to devote their time to the proposed research training and to confine clinical duties to those which are a part of the research training experience. Trainees appointed to the training program must have the opportunity to carry out supervised biomedical or behavioral research with the primary objective of extending their research skills and knowledge in preparation for a career in research. Duration of Support Institutional NRSA grants may be made for competitive segments of up to five years and are renewable. Awards within an approved competitive segment are normally made in 12 month increments with support for additional years dependent on satisfactory progress and the continued availability of funds. Trainees are customarily appointed for full-time 12 month periods. No trainee may be appointed for less than nine months except with the prior approval of the awarding unit or when health-professional students are appointed to approved short-term research training positions. No individual trainee may receive more than 5 years of aggregate NRSA support at the predoctoral level and 3 years of aggregate NRSA support at the postdoctoral level, including any combination of support from institutional training grants and individual fellowship awards. Any exception to the total duration of trainee support at either the predoctoral or postdoctoral level requires a waiver from the director of the awarding component at the NIH. The grounds for approving extensions of support can be found in the document titled National Research Service Awards - Guidelines for Individual Awards - Institutional Grants, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 6, 1984. Recruitment and Appointment of Trainees The primary objective of the NRSA program is the preparation of qualified individuals for careers in biomedical and behavioral research. Within the framework of the program's longstanding commitment to excellence and projected needs for investigators in particular areas of research, it is important that attention also be given to recruiting individuals from minority groups that are underrepresented nationally in the biomedical and behavioral sciences. Application information on plans for the recruitment of trainees should include a description of steps to be taken for the recruitment of individuals from underrepresented minority groups. Also, competing continuation applications should include cumulative information on the recruitment of minority trainees during the previous award period and the subsequent career development of all trainees, including information about their minority status. Failure to include an adequate plan for recruitment or a report on minority recruitment from the previous award period may result in a delay of funding until that information is provided. Also program directors should be aware of a recruitment pool in the nurse community which may have been overlooked. NRSA program directors should make information about their programs available to the nursing profession. Consistent with the objectives of the NRSA programs and the focus on the placement of former research trainees into research careers, it has been shown that trainees who leave programs which exclusively train health-professional postdoctorates are less likely to apply for and receive research grant support than health-professionals who train in an environment which also trains postdoctorates with the Ph.D. degree. As a consequence, for training programs which focus, for example, on research training for individuals with the M.D., consideration should be given to the development of linkages with basic science departments or the modification of program focus to attract individuals with the Ph.D., when such changes are consistent with the goals of the program. Applications which indicate that linkages with basic science departments have been established and/or propose the concomitant postdoctoral training of physicians or dentists with individuals who have doctorates in the basic sciences (e.g., individuals with the Ph.D.) will be given special consideration at review. Payback Provisions Before trainees can be appointed to a training grant, they must sign an agreement to fulfill the NRSA payback requirements. Recipients agree to engage in health related research and/or health related teaching for a period equal to the period of NRSA support in excess of 12 months. Once an individual has had 12 months of postbaccalaureate NRSA support, all subsequent NRSA support is subject to payback. The period of appointment to a short-term research training positions will be accumulated along with any future NRSA support to calculate the total NRSA service obligation. Recipients must begin to undertake the obligated service on a continuous basis within 2 years after termination of NRSA support. The period for undertaking payback service may be delayed for additional research training, for temporary disability, for a temporary hardship, for completion of residency requirements, or for completion of the requirements for a graduate degree. Requests for an extension must be made in writing to the awarding unit specifying the need for additional time and the length of the required extension. Recipients of NRSA support are responsible for informing the awarding unit of changes in status or address. For individuals who fail to fulfill their obligation through service, the United States is entitled to recover the total amount of NRSA funds paid to the individual for the obligated period plus interest at a rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. Financial payback must be completed within three years beginning on the date the United States becomes entitled to recover such amount. Under certain conditions, the Secretary of Health and Human Services may extend the period for starting service or for repayment, permit breaks in service, or otherwise waive or suspend the payback obligation of an individual. Applicant organizational officials responsible for recruitment of trainees should familiarize themselves with the terms of the service payback requirements and explain them to prospective training candidates before an appointment to the training grant is offered. Stipends and Other Training Costs The current stipend levels are as follows: Predoctoral trainees at all levels of experience receive $8,800 per annum. Health professional students appointed to short-term training positions will receive $734 per month. For postdoctoral trainees, the stipend for the first year of support is determined by the number of years of relevant postdoctoral experience at the time of appointment. Relevant experience may include research experience (including industrial), teaching, internship, residency, or other time spent in full-time studies in a health-related field following the qualifying doctoral degree. The stipend for each additional year of NRSA support is the next level on the stipend scale. Current postdoctoral stipends are as follows: Years of Relevant Experience Stipend 0 $18,600 1 19,700 2 25,600 3 26,900 4 28,200 5 29,500 6 30,800 7 or more 32,300 Trainees with health-professional doctoral degrees who are enrolled in a graduate degree program are considered to be in postdoctoral training and will receive the appropriate stipend listed above. NRSA stipends may be supplemented by an institution from non-Federal funds. No Federal funds may be used for stipend supplementation unless specifically authorized under the terms of the program from which the supplemental funds are derived. An individual may make use of Federal educational loan funds or V.A. benefits when permitted by those programs. Under no circumstances may the conditions of stipend supplementation detract from or prolong the training. Trainees may be permitted to receive compensation for services as a research assistant or in some other position on a Federal research grant, provided the services are not related to the trainee's dissertation area or program of training and the services do not interfere with or prolong the research training experience. It is expected that compensation from research grants will occur on a limited part-time basis apart from the normal training activities which require a minimum of 40 hours per week. Such compensation for services related to a research grant is not considered stipend supplementation. More specific information on compensation as a research assistant is available in the Guidelines for NRSA Individual Awards - Institutional Grants, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 6, 1984. The Tax Reform Act of 1986, Public Law 99-514, impacts on the tax liability of all individuals supported under the NRSA program. Degree candidates who, prior to the enactment of Public Law 99-514, were able to exclude all monies received under an NRSA award from their reported income may now exclude only course tuition, fees, books, supplies and equipment required for attendance. Non-degree candidates, who formerly were able to exclude from stipends $300 a month for a period not to exceed 3 years are now required to report all stipends and any monies paid on their behalf for course tuition and fees required for attendance. These new statutory requirements are in force as of January 1, 1987. NIH is not in a position to advise students or institutions about tax liability. In any event, changes in the taxability of stipends in no way alters the relationship between NRSA fellows, trainees and institutions. NRSA stipends are not now, and never have been, salaries. Trainees supported under the NRSA are not in an employee-employer relationship with NIH or the institution in which they are pursuing research training. Tuition and fees, including medical insurance for the individual in training, are allowable trainee costs if such charges are required of all persons in a similar training status at the institution, without regard to their source of support. Family medical insurance coverage, however, is not an appropriate charge to the NRSA research training grant. Tuition at the postdoctoral level, if justifiable, is limited to that required for specific courses in support of the approved training program. Trainee travel, including attendance at scientific meetings, which the institution determines to be necessary to the individual's training, is an allowable trainee expense. In addition to travel to scientific meetings, support for travel to a research training experience away from the grantee institution for periods up to one year may be permitted. Research training experiences away from the parent institution must be carefully justified considering the type of opportunities for training available, how they differ from opportunities offered at the parent institution, and the relationship of the proposed experience to the trainee's career stage and career goals. Requests for training away for the parent institution require prior approval from the NIH. Letters requesting training away from the parent institution may be submitted to the NIH awarding component at any time during the award period. Institutional costs of up to $1,500 per year per predoctoral trainee and up to $2,500 per year per postdoctoral trainee may be requested to defray the costs of other training related expenses, such as staff salaries, consultant costs, equipment, research supplies, and staff travel. The institution may receive up to $125 per month to offset the cost of tuition, fees, travel, supplies, and other expenses for each short-term research training position. Also, an indirect cost allowance based on 8 percent of total allowable direct costs exclusive of tuition, fees, health insurance, and expenditures for equipment, or actual indirect costs, whichever is less, may be requested. Applications from State and local government agencies may request full indirect cost reimbursement. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Application is made on Grant Application Form PHS 398 (revision 9/91). This revision contains special instructions for institutional NRSA research training grants. Applicants are reminded that the 25 page limit on the narrative section must be observed. Applicants for research training grants who wish to include a request for a short-term research training program should also use the instructions for Institutional Research Training Grants included with Form PHS 398. Short-term positions must be identified separately within each category on the budget page, listing as instructed the number of short-term trainees, the total stipend amount, and the total amount of the training related expenses. Under stipends, short-term positions should be listed under the "Other" category. The description of the short-term research training program must be included in the application for the regular research training program, but must be separated from the description of the regular program within each section of the application. In addition to the information requested in the section called the Program Plan, the applicant must also address the relationship of the proposed short-term program to the regular research training program and provide assurance that the short-term program will not detract from the regular program. The Form PHS 398 is usually available at institutional offices of sponsored research or their equivalent. If not available locally, send a request accompanied by a self-addressed mailing label to: Office of Grants Inquiries Division of Research Grants National Institutes of Health Westwood Building, Room 449 Bethesda, MD 20892 REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS Applications are evaluated for merit by NIH initial review groups based on the following criteria: o Past research training record for both the program and the designated preceptors in terms of the rate at which former trainees establish independent and productive research careers o Past research training record in terms of the success of former trainees in obtaining individual awards such as fellowships, career awards, and research awards for further development o Objectives, design, and direction of the research training program o Caliber of preceptors as researchers including successful competition for research support o Training environment including the institutional commitment, the quality of the facilities, and the availability of research support o Recruitment and selection plans for appointees, and the availability of high quality candidates o The record of the research training program in retaining health- professional postdoctoral trainees for at least two years in research training or other research activities o When appropriate, the concomitant training of health-professional postdoctorates (e.g., individuals with the M.D., D.O., D.D.S.) with basic science postdoctorates (e.g., individuals with a Ph.D., Sc.D.) will receive special consideration Short-Term Research Training Positions In addition to the above criteria, applications that request short-term training positions will also be judged on the following criteria: o the quality of the proposed short-term training program including the commitment of the participating faculty, the program design, the availability of research support, and the training environment, o access to candidates for short-term training and the ability to recruit high quality short-term trainees from the applicant institution or some other health professional school, o the characteristics of the training program which might be expected to persuade short-term trainees to consider academic/research careers, particularly in clinical areas, o the success in attracting students back for multiple year appointments, o the effects of the short-term training program on the quality of the regular research training program including the appropriateness of the number of short-term positions, and the plan to integrate the short- term training program into the regular research training program, o the plan to follow former short-term trainees and assess the effect of such training on their subsequent careers. Minority Recruitment Plan All applications must include a plan to recruit individuals from underrepresented minority groups. If an application is received without a plan, review may be deferred until a plan is provided. The plan to recruit minorities will be evaluated by the initial review group after the quality of the training grant application has been assessed and the priority score has been assigned. The comments of the review committee on the plan for attracting minority individuals will be presented in a note in the summary statement. For renewal applications, this commentary will also cover accomplishments in recruiting and retaining individuals from underrepresented minority groups during the previous award period. Funding of an application may be delayed if the plan for recruiting underrepresented minorities is considered inadequate, or, in the case of renewal applications, if the report of efforts to recruit minorities during the previous award period is considered inadequate. The plan to recruit minority individuals into any short-term training positions must also be included. Training in the Responsible Conduct of Research Applications must include a description of formal or informal instruction that deals with various aspects of scientific integrity or the responsible conduct of research. Specific elements of the plan might include topics to be covered, faculty to be involved, format of the instruction, and schedule of instruction, however, the exact content of the plan is left to each research training program. The plan to provide instruction in the responsible conduct of research will not be considered in the determination of merit of the overall research training program, but applications that do not contain such a plan will be considered incomplete and an award will not be made until a plan is provided. Review Schedule Application Initial Review Council/Board Earliest Receipt Date Meeting Meeting Start Date Jan 10 Jun Sep/Oct Dec 1 May 10 Oct/Nov Jan/Feb Apr 1 Sep 10 Feb/Mar May/Jun Jul 1 Most institutional training grants have a start date of July 1, but there are other possible start dates. Several Institutes or Centers make funding decisions once a year in January or February, or earlier, in order to provide program directors with an adequate recruitment period. A few Institutes or Centers restrict receipt dates to once a year. For example, the National Institute on Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and the National Eye Institute (NEI) receive training grant applications only on January 10. The National Institute on Dental Research (NIDR) receives training grant applications only on September 10. And, the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), and the National Center for Nursing Research (NCNR) receive training grant applications only on May 10. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact appropriate Institute staff before submitting an application. AWARD CRITERIA Final selection will be made based on the review group recommendation, the need for research personnel in specified program areas, and the availability of funds. The Institute will notify the applicant of the final action shortly after the advisory group meeting. Following initial review, applications are also reviewed by the Council, Board, or other national advisory group to the NIH Institute or Center whose activities relate to the proposed research training. These advisory groups will include among the information they consider the initial review groups' comments on the recruitment of individuals from underrepresented minority groups into the training program. Additional Information For additional information, see the document titled National Research Service Awards - Guidelines for Individual Awards - Institutional Grants, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Vol. 13, No. 1, January 6, 1984, usually available at the institution and/or contact the appropriate individual listed under Inquiries, below. OTHER NRSA INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS NIH SHORT-TERM RESEARCH TRAINING FOR STUDENTS IN HEALTH PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS (T35) Certain NIH Institutes offer programs exclusively designed to introduce students in health professional schools to the opportunities inherent in a research career by supporting full-time research training during off quarters or summer sessions. In these programs, all of the positions are short-term research training positions and are separate and apart from the regular research training grants described in this document which may include a few short-term research training positions in addition to the long-term predoctoral and/or postdoctoral research training positions. Prospective applicants are strongly encouraged to contact appropriate Institute staff before submitting an application. Announcements for Short-Term Research Training Grants are available from the Office of Grants Inquiries listed above. SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Program awards research training grants and fellowships (see next four items) that help increase the number and capabilities of minority biomedical research scientists and strengthen science curricula and research opportunities at institutions with substantial minority enrollments. These programs are administered by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences. The MARC Honors Undergraduate Research Training Grant helps minority institutions develop strong undergraduate science curricula, stimulate an interest in biomedical research among undergraduate students, and increase the number of well-prepared minority students who can compete successfully for entry into graduate programs leading to the Ph.D. degree in the biomedical sciences. Under this program, minority institutions receive support to provide honors students with science courses, research training, and summer research experience outside the home institution. The MARC Predoctoral Fellowship provides a further incentive to graduates of the MARC Honors Undergraduate Program to obtain research training in the nation's very best graduate programs. The MARC Faculty Fellowship offers an opportunity for advanced biomedical research training to selected full-time faculty members of minority institutions. This training can lead to a Ph.D. degree or can involve postdoctoral research, and can be pursued at any nonprofit public or private institution in the United States with suitable facilities. When the training period is over, fellows are expected to return to their sponsoring schools to teach and conduct research. The MARC Visiting Scientist Program provides support for periods of 3 to 12 months to outstanding scientist-teachers who serve as visiting scientists at eligible minority institutions. For additional information, write to: Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) National Institute of General Medical Sciences NIH, Westwood Building, Room 9A-18 Bethesda, MD 20892 INQUIRIES Applicants are encouraged contact the individuals designated below, before preparing an application, for additional information concerning the areas of research, receipt dates and other types of preapplication consultation. Contact in advance of submission is especially important for programs requesting support for predoctoral or short-term research training. NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING (AG) Dr. Phyllis Eveleth Deputy Associate Director and Training Officer Office of Extramural Affairs National Institute on Aging Gateway Building, Suite 2C218 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-9322 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES (AI) Dr. Leslye Johnson Chief, Enteric Diseases Branch Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Westwood Building, Room 748 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7051 Dr. Eugene Zimmerman Special Assistant to the Director Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Westwood Building, Room 754 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-8973 Ms. Nancy Brown Health Specialist Division of Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Control Data Building, Room 243P Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-0638 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS & MUSCULOSKELETAL & SKIN DISEASES (AR) Dr. Richard W. Lymn Director, Muscle Biology Program National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Westwood Building, Room 403 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7495 NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (CA) Dr. Vincent Cairoli Chief, Cancer Training Branch National Cancer Institute Executive Plaza North, Room 232 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-8580 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS(DC) Dr. Daniel Sklare Program Administrator and Training Officer Division of Communication Sciences and Disorders National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Executive Plaza South, Room 400B Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-5061 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DENTAL RESEARCH (DE) Dr. Thomas M. Valega Special Assistant for Manpower Development and Training Office of Extramural Programs National Institute of Dental Research Westwood Building, Room 510 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-6324 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES (DK) Dr. Lois Lipsett Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Westwood Building, Room 620 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7433 Dr. Judith Podskalny Division of Digestive Diseases and Nutrition National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Westwood Building, Room 3A15 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7455 Dr. Charles Rodgers Division of Kidney, Urologic and Hematologic Diseases National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Westwood Building, Room 621 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7573 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES (ES) Dr. Annette Kirshner Program Administrator, Scientific Programs Branch Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-0488 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (EY) Dr. Ralph Helmsen Research Training and Research Resources Officer National Eye Institute Building 31, Room 6A49 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-5983 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCES (GM) Dr. John Norvell Assistant Director for Research Training National Institute of General Medical Sciences Westwood Building, Room 907 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7260 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT (HD) Ms. Hildegard Topper Program Analyst National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Building 31, Room 2A04 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-0104 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE (HL) Dr. John Fakunding Chief, Research Training and Development Branch Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Federal Building, Room 3C04 Bethesda, MD Telephone: (301) 496-1724 Ms. Mary Reilly Prevention, Education, and Research Training Branch Division of Lung Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Westwood Building, Room 640 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7668 Dr. Fann Harding Division of Blood Diseases National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Federal Building, Room 5A08 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-1817. NATIONAL CENTER FOR NURSING RESEARCH (NR) Dr. Laura James Nurse Scientist Administrator Acute and Chronic Illness Branch National Center for Nursing Research Westwood Building, Room 752 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 402-3290 Dr. Sharlene Weiss Chief, Health Promotions and Prevention Branch National Center for Nursing Research Westwood Building, Room 757 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 402-3296 Dr. Barbara Pillar Nurse Scientist Administrator Nursing Systems Branch National Center for Nursing Research Westwood Building, Room 757 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 402-2402 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE (NS) Mr. Edward Donohue Division of Extramural Activities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Federal Building, Room 1016 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-4188 NATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH RESOURCES (RR) Dr. Harriet Gordon Medical Officer General Clinical Research Centers Program National Center for Research Resources Westwood Building, Room 10A-03 Bethesda, MD 20902 Telephone: (301) 496-6595. NATIONAL CENTER FOR HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH (HG) Dr. Bettie Graham Chief, Research Grants Branch National Center for Human Genome Research Building 38A, Room 610 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: (301) 496-7531 NRSA PROGRAMS AT OTHER AGENCIES WITHIN THE PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE Agency for Health Care Policy and Research (AHCPR) AHCPR (formerly the National Center for Health Services Research and Health Care Technology Assessment) is a separate agency of the Public Health Service. AHCPR supports NRSA institutional training grants that allow predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees to gain experience in applying research methods to the systematic analysis and evaluation of health services. For information and application forms, contact the NRSA Project Officer, AHCPR Center for Research Dissemination and Liaison, 2101 East Jefferson Street, Suite 501, Rockville, MD 20852; telephone (301) 227-8362. Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA) ADAMHA is a separate agency within the Public Health Service. ADAMHA includes the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). These institutes also provide support through NRSA institutional grants at both the predoctoral and postdoctoral levels. For information and application forms, contact the following offices at the 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857. Grants Management Officer National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Room 16-86 Telephone: (301) 443-4703 Grants Management Officer National Institute on Drug Abuse Room 10-25 Telephone: (301) 443-6710 Grants Operation Section, Grants Management Branch National Institute of Mental Health Room 7C-05 Telephone: (301) 443-4414 Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) HRSA is a separate agency within the Public Health Service. HRSA offers institutional research training grants for research training in primary medical care. These awards permit trainees to gain experience in applying research methods to the systematic analyses and evaluation of primary medical care. For information and application forms please contact the following offices at 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD 20857: Grants Management Branch (T32) Residency and advanced Grants Section Bureau of Health Professions, HRSA Parklawn Building, Room 8C-26 Telephone: (301) 443-6002 Programmatic inquiries should be addressed to: Division of Medicine, BHPr/HRSA Primary Care Medical Education Branch Parklawn Building, Room 4C-04 Telephone: (301) 443-6820 AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants are made under the authority of Section 487 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 288). Title 42 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 66, is applicable to this program. This program is also described under the following numbers in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 93.121, 93.306, 93.361, 93.398, 93.821, 93.837-93.839, 93.846-93.849, 93.853-93.856, 93.859, 93.862-93.868, 93.871, 93.880, and 93.894. .
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