SHORT-TERM TRAINING FOR MINORITY STUDENTS PROGRAM

NIH GUIDE, Volume 21, Number 16, May 1, 1992



PA NUMBER:  PA-92-73



P.T. 44, FF



Keywords:

  Biomedical Research Training 

  Cardiovascular Diseases 

  Pulmonary Diseases 

  Hematology 



National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute



Letter of Intent Receipt Date:  July 1, 1992

Application Receipt Date:  August 24, 1992



PURPOSE



The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) announces the

third competition for the Short-Term Training for Minority Students

Program.  The purpose of this National Research Service Award (NRSA)

short-term training program for minority students is to encourage

institutions to provide minority undergraduate students, graduate

students, and students in health professional schools exposure to

opportunities inherent in research careers in areas relevant to

cardiovascular, pulmonary, and hematologic diseases.



HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000



The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health

promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2000,"

a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas.  This program

announcement, Short-Term Training for Minority Students, is related to

the priority area of heart disease and stroke.  Potential applicants

may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" (Full Report:  Stock No.

017-001-00474-0) or "Healthy People 2000" (Summary Report:  Stock No.

017-001-00473-1) through the Superintendent of Documents, Government

Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402-9325 (telephone 202-783-3238).



ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS



Grants in this program will be made to domestic institutions and

organizations, including minority institutions, engaged in health

related-research in areas related to heart, lung and blood disorders.

These grants will support short-term research training experiences of

two to three months duration for minority undergraduate students,

minority students in health professional schools, and minority graduate

students.  Trainees appointed to the program need not be from the

grantee institution, but may include a number of minority students from

other institutions, schools, colleges and universities.  Special

attention must be given to the recruitment of individuals from minority

groups that are underrepresented nationally in the biomedical and

behavioral sciences, i.e., Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans, Alaskan

Americans, and Pacific Islanders.



MECHANISM OF SUPPORT



The mechanism of support is the Institutional National Research Service

Award (T32).  Institutions may request up to 5 years of support for

short-term training programs for at least 4 and not more than 24

trainees per year.  The stipend level for trainees is $733 per month.

Stipends may be supplemented from non-Federal funds.  Training-related

expenses up to $125 per month per trainee may be requested.  In

addition, up to $500 per trainee may be requested to cover domestic

travel to and from the training site and up to $250 per month per

trainee may be requested to cover the cost of housing at the training

site.  Trainee tuition and fees, where necessary to the research

training, must be covered by the Training Related Expenses.  Indirect

costs will be awarded based on eight percent of total direct costs with

no exclusions from the base for training related expenses.



RESEARCH OBJECTIVES



The Short-Term Training for Minority Students Program is intended to:



o  Provide minority undergraduate students, graduate students, and

students in health professional schools exposure to opportunities

inherent in research careers in areas relevant to cardiovascular,

pulmonary, and hematologic* diseases;



o  Attract highly qualified minority students into biomedical and

behavioral research careers in the areas of heart, lung, and blood

disorders; and



o  Bolster the already short supply of minority investigators and

attract highly qualified minority students into biomedical and

behavioral research careers.



* For the purposes of this award, the term "hematologic" covers

research on thrombosis and hemostasis, immunohematology, blood cell

disorders, sickle cell disease, blood resources, including blood

component and derivative therapy, blood substitutes and blood resource

management, aspects of AIDS products in AIDS prevention and treatment,

AIDS-related bone marrow and hematologic disorders, and the

lymphocirculatory system.



LETTER OF INTENT



Each prospective applicant is requested to forward a letter of intent,

that includes a descriptive title, the name and address of the Program

Director, and any other participating institutions.  Such letters are

requested for the purposes of obtaining an indication of the number and

scope of the applications to be reviewed.  A letter of intent is not

binding, is not a requirement of submission, and does not enter into

the review of the application.



The letter of intent is requested by July 1, 1992, and is to be

addressed to:



Scientific Review Administrator

Research Training Review Committee

Division of Extramural Affairs

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Westwood Building, Room 550

Bethesda, MD  20892



APPLICATION PROCEDURES



Applications are to be submitted on the grant application form PHS 398

(rev. 9/91).  Application kits are available at most institutional

business offices and may be obtained from the Office of Grants

Inquires, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health,

Westwood Building, Room 449, Bethesda, MD  20892, telephone (301)

496-7441.



The title and number of the announcement must be typed in section 2a on

the face page of the application.



The completed original application and five legible copies must be sent

or delivered to:



Division of Research Grants

National Institutes of Health

Westwood Building, Room 240

Bethesda, MD  20892**



Applications must be received on or before August 24, 1992.



REVIEW PROCEDURES



All applications responding to this announcement will be reviewed for

scientific and technical merit by the Research Training Review

Committee of the Division of Extramural Affairs, NHLBI, followed by a

second level review by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory

Council.



AWARD CRITERIA



Applications will compete for available funds with other approved

Short-Term Training for Minority Students applications assigned to the

NHLBI.  The following will be considered in making funding decisions:



o Scientific and technical merit of the application as determined by

peer review

o Availability of funds

o Program balance among the research areas of the announcement



INQUIRIES



Written and telephone inquires are encouraged.  Guidelines for this

program may be obtained from any of the following:



John Fakunding, Ph.D.

Division of Heart and Vascular Diseases

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Federal Building, Room 3C04

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-1724



Fann Harding, Ph.D.

Division of Blood Diseases and Resources

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Federal Building, Room 5A08

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-1817



Mary Reilly, M.S.

Division of Lung Diseases

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Westwood Building, Room 640A

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-7668



For fiscal and administrative matter contact:



Grants Operations Branch

Division of Extramural Affairs

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Westwood Building, Room 4A15C

Bethesda, MD  20892

Telephone:  (301) 496-7255



AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS



This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Nos. 93.837, 93.838, and 93.839.  Awards will be made under the

authority of the Public Health Service Act, Title III, Section 301

(Public Law 78-410, as amended; 42 USC 241) and administered under PHS

grants policies and Federal Regulations at 42 CFR Part 52 and 45 CFR

Part 74.  This program is not subject to the intergovernmental review

requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review.



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