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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