Full Text PAR-95-037 ACADEMIC AWARD IN ENVIRONMENTAL/OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 7, February 24, 1995 PA NUMBER: PAR-95-037 P.T. 34 Keywords: Occupational Health and Safety Environmental Health National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences PURPOSE The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) announces its sixth national competition for Environmental/ Occupational Medicine Academic Awards (E/OMAA), which last appeared in the NIH Guide, Vol. 23, No. 9, March 4, 1994. The award will have the dual purpose of improving the quality of environmental/ occupational medicine curricula and of fostering graduate research careers in environmental/occupational medicine. For the purposes of the E/OMAA, the term environmental/occupational medicine refers to the area of medicine concerned with the development of knowledge and the application of knowledge directed at the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of adverse human health effects from environmental/ occupational exposures to toxic agents. This includes adverse health effects in infants, children, and adults who are at risk of developing such health problems and the reduction of preventable complications or disability in persons of all ages who have already developed such 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 PA, Academic Award in Environmental/Occupational Medicine, is related to the priority area of environmental health. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2000" (Full Report: Stock No. 017-001-00474-0 or 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 Only schools of medicine or osteopathy in the United States and its possessions or territories are eligible to compete for E/OMAA for a project period that does not exceed five years and, to receive the Award once only. Applications may be submitted by domestic, for-profit and non-profit organizations, public and private. Racial/ethnic minority individuals, women, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply as Principal Investigators. MECHANISM OF SUPPORT The mechanism of support for this activity will be for the research career program (academic) (K07) award. RESEARCH OBJECTIVES The NIEHS initiated the E/OMAA Program to provide a stimulus for development of an environmental/occupational medicine curriculum in those schools that do not have one and to strengthen and improve the environmental/occupational medicine curriculum in schools that do. Awards provide support to applicant faculty members for their educational development and for implementation or expansion of the curriculum in environmental/occupational medicine. INCLUSION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and their subpopulations must be included in all NIH supported biomedical and behavioral research projects involving human subjects, unless a clear and compelling rationale and justification is provided that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This new policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43) and supersedes and strengthens the previous policies (Concerning the Inclusion of Women in Study Populations, and Concerning the Inclusion of Minorities in Study Populations), which have been in effect since 1990. The new policy contains some provisions that are substantially different from the 1990 policies. All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Guidelines For Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research," which have been published in the Federal Register of March 28, 1994 (FR 59 14508-14513), and reprinted in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, Volume 23, Number 11, March 18, 1994. Investigators may obtain copies of the policy from the program staff listed under INQUIRIES. Program staff may also provide additional relevant information concerning the policy. APPLICATION PROCEDURES Applications are to be submitted on the grant application form PHS 398 (rev. 9/91). The application receipt date is June 1, 1995. Application kits are available at most institutional offices of sponsored research and may be obtained from the Office of Grants Information, Division of Research Grants, National Institutes of Health, Westwood Building, Room 449, Bethesda, MD 20892, telephone 301/710-0267. The title and number of the program 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 6701 Rockledge Drive - MSC 7710 Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express mail) REVIEW CONSIDERATIONS Applications will be assigned on the basis of established PHS referral guidelines. Applications will be reviewed for scientific and technical merit by study sections of the Division of Research Grants, NIH in accordance with the standard NIH peer review procedures. Following scientific-technical review, the applications will receive a second-level review by the appropriate national advisory council. Applications will be evaluated for evidence of commitment by both the sponsoring institution and the sponsoring department or division to the accomplishment of the objectives of the award, as well as the qualification, interest, and commitment of the candidate to undertake the responsibility for implementing a high quality environmental/occupational medicine curriculum. Additional criteria and other important information are included in the program guidelines available from NIEHS program staff. Applications that are complete and responsive to the program announcement will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened in accordance with the standard NIH peer review procedures. As part of the initial merit review, all applications will receive a written critique and undergo a process in which only those applications deemed to have the highest scientific merit, generally the top half of applications under review, will be discussed, assigned a priority score, and receive a second level review by the appropriate national advisory council or board. AWARD CRITERIA Applications will compete for available funds with all other approved applications in the Career (K) category assigned to the NIEHS. The following will be considered in making funding decisions: quality of the proposed project as determined by peer review, availability of funds, and program priority. INQUIRIES Inquiries are encouraged. The opportunity to clarify any issues or questions from potential applicants is welcome. Program Guidelines for the E/OMAA are essential to develop a competitive application and must be obtained. Direct inquiries regarding programmatic issues to: Annette G. Kirshner, Ph.D. Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233, MD 3-03 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-0488 FAX: (919) 541-2843 Email: kirshner@niehs.nih.gov Direct inquiries regarding fiscal matters to: David L. Mineo Division of Extramural Research and Training National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: (919) 541-1373 FAX: (919) 541-2860 Email: mineo@niehs.nih.gov AUTHORITY AND REGULATIONS This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance No. 93.894. Awards are made under authorization of the Public Health Service Act, Title IV, Part A (Public Law 78-410, as amended by Public Law 99-158, 42 USC 241 and 285) and administered under PHS grants policies and Federal Regulations 42 CFR 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. The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and promote the non-use of all tobacco products. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American people. .
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