National Institutes of Health

Description

Purpose. This FOA issued by the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), National Institutes of Health solicits grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish an Exploratory NCMHD Center of Excellence (COE) to support infrastructure and capacity building, building and sustaining novel partnerships, training, innovative basic biomedical and behavioral clinical, or population-based research and intervention and prevention studies contributing to either the improvement of minority health, the elimination of health disparities, or both. To be eligible for the COE in this FOA, applicant institutions must have existing federal research support and/or research infrastructure as reflected in a level of NIH institutional funding of less than $80 million for the year 2008. Mandatory Cores: Each NCMHD Exploratory COE (P20) must contain an Administrative Core, a Research Core, a Research Training/Education Core, and a Community Engagement/Outreach Core. Research Core: At least one research project must be proposed. NCMHD will support no more than three research projects during the 5 year project period. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the P20 exploratory center grant mechanism Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. It is anticipated that approximately $7.5 million in total costs will be available in FY 2010 to support approximately 5 awards.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Others

Contact

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