Child Health Research Career Development Award (CHRCDA) Program [K12]

Post Date

April 8th 2010

Application Due Date

June 9th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-HD-10-007

CFDA Number(s)

93.865

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health
Income Security and Social Services

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2400000

• Award Range:

  $None - $400000

Grant Description

Purpose: This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) issued by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, solicits applications for institutional research career development (K12) programs from applicant organizations that propose to continue to support a national program of mentored institutional career development programs for junior faculty who have recently completed postgraduate clinical training in Pediatrics, and are committed to launching an independent research career. The program provides supervised research training to assist junior faculty in their transition into productive, physician scientists in areas related to pediatrics and its subspecialties. Mechanism of Support: This FOA will use the NIH Institutional Research Career Development K12 award mechanism to provide support to an institution for development of independent physician scientists. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: The NICHD intends to commit $2,400,000 in total costs to support this program in FY 2011. It is anticipated that up to 6 awards may be made.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

  NIH OER Webmaster
  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

• Agency Email Address:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-10-007.html