NCMHD Endowment Program for Increasing Research and Institutional Resources Capacity in Section 736 Health Professions Schools (NCMHD Research Endowment Fund) (S21)

Post Date

January 27th 2009

Application Due Date

March 23rd 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-MD-09-002

CFDA Number(s)

93.307

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Number of Awards

3

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Any public/private institution of higher education designated under Section 736 of the PHS Act with a Program of Excellence in Health Professions Education for Underrepresented Minority Individuals, and a corporate/system-wide endowment that is less than/or equal to 50 percent of the national endowment average of institutions that conduct biomedical research or training of health professionals (i.e., $216,917,000). The endowment award supports the institutional component that manages the eligible section 736 program.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $15000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. The purpose of this program is to build capacity and research infrastructure and to facilitate minority health research and research regarding other health disparity populations at eligible institutions, but not to directly support the research itself. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the S21 Capacity Building mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NCMHD intends to commit approximately $15 million in FY 2009 to fund approximately three new and/or competitive continuation awards in response to this FOA.

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-MD-09-002.html