The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering the ARRA Pathfinder Award to promote diversity in the scientific research workforce. This grant targets exceptionally creative scientists to develop innovative approaches for diversifying the scientific community and retaining diverse talent. The NIH expects these efforts to recruit diverse talent, improve training, broaden research views, and reduce health disparities. Proposed research must present unique ideas or apply existing designs innovatively to enhance retention of diverse students, postdocs, and faculty. Awardees commit 30%+ research effort. Around $10 million is available for up to five awards.
Opportunity ID: 52497
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-OD-10-013 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Recovery Act Limited Competition: The NIH Directors ARRA Funded Pathfinder Award to Promote Diversity in the Scientific Workforce (DP4) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health Recovery Act |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.701 — Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Mar 05, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | May 04, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 04, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $10,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | State governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Special district governments Small businesses Independent school districts For profit organizations other than small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description: | Purpose. This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act or ARRA), Public Law 111-5, invites applications for the NIH Directors ARRA Pathfinder Award to Promote Diversity in the Scientific Workforce. The NIH recognizes a unique and compelling need to promote diversity in the biomedical, behavioral, clinical and social sciences research workforce. The NIH expects all of its efforts to diversify the workforce to lead to the recruitment of the most talented researchers from all groups; to improve the quality of the educational and training environment; to balance and broaden the perspective in setting research priorities; to improve the ability to recruit subjects from diverse backgrounds into clinical research protocols; and to improve the Nation’s capacity to address and eliminate health disparities. .This new FOA introduces a new research grant program to encourage exceptionally creative individual scientists to develop highly innovative and possibly transforming approaches for promoting diversity within the biomedical research workforce. To be considered highly innovative, the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from those already being pursued or it must apply existing research designs in new and innovative ways to unambiguously identify factors that will improve the retention of students, postdocs and faculty from diverse backgrounds. Awardees must commit a major portion (generally 30% or more) of their research effort to activities supported by the Directors Pathfinder Award and the proposed research must be endorsed by the highest levels of institutional management. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the DP4 grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIH intends to commit approximately $10 million under this FOA. We anticipate that up to 5 awards will be made in fiscal year 2010, pending the number and quality of applications and availability of funds. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-10-013.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
Version History
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email: FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93.701 | ADOBE-FORMS-B | Use for submissions intended for due dates of January 25, 2010 and beyond | PKG00016939 | Apr 04, 2010 | May 18, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
52497 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
52497 PerformanceSite_1_3-1.3.pdf
52497 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_2-1.2.pdf
52497 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
52497 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
52497 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_1_4-1.4.pdf
52497 PHS398_ResearchPlan_1_3-1.3.pdf
52497 PHS398_Checklist_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
52497 PHS_CoverLetter_1_2-1.2.pdf
52497 RR_SubawardBudget-1.2.pdf
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