ORA Newsletter - Week ending 04/12/02

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Section 1 – What’s New

Section 2 – New Funding Opportunities
Section 3 – Conferences

Section 4 – Reminders

Section 5 – Closing Information and Unsubscribe Instructions

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WHAT'S NEW

1) NICHD INSTITUTIONAL TRAINING GRANT POLICIES: The purpose of this notice is to summarize for grantees and potential applicants several policies of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) regarding NRSA Institutional Training Grants (T32).  For more information regarding this notice, go to (NOT-HD-02-006) National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. (Posted 04/12/02)

 

2) From the FYI Digest: Congratulations to the College of Medicine Faculty Named UF Research Foundation Professors:  The University of Florida

Research Foundation (UFRF) has named 5 College of Medicine faculty members, who have a distinguished current record of research and a strong research agenda likely to lead to continuing distinction in their fields, as UFRF Professors for 2002-2005.

 

The UFRF Professors were recommended by their college deans based on nominations from their department chairs, a personal statement and an evaluation of their recent research accomplishments as evidenced by publications in scholarly journals, external funding, honors and awards, development of intellectual property and other measures appropriate to their field of expertise. The three-year award carries with it a $5,000 annual salary supplement and a $3,000 grant.

 

The professorships are funded from the university’s share of royalty and licensing income on UF-generated products. Founded in 1986, the not-for-profit UFRF provides a means by which research can be conducted flexibly and efficiently, and by which discoveries, inventions, processes and work products of UF faculty, staff and students can be transferred from the laboratory to the public. Funds generated by licensing such discoveries are used to enhance research at the university. Congratulations to the 2002/2005 UFRF Professorship Award Recipients:

 

 

Frank J. Bova, Ph.D., F.A.C.R., F.A.A.P.M.

Department of Neurological Surgery

 

Maureen M. Goodenow, Ph.D.

Department of Pathology

 

Harry S. Nick, Ph.D.

Department of Neuroscience

 

Desmond A. Schatz, MD

Department of Pediatrics

 

Colin Sumners, Ph.D.

Department of Physiology

(Posted 04/12/02)

 

3) From the FYI Digest: Revised PHS Form 2271 Now Available

 

The revised "Statement of Appointment Form" (PHS 2271, Rev. 5/01) is now available and will be accepted immediately. This form is required for each new appointment, reappointment or amended appointment of an individual receiving stipend, tuition costs, or travel expenses as a trainee under a PHS institutional training grant, or receiving salary as an appointee under a career development program award in which the institution selects and appoints the individual.

 

For appointments beginning on or after June 1, 2002, the new form is required. Use of the previous version (Rev. 4/98) will be permitted for appointments that begin on or before May 31, 2002. NIH must implement use of this revised form in order to maintain compliance with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) standards for the collection of race/ethnicity data.

 

The major change in this version of the form is the ability to capture race/ethnicity data using a two-tiered reporting system. Individual trainees will first indicate ethnicity and then indicate one or more races. Another change is a new lexicon for describing the actual area of research training for each trainee.

 

Revision is available at Instructions and Forms. The form available on the website has been modified to enable the fields to be filled in directly using Adobe Acrobat Reader Software.

 

For questions about the revised form and instructions, please contact the NIH grants management specialist identified on the notice of grant award. For questions about use of the PDF Fillable Format or the Adobe Acrobat Software, please contact: Ms Jan Heffernan, (Posted 04/12/02)

 


 

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NEW FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

From the FYI Digest:

1) AHRQ is accepting applications for Evaluation of Demonstrations: "Rewarding Results".  Applications are due May 20, 2002.  (Posted 04/12/02)

2) AHRQ & HRSA is accepting applications for Changing Practices, Changing Lives: Assessing the Impacts of the HRSA Health Disparities Collaboratives.  Applications are due May 15, 2002 (Letter of Intent); June 12, 2002 (Applications).   (Posted 04/12/02)

3) AHRQ & VA is accepting applications for Translating Research into Practice - Joint Program Announcement.  Applications are due June 1, 2002; October 1, 2002 & February 1, 2003.   (Posted 04/12/02)

4) DHHS/ACF is accepting applications for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs.  Applications are due May 3, 2002 (Basic Center & Training and Technical Assistance Grant Applications); May 10, 2002 (Transitional Living Program Grant Applications).  (Posted 04/12/02)

5) DHHS/AOA is accepting applications for the Senior Medicare Patrol Projects.  Applications are due May 3, 2002.  (Posted 04/12/02)

6) Institute of Medicine is accepting applications for the The Gustav O. Lienhard Award.  Applications are due May 17, 2002.  (Posted 04/12/02)

7) The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation is accepting applications for the Brinker International Awards for Breast Cancer Research.  Applications are due June 7, 2002.  (Posted 04/12/02)

8) Radiological Society of North America, Inc. is accepting applications for the Outstanding Researcher Award.  Applications are due June 15, 2002.  (Posted 04/12/02)

9) The Society for Biomolecular Screening is accepting applications for the Small Grants Program.  Applications are due May 31, 2002.  (Posted 04/12/02)

10) The University of Florida has been invited by The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation to nominate two scientists for the Damon Runyon Scholar Award to assist young investigators in establishing independent laboratories.  Applications are due to ORA for an internal competition by May 31, 2002.Please contact ORA or Dr. Kirsten Madsen for more information. (Posted 04/12/02)

New NIH notices, requests for applications and program announcements can be found at NIH Notice (Posted 04/12/02)

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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS

There is no new conference or workshop information for this week.

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REMINDERS! (For Internal Competition Only)

1) The American Society for Clinical Nutrition, Inc. is accepting applications for the Physician Nutrition Specialist Award.  Applications are due 04/15/02.

2) Pfizer Physician Scientist is accepting applications for the 2002 Pfizer Visiting Professorship Program in Diabetes.  Applications are due 04/15/02.

3) American Cancer Society is accepting applications for the Health Policy Research on Cancer Control with Focus on Florida's Indigent Population.  Applications are due 04/15/02.

4) The United Negro College Fund and Pfizer are accepting applications for the UNCF-Pfizer Postdoctoral Fellowships.  Applications are due 04/15/02.

5) The Childhood Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF) is accepting applications for the 2002 CBTF Grant Application.  Applications are due 04/15/02.

6) The Whitehall Foundation is accepting applications for the Research grants and Grants-in-aid.  A letter of intent is due to the agency by 04/15/02 (Fall) and 10/01/02 (Spring).

7) The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is accepting applications for the Research Grants for Hallervorden-Spatz Syndrome.  A letter of  intent due to the agency by 04/15/02.

8) P.A. Foote Small Grants Program in Health Outcomes and Pharmacoeconomics is accepting applications for the Research Small Grants.  Applications are due 04/19/02.

9) The John P. Roberts Research Institute is accepting applications for the 2002 J. Allyn Taylor International Prize in Medicine-Diabetes.  Applications are due 04/19/02.

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CLOSING INFORMATION

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