BatchNo:2013/03/A4
Makerere University College of Health Sciences (MakCHS)
Grant and Contracts Unit
Checklist of Requirements for Request for Funding Applications (RFA) for the Month of March 2013
List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
2.Funding Source
NIH, NIMH
NIH ,NIMH
NIH, NIAAA
NIH, NIEHS
3.FOA Purpose
Seeks research grant
applications designed to
develop innovative ways of
understanding mental
disorders in clinical studies on
the basis of experimental
research criteria rather than
traditional diagnostic
categories. This FOA stems
from the NIMH Research
Domain Criteria (RDoC)
project that is intended to
further a long-range goal of
contributing to diagnostic
systems as informed by
To encourages research grant
applications from
institutions/organizations to
investigate mechanisms by
which the gut microbiome
modulates the development
and function of brain circuits
that subserve behavioral
functions of direct relevance
to the mission of the NIMH.
Because initial colonization of
the gut by microbiota occurs
early in life and may influence
the subsequent development
and modifiability of the
central nervous system,
developmental studies are of
The purpose of this funding
opportunity is to encourage
collaboration between
alcohol researchers in the
extramural community and
those within the NIAAA
intramural research
program. The objective of
this Funding Opportunity
Announcement is to bring
together the research
expertise that, as a
functioning collaborative
unit, will address key
alcohol-based research
questions that would not
otherwise be possible by the
FOA is intended to support
environmental health
research in which an
unpredictable opportunity has
arisen to collect human
biosample or exposure data
(e.g., following natural or
made-made disasters, health
care policy changes, etc). The
three distinguishing features
of an eligible study are: 1)
the unforeseeable nature of
the opportunity; 2) the clear
scientific value and feasibility
of the study; and 3) the need
for rapid review and funding
(substantially shorter than the
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List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
research on genetics,
neuroscience, and behavior.
The purpose of this FOA is to
encourage applications to
study mechanisms that may
cut across multiple traditional
diagnostic categories.
Applications submitted in
response to this FOA should
be based upon RDoC criteria
(see
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/res
earch-funding/rdoc.shtml for
the RDoC criteria developed
to date). Five organizing
domains have been identified
in the draft specification.
These include Negative
Valence Systems (i.e.,
aversive motivational
dimensions), Positive Valence
Systems, Cognitive Systems,
Social Process Systems, and
particular interest. Applicants
may propose to use wildtype, gnotobiotic, or specific
pathogen-free model
organisms and/or human
cohorts. With this FOA, the
NIMH encourages investigator
teams to initiate hypothesisdriven research in this crosscutting research area and to
identify promising
mechanistic leads for future
basic and translational
research that will advance the
mission of the NIMH.
same individuals working
towards similar goals in
isolation. The goal of the
research proposed by the
collaborating investigators
should address questions
that advance the alcohol
research field with respect
to issues surrounding
alcohol use disorders
including dependence and
the effects of alcohol on
health.
typical NIH grant
review/award cycle) in order
for the scientific question to
be approached and for the
research design to be
implemented.
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The shortened time frame will
be achieved by more frequent
application due dates and
expediting peer review,
council concurrence and
award issuance. The entire
cycle from submission to
award is expected to be
within 3-4 months.
List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Arousal/Regulatory Systems.
Consensus workshops and
guidance documents on
Negative Valence Systems,
Positive Valence Systems,
Cognitive Systems, Working
Memory (subsidiary of
Cognitive Systems), and
Social Processes, are to have
been completed by the time
applications in response to
this FOA are due, and
applications must focus on at
least one of the constructs
that have been defined in
these RDoC workshops, as
indicated in the workshop
proceedings. Interested
applicants are encouraged to
consult the NIMH RDoC web
site
(http://www.nimh.nih.gov/re
search-funding/rdoc.shtml)
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Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
March 7, 2013
March 8, 2013
March 6, 2013
March 7, 2013
May 27, 2013
Sep 10, 2013
May 5, 2013
Apr 1, 2013
May 27, 2013
Sep 10, 2013
Not applicable
Apr 1, 2013
June 25, 2013, 5pm local
time
$400,000 per year.
Oct 10, 2013
June 24, 2013, 5pm local
time
$250,000 per year
May 1, 2013, 5:00pm local
time
$275,000 over two years.
for current information
regarding these constructs.
4.Research
Objectives
5.Priority Research
Areas
6.Posted date and
Earliest
Submission date
7.Letter of Intent due
date
8.Application due
date
9.Award Budget
Direct costs are limited to a
maximum of $175,000 per
year for the R21 phase and
less than $500,000 per year
for the R33 phase. Although
treated as direct costs,
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List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
5 years
2 years
consortium F&A does not
apply toward any direct cost
cap. The R21 and R33
cannot be funded in the same
fiscal year.
10.Award Project
Period
5 Years
The total project
period for a combined
R21/R33 application
may not exceed 5
years, with no more
than three years for
either the R21 phase
11.Required
Registrations
Valid DUNS number required
for
System for Award
Management
(SAM), Grants.gov and
eRA Commons registration
or the R33 phase.
Valid DUNS number required
for
System for Award
Management
(SAM), Grants.gov and
eRA Commons registration
Valid DUNS number
required for
System for Award
Management
(SAM),, Grants.gov and
eRA Commons registration
Valid DUNS number required
for
System for Award
Management
(SAM), Grants.gov and
eRA Commons registration
12.Eligible
Individuals
Any individual(s) with the
skills, knowledge, and
resources necessary to carry
Any individual(s) with the
skills, knowledge, and
resources necessary to carry
Any individual(s) with the
skills, knowledge, and
resources necessary to
Any individual(s) with the
skills, knowledge, and
resources necessary to carry
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List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
out the proposed research as
the Program
Director/Principal Investigator
(PD/PI) is invited to work
with his/her organization to
develop an application for
support
out the proposed research as
the Program
Director/Principal Investigator
(PD/PI) is invited to work
with his/her organization to
develop an application for
support
carry out the proposed
research as the Program
Director/Principal
Investigator (PD/PI) is
invited to work with his/her
organization to develop an
application for support
The NIH Intramural
Scientist will be a tenured
or tenure-track scientist
from the NIAAA Intramural
division, with whom the
PD/PI has made prior
contact for the collaborative
project. - See more at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants
/guide/pa-files/PAR-13133.html#sthash.k50aoLiO.
dpuf
out the proposed research as
the Program Director/Principal
Investigator (PD/PI) is invited
to work with his/her
organization to develop an
application for support
Questions regarding
Grants.gov registration and
submission
[email protected]
Questions regarding
Grants.gov registration and
submission
[email protected]
Questions regarding
Grants.gov registration and
submission
[email protected]
Questions regarding
Grants.gov registration and
submission
[email protected]
SF424 (R&R) Application and
Electronic Submission
SF424 (R&R) Application and
Electronic Submission
SF424 (R&R) Application
and Electronic Submission
SF424 (R&R) Application and
Electronic Submission
13.Caution
14.Application
contact details
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List of
Requirements
1. Funding
Opportunity Title ,
Activity code, FOA
number and
Funding
Instrument
15.Full application
details
16.Status of
application
Summary of RFAs
Dimensional Approaches
to Research Classification
in Psychiatric Disorders
(R01), RFA-MH-14-050 &
SF 424 (R&R)
Gut-Microbiome-Brain
Interactions and Mental
Health (R21/R33), RFAMH-14-080 & SF 424
(R&R)
Program for
Extramural/Intramural
Alcohol Research
Collaborations (U01),
PAR-13-133 & SF 424
(R&R)
Mechanism for TimeSensitive Research
Opportunities in
Environmental Health
Sciences (R21), PAR-13136 & SF 424 (R&R)
Information:http://grants.nih
.gov/grants/funding/424/inde
x.htm
Information:http://grants.nih
.gov/grants/funding/424/inde
x.htm
Information:http://grants.ni
h.gov/grants/funding/424/i
ndex.htm
Information:http://grants.nih.
gov/grants/funding/424/index
.htm
General information on
Electronic Submission of
Grant Applications:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicR
eceipt/
General information on
Electronic Submission of
Grant Applications:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicR
eceipt/
General information on
Electronic Submission of
Grant Applications:
http://era.nih.gov/Electroni
cReceipt/.
General information on
Electronic Submission of
Grant Applications:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicR
eceipt/
Grants.gov
(http://www.grants.gov) or
Google RFA-AG-13-014
Open
Grants.gov
(http://www.grants.gov) or
Google RFA-DE-13-003
Open
Grants.gov
(http://www.grants.gov) or
Google RFA-DE-13-002
Open
Grants.gov
(http://www.grants.gov) or
Google PAR-13-013
Open
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