Cooperative Research Partnerships to Promote Workforce Diversity in the Reproductive Sciences (U01)

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	Federal Grant Title:	Cooperative Research Partnerships to Promote Workforce Diversity in the Reproductive Sciences (U01)
	CFDA Number:	93.865
	CFDA Description:	Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health Income Security and Social Services
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-HD-09-008
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 31, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 31, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 17, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 17, 2009
	Archive Date:	Dec 18, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$1,200,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$400,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private 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); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) .
Grant Description: Purpose. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is committed to promoting diversity in the biomedical workforce. To address this need, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), is soliciting applications that propose research partnerships between faculty at minority-serving institutions (MSIs) and faculty at academic institutions with established reproductive science research programs to form the new Cooperative Research Partnerships to Promote Workforce Diversity in the Reproductive Sciences (CPDR). Partnering investigators will also be responsible for providing CPDR-related research experiences to a diverse cadre of undergraduate students (see Section III.3). Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Cooperative Research Project (U01) grant mechanism. The CPDR will be funded by separate awards to partnering institutions. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NICHD intends to commit approximately $1.2 million in total costs [direct plus facilities and administrative (F and A) costs] for this initiative in FY 2010 to fund up to two partnerships (up to four awards).
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