International Research and Training Grant Opportunity- tight timeline

March 17, 2001

From: Michels, Kathleen (FIC)

> Sent: Friday, March 02, 2001 8:59 PM

> To: , Pamela (NIMH)

> Subject: International Clinical

>

> Fogarty, in collaboration with several NIH institutes, has just issued an

> RFA for a research and training program to promote International

Clinical,

> Operational and Health Services research and research capacity building

in

> eligible developing countries.

> Time is tight (April 27 deadline). Please get the word on the ICOHRTA

out

> to your research communities! Thanks for all your past, current and

future

> help. Here are the links and suggested blurb:

> **********************

> INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND

> TRAINING

> AWARD (ICOHRTA)

> http://www.nih.gov/fic/programs/grants.html#training

> http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-01-003.html

> RFA: TW-01-003

> Letter of Intent Receipt Date: March 15, 2001

> Application Receipt Date: April 27, 2001

>

> The International Clinical, Operational and Health Services Research and

> Training Award (ICOHRTA) supports training to facilitate collaborative,

> multidisciplinary, international clinical, operational,

> health services and prevention science research between U.S. institutions

> and those in developing countries, as well as emerging democracies of

> Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Newly Independent States (NIS). Awards

> will be made to the U.S. applicant institution to support a clinical,

> operational and health services research training program that will

> include training at the U.S. and foreign collaborating sites and mentored

> research and training carried out mainly at the foreign site. Applicant

> institutions can request up to five years support for a standard program

> or up to three years support to plan and develop a program.

>

> Eligible topics are all clinical, operational, health services and

> prevention science research areas supported by or relevant to the

> participating NIH institutes (including mental health/neuropsychiatric

> disorders, drug abuse/addiction, aging-related and

> dental/craniofacial-related diseases and disorders and

> complementary and alternative medicine). NIMH will also consider

> applications in the area of HIV/STD prevention. Research topics must also

> be relevant to a major current or anticipated future medical or

> public health problem(s) in the foreign collaborating country of trainees

> participating in the program.

>

> Participating NIH Institutes:

> Fogarty International Center (FIC)

> (http://www.nih.gov/fic)

> National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

> (http://www.nimh.nih.gov/)

> National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

> (http://www.nida.nih.gov/)

> National Institute on Aging (NIA)

> (http://www.nih.gov/nia/)

> National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

> (http://nccam.nih.gov/)

> National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

> (http://www.nidr.nih.gov/)

>

> CONTACTS:

> Kathleen Michels, Ph.D

> Division of International Training and Research

> Fogarty International Center

> Building 31, Room B2C39

> 31 Center Drive, MSC 2220

> Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

> Telephone: (301) 496-1653

> FAX: (301) 402-0779

> Email: ICOHRTA@...

>

> Gust, Ph.D.

> Acting Director, International Program

> National Institute on Drug Abuse

> Room 5-274

> 6001 Executive Blvd

> Bethesda, MD 20892

> 301-443-6480

> Email: sgust@...

>

> Willo Pequegnat, Ph.D

> Center for Mental Health Research on AIDS

> Division of Mental Disorders, Behavioral Research and AIDS

> National Institute of Mental Health

> Room 6205 NSC, 6001 Executive Blvd., Bethesda, MD

> Phone: 301 443 6100.

> Email: wpequegn@...

>

> Enid Light, Ph.D

> Program Official

> Career Development and Research Training and Fellowships Programs

> National Institute of Mental Health

> 6001 Executive Boulevard, Rm. 7117,

> Bethesda, MD 20892-9629

> Phone: 301-443-1185,

> E-mail: elight@...

>

> Rose Li, MBA, PhD

> Behavioral and Social Research Program

> National Institute on Aging

> 201 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 5C533, MSC 9205

> Bethesda, MD 20892-9205

> Telephone: (301) 496-3138

> FAX: (301) 402-0051

> Email: BSRquery@... (e-mail correspondence is preferred)

>

> A. Hazleton, MPH

> National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

> National Institutes of Health

> 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 106

> Bethesda, land 20892-5475

> email: hazleton@...

>

> A. Lipton, DDS, Ph.D.

> Assistant Director, Office of Training and Career Development

> Division of Extramural Research, NIDCR

> Building 45, Room 4AS-37J

> Bethesda, MD 20892-6402

> Telephone: (301) 594-2618

> FAX: (301) 480-8318

> Email: james_lipton@...

>

> For grants management and fiscal matters, contact:

>

> Mr. Bruce Butrum

> Grants Management Officer

> Fogarty International Center

> Building 31, Room B2C39

> 31 Center Drive, MSC 2220

> Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

> Telephone: (301) 496-1670

> FAX: (301) 594-1211

> Email: butrumb@...

>

> Please see the full program announcement at:

> http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-TW-01-003.html

>

> ************************

> Kathleen Michels, Ph.D

> Program Officer

> NIH, Fogarty International Center

> Division of International Training and Research

> Building 31 Rm B2C39, Bethesda, MD 20892

> Ph: 301-435-6031, fax: 301-402-0779

> Michelsk@...

> FIC home page: http://www.nih.gov/fic/

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