Office of Research and Project Administration

NIH has broadened eligibility for NIH Diversity and Re-Entry Supplements. The RC1, RC2, RC3 and RC4 are now eligible grant mechanisms. Principal Investigators holding an active R1, RC2, RC3 or RC4 may be eligible to submit a request for an administrative supplement to the awarding component of the parent grant.

Please see NOT-OD-10-045 below (and at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-045.html) for further details and a reminder of other eligible grant mechanisms.

Please contact your ORPA Research Administrator with any questions.

Donna Beyea - x5-8037

Anne Corriveau – x3-2137 

Gayle Elledge - x 5-1502

Brenda Kavanaugh - x5-1504

Tammie Martin - x3-3960

Jane Tolbert - x5-4210

Cheryl Williams - x5-1503

 

NIH Broadens Eligibility for NIH Diversity and Re-Entry Supplements

Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-045

Key Dates
Release Date: January 11, 2010

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

Background

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) provides administrative supplements to improve the diversity of the research workforce by supporting and recruiting students, postdoctorates, and eligible investigators from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented (see PA-08-190: Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research). The NIH also provides administrative supplements to research grants to support individuals with high potential to re-enter an active research career after a qualifying interruption for family or other responsibilities (see PA-08-191: Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers).

Eligible awards:

Principal Investigators at domestic institutions who hold an active R00, R01 (or RL1), R10, R18, R22, R24, R35, R37, R41, R42, R43, R44, DP1, DP2, P01 (or PL1), P20, P30, P40, P41, P50, P51, P60, U01 (or UL1), U10, U19, U41, U42, U54 grant may be eligible to submit a request for an administrative supplement to the awarding component of the parent grant. Eligibility for other grant mechanisms may vary among Institutes and Center. Therefore applicants should consult each announcement before applying (see: PA-08-190 and PA-08-191).

Policy

The purpose of this policy notice is to add several new activity codes to the list of eligible grants that may apply for Diversity Supplements and Re-Entry Supplements. These additional activity codes are: RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4.

Inquiries

NIH Research Training Office
Office of Extramural Programs
National Institutes of Health
Email: NIHTrain@mail.nih.gov