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NIH Framework Programs for Global Health (R25)
WHAT: Limited Submission Proposal for the NIH Framework Programs for Global Health (R25)
WHO: Texas A&M University faculty, including TAES, TEES and TTI personnel.
WHY: Applicants may request budgets with direct costs of $125,000 for each of three years.
WHEN: Internal proposal deadline of May 29, 2007.
HOW: Faculty should submit internal proposal via email for review by the internal selection committee.
THE FINE PRINT:
The funding agency, NIH, has limited the number of proposals to one per institution.
BRIEF PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The NIH Framework Programs for Global Health (R25) is designed to support the creation of new, multidisciplinary educational programs that will foster global health research and teaching within and between institutions. These multidisciplinary programs should be at the undergraduate, graduate, postdoctoral and/or professional school levels. Global health activities are defined as research, teaching, clinical care, prevention and outreach activities directed towards addressing health concerns that contribute a significant burden of disease and disability in low-and middle-income countries and are of general concern to the international health community.
Three specific objectives are to: increase interactions and joint activities among investigators already engaged in global health teaching and research within a campus and among institutions; encourage new investigators from diverse faculties, disciplines and new institutions to enter the global health field; and build curricula and develop educational opportunities that will engage the next generation of scientists and health workers to consider careers in global health.
In addition to the one core activity of the development of multidisciplinary global health curricula, the second core activity of applicants should be the creation of an administrative framework to bring multiple schools together on the topic of global health. As such, at least three schools (colleges) within the institution must be formal participants in the proposed framework program. The schools (colleges) should involve distinct disciplines. In addition, the curricula developed through this program should be truly multidisciplinary and involve novel interactions and synthesis between disciplines rather than parallel offerings or the expanded inclusion of students from other disciplines into established programs.
Applicants may request direct costs of $125,000 per year for a maximum of three years. Subcontracts in a consortia may charge 8% in indirect costs.
Internal Selection Procedures and Deadlines
May 25, 2007: Deadline for an email of intent, including the names of the PI and co-PIs, title of internal proposal and a 1-3 sentence description of the project. Send email of intent.
May 29, 2007: Deadline to obtain signatures of approval from your department head and college dean to submit an internal proposal to the Office of Sponsored Projects for review by the internal selection committee. The internal proposal should include:
- An executive summary, up to three pages, based on the proposal description as outlined in the NIH program announcement;
- Summary budget;
- Project and Management Plans (including team members);
The form for completing the internal proposal is here.
This completed form should be submitted via email for review by the internal selection committee.
Please read the RFP carefully for specific requirements of the program here.
Selection of a proposal will be based on NIH guidelines. The needs of the university’s reinvestment plan will also be taken into account.
During the selection process, the internal selection committee may contact departments and colleges for their opinions and commitments. They may also request additional information from PIs.
June 8, 2007: The Internal Selection Committee will notify PIs of the result of the internal competition.
August 20, 2007: Deadline for optional, but recommended, letter of intent to NIH.
September 20, 2007: Deadline for full proposal.