To
provide support for increased research experience relating to the
problems of alcohol abuse and alcoholism prevention, treatment,
and rehabilitation; and to raise the level of competence and increase
the number of individuals engaged in such research.
TYPES
OF ASSISTANCE:
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USES
AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Mentored Research Scientist
Development Awards (K01), Mentored Clinical Scientist Development
Awards (K08), and Independent Scientist Awards (K02) provide support
for individuals with research potential who need additional development
and/or experience in a productive research environment. Mentored
Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23) and Mid-career
Investigator Award in Patient Oriented Research (K24) and Mentored
Quantitative Research Career Development Award (K25) are also available.
Senior Scientist Awards (K05) are also available to enable senior
investigators to devote full-time to research. Academic Career Awards
(K07) are also available for clinical faculty development. Awards
are available for 5 years of salary support (up to 75 percent of
the legislated maximum salary of $161,200) for the individual candidate,
fringe benefits and 8 percent indirect costs. Specialized training
costs and limited research costs are allowable under certain circumstances.
Salary support may be supplemented by the sponsoring institution
from nonfederal funds.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility:
Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards, Mentored Clinical
Scientist Development Awards, Independent Scientist Awards, Senior
Scientist Awards, and Academic Career Awards for clinical faculty
are made to appropriate research centers, medical schools, departments
of psychiatry, non-medical academic departments, psychiatric hospitals
or hospitals with psychiatric services, community mental health
centers, biomedical research institutes, and departments of behavioral
science on behalf of individuals who need the opportunity to realize
research potentials. The individuals in all cases must be citizens
or nationals of the United States or have been lawfully admitted
for permanent residence. Individuals must qualify by scholastic
degree and previous training and/or experience.
Beneficiary Eligibility:
Public and private profit or nonprofit organizations.
Credentials/Documentation:
Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87
for State and local governments. For-profit grantees' costs will
be determined in accordance with Subpart 31.2 of the Federal Acquisition
Regulations. For other grantees, costs will be determined in accordance
with HHS Regulation 45 CFR, Part 74, Subpart C, Section 74.27.
Pre-application
Coordination: Not applicable. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure:
The standard application forms as furnished by PHS must be used
by applicants. Required application forms and instructions may
be obtained from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
(NIAAA). Completed applications should be submitted to the Center
for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, MD 20892.
Completed applications are reviewed by nonfederal consultants
and recommend for support on the basis of merit. This program
is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 92 and OMB Circular
No. A-110, as appropriate.
Award Procedure:
All NIAAA Research Career Development Awards for scientists and
clinicians are recommended for approval by the National Advisory
Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and those approved for
payment are awarded directly by NIAAA to the applicant institution.
Deadlines:
February 1, June 1, and October 1.
Range of Approval/Disapproval
Time: A range of 240 to 270 days from submission
of the application.
Appeals:
A principal investigator (P.I.) may appeal the substantive or
procedural aspects of the review of his/her application to the
staff of the Institute. A description of the NIH Peer Review Appeal
procedures is available on the NIH home page www.nih.gov/grants/guide/1997/97.11.21/n2.html.
Renewals:
Mentored Research Scientist Development Awards, Mentored Clinical
Scientist Development Awards, Independent Scientist Awards, Senior
Scientist Awards, Mentored Patient Oriented Research Career Development
Awards, Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award,
and Academic Career Awards are made for 5-year periods with renewal
for Independent Scientist Awards and Senior Scientist Awards.
Mid-career Investigator Awards in Patient-Oriented Research are
renewable for one additional 5 year period if the candidate still
meets the stated requirements.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching
Requirements: This program has no statutory
formula or matching requirements.
Length and Time Phasing
of Assistance: Payment will be made either
on a Monthly Cash Request System or under an Electronic Transfer
System. Necessary instructions for the appropriate type of payment
will be issued shortly after an award is made.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports:
Reports must be submitted as follows: (1) Interim Progress Reports
annually as part of continuation applications; (2) Annual financial
status reports at termination of year of support; and (3) Final
Invention Statement at end of support.
Audits:
Audits are to be carried out in accordance with the provisions
set forth in 45 CFR 74, Subpart C, Section 74.26. In accordance
with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 24,
1997), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations,"
nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $300,000
or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program- specific
audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend
less than $300,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal
audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular
No. A-133. In addition, grants and cooperative agreements are
subject to inspection and audits by DHHS and other Federal government
officials.
Records:
Records must be retained for at least 3 years; records shall be
retained beyond the 3-year period if audit findings have not been
resolved.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification:
75-0894-0-1-552.
Obligations:
(Grants) FY 01 $9,514,000; FY 02 est $10,104,000; and FY 03 est
$10,910,000.
Range
and Average of Financial Assistance: The range is from $35,000 to $182,000; Average: $114,000.
During fiscal year 2001,
NIAAA funded 83 Research Career Awards. In fiscal year 2002, 80
awards are estimated; and in fiscal year 2003, 85 awards are estimated.
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND
LITERATURE:
42 CFR 52; Guidelines
included in application kit; PHS Grants Policy Statement, DHHS Publication
No. (OASH) 94-50,000, (Rev.) April 1, 1994. Specific program announcements
are available electronically from the NIAAA World Wide Web Home
Page on the Internet at http://www.niaaa.nih.gov or from the NIH
Home Page under Institutes and Offices. Copies may also be obtained
from NIAAA at P.O. Box 10686, Rockville, MD 20849-0686 or by calling
202-842-1819. Applicants should also obtain NIAAA additional information
to the NIH Career Development Program Announcements (K AWARDS) NIH
Guide, Volume 24, Number 26, July 21, 1995, which is also available
on the NIAAA Home Page.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local
Office: Not applicable.
Headquarters Office:
Program Contacts: Dr. Laurie Foudin, Division of Basic Research.
Telephone: (301) 443-0912. Dr. Richard Fuller, Director, Division
of Clinical and Prevention Research. Telephone: (301) 443-1206.
Dr. Mary Dufour, Director, Division of Biometry and Epidemiology:
Telephone: (301) 443-4897. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse
and Alcoholism, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services,
6000 Executive Boulevard, MSC 7003, Bethesda, MD 20892-7003. Grants
Management Contact: Ms. Judy Simons, Grants Management Officer,
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH, Department
of Health and Human Services, Suite 504, Willco Building, 6000
Executive Boulevard, MSC 7003, Bethesda, MD 20892-7003. Telephone:
(301) 443-4704. Use the same numbers for FTS.
Web Site Address: http://www.nih.gov
EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS:
(1) Organizational aspects
of industrial alcohol programs; (2) antecedents and consequences
of alcohol consumption patterns; (3) fatty acid synthesis alcohol-induced
changes; and (4) mechanisms of alcohol-induced deficits in vision.
CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS:
The following considerations
are used in determining projects to be funded: (1) Evidence of the
candidate's potential to develop and/or perform as an outstanding
research scientist; (2) overall scientific and technical merit of
the proposed research plans; (3) relevance to NIAAA priorities;
and (4) the potential contribution to the field of alcohol abuse
and alcoholism.
