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Grilled Shrimp Skewers over White Bean Salad
Grilled Shrimp Skewers over White Bean Salad
From EatingWell: July/August 2010
Fresh herbs make all the difference in this light, summery bean salad that in turn makes an aromatic bed for the easy grilled shrimp. The shrimp and salad are wonderful together but you could also make them separately. Consider skewering and grilling scallops as another delicious option.
Makes 6 servings, about 3/4 cup salad and 4 shrimp each | Active Time: 30 minutes | Total Time: 30 minutes
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1/3 cup lemon juice
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons packed fresh oregano, minced
2 tablespoons packed fresh sage, minced
2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 15-ounce cans cannellini beans, rinsed
12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 cup finely diced celery
24 raw shrimp (21-25 per pound; see Note), peeled and deveined
Combine lemon zest, lemon juice, oil, oregano, sage, chives, pepper and salt in a large bowl. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the dressing in a small bowl. Add beans, tomatoes and celery to the large bowl; toss well.
Preheat grill to medium-high or place a grill pan over medium-high heat until hot.
Thread shrimp onto 6 skewers. (If using a grill pan, you don't need to skewer the shrimp.)
Oil the grill rack (see Tip) or the grill pan. Grill the shrimp until pink and firm, turning once, about 4 minutes total. Serve the shrimp on the white bean salad, drizzled with the reserved dressing.
Per serving : 212 Calories; 8 g Fat; 1 g Sat; 5 g Mono; 95 mg Cholesterol; 22 g Carbohydrates; 17 g Protein; 8 g Fiber; 575 mg Sodium; 242 mg Potassium
1 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 vegetable, 2 1/2 lean meat, 1 1/2 fat
Tips & Notes
Make Ahead Tip: Cover and refrigerate the salad and shrimp separately for up to 1 day. | Equipment: Six 8- to 10-inch skewers
Note: Both wild-caught and farm-raised shrimp can damage the surrounding ecosystems when not managed properly. Look for shrimp certified by an independent agency, such as Wild American Shrimp or Marine Stewardship Council. If you can't find certified shrimp, choose wild-caught shrimp from North America—it's more likely to be sustainably caught. Shrimp is usually sold by the number needed to make one pound. For example, "21-25 count" means there will be 21 to 25 shrimp in a pound. Size names, such as "large" or "extra large," are not standardized. In recipes calling for a specific count, order by the count (or number) per pound to be sure you're getting the size you want.
Tip: To oil a grill rack, oil a folded paper towel, hold it with tongs and rub it over the rack. (Do not use cooking spray on a hot grill.)


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Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Some neat soundscapes here, and each can be modified to suit your tastes.
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3 comments:
- James Colton said...
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- March 27, 2013 at 8:06 PM
- Willow Cove said...
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The schedule includes a distinguished array of lectures on French history, literature and many other topics, along with an evening performance of French music for woodwind quintet.
The January/February schedule of events at La Maison Française of New York University features a distinguished array of lectures on French history, literature and many other topics, along with an evening performance of French music for woodwind quintet.
Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public, and are held at the French cultural center at 16 Washington Mews (corner of University Place),
New York, NY. For more information, please visit www.nyu.edu/maisonfrancaise, email your inquiry to firstname.lastname@example.com, or call 2121.998.8750.
EVENTS: January / February 2013
Thursday, January 31, 7:30 p.m.
Illustrated Lecture in English
Professor, Dept. of Photography and Imaging and Dept. of Art History, NYU; historian, critic, curator; author of Parisian Views; editor, Inverted Odysseys: Claude Cahun, Maya Deren, Cindy Sherman
Local Space/Global Visions: Archives, Networks, and Visual Geography around 1900
Tuesday, February 5, 7:30 p.m.
Florence Gould Event
Lecture in French
FRANÇOIS NOUDELMANN Philosopher; critic; radio producer, France Culture; professor, Université de Paris VIII; visiting professor, NYU; author of Le Toucher des Philosophes; Les Airs de famille. Une philosophie des affinités
Mensonge et philosophie: une approche psychologique du discours philosophique
Thursday, February 7, 7:30 p.m.
Lecture in English
Writer, biographer; author of A Passion for Freedom: The Life of Astolphe de Custine; Balzac's Omelette; Monsieur Proust's Library (Other Press, 2012)
Monsieur Proust's Library
Friday, February 8, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
New Directions in French Studies
Round Table
Les Archives de l'intime: questionnements méthodologiques et théoriques
CLAUDIE BERNARD, NYU; author of Penser la famille au XIXe siècle; TODD SHEPARD, Johns Hopkins; author of The Invention of Decolonization: The Algerian War and the Remaking of France; ANN L. STOLER, New School for Social Research; author of Carnal Knowledge and Imperial Power: Race and the Intimate in Colonial Rule; JUDITH SURKIS,Rutgers; author of Sexing the Citizen: Masculinity and Morality in France, 1870-1920; CHRISTELLE TARAUD,Visiting professor, NYU; author of La Prostitution coloniale
Monday, February 11, 7:30 p.m.
Florence Gould Event
Conversation in French
French Literature in the Making
Special edition: Olivier Barrot, the host of the French Literature in the Making series, switches roles and is the invited author for the evening.
Writer, journalist, television producer and host, Un Livre un jour (France 3 and TV5); author of L'Ami posthume: Gérard Philipe; Je ne suis pas là; Le Fils perdu (Gallimard, 2012); co-author, La Vie culturelle dans la France occupée
in conversation with
Director, Center for French Civilization and Culture, NYU
Presented with the additional support of Sofitel, Air France, Centre Nationl du Livre, Institut Français, and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
Friday, February 15, 7:30 p.m.
Maureen Keenan, flute
Nicholas Abel, oboe
Yi-Chuan Chen, clarinet
Elizabeth Fleming Martignetti, horn
Daniel Liao, bassoon
French music by Ibert, Taffanel, Milhaud
Reservations suggested: 212-998-8750 or email@example.com
Wednesday, February 20, 6:30 p.m.
Institute of French Studies Colloquium
Lecture in English
Sociologist, École Pratique des Hautes Études; author of L'Enfant des possibles. Assistance médicale à la procreation, éthique, religion et filiation
Assisted Reproductive Technology in Contemporary France: Discourse and Practices
Thursday, February 21, 7:30 p.m.
Lecture in English
Professor, Princeton University School of Architecture; author of Dreaming the Rational City; The City of Collective Memory; CyberCities; Le Corbusier: homme de lettres (1910-1947)
Le Corbusier: The Writings of an Architect
Monday, February 25, 7:30 p.m.
Lecture in French
Historian, sociologist; professor emeritus, École Pratique des Hautes Études; author of Histoire de la laïcité en France; La Laïcité expliquée à Nicolas Sarkozy et à ceux qui écrivent ses discours; La Laïcité falsifiée
La Laïcité face aux mutations de la société française
Thursday, February 28, 6:30 p.m.
Institute of French Studies Colloquium
Lecture in English
Professor in Contemporary European History, University of Sussex; author of Algeria: France's Undeclared War (Oxford University Press, 2012)
The 1956 French Republican Front's 'Civilizing Mission': Algeria, the Cold War, and the Third Way


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Good morning! Who's pumped for Friday?
I am looking forward to the weekend, as most of it will be spent outside. My parents are in town, and Scott and I have been enjoying some quality time with them in our adventures around the City!
Just like every Friday, today I am taking a look back at the week and highlighting what made me smile. I hope you'll play along in the comment section, too.
I just realized that this post marks 150 weeks of sharing faves. Whoa! Thank you to everyone who clicks over to read and share week after week. Friday Favorites is definitely my favorite series to keep up with!
What have you been loving this week? Bloggers, don't forget to link up your own #FFavorites posts at the bottom.
Psst! There may or may not be a sneaky giveaway today, too …
Friday Favorites #150: Week of 7/15
• Bath & Body Works summer scents
I'm usually only a sucker for seasonal scents in the fall and winter, but I guess that has changed. Thanks to an email from Bath & Body Works that let me in on the summer sale currently going on, I decided to refill our wallflower scents and candles online.
(I have a slight addiction to candles, but it's getting better. We currently only have five in our apartment, including extras for when the ones out burn down!) *pats self on back*
I took a chance by ordering new-to-me scents that I wasn't sure I'd like, but I was pleasantly surprised! The Lilac Blossom (<- the 3-wick is $10 right now) is the perfect amount of floral, and the Beautiful Day (<- no longer on sale?) reminds me of everything on the label: blue skies, flowers, and green apples. Summer is officially here, y'all!
• Serial podcast
Okay, I'll admit it. I just got into listening to podcasts. I don't know why it took me so long! Now that I take trains and subways that limit my service during daily commutes, I always bring my earbuds and listen to either music or a podcast.
Have you ever heard of Serial? Our friends told Scott and I about the series, and we are absolutely hooked!
Serial tells a true story of a murder case that took place in Baltimore, Maryland circa 1999. You can download and stream episodes for free and listen to them on online, on iTunes, and even on Pandora. There are two seasons so far (told through episodes week by week, so it's important to listen to them in order), but the story is far from over.
Both Scott and I are already on the second season, and we talk about the characters and story all the time. It's so interesting! I can only hope that Season 3 comes out sooner than later!
• family in NYC
The biggest highlight for me this week is having my parents in town for a visit! They chose to encompass the full culture of New York City by staying in Times Square, and I have been keeping busing training back and forth to see them every day.
Scott was off from work on Tuesday, and we had a great time showing them around while doing some exploring of our own, too. My favorite outing so far was walking the Brooklyn Bridge and watching the sun set over the Manhattan Skyline.
It's crazy to think that we've only been here for three months, yet Brooklyn already feels like home.
It's been neat having visitors already, and I'm so grateful for the time that we have had with my parents. They are in New York until Monday morning, so I'm sure I will have plenty more to share after the weekend!
• grilled chicken salads (with mini-quesadillas)
I've been all about grilled chicken or shrimp over salads this summer!
About once a week, I'll prepare a big monster salad that will last us for a few days, and the latest included all of this goodness …
Spinach, cucumbers, tomatoes, red, yellow and green peppers, black olives, avocado, grilled chicken, and ground black pepper drizzled in a balsamic vinaigrette
While browsing around the market for our weekly staples, I got the idea to pick up a bag of corn tortillas and make mini-quesadillas on the side of our salads for dinner that night.
They couldn't be easier. Simply add a layer of shredded cheese and salsa (if you want it!) to the middle of two tortillas, heat on the stovetop (med-high) until the cheese is melted, and make sure to flip it halfway through.
It was the perfect addition to the salad that filled me up!
• Tervis tumbler giveaway
Longtime LIL readers are well aware of my love for Tervis tumblers. I have featured them many times in variety of different styles and designs, and we have acquired quite the collection of them, thanks to our friend who works at the corporate offices. (Hi, Rusty!)
Today I am excited to share some of the tumbler love and offer two 16 or 24 oz. tumblers of your choice as a giveaway! They might just be the best plastic cups, water bottles, mugs, and to-go insulated beverage containers for those on-the-go.
I love the clear, colorful, and monogramed designs, and I've also been digging the brands lately.
The summer, however, makes gravitate towards their seamless wine glasses …
Maybe you're ready to gear up for the fall and stock up for college football season?
This giveaway allows you to pick any two tumblers you want – (2) 16 oz., (2) 24 oz., or one of each!
(Aztec Pattern // Arrows Wrap // Anchors & Scallop Pattern)
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post and enter one additional entry into Rafflecopter.
You have until Midnight Monday, July 18th E.S.T to enter the giveaway. The winner will be randomly selected via Rafflecopter and announced on the blog next week.
Good luck, and thank you, Tervis!
• favorite LIL posts
» NY Aquarium, NY Liberty Game & Weekly Workouts
» Advanced Total Body Dumbbell Workout
• Friday funnies
Seriously though …
That last one literally made me laugh out loud for at least a minute.
Your Turn
Have a great weekend!
Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post. Friday Favorites is a series of posts that features items I genuinely want to share with you, and affiliate links may appear from time to time. As always, any support is much appreciated! <3


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New Day-Trip Available From Geek Nation Tours Coinciding With The Official Star Trek Convention In Las Vegas, This July!
Remember back in March when we told you about the ultimate Star Trek themed guided tour? Well, if you can't make that one, how about a single day excursion? Geek Nation Tours has added a Star Trek themed Day-Trip called "Trek into the Valley of Fire - One Day Adventure" to their roster!
Star Trek: Live In Concert Is Maximum Awesome
Ever want to view the films, Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness, while listening to the score being performed by a live orchestra right in front of you? Well now's your chance.
According to StarTrek.com:
Star Trek: Live in Concert is coming your way, with screenings of Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness accompanied by live symphony orchestra performances of Michael Giacchino's scores. The Star Trek: Live in Concert tour will kick off in Europe next month with events in the UK and Switzerland, followed by U.S. premieres set for July in Houston and San Diego; the San Diego Symphony performance will coincide with the Comic-Con International. Star Trek: Live in Concert will then head to Canada in March, 2015, with additional dates to be announced.
Bye Bye, Robot Launches 4 NEW Star Trek: The Next Generation Movie Posters
We are super excited to announce Bye Bye, Robot's latest release... 4 NEW Star Trek: The Next Generation lithographs! Created by artist Matt Ferguson, they are vivid, beautiful, graphical representations of each of the Next Gen movies.
Like Matt's last 6 lithographs for Bye Bye, Robot, which were created to embody each of the The Original Series movies, these new 4 contain a poster for each of the TNG movies; Star Trek: Generations, Star Trek: First Contact, Star Trek: Insurrection, and Star Trek: Nemesis.
Star Trek Tricorder-Like Device Made To Scan Food
We've been seeing quite a lot of new Star Trek inspired devices being developed lately. Many of them similar to tricorders. While several of these new diagnostic tools are focusing on the medical side of the tricorder functionality, we found one the other day (thanks to our friend Drew) that is focused on analyzing food.
This new tool, by TellSpec is designed to scan your food, right on your plate, and tell you what's in it and how much. If this new scanner hits the market, functioning as described, it will be a great tool for those watching calories for weight loss and those looking to stay within safe dietary parameters for diabetes and other health concerns. While it isn't quite to the consumer-ready phase (they're still working on making it as small and good looking as the design calls for), it is well on its way to living up to all of the goals these developers have set for it.
Trek Culture Review: Star Trek Starships Latest Release + Our Model Ship Giveaway
We've been subscribers of the Star Trek Starships by Eaglemoss Collections since the last Las Vegas Star Trek Convention in August, 2013. We saw them on the vendor floor and were totally hooked, but it wasn't until the day after the convention was over (recovery day, as we like to call it) that our good friend Darren (from Trek Cast) reminded us about them and showed us the awesome books and models that he had already received for signing up, that we remembered to sign up for ourselves. Ever since then, we've been receiving these little metal beauties in the mail every month like clockwork.
Trek Culture Book Review: "Avatar" Book One And Two
The hardest and most rewarding thing about Deep Space 9 is that it is not episodic in nature. The stories often do not bear their full weight without being experienced in series and, like that, Avatar bears no weight without the entirety of the television run behind it. In other words, if you haven't watched Deep Space 9 all the way to the end, this isn't the book you're looking for.
Live Your Dream With The Ultimate Star Trek Guided Tour
Would you like to combine Travel + Star Trek filming sites + Las Vegas + The Official Star Trek Convention into one mega Star Trek fanstravaganza?!?! Since I know my own answer would be "YES!!!!" I'm gonna go out on a limb as guess that you're saying "No duh!" right about now.
Well, now all of your wildest dreams can come true! Our good friends Larry Nemecek and Geek Nation Tours are teaming up again for one of the most fun and informative Star Trek tours of all time. Their "Exploring Trek Sites: Hollywood to Vegas With Larry Nemecek" is the ultimate guided tour for any Trek fan. Via private coach, you get to visit a ton of filming locations and Trek-centric sites around California, meet some of the Trek cast, compete amongst your travel-mates in trivia contests, and culminate the tour with the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention. But don't just let me tell you about it. You can check out our podcast, with Larry and Geek Nation Tours, here.
Star Trek Dermal Regenerators May Soon Be A Reality
It looks like more of Star Trek's science fiction is becoming science fact. NASA is working with a Texas-based company to develop two new devises. One that will build 3d human cells, and another one that will treat pain externally without medications. We're wondering if the Dermal Regenerator will be the next "flip phone"...
Nasa has signed a deal to create 'novel biotechnology' devices including a system that builds 3D human cells, and another that treats pain externally.
The gadgets will be built under patent licensing agreements in partnership with Texas-based GRoK Technologies and are the results of the agency's Technology Transfer Program.
The first device, called BioReplicates, will let users create 3D human tissue models that can be used for drug and cosmetic testing.
They will increase the 'safety, efficacy and toxicity' of current tests and add 'greater accuracy, reliability and cost-efficiency.'
Nasa said the technology could help reduce animal testing, too.
The technology would work in a similar way to the dermal regenerators used in Star Trek and future models could one day heal wounds automatically.
Star Trek's Starfleet Insignia On Mars?
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took some very cool pictures recently. Specifically of a dune field on the Martian surface in a large crater. There, the dunes in question have formed into shapes reminiscent of the Starfleet insignia. Well, we know this isn't product placement...but if it were, that's one gigantic billboard.
NASA says, "In this image of a dune field on Mars in a large crater near Mawrth Vallis, some of the dunes appear to be in a V-shaped formation. For dune fields, the spacing of individual dunes is a function of sand supply, wind speed, and topography." See their write-up here.


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As of today (September 16, 2012) there is 1 active home in Cedar Lakes, 2 home(s) that are currently under contract and 2 home(s) sold in the last 30 days. Email me to look at one of these great condos or townhomes.
Here's the breakdown of all active listings in MLS:
Cedar Lakes A - 1
Cedar Lakes II - 0
Christopher at Cedar Lakes - 0
Carr at Cedar Lake - 0
Cedar Knolls - 0
According to MLS, number of new listings this month: 0
According to MLS, there is 1 condo and 1 townhome under contract.
I will have the final numbers for these once they close
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CRS: Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress, February 1, 2008
From WikiLeaks
About this CRS report
This document was obtained by Wikileaks from the United States Congressional Research Service.
The CRS is a Congressional "think tank" with a staff of around 700. Reports are commissioned by members of Congress on topics relevant to current political events. Despite CRS costs to the tax payer of over $100M a year, its electronic archives are, as a matter of policy, not made available to the public.
Individual members of Congress will release specific CRS reports if they believe it to assist them politically, but CRS archives as a whole are firewalled from public access.
This report was obtained by Wikileaks staff from CRS computers accessible only from Congressional offices.
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For previous editions of this report, try OpenCRS.
Wikileaks release: February 2, 2009
Publisher: United States Congressional Research Service
Title: Alternative Fuels and Advanced Technology Vehicles: Issues in Congress
CRS report number: RL33564
Author(s): Brent D. Yacobucci, Resources, Science, and Industry Division
Date: February 1, 2008
- Abstract
- In the 110th Congress, alternative fuels and advanced technology vehicles have received a good deal of attention, especially in discussions over U.S. energy security. In his January 24, 2007, State of the Union Address, President Bush called for the increased use of renewable and alternative motor fuels to 35 billion gallons annually by 2017. U.S. consumption was roughly five billion gallons in 2006. Therefore, such an initiative would mean a seven-fold increase in the use of these fuels over 11 years. On December 19, 2007, President Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (EISA, P.L. 110-140). EISA requires an increase in renewable fuel consumption to 9.0 billion gallons in 2008 and 36 billion gallons in 2022. Further within the 36-billion-gallon requirement, by 2022 the new law mandates the use of 21 billion gallons of "advanced biofuels," defined as fuel derived from renewable biomass other than corn starch, with 50% lower lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions compared to petroleum fuels.
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Department of Health and Human Services
Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (http://www.nih.gov)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Cancer Institute (NCI) (http://cancer.gov)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) (http://www.ninr.nih.gov/)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), (www.nichd.nih.gov/)
Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR) (http://www.obssr.od.nih.gov/)
Title: Geographic and Contextual Influences on Energy Balance-Related Health Behaviors (R21)
Announcement Type
Update: The following updates relating to this announcement have been issued:
Program Announcement (FOA) Number: PA-08-193
NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).
A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date. See Section IV.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
93.394, 93.361, 93.209, 93.837
Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: July 3, 2008
Opening Date: September 16, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
Application Submission/Receipt Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
AIDS Application Submission/Receipt Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#AIDS.
Peer Review Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Council Review Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Earliest Anticipated Start Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Additional Information To Be Available Date (URL Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration Date: September 8, 2011
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
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Additional Overview Content
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Part I Overview Information
Part II Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
1. Research Objectives
Section II. Award Information
1. Mechanism of Support
2. Funds Available
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
A. Eligible Institutions
B. Eligible Individuals
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
3. Other-Special Eligibility Criteria
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Request Application Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
A. Submission, Review, and Anticipated Start Dates
1. Letter of Intent
B. Submitting an Application Electronically to the NIH
C. Application Processing
4. Intergovernmental Review
5. Funding Restrictions
6. Other Submission Requirements and Information
Section V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria
2. Review and Selection Process
A. Additional Review Criteria
B. Additional Review Considerations
C. Resource Sharing Plan(s)
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Section VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
A. Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award
1. Principal Investigator Rights and Responsibilities
2. NIH Responsibilities
3. Collaborative Responsibilities
4. Arbitration Process
3. Reporting
Section VII. Agency Contacts
1. Scientific/Research Contact(s)
2. Peer Review Contact(s)
3. Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)
Section VIII. Other Information - Required Federal Citations
Part II - Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
1. Research Objectives
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), and the Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research (OBSSR),,encourages the submission of grant applications that propose hypothesis-driven projects exploring associations between the built environment, other contextual factors, and energy balance-related behaviors. These projects should use population level data from health surveys and other large health studies. It is expected that the proposed projects will be designed to add/include contextual variables at diverse levels of geographic aggregation to existing health studies and survey data sets. Subsequent analyses should be aimed at understanding the relative importance of the contextual variables (including home, work, school, and/or other environments) as determinants of energy balance-related health behaviors in people of all ages. Population level data from health surveys and other large health studies should be used for: 1) generation of new geographic information system (GIS) data layers to add to existing studies; 2) analyses of existing confidential geographic-based data either on site, at survey data centers, or other protected sites; and/or 3) merging multiple health-related data resources to allow new analyses of associations between built environment, contextual variables, and energy balance-related health behaviors.
Extensive epidemiologic studies and basic research have demonstrated strong associations between diet, physical activity, body weight and multiple chronic diseases, including many cancers. Randomized controlled clinical trials have demonstrated that effective approaches can be designed and implemented for changing diet and physical activity and for achieving weight loss. However, weight regain is common. Surveillance data document adverse trends in various health behaviors, particularly with respect to obesity in children and adults. Furthermore, various subgroups, including individuals with disabilities, are known to be at increased risk for sedentary behavior. These individuals may be differentially affected by the built environment. Therefore, beyond individual-level interventions, further research is needed to delineate and quantify the impact of built environment and other contextual effects on health behaviors.
This FOA focuses on built environment and contextual factors defined as the sum of built, economic, social, and policy variables that might influence individual or collective behavior. This set of constructs includes, but is not limited to, such features as density, diversity, and design of buildings, characteristics of the transportation environment, and the existing condition of these features. This idea of the environment is distinct from the traditional notion of environmental health that focuses on exposure to toxic compounds. Studies are needed to explore how diverse neighborhood or contextual environmental factors, such as the built environment, socioeconomic status of residents, and amenities such as transportation or parks, might influence energy balance and energy balance-related behavior. Extensive quantitative analyses of existing and publicly available data sets are anticipated to yield new insights into built environmental influences on energy balance. Therefore, these studies will advance our understanding of the causes of variations in energy balance (in terms of diet, weight, and physical activity) at the population level, which will subsequently identify potential areas for targeted interventions for improvement in energy balance-related behaviors.
Using the NIH Exploratory Grant (R21) funding mechanism, this FOA focuses on early and conceptual stages of research projects.
Related Funding Opportunity: Investigators, who are interested in proposing discrete, specified, circumscribed projects based upon strong preliminary data, should submit applications in response to the partner FOA of identical scientific scope (PA-08-192), which uses the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) funding mechanism.
Considerable evidence now indicates that factors related to energy balance (such as diet, physical activity, and body weight) are correlated with the incidence of cancer and other chronic diseases. However, there is no consensus concerning the relative contributions diet, physical activity and obesity to many health outcomes, nor is there a consensus on the best methods to improve diet, increase physical activity, and help people achieve and maintain a healthy weight. This FOA will encourage studies that explore how diverse neighborhood and contextual variables, such as density, diversity and design of the built environment and transportation infrastructure, as well as social, economic and policy variables, might influence health behaviors related to energy balance.
Ecological Model of Health Behavior. One of the main theoretical approaches to understanding and modifying health behaviors involves the ecological model. In brief, the ecological model posits that individual behavior arises from interactions between individuals and their physical, social, and cultural environments. For example, dietary choices are influenced by the distribution of food retail outlets, cultural backgrounds, and life stages. Validation of the ecological model of health behavior to understand the determinants of energy balance could help both frame policies and guide interventions to foster a healthy lifestyle (in terms of optimal diet, physical activity, and body weight). For example, these policies could promote effective individual-, population- and system-level interventions that would result in increased prevalence of healthy behaviors. Such considerations have led to a recent and intense interest in the potential impact of the built environments on energy balance-related health behaviors.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Rapid growth of information and GIS technology has substantially enhanced our capacity to explore detailed features of the physical, economic, and social environments as potential mediators and moderators of health behaviors. GIS tools allow automated assessment of characteristics of street networks, distribution, and abundance of diverse commercial and civic structures such as stores or parks and recreation centers, and large-scale ecological analyses of demographic variables at multiple geographic levels. Such techniques have been applied to transportation behavior, and, in a few instances, to dietary patterns, obesity, alcohol use, smoking, and physical activity. Additional and substantial efforts in this area are warranted by recent advances in GIS and analytical techniques designed for multilevel and contextual data. Additionally, the continued growth of informatic and bioinformatic technology has also improved the ability to integrate large complex data sets and extract robust measures of association among multiple variables.
The Built Environment and Contextual Variables. An emphasis on features of the built environment is important from the standpoint of public health because such features are modifiable (e.g., via changes in zoning and development policies). Improving the evidence base in this arena can help guide policy designed to address trends in diet, weight, and physical activity. Furthermore, differences in environmental variables are believed to be potential contributors to health disparities. The built environment is not the only pathway through which neighborhoods can influence health and health behaviors. Other pathways include the social and family environment, climate, safety, and traffic. Studies of such interactive effects could benefit from the sample sizes available in either national or regional surveys or other large health-related studies.
Specific Research Objectives
All projects proposed in response to this FOA must focus on exploring the influence of neighborhood characteristics and contextual variables on energy balance-related health behaviors such as diet and physical activity. Applications for projects that include wide-ranging conceptualizations of environment as a mediator and moderator of health outcomes, including those that address interactions between social, psychological, and built environmental variables are encouraged.
Specifically, grant applications that propose to examine the relative contributions of individual and contextual effects to diet, physical activity, and weight across diverse populations, are strongly encouraged. Grant applications are sought for research that goes beyond the publicly released data and take advantage of special arrangements for data release or access to data in data centers. It is expected that such research applications will develop novel hypotheses concerning causal associations between contextual effects and energy balance-related health behaviors, to be validated by analysis of cross-sectional data, longitudinal studies, natural experiments, and designed experiments at the community level. Grant applications may involve multidisciplinary expertise in various combinations including, but not limited to, public health, urban and transportation planning, geography, informatics, energy balance, health economics, behavioral theory, and mechanisms of disease.
Proposed projects should be designed to add measures of the built environment and other contextual variables at diverse levels of geographic aggregation to existing health studies and survey data sets and then carry out analyses aimed at understanding the relative importance of various neighborhood characteristics for energy balance-related health behaviors. Because geographic identifiers that could assist in identification of a specific address are often confidential, analyses may need to be conducted on site at survey data centers or at the offices of the principal investigator of health studies. A major aim of this FOA is to provide support for analysts under these circumstances.
Analyses of Geographic and Contextual Effects. There are at least three key challenges that limit adding more complex measures of contextual effects to existing health studies and surveys; they are as follows:
This FOA aims to support novel types of analyses of public release data that involve further additions of new variables at diverse geographical levels. Applications are encouraged to merge data from various sources, such as health studies including larger cohort and intervention studies, transportation, and economic surveys. Data analyses must include detailed information about both health behaviors and geographic identifiers to allow cross-sectional analyses of associations between neighborhood characteristics and behavior. Furthermore, creative use of GIS technology in order to link and analyze information at multiple levels such as: (i) data on the built environment (including factors such as land use mix, retail opportunities, and transportation); (ii) data on economic, social, and policy factors (within a neighborhood or region); and (iii) data concerning energy balance-related behavior, is encouraged. The proposed projects are expected to avail of advanced statistical models to assess the relative contributions of individual and contextual effects at multiple levels of social and geographic organization.
Examples of the specific questions that may be addressed in response to this FOA include, but are not limited to, the following:
Grant applications may involve multidisciplinary expertise in various combinations including but not limited to public health, urban and transportation planning, geography, informatics, energy balance, health economics, behavioral theory, and mechanisms of disease.
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Section II. Award Information
1. Mechanism of Support
This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21) award mechanism. The Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project.
This FOA uses Just-in-Time information concepts see SF424 (R&R) Application Guide). It also uses the modular as well as the non-modular budget formats (see the Modular Applications and Awards section of the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Specifically, if you are submitting an application with direct costs in each year of $250,000 or less (excluding consortium Facilities and Administrative [F&A] costs), use the PHS398 Modular Budget component provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application package and SF424 (R&R) Application Guide (see specifically Section 3.4, Modular Budget Component, of the Application Guide).
U.S. applicants requesting more than $250,000 in annual direct costs and all foreign applicants must complete and submit budget requests using the Research & Related Budget component.
2. Funds Available
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of the Institutes and Centers (ICs) provide support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed 2 years. Although the size of award may vary with the scope of research proposed, it is expected that applications will stay within the budgetary guidelines for an exploratory/developmental project; direct costs are limited to $275,000 over an R21 two-year period, with no more than $200,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. Applicants may request direct costs in $25,000 modules, up to the total direct costs limitation of $275,000 for the combined two-year award period. NIH grants policies as described in the NOT-OD-05-004, November 2, 2004.
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
1.A. Eligible Institutions
The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:
1.B. Eligible Individuals
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the PD/PI is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
More than one PD/PI (i.e., multiple PDs/PIs), may be designated on the application for projects that require a team science approach and therefore clearly do not fit the single-PD/PI model. Additional information on the implementation plans and policies and procedures to formally allow more than one PD/PI on individual research projects is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi. All PDs/PIs must be registered in the NIH electronic Research Administration (eRA) Commons prior to the submission of the application (see http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm for instructions).
The decision of whether to apply for a grant with a single PD/PI or multiple PDs/PIs grant is the responsibility of the investigators and applicant organizations and should be determined by the scientific goals of the project. Applications for grants with multiple PDs/PIs will require additional information, as outlined in the instructions below. When considering the multiple PD/PI option, please be aware that the structure and governance of the PD/PI leadership team as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the individual PDs/PIs will be factored into the assessment of the overall scientific merit of the application. Multiple PDs/PIs on a project share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically. Each PD/PI is responsible and accountable to the grantee organization, or, as appropriate, to a collaborating organization, for the proper conduct of the project or program, including the submission of required reports. For further information on multiple PDs/PIs, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
This program does not require cost sharing as defined in the current NIH Grants Policy Statement.
3. Other-Special Eligibility Criteria
Exploratory/developmental grant support is for new projects only; competing renewal (formerly competing continuation) applications will not be accepted.
Applicants may submit a resubmission, but such application must include an Introduction addressing issues raised in the previous critique (Summary Statement).
Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
To download a SF424 (R&R)
Application package and SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for completing
the SF424 (R&R) forms for this FOA, use the Apply for Grant Electronically button
in this FOA or link to http://www.grants.gov/Apply/ and follow
the directions provided on that Web site.
A one-time registration is required for institutions/organizations at both:
PDs/PIs should work with their institutions/organizations to make sure they are registered in the NIH eRA Commons.
Several additional separate actions are required before an applicant can submit an electronic application, as follows:
1) Organizational/Institutional Registration in Grants.gov/Get Registered.
2) Organizational/Institutional Registration in the eRA Commons
3) Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) Registration in the NIH eRA Commons: Refer to the NIH eRA Commons System (COM) Users Guide.
Both the PD/PI and AOR/SO need separate accounts in the NIH eRA Commons since both are authorized to view the application image.
Note that if a PD/PI is also an NIH peer-reviewer with an Individual DUNS and CCR registration, that particular DUNS number and CCR registration are for the individual reviewer only. These are different than any DUNS number and CCR registration used by an applicant organization. Individual DUNS and CCR registration should be used only for the purposes of personal reimbursement and should not be used on any grant applications submitted to the Federal Government.
Several of the steps of the registration process could take four weeks or more. Therefore, applicants should immediately check with their business official to determine whether their organization/institution is already registered in both Grants.gov and the Commons. The NIH will accept electronic applications only from organizations that have completed all necessary registrations.
1. Request
Application Information
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application forms and SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for this FOA through Grants.gov/Apply.
Note: Only the forms package
directly attached to a specific FOA can be used. You will not be able
to use any other SF424 (R&R) forms (e.g., sample forms, forms from
another FOA), although some of the "Attachment" files may be
useable for more than one FOA.
For further assistance, contact GrantsInfo -- Telephone 301-710-0267, Email: email@example.com.
Telecommunications for the hearing impaired: TTY 301-451-5936.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Prepare all applications using the SF424 (R&R) application forms and in accordance with the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide (MS Word or PDF).
The SF424 (R&R) Application Guide is critical to submitting a complete and accurate application to NIH. There are fields within the SF424 (R&R) application components that, although not marked as mandatory, are required by NIH (e.g., the Credential log-in field of the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile component must contain the PD/PIs assigned eRA Commons User ID). Agency-specific instructions for such fields are clearly identified in the Application Guide. For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
The SF424 (R&R) application is comprised of data arranged in separate components. Some components are required, others are optional. The forms package associated with this FOA in Grants.gov/APPLY will include all applicable components, required and optional. A completed application in response to this FOA will include the following components:
Required Components:
SF424 (R&R) (Cover component)
Research & Related Project/Performance Site Locations
Research & Related Other Project Information
Research & Related Senior/Key Person
PHS398 Cover page Supplement
PHS398 Research Plan
PHS398 Checklist
PHS398 Modular Budget or Research & Related Budget, as appropriate
(See Section IV.6., Special Instructions, regarding appropriate required budget component.)
Optional Components:
PHS398 Cover Letter File
Research & Related Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form
Foreign Organizations (Non-domestic [non-U.S.]
NIH policies concerning grants to foreign (non-U.S.) organizations can be found in the NIH Grants Policy Statement at: https://grants.nih.gov/archive/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/index.htm#_Toc54600260.
Applications from Foreign organizations must:
Proposed research should provide special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that are not readily available in the United States (U.S.) or that augment existing U.S. resources.
Applications with Multiple PDs/PIs
When multiple PDs/PIs are proposed, NIH requires one PD/PI to be designated as the "Contact PI, who will be responsible for all communication between the PDs/PIs and the NIH, for assembling the application materials outlined below, and for coordinating progress reports for the project. The contact PD/PI must meet all eligibility requirements for PD/PI status in the same way as other PDs/PIs, but has no other special roles or responsibilities within the project team beyond those mentioned above.
Information for the Contact PD/PI should be entered in Item 13 of the SF424 (R&R) Cover component. All other PDs/PIs should be listed in the Research & Related Senior/Key Person component and assigned the project role of PD/PI. Please remember that all PDs/PIs must be registered in the eRA Commons prior to application submission. The Commons ID of each PD/PI must be included in the Credential field of the Research & Related Senior/Key Person component. Failure to include this data field will cause the application to be rejected.
All projects proposing Multiple PDs/PIs will be required to include a new section describing the leadership plan approach for the proposed project.
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan: For applications designating multiple PDs/PIs, a new section of the research plan, entitled Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan, must be included. A rationale for choosing a multiple PD/PI approach should be described. The governance and organizational structure of the leadership team and the research project should be described, and should include communication plans, process for making decisions on scientific direction, and procedures for resolving conflicts. The roles and administrative, technical, and scientific responsibilities for the project or program should be delineated for the PDs/PIs and other collaborators.
If budget allocation is planned, the distribution of resources to specific components of the project or the individual PDs/PIs should be delineated in the Leadership Plan. In the event of an award, the requested allocations may be reflected in a footnote on the Notice of Award (NoA).
Applications Involving a Single Institution
When all PDs/PIs are within a single institution, follow the instructions contained in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Applications Involving Multiple Institutions
When multiple institutions are involved, one institution must be designated as the prime institution and funding for the other institution(s) must be requested via a subcontract to be administered by the prime institution. When submitting a detailed budget, the prime institution should submit its budget using the Research & Related Budget component. All other institutions should have their individual budgets attached separately to the Research & Related Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form. See Section 4.8 of the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide for further instruction regarding the use of the subaward budget form.
When submitting a modular budget, the prime institution completes the PHS398 Modular Budget component only. Information concerning the consortium/subcontract budget is provided in the budget justification. Separate budgets for each consortium/subcontract grantee are not required when using the Modular budget format. See Section 3.4 of the Application Guide for further instruction regarding the use of the PHS398 Modular Budget component.
3. Submission Dates and Times
See Section
IV.3.A for details.
3.A. Submission, Review, and Anticipated Start Dates
Opening Date: October 5, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted
to Grants.gov).
Application Due Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm
AIDS Application Due Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#AIDS
Peer Review Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Council Review Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
Earliest Anticipated Start Dates: Standard dates apply, please see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewandaward
3.A.1. Letter of Intent
A letter of intent is not required for the funding opportunity.
Submitting an Application Electronically to the NIH
To submit an application in response to this FOA, applicants should access this FOA via http://www.grants.gov/Apply and follow Steps 1-4. Note: Applications must only be submitted electronically. PAPER APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
3.C. Application Processing
Applications may be submitted on or after the opening date and must be successfully received by Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) on the application due date(s). (See Section IV.3.A. for all dates.) If an application is not submitted by the due date(s) and time, the application may be delayed in the review process or not reviewed.
Once an application package has been successfully submitted through Grants.gov, any errors have been addressed, and the assembled application has been created in the eRA Commons, the PD/PI and the Authorized Organization Representative/Signing Official (AOR/SO) have two weekdays (Monday Friday, excluding Federal holidays) to view the application image to determine if any further action is necessary.
Upon receipt, applications will
be evaluated for completeness by the Center for Scientific Review, NIH.
Incomplete applications will not be reviewed.
There will be an acknowledgement of receipt of applications from Grants.gov and the Commons. The submitting AOR/SO receives the Grants.gov acknowledgments. The AOR/SO and the PI receive Commons acknowledgments. Information related to the assignment of an application to a Scientific Review Group is also in the Commons.
Note: Since email can be unreliable, it is the responsibility of the applicant to check periodically on their application status in the Commons.
The NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial merit review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. The NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. However, the NIH will accept a resubmission application, but such application must include an Introduction addressing the critique from the previous review.
4. Intergovernmental Review
This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
5. Funding Restrictions
All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Pre-award costs are allowable. A grantee may, at its own risk and without NIH prior approval, incur obligations and expenditures to cover costs up to 90 days before the beginning date of the initial budget period of a new award if such costs: are necessary to conduct the project, and would be allowable under the grant, if awarded, without NIH prior approval. If specific expenditures would otherwise require prior approval, the grantee must obtain NIH approval before incurring the cost. NIH prior approval is required for any costs to be incurred more than 90 days before the beginning date of the initial budget period of a new award.
The incurrence of pre-award costs in anticipation of a competing or non-competing award imposes no obligation on NIH either to make the award or to increase the amount of the approved budget if an award is made for less than the amount anticipated and is inadequate to cover the pre-award costs incurred. NIH expects the grantee to be fully aware that pre-award costs result in borrowing against future support and that such borrowing must not impair the grantee's ability to accomplish the project objectives in the approved time frame or in any way adversely affect the conduct of the project. See the NIH Grants Policy Statement at https://grants.nih.gov/archive/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/index.htm.
6. Other Submission Requirements
PD/PI Credential (e.g., Agency Login)
The NIH requires the PD/PI to fill in his/her Commons User ID in the PROFILE Project Director/Principal Investigator section, Credential log-in field of the Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile component. The applicant organization must include its DUNS number in its Organization Profile in the eRA Commons. This DUNS number must match the DUNS number provided at CCR registration with Grants.gov. For additional information, see Registration FAQs Important Tips -- Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
Organizational DUNS
The applicant organization must include its DUNS number in its Organization Profile in the eRA Commons. This DUNS number must match the DUNS number provided at CCR registration with Grants.gov. For additional information, see Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
Warning: Please be sure that you observe the direct cost, project period, and page number limitations specified above for this FOA. Application processing may be delayed or the application may be rejected if it does not comply with these requirements.
PHS398 Research Plan Component Sections
While each section of the Research Plan needs to be uploaded separately as a PDF attachment, applicants are encouraged to construct the Research Plan component as a single document, separating sections into distinct PDF attachments just before uploading the files. This approach will enable applicants to better monitor formatting requirements such as page limits. All attachments must be provided to NIH in PDF format, filenames must be included with no spaces or special characters, and a .pdf extension must be used.
All application instructions outlined in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide (MS Word or PDF) are to be followed, incorporating "Just-in-Time" information concepts, and with the following requirements for R21 applications:
Appendix Materials
Applicants must follow the specific instructions on Appendix materials as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide (See https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm). Also see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-018.html.
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent the page limitations. An application that does not comply with the required page limitations may be delayed in the review process.Resource Sharing Plan(s)
NIH considers the sharing of unique research resources developed through NIH-sponsored research an important means to enhance the value and further the advancement of the research. When resources have been developed with NIH funds and the associated research findings published or provided to NIH, it is important that they be made readily available for research purposes to qualified individuals within the scientific community. If the final data/resources are not amenable to sharing, this must be explained in the Resource Sharing section of the application (see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_faqs.htm.)
(a) Data Sharing Plan: Regardless of the amount requested, investigators are expected to include a brief 1-paragraph description of how final research data will be shared, or explain why data-sharing is not possible. Applicants are encouraged to discuss data-sharing plans with their NIH program contact (see Data-Sharing Policy or https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-032.html.)
(b) Sharing Model Organisms: Regardless of the amount requested, all applications in which the development of model organisms is anticipated are expected to include a description of a specific plan for sharing and distributing unique model organisms and related resources, or state appropriate reasons why such sharing is restricted or not possible (see Sharing Model Organisms Policy, and NIH Guide NOT-OD-04-042.)
(c) Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS): Regardless of the amount requested, applicants seeking funding for a genome-wide association study are expected to provide a plan for submission of GWAS data to the NIH-designated GWAS data repository, or provide an appropriate explanation why submission to the repository is not possible. A genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with observable traits (e.g., blood pressure or weight) or the presence or absence of a disease or condition. For further information see Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies (NOT-OD-07-088) and https://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/.
The adequacy of the resources sharing plan and any related data sharing plans will be considered by Program staff of the funding organization when making recommendations about funding applications. The effectiveness of the resource sharing will be evaluated as part of the administrative review of each Non-Competing Grant Progress Report (PHS 2590). See Section VI.3., Reporting.
Foreign Applications (Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity)
Indicate how the proposed project has specific relevance to the mission and objectives of the IC and has the potential for significantly advancing the health sciences in the United States.
Section V. Application Review Information
1. Criteria (Update: Enhanced review criteria have been issued for the evaluation of research applications received for potential FY2010 funding and thereafter - see NOT-OD-09-025).
Only the review criteria described below will be considered in the review process.
2. Review and Selection Process
Applications submitted for this funding opportunity will be assigned to the ICs on the basis of established Public Health Service (PHS) referral guidelines.
Applications that are complete will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by (an) appropriate scientific review group(s) in accordance with NIH peer review procedures (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/) using the review criteria stated below.
As part of the initial merit review, all applications will:
Applications submitted in response to this funding opportunity will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications. The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
The NIH R21 exploratory/developmental grant is a mechanism for supporting novel scientific ideas or new model systems, tools, or technologies that have the potential to significantly advance our knowledge or the status of health-related research.
Because the Research Strategy is limited to 6 pages, an exploratory/developmental grant application need not have extensive background material or preliminary information as one might normally expect in an R01 application. Accordingly, reviewers will focus their evaluation on the conceptual framework, the level of innovation, and the potential to significantly advance our knowledge or understanding. Reviewers will place less emphasis on methodological details and certain indicators traditionally used in evaluating the scientific merit of R01 applications, including supportive preliminary data. Appropriate justification for the proposed work can be provided through literature citations, data from other sources, or, when available, from investigator-generated data. Preliminary data are not required for R21 applications; however, they may be included if available.
The goals of NIH supported research are to advance our understanding of biological systems, to improve the control of disease, and to enhance health. In their written critiques, reviewers will be asked to comment on each of the following criteria in order to judge the likelihood that the proposed research will have a substantial impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each of these criteria will be addressed and considered in assigning the overall score, weighting them as appropriate for each application.
Note that an application does not need to be strong
in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact
and thus deserve a meritorious impact/priority score. For example, an investigator
may propose to carry out important work that by its nature is not innovative
but is essential to move a field forward.
Overall Impact. Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following five core review criteria, and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
Core Review Criteria. Reviewers will consider each of the five review criteria below in the determination of scientific and technical merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact. For example, a project that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Significance: Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
Investigator(s): Are the PD/PIs, collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD/PI, do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project?
Innovation: Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?
Approach: Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project? Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success presented? If the project is in the early stages of development, will the strategy establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be managed?
If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) protection of human subjects from research risks, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?
Environment: Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?
Additional Review Criteria
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider the following additional items in the determination of scientific and technical merit, but will not give separate scores for these items.
Protections for Human Subjects. For research that involves human subjects but does not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human subjects involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children. When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children.
Vertebrate Animals. The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia.
Resubmission Applications. When reviewing a Resubmission application (formerly called an amended application), the committee will evaluate the application as now presented, taking into consideration the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group and changes made to the project.
Renewal Applications. When reviewing a Renewal application (formerly called a competing continuation application), the committee will consider the progress made in the last funding period.
Revision Applications. When reviewing a Revision application (formerly called a competing supplement application), the committee will consider the appropriateness of the proposed expansion of the scope of the project. If the Revision application relates to a specific line of investigation presented in the original application that was not recommended for approval by the committee, then the committee will consider whether the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group are adequate and whether substantial changes are clearly evident.
Biohazards. Reviewers will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
Additional Review Considerations
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will address each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items and should not consider them in providing an overall impact score.
Budget and Period Support. Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Select Agents Research. Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Applications from Foreign Organizations. Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.
Resource Sharing Plans. Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1) Data Sharing Plan (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm); 2) Sharing Model Organisms (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-042.html); and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-088.html). 2.C. Resource Sharing Plan(s)
When relevant, reviewers will be instructed to comment on the reasonableness of the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources. However, reviewers will not factor the proposed resource sharing plan(s) into the determination of scientific merit or impact/priority score, unless noted otherwise in the FOA. Program staff within the IC will be responsible for monitoring the resource sharing.
3. Anticipated Announcement and
Award Dates
Not Applicable
Section VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
After the peer review of the application is completed, the PD/PI will be able to access his or her Summary Statement (written critique) via the NIH eRA Commons.
If the application is under consideration for funding, NIH will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant. For details, applicants may refer to the NIH Grants Policy Statement part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General.
A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the applicant organization. The NoA signed by the grants management officer is the authorizing document. Once all administrative and programmatic issues have been resolved, the NoA will be generated via e-mail notification from the awarding component to the grantee business official.
Selection of an application for award is not an authorization to begin performance. Any costs incurred before receipt of the NoA are at the recipient's risk. These costs may be reimbursed only to the extent considered allowable pre-award costs. See Section IV.5., Funding Restrictions.
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
All NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards include the NIH Grants Policy Statement as part of the NoA. For these terms of award, see the NIH Grants Policy Statement part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General and part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities.
3. Reporting
When multiple years are involved, awardees will be required to submit the Non-Competing Grant Progress Report (PHS 2590) annually and financial statements as required in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
A final progress report, invention statement, and Financial Status Report are required when an award is relinquished when a recipient changes institutions or when an award is terminated.
We encourage your inquiries concerning this funding opportunity and welcome the opportunity to answer questions from potential applicants. Inquiries may fall into three areas: scientific/research (program), peer review, and financial or grants management issues:
1. Scientific/Research Contacts:
David Berrigan, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Applied Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences
National Cancer Institute
6130 Executive Boulevard, EPN Room 2095B, MSC 7344
Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-451-4301
Fax: 301-435-3710
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Paul Cotton, Ph.D.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
6701 Democracy Boulevard, One Democracy Plaza, Room 710, MSC 4870
Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-402-6423
Fax: 301-451-5453
Email: email@example.com
Charlotte A. Pratt, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
6701 Rockledge Drive, Two Rockledge Center, Room 10118, MSC 7936
Bethesda, MD 20892-7344 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-435-0382
Fax: 301-435-3710
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Terry T.-K. Huang, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 4B11, MSC 7510
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-594-1846
Fax: 301-480-9791
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
2. Peer Review Contacts:
Not Applicable
3. Financial or Grants Management Contacts:
Crystal Wolfrey
Office of Grants Administration
National Cancer Institute
6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS Suite 243, MSC 7150
Bethesda, MD 20892-7150 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-496-8634
Fax: 301-496-8601
Email: email@example.com
Randi Freundlich
National Institute of Nursing Research
6701 Democracy Boulevard, One Democracy Plaza, Room 710, MSC 4870
Bethesda, MD 20892-4870 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-594-5974
Fax: 301-402-4502
Email: email@example.com
Kimberly A. Stanton
Office of Grants Management
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 7167, MSC 7926
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7926 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Bethesda, Maryland 20817 (for non-USPS delivery)
Telephone: 301-435-0159
Fax: 301-451-5462
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cecilia E. Bruce
Grants Management Specialist
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 8A17L, MSC 7510
Rockville, MD 20852-7510 (for U.S. Postal Service express or regular mail)
Telephone: (301) 496-1304
Fax: (301) 480-4782
Email: email@example.com
Section VIII. Other Information
Vertebrate Animals:
Recipients of PHS support for activities involving live, vertebrate animals must comply with PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/PHSPolicyLabAnimals.pdf) as mandated by the Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/hrea1985.htm), and the USDA Animal Welfare Regulations (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm) as applicable.
Human Subjects Protection:
Federal regulations (45 CFR 46) require that applications and proposals involving human subjects must be evaluated with reference to the risks to the subjects, the adequacy of protection against these risks, the potential benefits of the research to the subjects and others, and the importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm).
Data and Safety Monitoring Plan:
Data and safety monitoring is required for all types of clinical trials, including physiologic toxicity and dose-finding studies (Phase I); efficacy studies (Phase II); efficacy, effectiveness and comparative trials (Phase III). Monitoring should be commensurate with risk. The establishment of data and safety monitoring boards (DSMBs) is required for multi-site clinical trials involving interventions that entail potential risks to the participants (NIH Policy for Data and Safety Monitoring, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-084.html).
Sharing Research Data:
Investigators submitting an NIH application seeking $500,000 or more in direct costs in any single year are expected to include a plan for data sharing or state why this is not possible (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing). Investigators should seek guidance from their institutions, on issues related to institutional policies and local institutional review board (IRB) rules, as well as local, State and Federal laws and regulations, including the Privacy Rule. Reviewers will consider the data sharing plan but will not factor the plan into the determination of the scientific merit or the impact/priority score.
Policy for Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS):
NIH is interested in advancing genome-wide association studies (GWAS) to identify common genetic factors that influence health and disease through a centralized GWAS data repository. For the purposes of this policy, a genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire human genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or the presence or absence of a disease or condition. All applications, regardless of the amount requested, proposing a genome-wide association study are expected to provide a plan for submission of GWAS data to the NIH-designated GWAS data repository, or provide an appropriate explanation why submission to the repository is not possible. Data repository management (submission and access) is governed by the Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies, NIH Guide NOT-OD-07-088. For additional information, see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/.
Sharing of Model Organisms:
NIH is committed to support efforts that encourage sharing of important research resources including the sharing of model organisms for biomedical research (see https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/model_organism/index.htm). At the same time the NIH recognizes the rights of grantees and contractors to elect and retain title to subject inventions developed with Federal funding pursuant to the Bayh-Dole Act (see the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Beginning October 1, 2004, all investigators submitting an NIH application or contract proposal are expected to include in the application/proposal a description of a specific plan for sharing and distributing unique model organism research resources generated using NIH funding or state why such sharing is restricted or not possible. This will permit other researchers to benefit from the resources developed with public funding. The inclusion of a model organism sharing plan is not subject to a cost threshold in any year and is expected to be included in all applications where the development of model organisms is anticipated.
Access to Research Data through
the Freedom of Information Act:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-110 has been revised to provide access to research data through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) under some circumstances. Data that are: (1) first produced in a project that is supported in whole or in part with Federal funds; and (2) cited publicly and officially by a Federal agency in support of an action that has the force and effect of law (i.e., a regulation) may be accessed through FOIA. It is important for applicants to understand the basic scope of this amendment. NIH has provided guidance at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/a110_guidance_dec1999.htm. Applicants may wish to place data collected under this funding opportunity in a public archive, which can provide protections for the data and manage the distribution for an indefinite period of time. If so, the application should include a description of the archiving plan in the study design and include information about this in the budget justification section of the application. In addition, applicants should think about how to structure informed consent statements and other human subjects procedures given the potential for wider use of data collected under this award.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children:
It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of minority groups and their sub-populations must be included in all NIH-supported clinical research projects unless a clear and compelling justification is provided indicating that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This policy results from the NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). All investigators proposing clinical research should read the "NIH Guidelines for Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html); a complete copy of the updated Guidelines is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/women_min/guidelines_amended_10_2001.htm. The amended policy incorporates: the use of an NIH definition of clinical research; updated racial and ethnic categories in compliance with the new OMB standards; clarification of language governing NIH-defined Phase III clinical trials consistent with the SF424 (R&R) application; and updated roles and responsibilities of NIH staff and the extramural community. The policy continues to require for all NIH-defined Phase III clinical trials that: a) all applications or proposals and/or protocols must provide a description of plans to conduct analyses, as appropriate, to address differences by sex/gender and/or racial/ethnic groups, including subgroups if applicable; and b) investigators must report annual accrual and progress in conducting analyses, as appropriate, by sex/gender and/or racial/ethnic group differences.
Inclusion of Children as participants
in Clinical Research:
The NIH maintains a policy that children (i.e., individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all clinical research, conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical reasons not to include them.
All investigators proposing research involving human subjects should read the "NIH Policy and Guidelines" on the inclusion of children as participants in research involving human subjects (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/children/children.htm).
Required Education on the
Protection of Human Subject participants:
NIH policy requires education on the protection of human subject participants for all investigators submitting NIH applications for research involving human subjects and individuals designated as key personnel. The policy is available at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00-039.html.
Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Criteria for Federal funding of research on hESCs can be found at http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp and at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-116.html. Only research using hESC lines that are registered in the NIH Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry will be eligible for Federal funding (http://escr.nih.gov/). It is the responsibility of the applicant to provide in the project description and elsewhere in the application as appropriate, the official NIH identifier(s) for the hESC line(s) to be used in the proposed research.
NIH Public Access Policy Requirement:
In accordance with the NIH Public Access Policy, investigators funded by the NIH must submit or have submitted for them to the National Library of Medicines PubMed Central (see http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/), an electronic version of their final, peer-reviewed manuscripts upon acceptance for publication, to be made publicly available no later than 12 months after the official date of publication. The NIH Public Access Policy is available at (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html). For more information, see the Public Access webpage at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/.
Standards for Privacy of Individually
Identifiable Health Information:
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued final modification to the "Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information", the "Privacy Rule", on August 14, 2002. The Privacy Rule is a federal regulation under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIFOAA) of 1996 that governs the protection of individually identifiable health information, and is administered and enforced by the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Decisions about applicability and implementation of the Privacy Rule reside with the researcher and his/her institution. The OCR website (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/) provides information on the Privacy Rule, including a complete Regulation Text and a set of decision tools on "Am I a covered entity?" Information on the impact of the HIFOAA Privacy Rule on NIH processes involving the review, funding, and progress monitoring of grants, cooperative agreements, and research contracts can be found at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-025.html.
URLs in NIH Grant Applications
or Appendices:
All applications and proposals for NIH funding must be self-contained within specified page limitations. For publications listed in the appendix and/or Progress report, Internet addresses (URLs) or PubMed Central (PMC) submission identification numbers must be used for publicly accessible on-line journal articles. Publicly accessible on-line journal articles or PMC articles/manuscripts accepted for publication that are directly relevant to the project may be included only as URLs or PMC submission identification numbers accompanying the full reference in either the Bibliography & References Cited section, the Progress Report Publication List section, or the Biographical Sketch section of the NIH grant application. A URL or PMC submission identification number citation may be repeated in each of these sections as appropriate. There is no limit to the number of URLs or PMC submission identification numbers that can be cited.
Healthy People 2010:
The Public Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010," a PHS-led national activity for setting priority areas. This FOA is related to one or more of the priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People 2010" at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Authority and Regulations:
This program is described in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/ and is not subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372 or Health Systems Agency review. Awards are made under the authorization of Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and under Federal Regulations 42 CFR part 52 and 45 CFR parts 74 and 92. All awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to provide a smoke-free workplace and discourage the use of all tobacco products. In addition, Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits smoking in certain facilities (or in some cases, any portion of a facility) in which regular or routine education, library, day care, health care, or early childhood development services are provided to children. This is consistent with the PHS mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of the American people.
Loan Repayment Programs:
NIH encourages applications for educational loan repayment from qualified health professionals who have made a commitment to pursue a research career involving clinical, pediatric, contraception, infertility, and health disparities related areas. The LRP is an important component of NIH's efforts to recruit and retain the next generation of researchers by providing the means for developing a research career unfettered by the burden of student loan debt. Note that an NIH grant is not required for eligibility and concurrent career award and LRP applications are encouraged. The periods of career award and LRP award may overlap providing the LRP recipient with the required commitment of time and effort, as LRP awardees must commit at least 50% of their time (at least 20 hours per week based on a 40 hour week) for two years to the research. For further information, please see: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/.
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'Today' Show Groupies Fawn Over 'Crooner-in-Chief' Obama: 'He Could Be on The Voice'
Having apparently run out of actual news to cover on Friday, the cast of NBC's Today gushed over President Obama singing a line from the song "Let's Stay Together" during a fundraiser at the Apollo Theater. After a clip played of the musical moment, weatherman Al Roker proclaimed: "He could be on The Voice." News anchor Natalie Morales excitedly added: "Sign him up." [Listen to the audio]
Co-host Matt Lauer agreed, declaring Obama was "really very good." The sycophantic group went even further when fellow co-host Ann Curry touted: "...our editors actually did...a little mash-up between a little Obama, a little [singer] Al Green. Let's take a listen." After the ridiculous video, Curry admitted: "We obviously had too much time on our hands." Yeah, no kidding.
Here is a portion of the January 20 exchange:
MATT LAUER: President Obama was in New York City on Thursday doing a little fundraising and during a stop at the Apollo Theater, with the legendary singer in the audience, the President broke into the Al Green hit, "Let's Stay Together." Check it out.
BARACK OBAMA [SINGING]: I...so in love with you.
ANN CURRY: The man has the voice.
NATALIE MORALES: Come on, keep going.
CURRY: I know. And to do it in front of Al Green, which is-
AL ROKER: Yeah, you've got to hit that note.
MORALES: That's a real high one.
ROKER: I mean, he could be on The Voice.
MORALES: Sign him up.
LAUER: Really very good. And that makes up for him blocking traffic all last night with his motorcade.
- Kyle Drennen is a news analyst at the Media Research Center. Click here to follow Kyle Drennen on Twitter.


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RuPaul looks absolutely fabulous in this shot for V magazine. Check out below as she spills a few details on Ru Paul's Drag Race:
Title of production: RuPaul's Drag Race (World of Wonder/LOGO)
Objective: To discover America's next drag superstar.
How long have you been in the business? We are going into our fifth season of the show.
How many auditions have there been? I've seen just under a thousand submissions for RuPaul's Drag Race.
Who have been some of your most noteworthy discoveries? Sharon Needles, Raja, Chad Michaels, Raven, Pandora Box, JuJubee, Manila Luzon, Willam, and Latrice Royale.
What makes you a great host? Charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.
Whose opinions do you trust most when evaluating new talent? I trust my gut.
What are the most rewarding aspects of your job, and what are the most difficult? The most rewarding part is introducing these brilliant, courageous queens to the rest of the world. The show airs in 25 different countries and my girls perform all over the globe. The most difficult is saying "sashay away" to a contestant after she lip-synchs for her life.
Was there anyone who nurtured you in the beginning? I discovered myself.
Who are some of your favorite stars, past and present? Cher, David Bowie, Diana Ross, Kylie Minogue, Mo'Nique, and Beyoncé.
What's your personal motto? If you don't love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love someone else?
via V Magazine