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Notice Special Interest Encourage Eligible NIH BRAIN Initiative Awardees Apply PA-18-906 Research Supplements Promote Diversity Health-Related Research Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Allowed) Notice Number: NOT-MH-19-038 Key Dates Release Date: September 4, 2019 First Available Due Date: October 5, 2019 Expiration Date: September 8, 2021 Related Announcements PA-18-906, Research Supplements Promote Diversity Health-Related Research Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Allowed) Issued National Institute Mental Health NIMH) National Eye Institute NEI) National Institute Alcohol Abuse Alcoholism NIAAA) National Institute Biomedical Imaging Bioengineering NIBIB) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Child Health Human Development NICHD) National Institute Deafness Other Communication Disorders NIDCD) National Institute Drug Abuse NIDA) National Institute Neurological Disorders Stroke NINDS) National Center Complementary Integrative Health NCCIH) Purpose Notice encourages eligible awardees the BRAIN Initiative community apply administrative supplements response to PA-18-906, Research Supplements Promote Diversity Health-Related Research Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Allowed). NIH a strong interest the diversity the NIH-funded workforce see NOT-OD-18-210) encourages institutions diversify populations enhancing participation individuals groups identified underrepresented the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, social sciences. foundational BRAIN 2025 report states the BRAIN Initiative should a catalyst will drive outstanding young people enter area their most creative career stage." NIH diversity supplement offers opportunity BRAIN awardees request additional funds train mentor next generation researchers, including those underrepresented groups, will contribute advancing goals the BRAIN Initiative. Program Directors/Principal Investigators PDs/PIs) active BRAIN Initiative research program grants encouraged identify eligible individuals across career development pipeline high school students the faculty level) support scientific mentorship under auspices this administrative supplement. research activities proposed the supplement application must fall within scope the parent grant. Proposed career development activities should appropriate the career stage the supplement candidate should demonstrate both strong commitment the mentor a clear path forward the candidate. BRAIN Initiative PD/PIs strongly encouraged incorporate training activities will help prepare supplement candidate conduct research relevant the goals the BRAIN Initiative 2025 Report. Educational goals the NIH component the BRAIN Initiative see BRAIN 2025: Scientific Vision) include acquisition quantitative skills; appropriate and integration newly developed tools, technologies methods developed under BRAIN Initiative; consideration the ethical implications neuroscience research. Special emphasis placed training quantitative neuroscience i.e., theory statistics biologists) exposing physicists, engineers statisticians experimental neuroscience. BRAIN 2025 Report strongly encourages scientists cross traditional areas expertise conduct interdisciplinary research emphasizes need leverage perspectives quantitative disciplines e.g., statistics, computer science, physics, mathematics, engineering) address neuroscience questions. Application Submission Information: Notice applies due dates or after October 5, 2019 expires September 8, 2021. Applications this initiative must submitted using following opportunity its subsequent reissued equivalent PA-18-906 - Research Supplements Promote Diversity Health-Related Research Admin Supp - Clinical Trial Allowed). instructions the SF424 R&R) Application Guide PA-18-906 must followed, the following additions: the first sentence the Research Strategy, applicants requested state the parent grant awarded a BRAIN Initiative award to identify specific FOA the parent grant e.g., RFA-NS-18-030) facilitate processing the supplement application. funding consideration, applicants must include NOT-MH-19-038" without quotation marks) the Agency Routing Identifier field box 4B) the SF424 R&R form. Applications without information box 4B not considered this initiative. Only existing awardees BRAIN program eligible apply. Supplement applications be evaluated the BRAIN Initiative research training committee. process Streamlined Submissions using eRA Commons cannot used this initiative. Diversity supplement applications a parent grant is multiple-PD/PI MPI) BRAIN Initiative award a foreign institution permitted. Specifically, diversity supplement be submitted the supplement candidate meets eligibility criteria specified in PA-18-906 and work a subaward MPI a U.S. domestic institution. Potential applicants encouraged confirm eligibility the Program contact listed below. BRAIN diversity supplement awardees strongly encouraged participate annual PD/PI meetings in activities their mentors. Applicants request funds, addition the research costs specified in PA-18-906,to enable supplement candidate attend annual BRAIN Initiative PD/PI meeting the Washington, DC area. request additional funds should reasonable well justified the application. Potential applicants strongly encouraged review the supplemental guidance for BRAIN Initiative diversity supplement applications the NIH BRAIN Initiative web site. Consultation the Program Official the qualifying BRAIN award the individual named under Inquiries below highly recommended. Supplement applications be evaluated the BRAIN Initiative research training committee. Applications be considered according the following schedule: Application Due Date Funding Decision) October 5 December 1 January) December 2 February 15 March) February 16 April 15 May) April 16 June 15 July) tracking purposes, applicants encouraged inform Dr. James Churchill via email James.Churchill@nih.gov) a diversity supplement application submitted. Please include PD/PI name grant number the subject line this email. Applications nonresponsive terms this NOSI be be considered the NOSI initiative. Inquiries Please direct inquiries to: James Churchill, Ph.D. National Institute Mental Health NIMH) Telephone: 301-443-3621 Email: BRAIN.Initiative.Training@nih.gov