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- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research Coordinating Center (U54)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.307 Minority Health and Health Disparities Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 7, 2014 and posted on Apr 16, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 7, 2014. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,000,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Eligible applicant organizations are limited to active NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) U54 awardees.
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Opportunity Summary:
The grant opportunity titled "Limited Competition Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research Coordinating Center (U54)" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA-MD-14-002) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding announcement focused on creating a single, central Coordination Center to support and connect the NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for Health Disparities Research. It is a discretionary funding opportunity and uses a cooperative agreement mechanism (U54), which typically means NIH staff will have substantial involvement in guiding and coordinating activities alongside the awardee, rather than the project operating with minimal federal involvement.
The core purpose of this FOA is to fund a Coordination Center that can facilitate, organize, and strengthen consortium-wide activities across the existing network of NIMHD-funded TCCs. In practical terms, the Coordination Center is meant to function as the hub for communication, coordination, and shared operations for the entire TCC consortium. A major emphasis is on ensuring the consortium functions as a cohesive program rather than as isolated individual centers, improving alignment across projects, helping standardize approaches where appropriate, and creating efficient ways to collaborate and share resources.
A central responsibility of the Coordination Center is dissemination. The FOA specifies that the center will serve as the focal point for distributing information from the TCC consortium to the broader research community and the public. This includes sharing research results, scientific data, and research methods. The expectation is not only to publicize findings, but also to make it easier for others to learn from and use the consortium's outputs, including potentially harmonized datasets, analytic approaches, and lessons learned about addressing health disparities through transdisciplinary research.
Another key function described in the announcement is assessing impact. The Coordination Center is expected to support methods that evaluate how the consortium's activities influence health disparities at multiple levels, including local, regional, and national impacts. This points to an emphasis on measurable outcomes and an organized approach to evaluation, such as developing or coordinating common metrics across centers, tracking consortium-wide productivity and reach, and helping document whether and how the TCC program contributes to reducing or better understanding minority health and health disparities.
This is a limited competition. Eligibility is restricted to organizations that already hold active NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) U54 awards. While the general eligible applicant categories include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and certain other organizations, the limiting factor is that the applicant must be an active TCC U54 awardee. The eligibility information also notes categories of minority-serving institutions that may qualify when they meet the active TCC awardee requirement, including Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and similar institutions.
Funding details show an expected total funding amount of $2,000,000, with an award ceiling of $2,000,000 and an anticipated number of awards of one, meaning NIH intended to fund only a single Coordination Center for the consortium. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement. The activity category is listed as Health, and the program is tied to CFDA 93.307, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research, reinforcing that the award sits within NIMHD's mission to understand and reduce health disparities.
Key dates provided in the source information include a posted date of April 16, 2014, and the original closing date of June 19, 2014, with a current closing date listed as May 7, 2014. An archive date of June 7, 2014 indicates the opportunity is historical and no longer open. For applicants or readers who had difficulty accessing the full announcement, the contact listed is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster (FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV), which is a technical contact for accessing the announcement rather than a scientific or grants management point of contact.
Overall, this FOA is best understood as an infrastructure and coordination award designed to strengthen collaboration, communication, dissemination, and impact evaluation across an existing NIH-funded network of transdisciplinary health disparities research centers. It prioritizes consortium-level organization and visibility, aiming to ensure that the collective work of the TCC program is easier to coordinate, easier to evaluate, and more accessible to researchers, stakeholders, and the public.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Limited Competition Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers for Health Disparities Research Coordinating Center (U54)."
2) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-MD-14-002.
3) Which federal agency is offering this funding?
This funding announcement is from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), focused on supporting the NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for Health Disparities Research.
4) What is the main purpose of this FOA?
The main purpose is to fund a single, central Coordination Center that supports and connects the existing network of NIMHD-funded Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCCs) for Health Disparities Research.
5) What does the Coordination Center do for the TCC consortium?
The Coordination Center functions as the hub for consortium-wide communication, coordination, and shared operations. It is intended to help the TCC consortium operate as a cohesive program rather than as separate, isolated centers.
6) Is this a research center award or an infrastructure/coordination award?
Based on the description provided, this FOA is best understood as an infrastructure and coordination award designed to strengthen collaboration, communication, dissemination, and impact evaluation across the existing TCC network.
7) What is the funding mechanism for this opportunity?
The mechanism is a cooperative agreement (U54). This typically means NIH staff will have substantial involvement in guiding and coordinating activities alongside the awardee.
8) What does "cooperative agreement" imply for how the project is run?
It implies substantial NIH involvement in the activities of the award, with NIH staff playing an active role in guiding and coordinating consortium-level work rather than the project operating with minimal federal involvement.
9) Is this a limited competition?
Yes. This is explicitly described as a limited competition.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is restricted to organizations that already hold active NIMHD Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center (TCC) U54 awards. While various organization types may generally be eligible (such as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education), the limiting requirement is being an active TCC U54 awardee.
11) Are minority-serving institutions included in the eligible categories?
Yes, the eligibility information notes that minority-serving institution categories may qualify when they meet the active TCC awardee requirement. Examples listed include Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and similar institutions.
12) How many awards did NIH anticipate making?
The anticipated number of awards is one, meaning NIH intended to fund only a single Coordination Center for the consortium.
13) What is the expected total funding amount?
The expected total funding amount is $2,000,000.
14) What is the award ceiling?
The award ceiling is $2,000,000.
15) Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The information provided states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
16) What program area does this opportunity fall under?
The activity category is listed as Health, and the program is tied to CFDA 93.307, Minority Health and Health Disparities Research.
17) What are the key responsibilities emphasized for the Coordination Center?
Key responsibilities include: (1) facilitating and organizing consortium-wide activities across the TCCs; (2) strengthening communication and coordination so the consortium operates as a unified program; (3) serving as the focal point for dissemination of consortium information to the broader research community and the public; and (4) supporting methods to assess the impact of consortium activities at local, regional, and national levels.
18) What does "dissemination" mean in the context of this FOA?
Dissemination refers to serving as the central point for distributing information from the TCC consortium to the broader research community and the public. This includes sharing research results, scientific data, and research methods, with an emphasis on making it easier for others to learn from and use consortium outputs.
19) What kinds of outputs might be shared through dissemination?
The description indicates dissemination may include research results, scientific data, research methods, and potentially harmonized datasets, analytic approaches, and lessons learned about addressing health disparities through transdisciplinary research.
20) What does "assessing impact" involve for this Coordination Center?
The Coordination Center is expected to support methods that evaluate how consortium activities influence health disparities at multiple levels (local, regional, and national). The description points to an organized evaluation approach, such as coordinating common metrics across centers, tracking consortium-wide productivity and reach, and documenting whether and how the TCC program contributes to reducing or better understanding minority health and health disparities.
21) Why is a single, central Coordination Center being funded?
The intent is to create a central hub that improves alignment across projects, helps standardize approaches where appropriate, and establishes efficient ways for the centers to collaborate and share resources across the entire TCC consortium.
22) What are the key dates listed for this opportunity?
The posted date is April 16, 2014. The original closing date is June 19, 2014. A current closing date is listed as May 7, 2014. The archive date is June 7, 2014.
23) Is this opportunity still open?
No. The archive date (June 7, 2014) indicates this is a historical opportunity and is no longer open.
24) Who should be contacted if someone cannot access the full announcement?
The contact listed for access issues is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV. This is described as a technical contact for accessing the announcement, not a scientific or grants management contact.
25) What is the overall goal of this FOA in plain terms?
The overall goal is to strengthen collaboration, communication, visibility, dissemination, and impact evaluation across an existing NIH-funded network of transdisciplinary health disparities research centers, making the collective work easier to coordinate, easier to evaluate, and more accessible to researchers, stakeholders, and the public.
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