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Opportunity Summary:

The NIMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20) funding opportunity (RFA-MD-11-002) is a discretionary NIH grant program run by the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD). Its main goal is to help institutions build the foundation for a formal Center of Excellence by investing in the kinds of shared resources and coordinated activities that make strong, sustainable health disparities research possible. In practical terms, the program is designed to help an organization move from having promising but scattered efforts to having a structured, center-like enterprise that can generate impactful research and compete well for larger center or program awards later on.

The purpose of the award is broad but clearly anchored in two outcomes: improving minority health and eliminating health disparities. Applicants are expected to propose an Exploratory NIMHD Center of Excellence that supports infrastructure and capacity building, creates and sustains novel partnerships, and strengthens research training. The research supported under the center can span the full range of NIH-relevant approaches, including innovative basic biomedical research, behavioral research, clinical research, population-based research, and intervention or prevention studies. The unifying theme is that the work should directly contribute to understanding, preventing, reducing, or eliminating disparities and improving health outcomes in populations experiencing minority health challenges.

This opportunity uses the P20 exploratory center award mechanism, which is commonly used by NIH to help institutions develop the organizational structure, shared core capacity, mentorship and training pipelines, and collaborative networks needed to grow into a more mature center. As an exploratory center program, it is geared toward building and coordinating capacity rather than simply funding a set of unrelated projects. It emphasizes the creation of an integrated center environment that can support multiple investigators and lines of inquiry, strengthen institutional readiness, and accelerate progress in minority health and health disparities research.

Funding levels are relatively substantial for a capacity-building award. Applicants may request up to $950,000 per year in direct costs for a project period of up to five years. NIMHD anticipated total FY 2012 funding in the range of $24 million to $28 million, with an estimated 16 to 18 awards expected. There is no cost-sharing or matching requirement listed for this program, which can make it more accessible to institutions that may not have large discretionary funds available to meet match obligations.

Eligibility is centered on higher education institutions and includes both public/state-controlled and private institutions of higher education. The announcement also highlights additional eligible applicants that align with the program's equity and capacity-building goals, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and other eligible organizations as clarified in the full FOA. Overall, the eligibility framing signals a strong interest in supporting institutions that serve populations disproportionately affected by health disparities and that may benefit from targeted investment in research infrastructure, workforce development, and collaborative partnerships.

Key administrative details include the CFDA number 93.307 (Minority Health and Health Disparities Research) and the posting date of February 4, 2011, with the closing date ultimately listed as May 10, 2011 (the original closing date was April 7, 2011). The full announcement is available via the NIH grants guide link provided in the source data, and NIH Office of Extramural Research support contacts are included for access or linking problems.

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