Part I Overview Information. Update: The following updates relating to this announcement have been issued:. This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants. 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 Due Dates for E. Additional Overview Content Executive Summary.
Award Information. Section III. Eligibility Information Section IV. Application and Submission Information Section V. Agency Contacts. Section VIII. Section I. Funding Opportunity Description. Research Objectives The mission of the NIH is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
To that end, the NIH, through extramural grants programs of its Institutes and Centers ICs , supports a broad range of health science research, including biomedical, public health and behavioral and social science.
Previous research has enormously increased our understanding of the molecular, cellular, behavioral, and social bases of disease and identified targets and methods for improving health care. Recent advances in technology and science create numerous opportunities for the public and private sectors to accelerate discoveries for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. Communities are key consumers of NIH-supported health science research. Communities are broadly defined to include neighborhoods, schools, and workplaces; public health departments, health care providers, and social service agencies; community coalitions; state, county, and local governments; business-community collaborations; campus-community partnerships; public-private partnerships; and other types of organizations and institutions that filter or translate research findings to the American public.
However, NIH recognizes that in order to maximize the relevance, dissemination, and implementation of health science research for the public, communities must have the opportunity to be actively engaged in the research enterprise, including active participation in formulating research questions, designing, and conducting research; translation and application of research findings to community-based practice and public health initiatives; and using research-generated evidence to support public health policy decisions.
