NIH Orientation For

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• NIH Orientation For
• HACU Faculty Fellows
• Neuroscience Center-Rm 8120
• July 26-27, 2006
• Matthew A. Kinnard, Ph.D.
• Contractor
• Extramural Associates (EA) Program, NICHD/NIH
• Bethesda, MD 20892

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

• NIH
• NICHD
• Extramural Programs
• Division of Special Populations
• Extramural Associates (EA) Program

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CHRONOLOGY

• 1978 EA Program Initiated
• 1978 1982 Affiliation with DRG
• 1982 2000 Affiliation with OD/NIH
• 2000 2006 Affiliation with NICHD
• 2004 Present EP/Division of Special
  Populations

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PROGRAM MISSION

• To facilitate the entry and increased
  participation of womens and minority
  institutions in biomedical and behavioral
  research and research training.

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ELIGIBILITY

• Womens Institutions
• Underrepresented Minority Institutions
• combined ethnic minority (Black, Latino, Native
  American, and Asian Pacific Islander) student
  enrollment equals or exceeds 50)
• Selected Community Colleges
• 50 ethnic minority enrollment
• prior federal funding experience

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PRINCIPAL FEATURES

• Extramural
• Associates
• Research
• Development
• Award

• Tri-Phasic Training
• NIH Institutional Grant (EARDA)
• EARDA Recipient Institutional Support
• (in-kind and fiscal)

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TRI-PHASIC TRAINING

• DISTANCE LEARNING
• Orientation Phase
• March 10, 2006
• Attendees EAs, Presidents, and Grants
  Administrators/Business Office Representatives

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TRI-PHASIC TRAINING (continued)

• WEB Based (Modular) Phase
• April May, 2006
• Distance learning for EAs
• Residency Training Phase
• 10 weeks (formerly 5 months)
• (Supported by IPA Mechanism)
• Didactic and hands-on training at NIH and other
  Federal agencies

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EXCERPTS OF RESIDENCY

• NIH Extramural Activities
• Grant Writing Workshops
• NIH Funding Mechanisms
• Visit OSP of Other Institutions
• Attend NIH Peer Review Meetings
• Mentorship/Preceptorship
• Refinement of Institutional Plan
• NIH and Other Funding Sources

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PROGRAM AT A GLANCE

• Based in NICHD with Trans-NIH Focus
• Trans NIH Advisory Board
• Principal External Affiliations
• SRA, NCURA, CUR, NSPAA, SACNAS
• Regional Technical Assistance Workshop
• Focuses Equally on Women and Minority
  Institutions

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THE EARDA GRANT

• Supports Full Spectrum of Women Minority
  Institutions (Community Colleges to Graduate
  Professional Schools)
• Five-Year Grants
• 60,000 8 FA in year 1
• 100,000 8 FA in years 2 - 5
• EARDA GRANT Supports Faculty Student Research
• Option for Additional 3 year Transitional Award

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EARDA-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES

• Establish Research Development Office (RDO)
• Form EARDA Advisory Committee/Conduct meetings
• Conduct Faculty/Student Grantsmanship Workshops
• Support Faculty/Student Pilot Research
• Establish Institutional Collaborations
• Attend EA-Related Meetings
• Draft and Submit Progress Reports
• Support Administrative Personnel
• Purchase Equipment and Supplies

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EA PROGRAMPAST, PRESENTAND FUTURE

• EARDA Grant Initiated
  1994
• EA Program Evaluation Launched 2001
• EA Program Website Posted
  2003
• EA Program Anniversary 2004
• International EA Program (Pilot) 2005
• Academic/Community Partnership 2005
• NIGMS Principal Investigators (Pilot)
  2005

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APPLICATION PROCESS

• PAR is published in NIH Guide
• PAR is electronically mailed
• Assistance available in EA Program office
• Application receipt deadline (late March)
• Funding Decisions - September

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EA PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY

• Give a man a fish
• Feed him for one-day
• Teach a man to fish
• Feed him for a lifetime

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• Questions?
• http//www.nichd.nih.gov/od/eap/eap.htm

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CONTACT US

• Acting Program Officer Julia B. Anderson
  Ph.D.
• Program Analyst Gerri
  Adams-Simmons
• Contractor Matthew A.
  Kinnard, Ph.D.
• Telephone Number [phone]
• Fax Number (301)
  480-0393
• Email
  Kinnardm_at_mail.nih.gov