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Fogarty ARRA Supplement for Support of Framework Programs for Global Health

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Fogarty International Center Activities

As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), the Fogarty International Center (FIC) is soliciting one- or two-year administrative supplements to currently active FIC Framework Programs for Global Health (FRAME) for FY2009 and FY2010.

• No letter of intent is required. However, we would appreciate receiving an e-mail notification of intent to apply and a brief description of the content area by May 1 in order to prepare for administrative review. Please send to katzf@mail.nih.gov.
• Supplement applications may request up to $50,000 direct costs per year for one or two years. Only one supplement application may be submitted in support of each FIC grant.
• Eligibility: Only currently active FRAME programs at U.S. institutions are eligible to apply for supplement funds. Any program on a no-cost extension, regardless of the remaining time, may request a supplement for a period of up to two years. However, FRAME programs that are already supported with ARRA funds may not apply for supplement funding.

Purpose and Scope

The goals of this supplement are to enhance and enrich FRAME programs by adding new capabilities, deepening and facilitating collaborative relationships, and further exploring a multidisciplinary or systems approach in global health education. Supplements must be for a specific purpose and propose new activities that are not included in, but remain within the scope of, the FRAME award. While many types of activities would be considered responsive to this solicitation and align with the intent of the ARRA, FIC encourages innovative proposals in the following areas:

1. Increased incorporation of information and communication technologies (ICT) in Framework educational programs and activities.
   Examples include:
   
   1. use of ICT to enhance communication;
   2. use of ICT in teaching, such as the development of innovative and collaborative distance learning courses and materials or development of distributed education models;
   3. ICT as a subject for course development, such as courses in the roles of ICT and other appropriate technologies in global health research; special challenges in international collaborations that might be addressed through ICT solutions; courses in modeling, database design, or Geographic Information Systems as preparation for student or faculty research experiences; and others
   4. creation of innovation or entrepreneurial incubators to challenge students to develop interventions using ICT or other appropriate technologies to address problems in global health or barriers in international research collaborations
   5. incorporation of new Schools, such as Computer Science, into FRAME partnerships
   6. purchase of equipment, software, or licenses to increase the ICT tools available to the FRAME community
   7. hiring of ICT coordinators or support staff to increase use and maintenance of ICT in the program
   
   
2. Development of multidisciplinary workshops, courses, curricula, or student research experiences in implementation science relating to global health.
   For the purpose of this supplement, implementation science is defined as the scientific study of methods to promote the integration of research findings and evidence-based interventions into healthcare policy and practice. It seeks to understand the behavior of healthcare professionals and support staff, healthcare organizations, healthcare consumers, and policy makers in context as key variables in the sustainable uptake, adoption, and implementation of evidence-based interventions. It is multi-disciplinary and includes operations and health services research, impact evaluation and modeling.



3. Planning for international, collaborative, multidisciplinary global health educational networks
   In many cases, the Framework programs have been transformative on their own campuses in introducing highly multidisciplinary courses and research experiences that teach students to take systems approaches to solving global health problems. Many of the U.S. programs incorporate research projects in other countries as training platforms. Planning activities might include collaborations with international partners to extend the Framework educational paradigm to an international educational network. The plan should provide for adequate support and mutual benefit for all partners in the network. For those Frameworks that already have international partners, this goal would extend and/or enrich their activities. Use of ICT is likely to be important in coordinating and serving such a distributed network, but the ICT infrastructure may be weak and there may be other barriers to such applications. The planning process would address potential ways to overcome these barriers. One focal area for such an educational network may be the development of a multidisciplinary implementation science curriculum. Framework programs may choose to work together in planning these activities.

Supplement Application Requirements

Applications should contain the following PHS 398 form pages with the specified information (instructions and downloadable form pages can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html):

• Cover letter – should include:
  • References to notice NOT-OD-056 and the Recovery Act Administrative Supplements
  • PD/PI name
  • Parent grant number
  • Dollar amount of the request
  • Name and title of the institutional official(s)
  • Contact information for PD/PI and institutional official(s)
  • Signature of institutional official(s)
• Face page- Form page 1
  • Fill in “Title of Project” with the title of the existing FIC grant to which the supplemental funds will be added
  • Check “Yes” for “Response to Specific Request for Application or Program Announcement or Solicitation,” leave “Number” blank and fill in “Title” with “Fogarty ARRA Supplement to Framework Programs for Global Health”
  • Program Director information is for the grantee of the existing FIC award to which supplemental funds will be added
  • “Human Subjects Research” and “Vertebrate Animals” boxes should be filled in with all NIH required information provided in the application
  • Face page must be signed by the appropriate institutional official
• Form page 2 (Supplement Project Summary, Relevance, Performance Sites)
• Form Page 2 continued (Key Personnel)
• Use the Initial Budget Period & Justification- Form Page 4 to list Year 1 and (if applicable) another Form Page 4 to list Year 2 detailed budget costs which may include:
  • Salaries for course development or delivery, administration, ICT coordinators, consultants in informatics, technical support, and others. Partial salary support is consistent with the goals of the stimulus funds.
  • Travel for conferences, consultations, and coordination
  • Conferences or workshops related to goals of supplement
  • Purchase of equipment, software, licenses, and required supplies
  • Subcontracts to foreign institutions for up to 10% of the requested supplement budget or up to $25,000 per year (whichever is less). NOTE: Travel costs for foreign personnel and/or costs for foreign consultants should be part of the main supplement budget, not part of a foreign subcontract.
• Form page 5 Budget for Entire Proposed Project Period & Justification
• Biographical Sketch Format Pages (for new individuals not included in the original application)
• Key personnel report (Form Page 7 of PHS 2509, Progress Report form)
• Checklist Form Page

Applications should contain:

1. One- or two-year time line of all planned activities
2. Description of Activities (5 pages maximum) including:
   • A description of the proposed activities;
   • A justification of how the proposed activities will enhance or transform the Framework program;
   • A discussion of potential barriers to implementation and how they will be addressed;
   • Where appropriate, a description of any sustainable deliverable or outcome from the supplemental activities;
   • A brief description of how the proposed activities address the intent of the ARRA.

FIC encourages supplement applications that address the goals and strategic priorities of the FIC Strategic Plan (http://www.fic.nih.gov/about/plan/strategicplan_08-12.htm) including: Goal II “To bridge the training gap in implementation research;” and Goal IV: “To foster a sustainable research environment in low- and middle-income countries,” which includes “to bolster the development of expertise and use of information and communication technologies (ICT) in support of research and research training programs.”

Please send an electronic version (pdf) of the signed application to FICFRAME@mail.nih.gov by June 1, 2009 (electronic signature or a scanned copy of the face page would be acceptable signatures) or send a paper copy mailed to the following address, postmarked no later than June 1, 2009:

ATTN: DEAS
ARRA FRAME Supplement Receipt
Fogarty International Center, NIH
Building 31, Room B2C39
31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-2220

Review Criteria

Applications will be reviewed on the basis of Recovery Act criteria that projects will accelerate the tempo of scientific research; allow for U.S. job creation and retention; and stimulate the U.S. economy by:

• enabling hiring of additional staff;
• enabling increased hours of current part-time staff;
• procuring additional needed equipment;
• and/or contracting for additional needed skills.

Applications will also be reviewed for:

• Scientific, technical and educational merit of the proposed project as determined by administrative review
• The potential of the proposed activities to enhance and transform the quality, productivity, capabilities, and reach of the Framework program
• Sustainability of the proposed activities
• Likely impact on the institutional community
• Likelihood that the proposal will contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the FIC Strategic Plan

Contact

Please contact Dr. Flora Katz if you have any questions regarding this opportunity:

katzf@mail.nih.gov
301-402-9591