STrengthening Research Opportunities for NIH Grants (STRONG): Structured Institutional Needs Assessment and Action Plan Development for Resource Limited Institutions (RLIs) (UC2 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Background
The STrengthening Research opportunities for NIH grants: STrengthening Research Opportunities for NIH Grants (STRONG): STRONG-RLI program will support research capacity needs assessments by eligible Resource Limited Institutions (RLIs). The program will also support the grantee institutions to use the results of the assessments to develop action plans for how to meet the identified needs.

RLIs are defined as institutions with a mission to serve historically underrepresented populations in biomedical research that award degrees in the health professions (and in STEM fields and social and behavioral sciences) and have received an average of 0 to $25 million per year (total cost) of NIH Research Project Grant (RPG) support for the past three fiscal years.

Grant Details
The purpose of the STRONG-RLI Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to invite applications to conduct biomedical research capacity needs assessments by Resource-Limited Institutions (RLIs) and then to use the results of the assessments to create action plans for meeting identified needs. The program’s goal is to increase competitiveness in the biomedical research enterprise and foster institutional environments conducive to research career development.

Awards are intended to support RLIs in analyzing their institutional research capacity needs and strengths. Resource-Limited Institutions (RLIs) are defined for this NOFO as institutions with a mission to serve historically underrepresented populations in biomedical research that award degrees in the health professions or the sciences related to health, in STEM fields including social and behavioral sciences, and have received an average of $0 to $25 million (total costs) per year of NIH research project grant (RPG) support for the past three fiscal years.

Eligibility Requirements
For this funding opportunity, an applicant must be a Resource-Limited Institution (RLI), defined as an institution with a mission to serve historically underrepresented populations that awards degrees in the health professions (and related sciences) and has received an average of $0 to $25 million per year (total costs) of NIH Research Project Grants (RPG) support for the past three fiscal years.

RLIs, as defined above, are classified into two categories: Low Research Active (LRA) and High Research Active (HRA).

Period of Performance
The period of performance is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. The maximum project period is three years.

Grant Value
Application budgets for direct costs should not exceed $250,000/year.

Place of Performance
Not applicable