American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4) (RFA-OD-09-010)
National Library of Medicine
Purpose
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) offers an opportunity for Community Infrastructure grants with funds from the Recovery Act, to support the development, expansion, or reconfiguration of infrastructures needed to facilitate collaboration between academic health centers and community-based organizations for health science research. Such collaboration should transform the way in which health science research is conducted in communities, and accelerate the pace, productivity, dissemination, and implementation of health research; applications that build upon extant collaborative infrastructures supported by other Federal agencies are strongly encouraged. The deadline for receipt of applications is December 11, 2009.
These Community Infrastructure grants will be funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act), signed into law by President Obama on February 17, 2009. The Recovery Act is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century.
Applying for Recovery Act Community Infrastructure (RC4) Grants
To apply for a Recovery Act Community Infrastructure grant, follow the instructions in Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4) (RFA-OD-09-010). Applications must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov.
The total project period for a Recovery Act Community Infrastructure grant application may be up to three years. Recovery Act Community Infrastructure grants will go through the standard two-level cycle of peer review.
Areas of Scientific Priority
Although, to maximize their potential, community infrastructure projects are expected to span scientific disciplines, diseases, and conditions, NLM is especially interested in applications that have a focus on research involving the use of published health information in clinical decisions, mining of health data for public health surveillance, or use of electronic health records for disease prediction and prevention. NLM is especially interested in applications that build upon existing collaborative health science library infrastructures, such as the National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM).
Application Receipt Date and Timeline for Review
The deadline for receipt of Recovery Act Community Infrastructure grant applications is December 11, 2009.
Recovery Act Community Infrastructure grants will be reviewed by the end of March 2010, with notification of award by July 2010.
Contact Information
For general information on NLM's implementation of Recovery Act Community Infrastructure grants, contact:
Hua-Chuan Sim, M.D.
Program Officer, NLM Extramural Programs
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
301-594-4882
simh@mail.nih.gov