Programs for Inclusion and Diversity Among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits a single five-year grant application from eligible institutions/organizations to serve as the Coordination Center (CC) for the Programs for Inclusion and Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Summer Institutes (SIs). This FOA runs in parallel with a separate FOA that solicits applications for the PRIDE SIs (described in detail in RFA-HL-24-004). PRIDE SIs are designed to provide research education experiences that enable junior faculty and transitioning postdoctoral scientists from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (see, e.g., NOT-OD-20-031) to further develop their research skills and knowledge to become competitive NIH grants applicants and scientists.

The purpose of the CC is to provide programmatic support for the PRIDE program overall and to complement the activities of the SI programs as follows:

• Facilitate outreach, participant recruitment, candidate screening, and program-wide organization
• Support and assist with the identification and orientation of SI program mentors
• Support matriculants' research education experiences through webinar and in-person learning activities
• Administrate and facilitate equitable distribution of research- related resources and opportunities
• Facilitate coordination of research education and evaluation activities among the SI awardees, enrolled participants, and the NHLBI
• Develop and facilitate orientation and other skill development activities for mentors
• Support mentoring of program participants by assisting the SIs with the formation of participants' mentorship committees
• Conduct cross-site and cross-program evaluations, including use of data from previous PRIDE cohorts to document program accomplishments, trends and trajectories.

Application Instructions

Please submit:

1. A one‐page letter of intent with a description of proposed aims and approach.
2. If the final application requires a diversity statement or statement of broader impacts, please summarize your plans to address the specific requirements on an additional page.
3. CV (not biosketch) of the PI

to limitedsubs@uw.edu by 5:00 PM Wednesday, February 8, 2023. Proposals are due to the sponsor 3/10/2023, so you will need to have your materials in to the Office of Sponsored Programs by 3/1/2023 if given the go‐ahead by the Limited Submissions review committee.