1. Research Coordinating Center Division of Research Development – Update
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.
                     
Research Coordinating Center
Division of Research Development – Update
Richard Yanagihara, M.D., M.P.H.
Director
Steering Committee Meeting
December 13, 2016

2. RTRN SGP Projects, 2009–2011 and 2013–2014
Number of Additional Grant Applications
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.

3. RTRN SGP Projects, 2009–2011 and 2013–2014
Number of Additional Funded Grants
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.

4. RTRN SGP Projects, 2009–2011 and 2013–2014
Return on Investment by Funding Cycle
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.

5. RTRN Research Enhancement Award
FOA Issued on August 1, 2016
Purpose
To provide travel funds to enhance competitiveness and grant success of RCMI faculty, who have an already reviewed, either scored or unscored, but unfunded or unpaid R-, U-, SC-, P- or K-series NIH application.
To meet with current or prospective collaborator and/or mentor at another RCMI or non-RCMI grantee institution to improve the A1 submission.
Applicant Eligibility
Any RCMI faculty member with reviewed NIH application.
However, principal investigators of active NIH R01, R15, R35, R37, R56, P01, P20, P50, P60, SC1, SC3, U01, U19, U54, DP1, DP2 and/or K99R00 grants, are ineligible.
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.

6. RTRN Research Enhancement Award
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.
RTRN Research Enhancement Award
Awardees, 2016–2017
Principal Investigator
Collaboratoring Institution
NIH Grant
Project Title
Leng Chee Chang
University of Hawaii
Hunter College
R21CA NIH/NCI
Evaluation of Vernonia cinerea (Vc) in the Treatment of Cancer
Akiko Shimamoto
Meharry Medical College
Oregon Health Science University
R21MH110900
NIH/NIMH
Sex-specific Mechanisms Underlying the Disruptions of Glutamate-glutamine Cycle in Chronic Stress-induced Cocaine Addiction
Zhe Wang
Xavier University of Louisiana
Oakland University
R03EB022933
NIH/NIBIB
Piezoelectrochemical Microarray for Non-invasive Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer
Angel A. Yanagihara
University of the Philippines
R21TW010467
NIH/FIC
Improving Outcomes of Life-Threatening Box Jellyfish Sting Injuries in the Philippines 6

7. RTRN Research Enhancement Award FOA Reissued on December 2, 2016
Main Change
Principal investigators of active NIH R01, R15, R35, R37, R56, P01, P20, P50, P60, SC1, SC3, U01, U19, U54, DP1, DP2 and/or K99R00 grants, are eligible to apply.
Key Dates
APPLICATION DUE DATE:
January 16, 2017 at 9:00 pm Eastern time
EARLIEST AWARD DATE:
March 1, 2017
AWARD END DATE:
All travel must be completed before June 30, 2017
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.

8. RTRN Small Grants Program Questions for the Steering Committee
RTRN is supported by grant number U54MD from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, National Institutes of Health.
RTRN Small Grants Program
Questions for the Steering Committee
What structural or operational changes, if any, should be considered for the RTRN Small Grants Program?
Should in-kind matching, including matching funds, be required as part of the RTRN Small Grants Program application to show institutional commitment?
What would be the value added of the RTRN Small Grants Program to already existing Pilot Project Programs at the RCMI grantee institutions?
Should the availability of travel funds through the RTRN Research Enhancement Award be continued? 8