1. NIH Orientation For HACU Faculty Fellows Neuroscience Center-Rm 8120 July 26-27, 2006 Matthew A. Kinnard, Ph.D. Contractor Extramural Associates (EA) Program, NICHD/NIH Bethesda, MD 20892

2. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE NIH NICHD Extramural Programs Division of Special Populations Extramural Associates (EA) Program

3. CHRONOLOGY 1978 EA Program Initiated 1978 – 1982 Affiliation with DRG 1982 – 2000 Affiliation with OD/NIH 2000 – 2006 Affiliation with NICHD 2004 – Present EP/Division of Special Populations

4. PROGRAM MISSION To facilitate the entry and increased participation of women’s and minority institutions in biomedical and behavioral research and research training.

5. ELIGIBILITY  Women’s Institutions  Underrepresented Minority Institutions  combined ethnic minority (Black, Latino, Native American, and Asian Pacific Islander) student enrollment equals or exceeds 50%)  Selected Community Colleges  50% ethnic minority enrollment  prior federal funding experience

6. PRINCIPAL FEATURES E E xtramural A A ssociates R R esearch D D evelopment A A ward A. Tri-Phasic Training B. NIH Institutional Grant (EARDA) C. EARDA Recipient Institutional Support (in-kind and fiscal )

7. TRI-PHASIC TRAINING DISTANCE LEARNING Orientation Phase March 10, 2006 Attendees – EAs, Presidents, and Grants Administrators/Business Office Representatives

8. TRI-PHASIC TRAINING (continued) WEB Based (Modular) Phase April – May, 2006 Distance learning for EAs Residency Training Phase 10 weeks (formerly 5 months) (Supported by IPA Mechanism) Didactic and hands-on training at NIH and other Federal agencies

9. EXCERPTS OF RESIDENCY NIH Extramural Activities Grant Writing Workshops NIH Funding Mechanisms Visit OSP of Other Institutions Attend NIH Peer Review Meetings Mentorship/Preceptorship Refinement of Institutional Plan NIH and Other Funding Sources

10. PROGRAM AT A GLANCE Based in NICHD with Trans-NIH Focus Trans – NIH Advisory Board Principal External Affiliations SRA, NCURA, CUR, NSPAA, SACNAS Regional Technical Assistance Workshop Focuses Equally on Women and Minority Institutions

11. THE EARDA GRANT Supports Full Spectrum of Women & Minority Institutions (Community Colleges to Graduate & Professional Schools) Five-Year Grants – $60,000 + 8% F&A in year 1 – $100,000 + 8% F&A in years 2 - 5 – EARDA GRANT Supports Faculty & Student Research Option for Additional 3 –year Transitional Award

12. EARDA-SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES Establish Research Development Office (RDO) Form EARDA Advisory Committee/Conduct meetings Conduct Faculty/Student Grantsmanship Workshops Support Faculty/Student Pilot Research Establish Institutional Collaborations Attend EA-Related Meetings Draft and Submit Progress Reports Support Administrative Personnel Purchase Equipment and Supplies

13. EA PROGRAM:PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE EARDA Grant Initiated 1994 EA Program Evaluation Launched 2001 EA Program Website Posted 2003 EA Program Anniversary 2004 International EA Program (Pilot) 2005 Academic/Community Partnership 2005 NIGMS Principal Investigators (Pilot) 2005

14. APPLICATION PROCESS PAR is published in NIH “Guide” PAR is electronically mailed Assistance available in EA Program office Application receipt deadline (late March) Funding Decisions - September

15. EA PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY “Give a man a fish Feed him for one-day Teach a man to fish Feed him for a lifetime”

16. Questions? http://www.nichd.nih.gov/od/eap/eap.htm

17. CONTACT US Acting Program Officer: Julia B. Anderson Ph.D. Program Analyst: Gerri Adams-Simmons Contractor: Matthew A. Kinnard, Ph.D. Telephone Number: (301) 435-2736 Fax Number: (301) 480-0393 Email: Kinnardm@mail.nih.gov