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NIH funding notice RFA-RM-20-022

NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)

Closed on March 1, 2021.

Posted
December 8, 2020
Close date
March 1, 2021
Activity codes
Not stated on the notice page
Institutes taking part
Not stated on the notice page

Read the notice on Grants.gov · NIH Guide page

The notices it replaced

Its page was not saved, so the notices it replaced are not known.

Who won it before

6 competing awards (new and renewals) from FY2014 to FY2025 under this notice and the notices it replaced: $2,703,833 in first-year total cost, median $453,000.

Most frequent study sections

  1. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 RPHB-Y (50)]3
  2. Special Emphasis Panel[ZRG1 RPHB-Y (51)]3

Most frequent institutions

  1. CORNELL UNIVERSITY1
  2. DREXEL UNIVERSITY1
  3. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY1
  4. ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI1
  5. SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY1
Competing awards under RFA-RM-20-022 and the notices it replaced
FYProjectPIsInstitutionFirst-year costStudy section
2021NIH FIRST Cohort Cluster Hiring Initiative at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1U54CA267776-01BENN, EMMA KATHERINE TARACAMPBELL, KIRK NNESTLER, ERIC J.RICHARDSON, LYNNE D.ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI, NY$499,287ZRG1
2021Cornell FIRST1U54CA267738-01AUGUST, AVERYKOTLIKOFF, MICHAEL I.CORNELL UNIVERSITY, NY$471,000ZRG1
2021Catalyzing Systemic Change at Drexel University to Support Diverse Faculty in Health Disparities Research1U54CA267735-01DIEZ ROUX, ANA VICTORIAGITLIN, LAURA N.DREXEL UNIVERSITY, PA$454,500ZRG1
2021SDSU FUERTE: Faculty United towards Excellence in Research and Transformational Engagement1U54CA267789-01REED, MARK BRIANZUNIGA DE NUNCIO, MARIA LUISASAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY, CA$451,500ZRG1
2021UAB/Tuskegee Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (UAB/TU FIRST) Partnership (NIH U54)1U54CA267746-01DURANT, RAEGAN WINSTONFOUAD, MONA N.VICKERS, SELWYN MYATES, CLAYTONUNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM, AL$421,329ZRG1
2021Fostering Institutional Resources for Science Transformation: The FLORIDA-FIRST Health-Science Brigade1U54CA267730-01KEEL, PAMELA K.NAAR, SYLVIEWONG, FRANK Y.FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY, FL$406,217ZRG1

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