Charlie-
I taught a class when I was at UAB on preparation of multicomponent
proposals just for the excuse of developing a guideline for unsolicited P
series proposals.  It was a very well attended class, we ended up
having about 4 times as many participants as we originally planned, and
even had to split the class into two sessions.  So, obviously, there are a
lot of people who would like that information.  I will be happy to send you
a copy.  I read everything I could get my hands on and consolidated it into
one manual.  Some of the information was institutional and I'll pull that out
and tell you what you should insert there, but basically, it included
formats for spreadsheets, etc.  Feel free to e-mail me if you have
specific questions. I'd be happy to offer any advice that I can.
-Jennifer

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>>> Charlie Hathaway <xxxxxx@RF1.CPMC.COLUMBIA.EDU>
11/17/97 10:00am >>>
Hi-
In the past few months, I have had several investigators request the
"rules" for the various "P" mechanisms for NIH funding.  These are
the Program Project and Center grants (e.g. P01, P20, P30, P50, P60)
which are large, often huge, grants for "broadly based,
multidisiplinary, often long-term research programs".  While specific
PAs and RFAs for which these mechanisms are appropriate may include
considerable description of the types of projects sought and how they
should be organized, many do not and many questions are left
unanswered.  Furthermore, some refer to publications which give the
NIH-wide guidelines for these different mechanisms.  Does anyone know
how to get these?
I believe that part of the problem is that each NIH institute has its
own rules; some have made these available (i.e. NIDA Research
Center Grant Guidelines).  Others have not (?).  For the investigator
who wishes to submit, for example, an unsolicited P01 application for
which there is no clear institute as target (NIAAA?  NIDA? NINDS?),
the need for written guidelines is clear.
I would love to have someone out there FAX me all this info or point
me to a URL or Fed Reg notice....but commiseration will be accepted.
Thanks.
Charlie Hathaway
Charles Hathaway, Ph.D.
Grants Development
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene
New York State Psychiatric Institute
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