Notice of Clarification regarding the Requirement for the Inclusion of a Certification Letter for Eligible Individuals Applying to PAR-12-062 "The NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)"

Notice Number: NOT-CA-13-018

Key Dates
Release Date: September 30, 2013

Related Announcements
PAR-12-062

Issued by
National Cancer Institute (NCI)

Purpose

This Notice clarifies instructions under Section III. Eligibility Information in the Funding Opportunity Announcement PAR-12-062 "The NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)."

The current instructions under the section "Eligible Individuals" state:
Information must be submitted by the applicant Institution in a letter certifying that the applicant belongs to one of the above groups. The letter should be inserted in the application immediately before the Checklist as a PDF file. Application processing may be delayed or the application may be returned if it does not comply with this requirement.

The instructions are modified to state:
Information must be submitted by the applicant Institution in a letter certifying that the applicant belongs to one of the above groups. The certification letter (titled: EligibilityCertification.pdf) must be attached via "Other Attachments" in the SF424 Other Project Information form.  The letter must be on institutional letterhead and scanned so that an institutional official signature is visible. Application processing may be delayed or the application may be returned if it does not comply with this requirement.

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Anil Wali, Ph.D.
Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities (CRCHD)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Telephone: 240-276-6183
Email: walia@mail.nih.gov