This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) solicits a single five-year grant application from eligible institutions/organizations to serve as the Coordination Center (CC) for the Programs for Inclusion and Diversity among Individuals Engaged in Health-Related Research (PRIDE) Summer Institutes (SIs). This FOA runs in parallel with a separate FOA that solicits applications for the PRIDE SIs (described in detail in RFA-HL-24-004). PRIDE SIs are designed to provide research education experiences that enable junior faculty and transitioning postdoctoral scientists from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups that are underrepresented in the biomedical sciences (see, e.g., NOT-OD-20-031) to further develop their research skills and knowledge to become competitive NIH grants applicants and scientists.

The purpose of the CC is to provide programmatic support for the PRIDE program overall and to complement the activities of the SI programs as follows:

• Facilitate outreach, participant recruitment, candidate screening, and program-wide organization
• Support and assist with the identification and orientation of SI program mentors
• Support matriculants' research education experiences through webinar and in-person learning activities
• Administrate and facilitate equitable distribution of research- related resources and opportunities
• Facilitate coordination of research education and evaluation activities among the SI awardees, enrolled participants, and the NHLBI
• Develop and facilitate orientation and other skill development activities for mentors
• Support mentoring of program participants by assisting the SIs with the formation of participants' mentorship committees
• Conduct cross-site and cross-program evaluations, including use of data from previous PRIDE cohorts to document program accomplishments, trends and trajectories.

In addition, the CC also plans, arranges, and facilitates the program-wide PRIDE annual meetings, the monthly steering committee meetings, and other PD(s)/PI(s) meetings for the program overall as needed. To be competitive for review, applicants should provide strong evidence of expertise in program administration, program coordination and program evaluation.

Only one application per institution is allowed. Interested applicants from within Duke should contact fundopps@duke.edu as early as possible.

Deadlines:

• Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date

• Application Due Date: March 10, 2023

RFA-HL-24-003 Expiration Date March 11, 2023