Research Infrastructure for Population Research Centers (R24)

Research Infrastructure for Population Research Centers (R24) is sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), NIH. NICHD supports Population Research Centers through R24 grants to advance population science. This can include activities related to data collection, management, and analysis of population data.

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Overview Information Participating Organization(s) National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) Components of Participating Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ( NICHD ) Funding Opportunity Title Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral R24 Resource-Related Research Projects March 7, 2014 - This RFA has been reissued as RFA-HD-14-016.

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number Companion Funding Opportunity An applicant institution may submit only one application in response to this FOA. An Institution may hold no more than one NICHD population infrastructure award at a time. See Section III.

3. Additional Information on Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) Funding Opportunity Purpose The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to promote science within the mission of the NICHD Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch by providing research infrastructure to population science research centers.

Types of research infrastructure provided include administrative and technical research support, developmental infrastructure, and public infrastructure.

This FOA supports three types of applications: (1) General Center applications, for centers with three to six signature population science research themes; (2) Specialized Center applications, for centers with one or two signature research themes; and (3) Translation/Dissemination Center applications, for centers that request funding only for public Letter of Intent Due Date AIDS Application Due Date(s) Required Application Instructions It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in Application Guide except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts ).

Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. While some links are provided, applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV . When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions.

Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review. Part 1. Overview Information Part 2.

Full Text of Announcement Section I. Funding Opportunity Description Section II. Award Information Section III.

Eligibility Information Section IV. Application and Submission Section V. Application Review Information Section VI.

Award Administration Information Section VII. Agency Contacts Section VIII. Other Information Full Text of Announcement Section I.

Funding Opportunity Description The purpose of this FOA is to increase the pace and impact of research within the scientific mission of the NICHD Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch (DBSB) by providing research infrastructure support to population science centers. This FOA will advance research within the DBSB scientific mission.

The DBSB mission has three components: Research in demography, the scientific study of human populations, including their size, composition, distribution, density, and growth and decline, as well as the causes and consequences of demographic change. Major areas of focus include fertility, mortality and morbidity, migration, population distribution, nuptiality, and family demography.

Behavioral and social science research on sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS, and reproductive health. Research on human health including productivity, behavior, and development using defined populations and probability samples.

Major areas of focus include research on the effects of early life influences and policy Areas of research within the DBSB scientific mission are hereafter referred to as population science research. Research primarily focusing on elderly populations is not Research infrastructure support has been essential in developing and advancing demography and other population science across disciplinary and institutional barriers.

Demography is an intrinsically interdisciplinary field, drawing from the academic disciplines of sociology and economics, as well as geography, anthropology, and other social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences.

These academic disciplines are housed in a variety of academic departments and, often, across several schools or divisions within a Research infrastructure support has also been essential in developing, collecting, and disseminating the large data sets on which demography and other population science research depends. Population science addresses scientific questions that rely heavily on observational research and natural experiments.

To ensure generalizability in these types of studies, population science requires population-representative data based on either probability samples or censuses. To address causal inference, population science requires detailed data on the factors affecting human health often at multiple levels and drawing on multiple scientific disciplines and often requires longitudinal data.

In the population sciences, these large data sets are usually developed and collected and/or disseminated by one research team, then used by diverse research teams, many not associated with the original data collection.

Examples of these data sets include the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health, the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-79 Child and Young Adult Supplements, the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series, the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Study, Welfare, Children, and Families: A Three-City Study, the National Survey of Family Growth, and the National Survey of Families and Households.

The first objective of this FOA is to increase the impact of population science research by: Encouraging collaborations among population scientists and between population scientists and scientists in other disciplines, within and Developing new approaches and methods that advance population Fostering the development of junior population scientists and providing opportunities for junior, mid-level, and senior scientists both within and outside of population science to engage in interdisciplinary Promoting the application of the methods and perspectives of population science to new topics in the area of the health and well-being of Supporting the dissemination of population science data sets, methods, and significant research findings.

The second objective of this FOA is to decrease the costs of population science research and increase the efficiency of population scientists by supporting cost-effective research infrastructure. This FOA requires that applicants identify between one and six signature research themes.

Signature research themes are the unifying research areas that exemplify the applicant center’s most significant contributions to population science.

Each signature research theme constitutes This FOA supports three types of applications: General Center applications, for centers with three to six signature population science research themes; Specialized Center applications, for centers with one or two signature research themes; and Translation/Dissemination Center applications, for centers that request funding only for public infrastructure.

of Research Infrastructure This FOA provides support for research infrastructure cores that enhance the applicant center's capacity to engage in population science research. Centers may request support for up to six research infrastructure cores. Resources provided through this FOA may not be used to offset research infrastructure already provided by the applicant institution.

Access to research infrastructure supported by this FOA may not be limited to a single research project or research team. Each research infrastructure core constitutes a specific aim. Centers are not obligated to request support in all FOA supports three types of research infrastructure.

Support Cores. Research Support Cores provide administrative and technical support. Examples include, but are not limited to: administrative cores, providing support for developing grant applications and managing grants; computing cores, providing equipment and/or services; and methodology support Infrastructure Cores.

Developmental Infrastructure Cores increase the scientific scope and productivity of the center's research and researchers. Examples include, but are not limited to: seed grant programs; support to enhance interdisciplinary research capacity; development of new measures or methodology; and support for the expansion of the center s scientific scope and/or scientists into novel areas of scientific inquiry. Infrastructure Cores.

Public Infrastructure Cores are primarily directed at external audiences, although core activities may also benefit the applicant center. Public Infrastructure Cores provide resources and services that will either increase the pace and impact of population science research to scientists outside the applicant institution, or facilitate the translation and dissemination of population science research findings.

Public Infrastructure Cores may target either scientists or non-scientists such as policy makers, program directors, and practitioners. Examples of activities benefiting scientists include, but are not limited to, archiving and disseminating population science data sets, providing efficient processes for sharing complex data sets while maintaining respondent confidentiality, and disseminating population science methods.

Examples of activities benefiting non-scientists include translating, disseminating, and integrating significant population science research findings using language and techniques that are appropriate for non-scientific audiences. The applicant’s signature research themes must fall within the DBSB scientific mission described above. See http://www.

nichd. nih. gov/about/org/cpr/dbs/ for detailed descriptions of DBSB program areas.

Section II. Award Information Application Types Allowed Glossary and the PHS398 Application Guide provide details on these application Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious NIH intends to fund an estimate of 3-5 awards, corresponding to a total of $1,061,473 for fiscal year 2013.

Future year amounts will depend on annual appropriations. NICHD expects requested direct costs to range from For Specialized and Translation/Dissemination Center applications, requested first year direct cost may not exceed $150,000. Direct cost requests have upper limits based on prior DBSB research infrastructure support.

Requested first year direct costs may not exceed 120% of direct costs for the highest budget year during the last competitive segment. Applicants requesting an increase in annual direct costs compared with the highest budget year during the last competitive segment must provide persuasive evidence that prior DBSB research infrastructure support increased the impact and pace of the center’s population science research.

Prior DBSB research infrastructure support refers to renewals and recipients of developmental infrastructure grants (for example, RFA-HD-12-186 , PAR-07-401 and predecessor FOAs).

The last competitive segment refers to the last competitive award (Type 1 or Type 2) and subsequent non-competing (Type 5) For General and Specialized Center applications, requested direct costs have upper limits based on the total number of active population scientists in the center.

The maximum allowable first year direct costs for a center with 6 or fewer active population scientists are $100,000; for 7 to 10 scientists are $160,000; for 11 to 20 scientists are $310,000; for 21 to 30 scientists are $450,000; for 31 to 40 scientists are $580,000; for more than 40 scientists are $700,000.

For General and Specialized Center applications, direct cost requests have upper limits based on the center's level of externally funded research. Requested first year direct costs may not exceed the center's externally funded research in population science, based on the direct costs of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements in FY 2011 or FY 2012, whichever is greater.

The total project period for an application submitted in response to this FOA may not exceed five years. described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.

Higher Education Institutions Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education Private Institutions of Higher Education The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education: Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses) City or Township Governments Special District Governments Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally U.S. Territory or Possession Independent School Districts Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Faith-based or Community-based Organizations Foreign InstitutionsForeign Institutions Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement , are allowed. Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations as described in the PHS398 Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin each of the following registrations.

Central Contractor Registration (CCR) must maintain an active registration, to be renewed at least annually All Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) must also work with their institutional officials to register with the eRA Commons or ensure their existing eRA Commons account is affiliated with the eRA Commons account of the applicant organization. All registrations must be completed by the application due date.

Applicant organizations are strongly encouraged to start the registration process at least4-6 weeks prior to the application due date.

Eligible Individuals (Program Director(s)/Principal Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support.

Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. There are four additional eligibility criteria for applications responding to this FOA: Established Research Center - Applicant institutions must have an established research center that coordinates or is the focus of population science research across the institution.

The infrastructure support requested must be for this established research center. Funds from this FOA may not be used to establish a new population science research center at the applicant institution. The PD(s)/PI(s) must be the director of the center when the application is submitted and/or the award is issued.

Active Population Scientists - Applicants for General and Specialized Center awards must have at least five active population scientists. Active population scientists must hold their primary affiliation with the applicant institution and this position (tenured or non-tenured) must be permanent. Trainees, post-doctoral fellows, visiting professors, and scientists with primary appointments at other institutions are excluded.

Active population scientists must meet both of the following criteria: Externally-funded population science research grants or contracts within the three most recently completed Federal fiscal years 2010, 2011, and 2012. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30; for example, Federal fiscal year 2010 runs from October 1, 2009 to September 30 2010.

The active scientist must be the PD/PI or other senior/key personnel on the grant or contract, and must have received the grant or contract from a source outside the applicant institution. Population science publications in peer-reviewed journals during the three most recently completed Federal fiscal years.

Funding by DBSB - Applicants for General and Specialized Center awards must have at least one active population scientist who has been funded by DBSB within the three most recently completed Federal fiscal years.

This scientist must have served as the PD(s)/PI(s) or other senior/key personnel on a research project grant (e.g., R01, R03, R15, R21, R37, R00, P01, U01, RC1, RC2, RC3, RC4); a resource-related research project grant (R24, U24); an individual research career award for faculty (K01, K08, K18, K23, K24); a small business innovation research or small business technology transfer grant (R41, R42, R43, R44); an institutional training grant (T32), an education project grant (R25), or a research contract that was funded or administered by DBSB.

Grants considered to be funded or administered by DBSB have a grant number including the Institute/Center designation of HD and a program official who is a member of DBSB staff. Researchers who have held only individual pre-doctoral and/or post-doctoral fellowships (e.g. F31, F32, K99) and/or conference grants (e.g., R13, U13) do not satisfy this eligibility requirement.

One Application per Institution - An applicant institution may submit only one application in response to this FOA. Institutions may not hold more than one NICHD Research Infrastructure for Demographic and Behavioral Population Science award (e.g., RFA-HD-12-186 or PAR-07-401 and predecessor FOAs) at a time.

Applications not meeting these four eligibility criteria This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement . 3. Additional Information on Eligibility Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.

NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. Resubmission applications may be submitted, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the PHS398 Application Guide.

Only one application per institution (normally identified by having a unique DUNS number or NIH IPF number) is allowed. NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application.

Resubmission applications may be submitted, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the PHS398 Application Guide. An Institution may hold no more than one NICHD population infrastructure award at a time. Section IV.

Application and Submission Information Applicants are required to prepare applications according to the current PHS 398 application forms in accordance with the PHS 398 2. Content and Form of Application Submission It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in Application Guide , except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise.

Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

Although a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows IC staff to estimate the potential review workload and By the date listed in Part 1.

Overview Information , prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information: Descriptive title of proposed research Name, address, and telephone number of the PD(s)/PI(s) Names of other key personnel Participating institutions Number and title of this funding opportunity The letter of intent should be sent to: Chief, Demographic and Behavioral Sciences Branch Center for Population Research Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 8B07 MSC 7510 Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service; non-USPS service) Applications must be prepared using the PHS 398 research grant application forms and instructions for preparing a research grant application.

Submit a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and three signed photocopies in one package to: Center for Scientific Review National Institutes of Health 6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC 7710 Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express or regular mail) Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express/courier service; non-USPS service) At the time of submission, two additional paper copies of the application and all copies of the Appendix files must be sent to: Director, Division of Scientific Review Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human 6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 5B01, MSC 7510 Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier service; All page limitations described in the PHS398 Application Page Limits must be followed, with the following exceptions or additional The Center Research Strategy section, including tables, graphs, figures, diagrams, and charts, is limited to 30 pages.

Research Infrastructure Core descriptions are limited to 6 pages Senior/Key Personnel should include, at a minimum, the PD(s)/PI(s) and Core Directors; do not list all center affiliates in this Other Significant Contributors Other Significant Contributors should include all active population scientists and other center affiliates as well as technical and administrative personnel who are significant contributors and are not listed in the Senior/Key Personnel section.

Detailed Budget for Initial Budget Period This FOA uses non-modular budget formats described in the PHS 398 application instructions (see http://grants. nih. gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.

html ). Prepare a composite detailed budget table for the overall infrastructure grant and separate detailed budget tables and justifications for each research infrastructure core. Applicants are advised to budget funds for one annual R24 grantee meeting.

This meeting is usually held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Population Association of America. Budget for Entire Proposed Period of Support Prepare a composite budget table for the overall infrastructure grant and separate budget tables for each infrastructure core.

In responding to the PHS 398 instructions on capacities, pertinent capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the project, it is permissible, although not required, for applicants to provide, as continuation pages, floor plans for the space available to the applicant center, including the location of spaces that are not physically continuous.

All instructions in the PHS398 Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions: The total page limit for the Center Research Strategy section is 30 pages, which includes the following subsections: Program Overview, Preliminary Studies/Progress Report, and Summary of Research Support. Modify the Table of Contents illustrated on the PHS 398 Form Page 3. Under 3.

Research Strategy, include the following headings and Center Research Strategy (30 pages) 3. 1. 1 Program Overview (20 pages) 3.

1. 2 Preliminary Studies/Progress Report (5 pages) 3. 1.

3 Summary of Research Support (5 pages) The page limit for the program overview is 20 pages, comprising three parts: the center's affiliates, the center’s signature research themes; and description of the center and its governance. List the center's affiliates, indicating whether individuals are (1) active population scientists; (2) other center affiliates; or (3) technical/administrative contributors.

These categories are mutually exclusive; all center affiliates should fit on one of these categories. Identify at least one active population scientist who has received DBSB funding in the last three years as required in the "Other-Special Eligibility Criteria" Describe the center’s signature research themes (maximum of six).

Signature research themes are the scientific areas that exemplify the applicant center’s most significant contributions to the DBSB scientific mission. Note that not all science conducted by center scientists is required to fit within the center's signature research themes. Describe briefly the center's other significant research that does not fit within a signature research theme.

Describe the significance and innovation of each signature research theme. In describing the significance, explain the critical problems or critical barriers in population science that will be addressed; explain how scientific knowledge and/or technical capabilities will be improved; and/or explain how important theories, concepts, or methods in population science will be changed.

In describing the innovation, explain how the novel concepts, approaches, or methods will be introduced. Explain why the center’s scientists are well suited to advancing scientific achievement in the signature research Explain how the scientific and institutional environments at the applicant institution contribute to the probability of success for research in the center's signature research themes.

Describe any unique features of the scientific environment at the applicant institution that will benefit the center's scientific research. Describe the level of institutional commitment as indicated by the amounts and types of resources the applicant institution has Provide an overall description of the center and its governance. Describe the center’s governance and organizational structure, providing an organizational chart.

Explain the center’s administrative position within the larger institution, the authority of the Center Director (PD/PI), and the role of advisory or user committees. Explain how the center’s governance, organizational, and advisory structure contribute to the probability of success for research in the center's signature research themes and population science overall.

Describe any unique features of the center's governance, organizational, and advisory structure that will benefit the center's scientific research. Describe the qualifications of the PD(s)/PI(s) and other key personnel with responsibility for directing the center, including their relevant experiences, accomplishments, and Explain the principles and procedures used to determine membership in or affiliation with the center.

Explain the selection criteria, privileges, and responsibilities of center membership and, if applicable, how they vary for different levels of membership. Explain how membership rules advance population science research in the center's signature research themes or in population research overall among center affiliates.

Explain how the NICHD research infrastructure support has and will be leveraged with all other forms of support to advance the center s research in the center's signature research themes or in population research The page limit for the preliminary studies/progress report as outlined in the PHS 398 instructions is 5 pages. Follow the directions in the PHS 398 instructions.

For new applicants who have not received prior population science research infrastructure support from DBSB, include preliminary studies related to the proposed signature research themes and existing activities related to the research infrastructure cores. For competing continuations and applicants who have received developmental infrastructure support from DBSB, include a progress report.

The specific aims for the previous project include the signature research themes and the research infrastructure cores. Information in the biographical sketches may be referenced and does not need to be repeated. The page limit for the center’s active research support is 5 Summarize the center’s active research support for Federal fiscal year 2012, October 1, 2011 through September 30, 2012.

For the center as a whole, list the support (in direct costs) from grants and contracts (hereafter, grants ) for research and training in population science. For grants that have duration of more than a year, estimate the support available to the center in Federal fiscal year 2012. This information may be presented in tabular form.

Provide the support received in these major categories, adding other categories if necessary: from the parent institution include all grants for all center scientists; report only grants that are related to population science within the mission of DBSB. include research support to other institutions unless the applicant institution has a consortium agreement or subcontract.

List the center’s grants that were active in Federal fiscal year 2012. This information may be presented in tabular form. only those grants that provided research or research infrastructure support related to population science within the mission of DBSB; do not report all grants for all center scientists.

the following information: the PD(s)/PI(s) of the grant; the subcontract PD(s)/PI(s) at the applicant center (if applicable); the project number (e.g., 5R01HD123456-07); the project title; the funding source (e.g., NICHD or NIA); the current project period (e.g., 04/01/2007-03/31/2012); the total direct costs or total direct subcontract costs for the current project period, whichever is applicable; and whether the grant is in a no-cost extension.

list includes institutional training, center grants, or research infrastructure support from sources other than DBSB, briefly explain how these grants are related to the mission of DBSB.

the aggregated direct costs, estimated if necessary, available to the center in Federal fiscal year 2012; this should equal the active research support available to the center in Federal fiscal year 2012, excluding funding from the parent institution, as described in the previous section.

List other funds and in-kind support that the center received in Federal fiscal year 2012, such as operating budgets provided by the institution, large gifts, dedicated space, direct support of infrastructure core personnel, and dedicated equipment. Include support for research faculty salaries only if support is provided for a research infrastructure-related function such as directing a center, managing a core, and similar activities.

Institutional support for infrastructure core personnel and research faculty should be reflected in the budget request. be presented in tabular form. A Center may propose up to six research infrastructure cores.

The overall page limit for each research infrastructure core is 6 pages. Identify each proposed core unit by a letter (A, B, C...) and a title.

Describe the proposed infrastructure cores in this order: Research Support Cores; Developmental Infrastructure Cores; and Public Infrastructure Cores. If more than one core is proposed under a given category, assign numbers to distinguish the cores (e.g., A. 1.

, A. 2. ; B.

1. , B. 2.

, B. 3.) For all cores, provide a full description including the following the core’s objective and the current and planned support and services to be the core’s governance and organizational structure, providing an organizational chart, and whether the activity involves collaboration with another institution.

the space and physical resources available to the core. core, provide the name of the core director and other key personnel. Describe the qualifications of the core director and other key core personnel, including their relevant experiences, accomplishments, and expertise related to the objectives of the core.

Information in the biographical sketches may be referenced and does not need to be repeated. the steps taken to ensure that the cores are cost-efficient and do not duplicate existing services. are cost-sharing arrangements, describe them.

For research support and developmental infrastructure cores, explain the following items. core services that will be provided that are over and above those supported by the applicant organization, other funders, or individual grants and contracts. how the core activities supported through this FOA will increase the impact and pace of population science research conducted by center scientists.

how the core activities supported through this FOA will advance the center s population science by (1) encouraging collaborations among population scientists and between population scientists and scientists in other disciplines, within and across institutions; (2) developing new approaches and methods that advance population science research; (3) fostering the development of junior population scientists and providing opportunities for junior, mid-level, and senior scientists both within and outside of population science to engage in interdisciplinary population science; and/or (4) promoting the application of the methods and perspectives of population science to new topics in the area of the health and well-being of populations.

eligibility for and allocation of services. list the research activities that are currently using core services and resources, and the research activities expected to use them in the future. explicit strategies for ensuring that junior scientists and scientists working on interdisciplinary research have access to core services.

For development infrastructure cores that provide seed grants, describe the eligibility for and allocation of services for seed grant programs, including the following items.

for reviewing applications for leveraging funds or preparing research applications to continue or expand awards permitted to an individual researcher for the program from the parent institution or other funding sources for developing junior researchers and fostering interdisciplinary research For all public infrastructure cores, provide the following the services that will be provided that are over and above those supported by the applicant organization, other funders, or individual grants and contracts.

the target audience and the methods for disseminating the resource to that how the activities will advance population science. public infrastructure cores aimed at scientific audiences, explain