Technical Assistance for Applications: Engineered Nanomaterial Safety and Bisphenol A

Notice Number: NOT-ES-09-006

Key Dates

Meeting Date: April 24, 2009

Issued by

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) (http://www.niehs.nih.gov)

Purpose

NIEHS will host a pre-application technical assistance "virtual" meeting for RFA-OD-09-004 on Friday April 24, 2009 from 1:00-3:00 Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

The purpose of the informational meeting is to provide technical assistance on and answer questions related to the preparation of applications in response to RFA-OD-09-004: with a focus on the ES topics of Engineered Nanomaterials Environmental Health and Safety and Bisphenol A: Research to Impact Human Health. Potential applicants will be able to access the meeting by web and/or telephone. The meeting web address and phone number will be furnished upon registration. The meeting will begin with brief presentations from program, review and grants management staff, and then open into a question and answer session.

Participants should submit questions to grandopportunities@niehs.nih.gov. All questions submitted by email must be received by 5:00 p.m., EST, on April 20. There will also be an opportunity for participants to submit questions that arise during the technical assistance meeting in real-time using the "Chat" function in Adobe Connect.

All researchers, community members and other persons interested in submitting an application in response to these "Grand Opportunities" RFAs are strongly encouraged to attend the technical assistance meeting either in person or via the weblink. Those who cannot attend are encouraged to visit the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) website to be posted online following the meeting (see below).

Meeting Registration

Pre-registration for this event is required. Meeting attendees are encouraged to register for the meeting at their earliest opportunity. Registration deadline is April 20, 2009.

You will receive a confirmation email upon successful registration.

Computer and Telephone System Requirements

You will need a telephone for the audio portion of this webinar. If you plan to access the virtual meeting by web, you can test whether your computer configuration will support your participation in this Adobe Connect meeting at: http://webmeeting.nih.gov/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm . You must pass the first three tests. Test 4, the Adobe Connect Add-In Test, is not required to participate in this meeting.

Frequently Asked Questions website for RFA-OD-09-009

Approximately 1 week after the technical assistance meeting, a set of answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the preparation of applications in response to RFA-OD-09-004 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-ES-09-001.html) will be posted to a public website, in addition to the slides from NIEHS staff presentations given during the technical assistance meeting. All applicants are encouraged to review the FAQ's and slide presentations prior to submitting their application. We anticipate updating these as needed and recommend that applicants check back for updates to the FAQs regularly until their submission date.

Contact

Direct inquiries regarding this notice to:

For Bisphenol A: Research to Impact Human Health Grand Opportunity RFA

Jerrold J. Heindel, Ph.D.

Division of Extramural Research and Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
P.O. Box 12233
MD: K3-15
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Tel (919) 541-0781
Fax (919) 541-0781
heindelj@niehs.nih.gov

For Engineered Nanomaterials Environmental Health and Safety Grand Opportunity RFA

Srikanth S Nadadur, Ph.D.

Division of Extramural Research and Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
P.O. Box 12233
MD: K3-15
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709
Tel (919) 541-5327
Fax (919) 541-5064
nadadurs@niehs.nih.gov