RFA-MD-24-001: Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
The Research Centers in Minority Institutions (RCMI) Specialized Centers expand national capacity for research in the health sciences by providing cooperative agreement support to institutions that offer doctoral degrees in the health professions or in a health-related science and have a historical and current commitment to educating students, and for institutions that deliver health care services.
Goals
- Enhance institutional research capacity to conduct world-class basic biomedical, behavioral, and/or clinical research.
- Enable all levels of investigators to become more successful in obtaining competitive extramural support, especially from NIH, particularly for research on improving health in populations that have a disproportionate burden of diseases.
- Foster environments conducive to career development and enhancement for post-doctoral fellows, junior faculty, and other early-stage investigators.
- Enhance the tools for, conduct of, and dissemination of research findings.
- Establish sustainable relationships with community-based organizations that will partner with the RCMI institution.
Eligibility
The RCMI Program supports projects at domestic public and private higher education institutions located in the United States and its territories that:
- Have received an average of less than $50 million per year of NIH support for the past three fiscal years.
- Award doctoral degrees in the health professions or the sciences related to health.
Have a documented record of educating students in biomedical research
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- For institutions that deliver health care services, providing clinical services to medically underserved communities.
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