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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> Discussion of
Research Administrators' Issues [mailto:RAMTALK@listserv.arizona.edu] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sherry Esham<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, January 21, 2010
10:59 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RAMTALK@listserv.arizona.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> NIH/NCRR Shared
Instrumentation Grant - 2010</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>FROM:  </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Leslie P. Tolbert, Ph.D., Vice
President for Research, Graduate Studies, and Economic Development</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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bold'>RE:        NIH/NCRR Shared
Instrumentation Grant - 2010</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>DATE:  </span></font></b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>January 20, 2010</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The Office of the Vice President for Research is accepting
pre-proposals for the NIH/NCRR Shared Instrumentation Program.  The
guidelines for the program can be found at <a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-082.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-082.html</a>. 
The deadline for receipt of applications at NIH is <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>March 23, 2010. </span></b> Although the University may submit more
than one proposal, it is important to make sure that there are not duplicate
requests for instrumentation.  Pre-proposals should include:  </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Brief
description of the instrumentation and its application</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>       
</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>The user base
and who it will impact</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>       
</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>How the
instrumentation will increase the UAs ability to compete for grants and
contracts</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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face=Symbol><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol'>·</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>       
</span></font><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>If there is
similar instrumentation on campus, how will the UA benefit form duplication</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Please submit pre-proposals (no more than two pages) to Angela
Repp by <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Wednesday, February 17, 2010.</span></b></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

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