Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA RM 18 005
This grant opportunity is a limited-competition NIH cooperative agreement to continue operating the Coordination and Evaluation Center (CEC) for the Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce Program, also known as the Diversity Program Consortium (DPC). The DPC is built around three connected components: Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD), the National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), and the CEC. The overall purpose of the announcement is to support the next phase of coordinated, program-wide evaluation and continuous improvement across BUILD and NRMN, with the CEC serving as the central hub for data coordination, assessment, feedback, and shared learning. Clinical trials are not allowed under this U54.
A key feature of the opportunity is that it is only open to the current Program Directors/Principal Investigators of the existing CEC. In practice, that means NIH is not seeking brand-new applicants or a new center; it is seeking continuity so the evaluation infrastructure, measures, and cross-site relationships built in the earlier funding period can be maintained and strengthened. The eligible applicant type listed is public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reflecting the academic base where this work is housed.
The CECs main responsibilities are to organize and coordinate activities that help the consortium meet its program-wide goals and to measure agreed-upon "hallmarks of success" at multiple levels, specifically student, faculty, and institutional outcomes. Rather than focusing on one campus or one intervention, the CEC is expected to look across the entire consortium and provide a coherent framework for tracking progress, understanding what is working, and identifying where adjustments are needed. The evaluation emphasis is not a one-time report at the end of the project; it is an ongoing process where data are collected consistently, analyzed repeatedly, and used to guide iterative improvements.
Another central expectation is that the CEC will continue using, and further refine, the processes developed in the prior funding period to assess the impact of BUILD and NRMN activities on those hallmarks of success. This points to a maturation of the evaluation approach: maintaining continuity in measures and methods where possible (so trends can be compared over time), while improving the rigor, usefulness, and practicality of the evaluation system based on what was learned previously. The CEC is also expected to coordinate data collection from across the DPC, which implies harmonizing data elements, establishing shared protocols, supporting sites in submission and quality control, and managing the flow of information needed for cross-program analysis.
The FOA also makes clear that the CEC is not just a passive data repository. It is expected to assess incoming data in an ongoing way, provide feedback to the consortium, and facilitate an iterative process of program adjustment to maximize the research and impact of BUILD and NRMN. That language reflects a continuous quality improvement mindset, where evaluation results are translated into actionable recommendations and where the CEC helps convene and support the discussions needed to adapt program strategies. Because this is a cooperative agreement, NIH typically has substantial involvement in steering and oversight, and the award mechanism is designed for close collaboration between NIH and the awardee to ensure the evaluation remains aligned with consortium goals.
Finally, the CEC is expected to emphasize dissemination and sustainability. Dissemination here means identifying and sharing effective, evidence-informed strategies for enhancing diversity in the biomedical research workforce, so that lessons learned from BUILD and NRMN can inform broader efforts beyond the consortium. Sustainability means planning for how evaluation of diversity-enhancing programs can continue beyond the funding cycle, including approaches, tools, and models that institutions and future initiatives can adopt without relying on the same time-limited consortium structure. In other words, the CEC is meant to help translate consortium experience into durable evaluation practices and widely usable insights.
Administrative details from the opportunity include the following: the FOA number is RFA-RM-18-005, released by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, under CFDA 93.310. The instrument is a U54 cooperative agreement in the health funding category. The announcement was created February 22, 2018, with an original closing date of June 11, 2018. NIH anticipated making one award, and the public listing shows an award ceiling of 0, which typically indicates the ceiling was not specified in the summary field rather than implying no funding.Apply for RFA RM 18 005
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition: NIH Coordination and Evaluation Center for Enhancing the Diversity of the NIH-Funded Workforce Program (U54 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.310.
- This funding opportunity was created on Feb 22, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 11, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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