Minority International Research Training Grant in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences

The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service funds training and research initiatives in biomedical and behavioral sciences through the Minority International Research Training Grant program (CFDA 93.106), with the most recent grant award dated July 1, 2006.

This program has not issued grant awards for twenty years. The portfolio documents 24 total awards spanning from 2001 through 2006, with an average cadence of approximately 3 awards per year during that five-year period. Combined federal dollars obligated totaled $2.1 million across all awards. The program operates exclusively through Project Grants, which comprise 100 percent of the assistance-type mix.

The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service remains the sole funding agency under this program, accounting for all 24 awards and the full $2.1 million in federal obligations. Recent awards from 2005 and 2006 typically ranged from $45,000 to $200,000 per grant, with earlier 2001 awards occasionally reaching $180,000. Representative recent funded efforts include Project Grant 3U01TW00663404S, obligating $200,000 and completing in April 2007; Project Grant 5D43TW006590030, obligating $60,000 and completing in March 2006; and Project Grant T37TW0004000000, obligating $161,971 and completing in August 2002.

No grant opportunities for this program are currently open or have been posted recently. The absence of awards and funding activity for two decades strongly suggests this program is inactive or has been discontinued.