-Purpose.
The purpose for this FOA issued by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Fogarty International Center encourages Small Research Grant (R03) applications from institutions/organizations that propose to stimulate research related to the unique, interactive health effects of cigarette
smoking and HIV/AIDS.
-Mechanism of Support.
This FOA will utilize the NIH Small Research Grant (R03) award mechanism award mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-253 that solicit applications under the Research Project Grant (R01).
-Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards.
Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary.
The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.?