[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 42, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 42CFR52a.5]

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                         TITLE 42--PUBLIC HEALTH
 
    CHAPTER I--PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                                SERVICES
 
PART 52a--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CENTER GRANTS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 52a.5  How will NIH evaluate applications?

    (a) NIH considers the following in evaluating Center grant 
applications:
    (1) The scientific and technical merit of the proposed program;
    (2) The qualifications and experience of the center director and 
other key personnel;
    (3) The statutory and program purposes to be accomplished;
    (4) The extent to which the various components of the proposed 
program would be coordinated into one multi-disciplinary effort within 
the center;

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    (5) The extent to which the center's activities would be coordinated 
with similar efforts by other organizations;
    (6) The administrative and managerial capability of the applicant;
    (7) The reasonableness of the proposed budget in relation to the 
proposed program; and
    (8) Other factors which the awarding institute, center, or division 
considers appropriate in light of its particular statutory mission.
    (b) Where required by statute or NIH policy, applications are 
reviewed by appropriate national advisory councils or boards before 
awards are made. NIH grants may be awarded generally only after approval 
recommendations from both appropriate scientific peer review groups and 
national advisory councils or boards.