Goals
The Special Populations Office, Office of the Director was established in the fall of 1993. The SPO has two goals: (1) to address the research training and career development needs of underrepresented minorities and others (women, individuals with disabilities, etc.) in drug abuse research and (2) to ensure that minority issues in drug abuse research are adequately represented in the work supported by NIDA. The goals of the Special Populations are executed through a number of programs, and initiatives that are outlined on this web page.
Staff
(301) 443-0441 - Phone
Lula Beatty, Ph.D.
Chief
Lb75x@nih.gov
Ana Anders, L.I.C.S.W.
Senior Advisor on Special Populations
Aa96o@nih.gov
Pamela Goodlow
Public Health Analyst
Pg46n@nih.gov
Flair Lindsey
Program Analyst
Fl20t@nih.gov
Charlotte Annan
Secretary
ca32z@nih.gov
Programs
Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities (Minority Supplements)
(PA-01-079) Full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/pa-01-079.html
Minority Supplements are intended to help increase the numbers of underrepresented minority scientists in biomedical and behavioral research by providing opportunities to work with established researchers. Funding is provided by making administrative supplements to existing research grants to support a minority student or investigator. The program supports individuals at the following levels: high school, undergraduate, predoctoral (graduate), postdoctoral and investigator.
For information on NIDA's Minority Supplement procedures and policies,
please visit the NIDA
Fact Sheet: Research Supplements For Underrepresented Minorities (Minority
Supplements).
For Instructions to Principal Invesigators, please visit "Instructions
to Principal Investigators Applying for Research Supplements for Underrepresented
Minorities (Minority Supplements) at the National Institute on Drug Abuse
(NIDA)".
If you have any questions after viewing the Fact Sheet, Instructions to Principal Investigators and the Program Announcement, please contact, Pamela Goodlow (pg46n@nih.gov).
Special Populations Research Development Seminar Series
Established in 1986, the Special Populations Research Development Seminar Series provides technical assistance on proposal development skills in drug abuse research to scholars underrepresented in the field of drug abuse and addiction. Participants are exposed to critical information related to research design, methods, scientific writing, the peer review process and grant application preparation by experts in the field of drug abuse research and addiction. Seminar Series participants will attend 2 day seminars in the Washington, DC metropolitan area.
For more information regarding the application process, please contact Pamela Goodlow.
Grant Writing and Proposal Development Assistance
A new researcher can access grant writing tutorials, information on research design and links to the addictions community through http://www.theresearchassistant.com/.
Minority Institutions' Drug Abuse Research Development Program (MIDARP):
(PAR-02-016) Full announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-02-016.html
The Minority Institutions' Drug Abuse Research Program provides research support to minority institutions to increase the capacity of their faculty, staff and students. The grants enable minority institutions to conduct rigorous drug abuse research in all areas of research supported by the NIDA including neuroscience, behavioral, clinical, social science, public health, biological, HIV/AIDS and health service areas. This program is designed to broaden the scientific knowledge base in drug abuse in those areas where minority institutions may have particular interest, knowledge and commitment. The application must propose an institutional development plan, and research project(s) that will provide research support for faculty and research experience for students.
If you have any questions regarding the MIDARP, please contact Lula Beatty.
Minority Recruitment & Training Program
The MRTP program is sponsored by NIDA's Division of Intramural Research (DIR) in Baltimore, Maryland. It gives talented students (e.g. undergraduates, graduate students, medical students) and faculty an opportunity to work in a lab during the summer with leading intramural scientists.
The program, which was started in 1991, has engaged 136 undergraduate, graduate and medical students in research activities at the IRP, NIDA. In this program, students will gain basic science and/or clinical laboratory experience, attend student seminars and participate in a summer participate in summer poster presentation. Participants are competitively selected from across the country.
If you would like more information on the MRTP please contact Dr. Jean Lud Cadet or go to http://www.nida.nih.gov/DIR/brochure.html.
Summer Research with NIDA
Summer Research with NIDA introduces high school and undergraduate students from underrepresented groups to drug abuse research through research placements with NIDA grantees. Students work with the grantees for 8-10 weeks. The experience may include formal courses, participation in meetings, data collection activities, data analysis, laboratory experiments, manuscript preparation and library research. The program exposes students to drug abuse research and encourages them to pursue careers in biomedical and behavioral research. Since 1997, over 225 students have gained research experience in drug abuse research. Applicants must be at least 15 years old, citizens of the United States or a permanent resident, currently enrolled in high school or college and in good academic standing. Applicants under 18 years old can only be placed at research sites within daily commuting distance of their home.
For more information regarding the Summer Research with NIDA program, please contact Flair Lindsey.
Funding Opportunities for Minorities
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Initiative
Since1993, the SPO has taken the lead on the HBCU Initiative at NIDA to encourage interest and increase the involvement of HBCUs in drug abuse research. Based on an assessment of the reasons for low participation of HBCUs in NIDA sponsored research, strategies were developed to provide various forms of infrastructure/capacity building support and research experiences to HBCU faculty and students. These have included technical assistance, support of a research center, support of the Lonnie Mitchell conference and the release of an HBCU Research Scientist RFA. A total of four HBCUs including, Florida A&M;, Howard University, Morgan State University and North Carolina Central University, were funded. The grant is designed to stimulate the development of drug abuse research programs at HBCUs and to assist HBCUs in strengthening their readiness to administer and conduct drug abuse research programs.
For more information on HBCU programs and activities at NIDA, please
contact Dr. Lula Beatty.
Work Groups
Consortium on Minority Concerns
The Consortium on Minority Concerns is comprised of representatives from
each division of NIDA. The group, which meets monthly, advises NIDA on
minority issues and concerns. They ensure that the institute adequately
addresses research needs of minorities. One of the group's primary tasks
is reviewing Research Supplements for Underrepresented Minorities.
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