Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research Supplements to promote workforce diversity and enhance utility and use of Common Fund datasets

The NIH has a strong interest in the diversity of the NIH-funded research enterprise (see NIH notice NOT-OD-20-031) and encourages institutions to diversify their scientific workforce by  enhancing the participation of individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those groups identified as underrepresented in the biomedical, clinical, behavioral, and social sciences.  This notice encourages eligible awardees to apply for administrative supplements in response to PA-21-071 (or any reissue of this announcement through the expiration date of this NOSI) with the goal of promoting innovative research that enhances the utility and/or use of selected Common Fund datasets.  Providing these supplements may help enhance the utility and use of Common Fund data, promote the diversity of researchers using data generated by programs supported by the NIH Common Fund and, more broadly, may help promote the diversity of the scientific research workforce, which is a key component of the NIH strategy to identify, develop, support, and maintain the quality of our scientific human capital.