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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnexus.od.nih.gov%2Fall%2F2021%2F03%2F02%2Fannouncement-of-childcare-costs-for-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research-service-award-nrsa-supported-individual-fellows%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cwomeninmedicine%40list.pitt.edu%7C5f0478b3c8294510474708d8e268016b%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637508283606179208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FR8vF8CChfmHkDKyeq6weucxRFSW2dnyQISZO%2BRxwgA%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2021/03/02/announcement-of-childcare-costs-for-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research-service-award-nrsa-supported-individual-fellows/" shash="s2kLbrImelAmFGrIMmkZQ6Nm+iLQxp6qN/uB4Q4Ya00qw6JVzI8vkSm2x22lUy0p3uuhHTuqgOVHO8Ma+6zTW0rq3g1J5at2TfFmQdfbvGVTH+nAGuKwtCQ6hUq9HSXd5wkVN+nnBGwmPSH/PWFGWm281cOaix841UXNKrlBsuU=">https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2021/03/02/announcement-of-childcare-costs-for-ruth-l-kirschstein-national-research-service-award-nrsa-supported-individual-fellows/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">NIH is dedicated to fostering a well-trained and diverse biomedical research workforce, which involves supporting <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrants.nih.gov%2Fgrants%2Fpolicy%2Fnih-family-friendly-initiative.htm&data=04%7C01%7Cwomeninmedicine%40list.pitt.edu%7C5f0478b3c8294510474708d8e268016b%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637508283606179208%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=%2FOkSkmOYoXLwSe7O931S8uJcc7b2gfzwLsWkCwIQcO4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nih-family-friendly-initiative.htm" shash="l73yCr/2EcuOIJpMZWQJAUN+kXTOtvYK7BkP63M7flaG0Z3bEIqbIor2nGBw5hryKrSv+SZ+JqKblFwKv+2EHHFmA1iCHp1dIQcoLA/r65IOSzXdqPCxc/z7nI4UHRP4LXbTr/Vg26JeeO3wWaqB5pW97Iw60l3YjM8CeSnWvuE="><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1834CE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">family-friendly
policies and initiatives</span></a> that balance work and family life for all biomedical researchers. Trainees and fellows supported by National Research Service Awards (NRSAs), for instance, are <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrants.nih.gov%2Fgrants%2Fguide%2Fnotice-files%2Fnot-od-16-105.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwomeninmedicine%40list.pitt.edu%7C5f0478b3c8294510474708d8e268016b%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637508283606189164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=zA5F19rQZjYZUyaNWQDFfrQDDl3sJE03nk%2BOgHyLsp4%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-16-105.html" shash="vpR2cB04o2Vln/ds/uRhAu0LDr0gJ/otvwPL082XqdrdEALgZR4/RSKEJ1+5LHMybJPuPXdy4qbV+41X7VeYs7Qu5v5wylqScYfHPx1+75CJSqs3y+riD97ZvfUXTuJH91YCfi7heJL7pzKpxc6gjVbXyOj9r/nVkNPwV7N3NBQ="><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1834CE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">eligible</span></a> for
up to 60 calendar days (equivalent to 8 work weeks) of parental leave per year for the adoption or the birth of a child.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">As part of our on-going efforts to develop programs which support family-friendly research environments for the NIH-supported workforce, NIH will begin providing an option for NRSA fellows
to request support for childcare costs in new and continuation applications or as <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrants.nih.gov%2Fgrants%2Fguide%2Fpa-files%2FPA-20-272.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwomeninmedicine%40list.pitt.edu%7C5f0478b3c8294510474708d8e268016b%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637508283606189164%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1mt7oXSmboBXaFhj73S0d3v0kaDp5yXzX7j1t7eAQSs%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-20-272.html" shash="GiOnaVGpBZ/Xih+PdaE1V3gwsgtbcd/6ctDJsiPT8Mvs3//0CCIaJsqc3/GuLQvPxfgTP3bJ8hekwFuT2Z6Ghud3knGG7fO4b6DciyCkeXW/kl2gTneUva+n/PZ5kJo2hyjjv8jx+lJ7k6G7i6nG6eAb2wDcqYiI10TOf9c16VY="><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1834CE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">administrative
supplements to existing awards</span></a> effective April 8, 2021.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">The NRSA childcare costs apply to full-time NIH-NRSA supported fellowship positions. Each fellow is eligible to receive $2,500 per budget period to defray childcare costs. The NRSA childcare
costs are not tied to any <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fresearchtraining.nih.gov%2Ftraining%2Fpayback&data=04%7C01%7Cwomeninmedicine%40list.pitt.edu%7C5f0478b3c8294510474708d8e268016b%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637508283606199118%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=K0eVpnUefI2pwZWJNTEqBCby0KSa46VupwWCgXeLad0%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://researchtraining.nih.gov/training/payback" shash="r9tXwyMtAG8E3H7zvp2UuaoX/pNavU0M/gS4vEVa52xPE4FnNe5xrQHr3/yWCgQqe119I4aO3YaZxI51WG/zo4uI1x8+Rzl+C4AcK3ISOmuimQ41W0GlxGKgXucOiututlcOas6yk5eB26aMZL9LWHRL4r/1Wxp40vpRwBR52WI="><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1834CE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">payback
obligations</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black">NRSA fellows are encouraged to carefully review <a href="https://nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgrants.nih.gov%2Fgrants%2Fguide%2Fnotice-files%2FNOT-OD-21-069.html&data=04%7C01%7Cwomeninmedicine%40list.pitt.edu%7C5f0478b3c8294510474708d8e268016b%7C9ef9f489e0a04eeb87cc3a526112fd0d%7C1%7C0%7C637508283606199118%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=9uHHfZMMWTOgtaYs54xN4ep1B4RGjw6to%2BrkFNCnyBc%3D&reserved=0" originalsrc="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-069.html" shash="bWVfPy2ayjwwavCb8p6Mg1I4b1EfwH+KEsm2LyQVR7/xWlypruQN4Yr9+XH7Z4nMHjfyogwIS7pbQC4oqQjuGi23LMYoK32S85TefgEiE1QEffTScQUDoXneFRTz9aD+sDcsV1ppRW8J5hSVW2lywhQTIzg8HhnJt4JSpgwEn1E="><span style="font-family:"inherit",serif;color:#1834CE;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">this
Guide Notice</span></a> for more information, and contact relevant NIH staff with any questions if needed. Please stay tuned as related guidance is expected for NRSA supported trainees in Phase 2 of this initiative (anticipated in early fiscal year 2022).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;color:black">_____________________________________________________________________</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Ora A. Weisz, PhD | Professor of Medicine, Cell Biology, and Clinical and Translational Science</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Vice Chair of Faculty Development, Department of Medicine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Associate Dean for Faculty Development, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Assistant Vice Chancellor for Faculty Excellence, University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Renal-Electrolyte Division | 978.1 Scaife Hall | 3550 Terrace St. | Pittsburgh PA 15261</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:black">Tel: 412-383-8891 | Email:
<a href="mailto:weisz@pitt.edu"><span style="color:blue">weisz@pitt.edu</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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