This effort supports the NIH Path to
Excellence and Innovation (PEI) Program formed in accordance with
Presidential Executive Order 13779, The White House Initiative to
Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges
and Universities (HBCUs). The HBCU pre-solicitation portal is a
tool to collect NIH contracts and grants data that HBCUs and their
business teaming partners may be interested in pursuing. The portal
will provide a streamlined platform for NIH funding opportunities
that consolidate information from four different Federal websites.
Additionally, this tool has a social networking component that will
create a space for HBCUs and businesses to collaborate as they
pursue of NIH funding opportunities. Through the collection and
analysis of this information, the National Institutes of Health
(NIH) Small Business Program Office (SBPO) will assist in
strengthening HBCUs’ ability to equitably participate in Federal
funding programs.
EO: EO
13779 Name/Subject of EO: White House Initiative to Promote
Excellence and Innovation of HBCUs
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.