# FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center  to promote inclusive excellence

> **NIH NIH U24** · MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2023 · $149,611

## Abstract

Abstract
Paying for FIRST faculty travel and lodging to annual meeting was not originally included
in RFA-RM-21-019 or the October 2021 Notice of Award.
Consequently, the CEC budget does not include funds for FIRST faculty travel and
lodging to annual meeting or funds for staff time to coordinate distribution of travel and
lodging funds to Cohort sites.
The CEC Administrative Supplement will support FIRST Cohort Faculty attendance at
the FIRST Program Annual Conference including pre and post conference activities by
 (1) Supporting coordination, communication and project management activities for the
participation of FIRST faculty from across grantee institutions in the FIRST Program
Annual Conference including pre and post conference activities
(2) Coordinate communications with FIRST grantee institutions, CEC team and
 Event Management Services during and following the Annual conference
(3) Work with CEC Finance Director to on board FIRST faculty in MSM
 payment/reimbursement management system, for timely reimbursement of travel
 and lodging.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10823962
- **Project number:** 3U24MD017138-02S1
- **Recipient organization:** MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Elizabeth O. Ofili
- **Activity code:** U24 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2023
- **Award amount:** $149,611
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2021-09-22 → 2026-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10823962

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10823962, FIRST Coordination and Evaluation Center  to promote inclusive excellence (3U24MD017138-02S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10823962. Licensed CC0.

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