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A Community Research Resource of Microbiome-Derived Factors Modulating Host Physiology in Obesity, Digestive and Liver Diseases, and Nutrition (R24)

ID: RFA-DK-15-012 • Type: Posted
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Description

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite applications from multidisciplinary research teams to create a community research resource of key members of the microbiota and factors they elaborate which modulate host physiology and pathophysiology related to obesity, nutrition, or liver, exocrine pancreatic, or digestive diseases, and to disseminate it broadly to the research community, in order to advance the development of microbiome-based interventions for prevention and treatment of these diseases.The resource will include annotated genome sequences and cultures of the key microbes, chemical structures of the key compounds they elaborate, datasets used to identify key microbes and compounds, and software for novel analytic methods developed to enable their identification. .

Overview

Category of Funding
Food and Nutrition
Health
Funding Instruments
Grant
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 6/19/15 the National Institutes of Health posted grant opportunity RFA-DK-15-012 for A Community Research Resource of Microbiome-Derived Factors Modulating Host Physiology in Obesity, Digestive and Liver Diseases, and Nutrition (R24) with funding of $6.0 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.847 Diabetes, Digestive, and Kidney Diseases Extramural Research.

Timing

Posted Date
June 19, 2015, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Oct. 19, 2016, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Version
1
Archive Date
Nov. 19, 2016

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Small businesses
For profit organizations other than small businesses
State governments
County governments
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Special district governments
Private institutions of higher education
Independent school districts
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Info
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
Not Listed
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$6,000,000
Estimated Number of Grants
Not Listed

Contacts

Contact
National Institutes of Health
Contact Email
Email Description
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Contact Phone
(301) 496-3405

Documents

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