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Limited Competition: Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium Biorepository (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

ID: RFA-RM-18-020 • Type: Posted
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Description

The purpose of this FOA is to call for U24 cooperative agreement applications that will request funding to further develop and sustain up to three H3Africa Biorepositories, building upon existing infrastructure. The H3Africa Biorepositories will continue to have the responsibility of maintaining state of the art methods and technologies for DNA collection, processing, quality control, handling, management, and storage and of providing support services needed for bio-specimen collection and dissemination in Africa. They may also propose collection and handling of specimen types including but not limited to PBMCs, plasma, serum etc. Biorepositories will coordinate closely with H3Africa research projects and the H3Africa Bioinformatics network (H3ABioNet) to ensure responsible stewardship of high quality biological specimens linked to well-curated phenotypic and genomic data.

Overview

Category of Funding
Health
Funding Instruments
Cooperative Agreement
Grant Category
Discretionary
Cost Sharing / Matching Requirement
False
Source
On 6/27/18 the National Institutes of Health posted grant opportunity RFA-RM-18-020 for Limited Competition: Human Heredity and Health in Africa Consortium Biorepository (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) with funding of $6.9 million. The grant will be issued under grant program 93.310 Trans-NIH Research Support. It is expected that 3 total grants will be made.

Timing

Posted Date
June 27, 2018, 12:00 a.m. EDT
Closing Date
Oct. 3, 2018, 12:00 a.m. EDT Past Due
Version
1
Archive Date
Nov. 8, 2018

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
County governments
Special district governments
Small businesses
Independent school districts
State governments
City or township governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
For profit organizations other than small businesses
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); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Award Sizing

Ceiling
$1,000,000
Floor
Not Listed
Estimated Program Funding
$6,900,000
Estimated Number of Grants
3

Contacts

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

Documents

Posted documents for RFA-RM-18-020

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