Funding Opportunities

NIH Funding Opportunities

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NSF Equipment RFA

Protection of Human Health by Immunology and Vaccines (U01, U19)

Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase

NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20)

Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity

Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Discovery (U24)

Details for:

Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources Through Biomedical Research Core Centers
Research and research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities”
Administrative Supplements
Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement
Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program

RFA-OD-09-005: Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources Through Biomedical Research Core Centers

Purpose. To support the hiring of newly recruited faculty to develop research projects within the context of Biomedical Core Centers. For this announcement, a Biomedical Core Center is defined as a community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to NIH, such as centers, departments, programs and transdepartmental collaborations or consortia. These awards are designed to enhance innovative programs of excellence by providing scientific and programmatic support for promising research faculty and their areas of research. Specifically for the purposes of this announcement, Core Center Grants are institutional awards that provide funding to hire, provide appropriate start-up packages and develop pilot research projects for newly independent investigators, with the goal of augmenting and expanding the institution’s community of multidisciplinary researchers focusing on areas of biomedical research relevant to NIH.
Letters of Intent Receipt Date. April 29, 2009 (not required)
Application Receipt Date. May 29, 2009 (hard copy – so must be sent ahead of time)
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically meritorious applications, approximately $100 million of ARRA funds will be obligated by September 30, 2010, to support requests submitted in response to this notice or any reissuance of this notice. The funds available and anticipated number of awards will vary among the participating NIH Institutes and Centers (“ICs”). Applicants are strongly encouraged to view the summary table and IC Table of Contacts to gain a better understanding of the use of this program by the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
Budget and Project Period. Budgets will vary among the participating NIH ICs. Applicants should refer to the summary table and the IC Table of Contacts for IC-specific allowances. Project duration of up to two years may be requested. This program does not require cost sharing, but in most cases, priority will be given to applications with considerable institutional support for continuity of support for investigators at the expiration of the award. Be sure to check the full program announcement for details on allowable and unallowable costs.
Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Any individual with the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to organize and direct the proposed Core Center is invited to work with his or her institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
Number of PDs/PIs. Only one PD/PI may be designated on the application.
Number of Applications. The number of applications permitted per institution/organization varies among participating NIH ICs. Applicants should refer to the summary table and the IC Table of Contacts at for IC-specific limitations on applications. In the case where there is a limited number of applications from an institution, the UCSF Office of Research will run an internal selection process.
Resubmissions. Resubmission applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.
Renewals. Renewal applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.

Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-005.html for the full program announcement.

RFA-OD-09-004: Research and research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities"

• Purpose. The purpose of the “GO” grants program is to support high impact ideas that lend themselves to short-term funding, and may lay the foundation for new fields of investigation. The “GO” grants program will support large-scale research projects that accelerate critical breakthroughs, early and applied research on cutting-edge technologies, and new approaches to improve the synergy and interactions among multi and interdisciplinary research teams. The initiative seeks novel approaches in areas that address specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new technologies, data generation, or research methods that would benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in significant ways. Applicants may propose to address either a specific research question or propose the creation of a unique infrastructure/resource designed to accelerate scientific progress in the future.
Scope. The scope of the ”GO” grants program includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Groundbreaking, innovative, high impact and cross-cutting research projects that can be readily deployed and that will improve and accelerate biomedical research.
Basic, clinical and translational projects that could fundamentally enhance the research enterprise and that require the participation, interaction, coordination and integration of activities carried out in multiple research laboratories.
Creation of large scale unique resources, accelerated application of high throughput, and other novel technologies.
Deployment of critical infrastructure, resources, tools, and methodologies that substantially accelerate collaborative, multi and interdisciplinary basic, translational, and/or clinical research.
Implementation of large scale research projects that are carried out using new and creative collaborative agreements and partnerships with industry and small businesses to accelerate the pre-clinical and clinical testing of new therapeutics.
Creative approaches to overcome barriers to basic, translational, or clinical research using novel tools, technologies, and services. Because the mission of the NIH ICs vary, applicants should review the scientific areas of interest described in the IC websites. Projects that span the mission of multiple ICs are also eligible.

•    Letter of Intent Receipt Date. April 27, 2009 (not required)
•    Application Due Date. May 27, 2009
•    Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The participating NIH ICs have designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009 - 2010 to fund 200 or more grants, contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically meritorious applications. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, the size of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the numbers, quality, and costs of the applications selected for award. For those projects that span the missions of Institutes, Centers and Offices (ICs), support may come from Recovery Act funds allocated to the Common Fund. Additional information regarding funds available and anticipated number of awards may be found at the participating IC websites.
•    Budget and Project Period. Only applications with budgets greater than $500,000 total costs per year for a project period of two years are expected to be considered. The total annual cost for individual awards is expected to vary, depending on the scope of the project and the number of participating institutions. Requested funding for any foreign component should not exceed 10% of the total requested direct costs or $25,000 per year (aggregate total for a subcontract or multiple subcontracts), whichever is less. The program does not require cost sharing.
•    Research Plan Component Length: The Research Plan component (Item 5) may not exceed 12 pages, including tables, graphs, figures, diagrams, and charts.
•    Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution/organization to develop an application for support.
•    Early Stage Investigators (ESIs)/New Investigators (New PIs). New PIs and ESIs are invited to apply for NIH ”GO” funds. Because the ”GO” grant awards are significant, competing NIH research grants, recipients will not be considered New and Early Stage Investigators when they apply for NIH research grants in the future.
•    Number of PDs/PIs. More than one PD/PI (i.e., multiple PDs/PIs) may be designated on the application.
•    Number of Applications. Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.
•    Resubmissions. Because this is a one-time-only solicitation, resubmissions are not permitted.
•    Renewals. Renewals are not permitted in response to this FOA.

Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-004.html for the full program announcement.

NOT-OD-09-056 – Administrative Supplements

•    Purpose. Administrative supplements for the purpose of accelerating the tempo of scientific research on active grants. The purpose of this program is to promote job creation and economic development, along with accelerating the pace and achievement of scientific research. The proposed supplement MUST be within the general scope of the peer-reviewed activities and aims approved within the parent grant. Comparative effectiveness research funding may be available. The specifics of what is eligible vary by institute and center. Please check the website of the institute that is funding the grant to be supplemented. Click here for a list of links to institute supplement information pages. http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
•    Application Submission/Receipt Date. Deadlines will vary by institute. Contracts and Grants: 9 a.m., four business days prior to NIH deadline. NIH: The earliest appear to be April 17, 2009, for NHLBI and NIDDK. NIMH has an April 21, 2009, due date, and NICHD has a due date of April 22, 2009. Others range from May 1 to July 15, 2009, but check the website! http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
•    Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. This announcement is one of three ARRA administrative supplement/competitive revision notices issued by NIH. Approximately $1 billion of ARRA funds will be obligated by September 30, 2010, to support requests submitted in response to these three notices or any reissuance of these notices.
•    Budget and Project Period. Applicants are encouraged to discuss budgets with their NIH Program Officer. There is no maximum dollar limit on what may be requested in the budget; however, the requested budget must be in line with the work being proposed. Please note that, in general, NIH expects to award supplements of not more than 50 percent of the amount of the parent grant. NIH will not consider requests that are solely to restore previously applied budget adjustments to a project or to supplant institutional commitments supporting individuals and other costs previously committed to projects. Project period is up to two years, but cannot exceed the current project period end date of the parent grant, including projects on a no-cost extension. Supplemental funds may be awarded to grants during a no-cost extension, but the period of support cannot extend beyond the award period for the additional time that was granted. Note that while NIH recommends that a no-cost extension already be in place before an administrative supplement request is submitted, this is not a requirement for all administrative supplement requests.
•    Eligible Projects. To be eligible, the parent grant must be active at the time the revision application is submitted, and the research proposed in the revision must be accomplished within the current competitive segment. Please note that ICs may have their own specific areas of emphasis. These can be found on individual IC websites available at http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html. NIH intends to accept applications for supplements under this notice in all scientific areas, and is particularly interested in awarding administrative supplements with Recovery Act funds in the areas listed below.

Equipment purchases (costing under $100,000).
Enhancing the activities of clinical trials, including increasing enrollment and increasing the capacity for data analysis.
Providing additional funded time under K99/R00 and other awards.
Research employment opportunities for predoctoral students, including medical students in “off years” (e.g., medical, dental, veterinary, clinical psychology, nursing students) seeking extended time off for research experience) or on shorter-term breaks.
Research employment opportunities for postdoctoral students, including extending support for senior postdocs.
Research employment opportunities for recent college and master’s degree graduates.
Comparative effectiveness research.

Additionally, NIH is prepared to make awards with Recovery Act funding under other existing programs that provide administrative supplements (such as PA-08-190 – Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research; and PA-08-091 – Research Supplements to Promote Re-Entry into Biomedical and Behavioral Research Careers). See those specific notices for more information.
• Limit on applications. There are no limits to the number of administrative supplement requests that may be submitted by an institution or Project Director/Principal Investigator; although individual ICs may limit eligibility in accordance with the policies listed on their website.
• Review. Administrative supplement requests will be reviewed administratively by NIH Program and Grants Management staff with expertise relevant to the supplement request.

Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-056.html for the full program announcement.

NOT-OD-09-060 – Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators

•    Purpose. Administrative supplements for the purpose of promoting job creation, economic development, and accelerating the pace and achievement of scientific research. These supplements will also encourage students to seriously pursue research careers in the health-related sciences, as well as provide elementary, middle school and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from nonresearch-intensive institutions with short-term research experiences in NIH-funded laboratories. Comparative effectiveness research funding may be available. The specifics of what is eligible vary by institute and center. Please check the website of the institute that is funding the grant to be supplemented. Click here for a list of links to institute supplement information pages. http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
•    Application Submission/Receipt Date. Deadlines will vary by institute. Contracts and Grants: 9 a.m., four business days before the NIH deadline. NIH: check institute websites. http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
•    Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. This announcement is one of three ARRA administrative supplement/competitive revision notices issued by NIH. Approximately $1 billion of ARRA funds will be obligated by September 30, 2010, to support requests submitted in response to these three notices or any reissuance of these notices.
•    Budget and Project Period. Applicants are encouraged to discuss budgets with their NIH Program Officer. There is no maximum dollar limit on what may be requested in the budget; however, the requested budget must be in line with the work being proposed. Please note that, in general, NIH expects to award supplements of not more than 50 percent of the amount of the parent grant. NIH will not consider requests that are solely to restore previously applied budget adjustments to a project or to supplant institutional commitments supporting individuals and other costs previously committed to projects. Project period is up to two years, but cannot exceed the current project period end date of the parent grant, including projects on a no-cost extension. Supplemental funds may be awarded to grants during a no-cost extension, but the period of support cannot extend beyond the award period for the additional time that was granted. Note that while NIH recommends that a no-cost extension already be in place before an administrative supplement request is submitted, this is not a requirement for all administrative supplement requests.
•    Eligible Projects. To be eligible, the parent grant must be active at the time the revision application is submitted, and the research proposed in the revision must be accomplished within the current competitive segment. Please note that ICs may have their own specific areas of emphasis. These can be found on individual IC websites available at http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html.
•    . This administrative supplement solicitation encourages submissions in all scientific and programmatic areas funded by NIH. In particular, NIH is interested in the funding priorities listed below:

Summer research opportunities for high school and undergraduate students.
Summer research opportunities for science educators (e.g., elementary, middle school and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from nonresearch-intensive institutions).

• Limit on applications. There are no limits to the number of administrative supplement requests that may be submitted by an institution or Project Director/Principal Investigator, although individual ICs may limit eligibility in accordance with the policies listed on their website.
• Review. Administrative supplement requests will be reviewed administratively by NIH Program and Grants Management staff with expertise relevant to the supplement request.

Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html for the full program announcement.

Information for RFA-09-007 – Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement

· Purpose. National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, solicits applications from institutions that propose to renovate, repair or improve core facilities. For the purpose of this FOA, a core facility is defined as a centralized, shared resource that provides access to instruments or technologies or services, as well as expert consultation to investigators supported by the core. The major objective of this FOA is to upgrade core facilities to support the conduct of PHS-supported biomedical or behavioral research. Support can be requested to alter and renovate (A&R) the core facility as well as to improve the general equipment in the core facility or to purchase general equipment for specialized groups of researchers. Specialized equipment over $100,000 in cost cannot be requested as part of this FOA. In situations when similar core facilities exist in different departments at an institution, funding can be requested in support of centralizing these core facilities. It is expected that all awards will be expended expeditiously and that applicants will consider the use of “green” technologies and design approaches. Applications with little or no effect on American jobs are not likely to be funded.
· Application Submission/Receipt Date. September 17, 2009.
· Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The Recovery Act has made $1.0 billion available for grants to construct, renovate or repair existing nonfederal research facilities. Recovery Act funds will be allocated to awards under this FOA and RFA-RR-09-008. In addition, the Recovery Act has made $300 million available for shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment. Those funds will be allocated to equipment requested under four funding opportunities: general equipment (costing less than $100,000) in this FOA; equipment requested under the High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (PAR-09-118); equipment requested under the Shared Insrumentation Grant Program; and for fixed equipment in the Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (RFA-RR-09-008). $160 million of the $300 million is allocated to the High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (PAR-09-118).
· Budget and Project Period. Budgets for direct costs between $1 million and $10 million may be requested. The budget may include a request for general-purpose equipment, for alteration and renovation funds, or both. The total project period for an award made in response to this FOA may not exceed five years. This program does not require cost sharing.
· Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution or organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. The PI must be a highly placed institutional individual who has responsibility for allocation of space for biomedical and behavioral research and research training; e.g., dean, provost, center or institute director, et al.
· Number of PDs/PIs. Only one PD/PI may be designated on the application.
· Number of Applications. Each institution is expected to submit no more than two applications under this FOA. Given the limited number of projects for which UCSF can submit applications, UCSF proposals will undergo an internal review process. The Stimulus Response Team is requesting nominations for proposals, which will be reviewed by a committee appointed by the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost (EVCP). This committee will select two projects to recommend to the Chancellor’s executive committee for submission to NCRR. The process for nominations is as follows:

Core Directors, Faculty, and Staff are invited to submit a one page proposal to Lisa Masiello at lmasiello@diabetes.ucsf.edu by Monday, May 18, 2009. The one page proposal should include the following:

Location [site, building, floor]
Department/PIs served
Scope of work [renovation, repair, improvement, and/or equipment]
Justification [Describe the current status of the core (age of equipment, how the core is managed, deficiencies in the current core, and number of users). Describe how the requested alterations and renovations will correct these deficiencies and problems. Explain how the proposed improvements will expand, improve, or maintain existing research and research support activities.]
Estimated cost, if available
Funding commitments, if any
Signature by your Dean or EVCP (in the case of interschool cores)

The proposals will be reviewed by the Stimulus working group and a set of recommendations will be made to the Chancellor’s Executive Committee.

Selected proposals will be announced by Monday, June 1, 2009 to allow ample time for preparation of the full proposal. The deadline for submission to C&G is September 10, 2009.

· Resubmissions. Resubmission applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.
· Renewals. Renewal applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.
· Review Criteria. Enhanced Review Criteria will be used.

Please click here for the full program announcement.

Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program

· Purpose. National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, solicits applications from institutions that propose to expand, remodel, renovate or alter biomedical or behavioral research facilities. The major objective of this FOA is to facilitate and enhance the conduct of Public Health Service-supported biomedical and behavioral research by supporting the costs of improving nonfederal basic research, clinical research and animal facilities to meet the biomedical or behavioral research, research training, or research support needs of an institution. It is expected that all awards will be expended expeditiously and that applicants will consider green and sustainable technologies and design approaches. Applications with little or no effect on American jobs are not likely to be funded.
· Application Submission/receipt date. May 6, 2009 (projects between $2 million and $5 million); June 17, 2009 (projects between $10 million and $15 million); July 17, 2009 (projects between $5 million and $10 million).
· Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The Recovery Act appropriated $1.0 billion for grants or contracts under section 481A of the Public Health Service Act to construct, repair or renovate existing nonfederal research facilities. Those funds will be allocated to awards under this FOA and RFA-RR-09-007. In addition, the Recovery Act appropriated $300 million for shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment. Those funds will be allocated to equipment requested under four funding opportunities: for fixed equipment in this FOA; equipment requested under the High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (PAR-09-118); equipment requested under the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (PAR-09-028); and general equipment (costing less than $100,000) in the Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement Program (RFA-RR-09-007). $160 million of the $300 million is allocated to the High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (PAR-09-118).
· Budget and Project Period. Budgets for direct costs between $2 million and $15 million may be requested. The total project period for an award made in response to this FOA may not exceed five years. Cost sharing is not required.
· Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution or organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. The PD/PI must be a highly placed institutional individual who has responsibility for the allocation of space for biomedical and behavioral research and research training; e.g., dean, provost, center or institute director.
· Number of PDs/PIs. Only one PI may be designated on the application.
· Number of Applications. Each institution is expected to submit no more than three applications under this FOA. Each application must be distinct. An institution is not limited to one submission per application date. If you are interested in submitting an application to be nominated by UCSF, contact the dean of your school (Dentistry, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Graduate Division) immediately for information about your school’s process for selecting proposals for consideration by the chancellor.
· Resubmissions. Resubmission applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.
· Renewals. Renewal applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.
· Review Criteria. Enhanced Review Criteria will be used.

Please click here for the full program announcement.

NSF Funding Opportunities

New 6/8/09!

Internal application process for NSF equipment proposals

1. Investigators are invited to submit a one page proposal by Friday, June 19^th, 2009. The one page proposal should include the following:

a. PI name, title, department

b. Proposal category: acquisition or development

c. Instrument Name (including model number and manufacturer for acquisition proposals)

d. Proposed Instrument location (Campus, Building, Room Number)

e. Major users of proposed instrument

f. Description of the research and research training activities and projects that will be enabled with the desired instrumentation

g. Justification of need for requested instrument

h. Institutional infrastructure available to support the instrument

i. Total project costs [Acquisition proposals: Eligible project costs are limited to instrument purchase, installation, commissioning, and calibration, and the direct and indirect costs of operation, maintenance, and other appropriate technical support during the award period. Development proposals: Eligible project costs are limited to parts and materials needed for the construction of the instrument, commissioning costs (including relevant operations and maintenance expenses), as well as the direct and indirect costs associated with support of personnel engaged strictly in the instrument development effort.]

j. Cost sharing is required (30% of total project costs). What is the nature of cost sharing (cash or in-kind) and who will provide it?

2. Submit one page proposals to Lisa Masiello at lmasiello@diabetes.ucsf.edu by 5 PM on Friday, June 19^th, 2009.

3. The proposals will be reviewed by the Stimulus Work Group and a set of recommendations will be made to the Chancellor’s Executive Committee.

4. Selected proposals will be announced to allow ample time for preparation of the full proposal. The NSF submission is August 10, 2009. C&G submission deadline is 9AM on Tuesday August 4^th, 2009.

Link to funding announcement: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09561/nsf09561.pdf

http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in131.pdf