Research Announcements
International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (U19)
Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-AI-09-017
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: Apr 08, 2009
Creation Date: Apr 08, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 29, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 29, 2009
Archive Date: Oct 30, 2009
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding: $13,800,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s): 93.856 — Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; 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.
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Description
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites grant applications to establish an International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) program to provide a multidisciplinary research approach to malaria control and prevention through the integration of findings from clinical and field research. The overarching goal of the ICEMR program is to establish research centers in malaria-endemic settings that will provide the necessary knowledge, tools, and evidence-based strategies for use by government organizations and health care institutions. Each application in response to this FOA must include: (1) a Research Component consisting of three or more individual research projects one in the areas of Epidemiology; and two or more in the area of Transmission and/or Pathogenesis and Diagnosis; (2) a Training/Career Development Program Component; (3) a Special Projects Component; and (4) an Administrative Core and a Data Management/Biostatistics Core that support the work within and among the ICEMR program. This program is not intended to support research which can be conducted primarily in U.S. institutions. Foreign Institutions are eligible to apply. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH multi-project (U19) cooperative agreement grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIAID intends to commit $13.8M in total costs in fiscal year 2010 to fund 7-12 new grants in response to this FOA.
Link to Full Announcement
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-09-017.html
Posted Sep 14, 2009