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Apr 1, 2009

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Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” (RC2)

Description

Under the Recovery Act, the NIH has established a new program entitled Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” hereafter called the ”GO” grants program.This new program will support projects that address large, specific biomedical and biobehavioral research endeavors that will benefit from significant 2-year funds without the expectation of continued NIH funding beyond two years.  The research supported by the ”GO” grants program should have high short-term impact, and a high likelihood of enabling growth and investment in biomedical research and development, public health, and health care delivery.

 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.

”GO” projects are expected to demonstrate the following:

  • The work cannot be reasonably expected to be carried out successfully without support provided by ”GO” grants.
  • Specific outcomes of the proposed project promote and advance the mission of the NIH to improve health.
  • The project is ready to be deployed immediately upon funding.
  • A rapid infusion of significant funding will accelerate current and future research in the area of study and there are appropriate measurable outcomes to evaluate the short and long-term effects of the project.
  • The proposed project is something that no other entity is likely or able to do, and is there a public health benefit to having the results of the research in the public domain.
  • The project or generated results and resources can be expected to become integrated with other NIH and privately funded research within a reasonable timeframe.
  • Projects that would require funding beyond this timeframe should provide a detailed plan for maintaining the research efforts without any expectation of further financial assistance from the sponsoring IC or other NIH components. Applicants are expected to provide a list of outcomes and include plans to obtain long-term support for research endeavors carried out with ”GO” grant funding.

Eligible Entities

  • Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
  • Private Institutions of Higher Education
  • Hispanic-serving Institutions
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
  • Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
  • Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  • Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
  • Small Businesses
  • For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
  • State Governments
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
  • Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations
  • County Governments
  • City or Township Governments
  • Special District Governments
  • Independent School Districts
  • Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
  • U.S. Territory or Possession
  • Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
  • Regional Organizations
  • Other(s):
    • Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
    • Faith-based or Community-based Organizations

Available Funds

This initiative is supported by funds provided to the NIH under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“Recovery Act” or “ARRA”), Public Law 111-5. Contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically meritorious applications, approximately $200 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.  Only applications for projects that require $500,000 or more in total costs per year are expected to be funded. The total cost amount for individual awards will vary and should be commensurate with the scope and complexity of the project and the number of participating institutions. However, the duration of the awards issued under this FOA will be limited to two years.

Cost Sharing

Not Required

Facilities and Administrative Costs

Standard.  See NIH Grants Policy Statement.

Key Dates

  • Release/Posted Date: March 20, 2009
  • Opening Date: April 27, 2009 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov) 
  • Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): April 27, 2009
    NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization).
  • Application Due Date(s): May 27, 2009
  • AIDS Application Due Date(s): Not applicable
  • Peer Review Date(s): June/July 2009
  • Council Review Date(s): August 2009
  • Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 30, 2009
  • Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
  • Expiration Date: May 28, 2009

More Info + Submissions

Agency: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Expires: May 27, 2009

Submissions for this opportunity are not handled by RI STAC or RI EPSCoR. Please follow the link below for more information on the opportunity and how to submit a response.

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