Slots: 1
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, April 19th, 2024, 5pm PT
LOI: May 20, 2024
External Deadline: June 18, 2024
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards and Anticipated Award Amount: NIDDK intends to commit approximately $7.4 million in FY2025. Application budgets are limited to $1,000,000 per year in direct costs.
Who May Serve as PI: Because a Diabetes Research Center has a large and complex administrative structure, the PD/PI must have strong leadership abilities and demonstrated proficiency in managing large, multi-component programs. The Diabetes Research Center PD(s)/PI(s) must also be willing to participate in annual meetings of the Center Directors.
Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-25-008.html
Process for Limited Submissions
PIs must submit their application as a Limited Submission through the Research Initiatives and Infrastructure (RII) Application Portal: https://rii.usc.edu/oor-portal/. Use the template provided here: RII Limited Submission Applicant Template
Materials to submit include:
- (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (1” margins; single-spaced; standard font type, e.g. Arial, Helvetica, Times New Roman, or Georgia typeface; font size: 11 pt). Page limit includes references and illustrations. Pages that exceed the 2-page limit will be excluded from review. You must use the template linked above.
- (2) CV – (5 pages maximum)
Note: The portal requires information about the PIs in addition to department and contact information, including the 10-digit USC ID#, Gender, and Ethnicity. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
The objective of the Diabetes Research Centers (DRCs) is to bring together, on a cooperative basis, basic and clinical investigators to enhance the effectiveness and synergy around research in diabetes, its complications, and related areas of endocrinology and metabolic disease. DRCs are meant to improve communication among investigators and to integrate, coordinate, and foster interdisciplinary research. To accomplish this mission, the Diabetes Research Centers support a group of established investigators actively conducting programs of important, high-quality research and provide the opportunity to synergize, through the DRC structure, with other Centers and NIDDK programs. It also provides a rich environment to enhance workforce development of both basic and clinical investigators. The overall purpose of the Diabetes Research Centers program is to provide the capability for accomplishments greater than those that would be possible by individual research project grant support alone.
This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) aligns with the Mission and Vision of the NIDDK Strategic Plan for Research, including the theme of empowering a multidisciplinary workforce, engaging a broad range of partners, and pursuing pathways for the health of all. Specifically, this NOFO aligns with the scientific goals 1.1, 1.3., 1.4., 2.2, 2.3 and 2.5, of the Strategic Plan.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.