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PAR-23-117: Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: 30 days prior.

External Deadline: August 2, 2023

Recurring Deadlines: August 2, 2024; August 4, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. 

Anticipated Award Amount: A base of $1,000,000 total costs per center per year will be awarded. 

Who May Serve as PI: Standard NIH requirements.

Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-117.html

Additional Eligibility Information:

D-CFAR-specific Eligibility Requirements

One D-CFAR award per institution

No institution may have more than one CFAR or D-CFAR award concurrently. An institution that is part of a multi-institutional CFAR or D-CFAR application or award may not be listed as a multi-institutional participant in a CFAR application. Independent campuses that are part of a large multiple city university are considered to be separate institutions, and each may submit one application. 

Multi-institutional D-CFAR

Two or more institutions may submit an application for a single D-CFAR award. The institutions do not need to be in the same geographical area if the applicant can demonstrate a feasible plan for collaborative research networks using D-CFAR Cores across all institutions. 

Cores Outside of the D-CFAR institution

With appropriate justification, D-CFAR awards may support a Core at an institution that is not part of the D-CFAR, including a primate facility or a foreign institution that provides a unique resource such as a clinical and/or laboratory site. 

NIH HIV/AIDS Funded Research Base (FRB) 

Institutions/Organizations with a HIV/AIDS FRB of $10M annually (minimum) are eligible to apply for a D-CFAR. The FRB is defined as the amount of Total Cost funding from NIH for one fiscal year (October 1 to September 30) preceding the calendar year of application submission. D-CFAR applicants must maintain the required minimum FRB during the year of submission in order to be funded at the requested amount. This applies only to competing applications. The NIH HIV/AIDS FRB is compiled from data provided by the NIH Office of AIDS Research to determine eligibility. Applicants can request the FRB from NIAID.

The FRB includes NIH peer-reviewed HIV/AIDS research grants, program projects, and cooperative agreements utilizing the following mechanisms only: DP1, DP2, DP5, R00, R01, R03, R15, R21, R24, R33, R34, R35, R36, R37, R56, R61, RF1, SC1, SC2, SC3, U01, U10, U24, U34, UH2, UH3, UG3, and K series awards. The following mechanisms or components of these mechanisms may be considered based on whether or not the award or component involves primarily research activity: KL1, KL2, N01, P01, P30, P50, P60, PM1, U19, U54, UG1, UM1, UM2 and RC series grants. 

Conditions to the NIH HIV/AIDS FRB:

  • Funds from any source other than NIH are excluded 
  • Only the amount budgeted directly to an applicant institution(s) will be included for grants over $5M. Subawards/Consortium/Contractual costs are excluded. 
  • MPI grants will be included to the applicant institution of the contact PI

Multi-institutional D-CFAR applications may combine the NIH HIV/AIDS FRBs to meet the eligibility criteria for this funding announcement. A D-CFAR applicant cannot use the FRB of an institution that is already part of another CFAR or D-CFAR. D-CFARs that use a distant institution for a core facility may not use the FRB of that institution if they are not including all of the NIH HIV/AIDS investigators at that institution as part of the D-CFAR.

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 (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, 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

Research Objectives

The Developmental Centers for AIDS Research (D-CFAR) program is co-funded and managed by twelve NIH Institutes and Centers to support basic and translational HIV/AIDS research and administrative infrastructure. The purpose of the D-CFAR is to provide support for applicants ultimately seeking a standard CFAR. A D-CFAR will allow the applicant to develop collaborations, to experiment with Core facilities that may be important to support HIV/AIDS investigators at the institution, and to build and strengthen any deficiencies that might adversely affect an application for a standard CFAR award, which could ultimately lead to the development of a competitive standard CFAR application. The emphasis expected in a D-CFAR application will be the identification and clear description of gaps or deficiencies that would hinder development of a competitive CFAR application, and Core facilities that would reduce or eliminate these gaps. D-CFARs are intended to promote NIH HIV/AIDS research efforts at the D-CFAR institution(s). The proposed D-CFAR priorities should align with the NIH HIV/AIDS priority topics as highlighted in NOT-OD-20-018.

Expected Characteristics of all D-CFARs

Added value. D-CFARs are expected to provide added value to the applicant institution’s HIV/AIDS research efforts through support of activities that cannot easily be provided through standard research awards with the ultimate goal of strengthening the Center to be competitive as a standard CFAR. The added value contribution that the proposed D-CFAR will make at the institution(s) should go beyond what would be expected from the pre-existing HIV/AIDS funded research. D-CFARs should promote and encourage activities that enhance collaboration and coordination of research that aligns with the NIH HIV/AIDS priority topics.

Some examples of added value include:

  • Developmental Core awards resulting in collaborations, publications, or successful major research grants, especially among early career investigators and investigators new to the field of HIV/AIDS
  • Evidence of an increase in multidisciplinary research and publications
  • Evidence of D-CFAR enhancement and support of existing programs at the award institution
  • Research activities focused on prevention, treatment and implementation science questions in high-risk and under-served populations
  • Commitment from the institution(s) for support of D-CFAR activities
  • Mentoring early career investigators in the HIV/AIDS research field and facilitating the transition to independence
  • Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the scientific workforce with particular attention to recruitment and advancement of early career investigators
  • Promoting and supporting new collaborations designed to move the HIV/AIDS field forward through D-CFAR-sponsored meetings and activities
  • Increase in percentage of NIH funded HIV researchers supported by the D-CFAR

Scientific and fiscal flexibility. D-CFARs will use a strategic planning process to provide guidance and oversight of scientific and fiscal flexibility. D-CFARs are responsible for using their resources to meet the needs of their investigators. A D-CFAR has the authority to re-allocate resources according to the D-CFAR operating policies and procedures proposed in the application. D-CFARs have authority to change the structure and funding of cores through additions or eliminations, as long as the minimum required cores are maintained. D-CFARs may leverage other resources in support of HIV/AIDS research. D-CFAR Cores may be supported totally, or in part, by D-CFAR funds. Applicants are encouraged to develop creative collaborations to improve utilization of existing resources.

NIH-funded HIV/AIDS investigators at the applicant institution(s). The aims of the Cores and the services they provide should address the needs of HIV/AIDS investigators at the applicant institution(s) and be inclusive of the full range of HIV/AIDS science funded at the institution(s). The NIH-funded HIV/AIDS research base spreadsheet made available by the NIH should be used to ensure that the D-CFAR supports all NIH HIV/AIDS investigators at an institution.

Collaborations with community groups, organizations and other institutions. Applicants are encouraged to explore and/or strengthen collaborative, multi-institutional linkages with international and domestic organizations and institutions, and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU). Examples of linkages include mentoring, collaborating, and training. Such linkages foster research training and collaborative studies and are able to meet needs that cannot be easily addressed by other funding mechanisms.

D-CFARs are encouraged to build collaborations with local and state health departments, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and community organizations (e.g., CBOs, community health clinics, faith-based organizations, etc.) as they conduct research on aspects of the local HIV epidemic. 

D-CFARs can establish and/or participate in inter-CFAR collaborations where investigators from different CFARs/D-CFARs collaborate with each other in scientific areas of common interest to achieve economies of scale, to share unique resources and expertise, and to expand collaborative activities between CFARs/D-CFARs, especially in areas that cannot be studied at a single CFAR/D-CFAR site. Coordination with international programs funded by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) is also encouraged within these inter-CFAR collaborations. Examples of inter-CFAR collaborations can be found on the CFAR website. D-CFARs may expand these activities to achieve the objectives of the award. Examples include, community outreach, development of scientists from diverse backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups (NOT-OD-20-031) in HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS research communications to non-scientists, D-CFAR-sponsored seminars and meetings, identifying additional support for ongoing NIH programs not planned in the initial award, additional research collaborations, and other activities that meet the HIV/AIDS research needs of applicant institutions.

D-CFAR Structure

The overall structure of the D-CFAR is designed to support the HIV/AIDS researchers at the applicant institution(s) in the conduct of their research projects, interact with a variety of organizations to promote collaborations that serve the applicant organization, and create linkages for promoting additional HIV/AIDS research in key areas identified by the scientific community.

Cores

Cores and Core services provide support of specific functions that facilitate HIV/AIDS research at the D-CFAR institution, therefore, Cores must specifically target HIV/AIDS research.

Administrative Core

The D-CFAR Administrative Core will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and overseeing the entire range of D-CFAR activities, monitoring progress, and ensuring that the project milestones are being met and implemented effectively within the proposed timelines. The Administrative Core must provide both an organizational and administrative structure that is conducive for ensuring collaborative efforts and interaction among the Cores and Scientific Working Groups. Additionally, the Core should coordinate and facilitate communication with other collaborating partners.

Developmental Core

The D-CFAR Developmental Core provides short-term funding (e.g., 1-2 years) for HIV/AIDS specific research awards and mentoring for early career investigators. The purpose of Developmental Core awards is to support early career HIV/AIDS investigators and investigators new to the HIV/AIDS research field at the D-CFAR institution(s). These projects may encompass research to obtain preliminary data for applying to NIH funding opportunities, perform feasibility studies, support new and emerging science in HIV/AIDS research, and facilitate new collaborations among faculty within the institution(s) in diverse areas of science in support of high priority HIV/AIDS research. Developmental Core projects proposing clinical trials will not be permitted under this FOA.

Advanced Technology Core(s)

The D-CFAR Advanced Technology Core provides specialized/dedicated equipment, training, unique services, quality control, and expertise/advice for research activities that might not otherwise be accessible for HIV/AIDS research through existing resources at the institution(s). The main focus of the Core should be to drive innovation in HIV/AIDS basic research. An Advanced Technology Core can be a specialized Core that provides state-of-the-art emerging technologies such as single-cell analysis, omics, specialized immunology, CRISPR technologies, complex imaging, cryo-electron microscopy, machine learning, HIV reservoir assays, etc. Some examples might include specialized immunology, imaging, microscopy, structural biology, and others. Standard virologic and immunologic assay services may also be included if evidence can be provided that the services are in demand and will be highly utilized based on the needs of D-CFAR members. The Advanced Technology Core should provide economies of scale and should foster collaboration between basic and clinical investigators when applicable. The Advanced Technology Core does not substitute for resources that are obtainable commercially, or replace existing resources normally supported by individual research grants. The Core should have a clear focus, contribute to both basic and translational research and demonstrate added value. When the Core coordinates access to other institutional core services, sufficient justification should be provided on why this approach provides added value to D-CFAR members.

Clinical Science Core(s)

The D-CFAR Clinical Science Core provides resources for HIV/AIDS translational research among collaborating clinical, social and behavioral, and basic scientists. The Clinical Science Core involves direct interaction with human subjects (e.g., a single blood draw, sample and data collection, use of behavioral study instruments) or indirect interaction with human subjects (e.g., developing a database or specialized repository for unique clinical specimens). This Core provides services for investigators to develop appropriate study designs, study protocols, informed consents, and assist in obtaining requirements for human subjects research. Activities that will not be supported by a D-CFAR Clinical Science Core include normal patient care, such as screening of clinical specimens, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. Specimen repositories must include a clear need and strategy for curation to ensure that only the most useful or unique samples are retained.

Additional Core(s)

Additional Cores may be proposed if they are needed to advance the local HIV/AIDS research efforts. For example, an Implementation Science (IS) Core could be proposed at institutions making significant contributions to the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative or has a growing need for IS expertise and consulting services. Some examples of additional cores could include Social/Behavioral, Biostatistics, Data Science, Prevention, or Bioinformatics. Additional cores may be of a nature other than advanced technology or clinical.

Scientific Working Group(s)

A Scientific Working Group (SWG) is defined as a group of investigators (HIV or non-HIV) who share a common interest in a specific area of scientific focus that is critical to addressing the HIV epidemic, but is a gap or underdeveloped at the D-CFAR institution. The research area should not already be well-established at the D-CFAR institution(s). The goal of a SWG is to promote multi-disciplinary collaborations that result in the successful applications for new HIV/AIDS research awards. The SWGs should address the NIH HIV/AIDS priority areas.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

PAR-23-116: Centers for AIDS Research (P30 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: 30 days prior.

External Deadline: August 2, 2023

Recurring Deadlines: August 2, 2024; August 2, 2025

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. 

Anticipated Award Amount: A base of up to $3,250,000 total costs per center per year will be awarded. The total amount awarded will depend on the applicant institutions’ NIH HIV/AIDS-funded research base.

Who May Serve as PI: Standard NIH requirements.

Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-23-116.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 (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, 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 Centers for AIDS Research (CFAR) program is co-funded and managed by twelve NIH Institutes and Centers to support basic and translational HIV/AIDS research and administrative infrastructure. CFARs are designed to foster synergy and improve coordination of research, support emerging research opportunities, and promote efficiencies through resources shared by multiple independent laboratories. CFARs are intended to promote NIH HIV/AIDS research efforts at CFAR institution(s). The proposed CFAR priorities should align with the NIH HIV/AIDS priority topics as highlighted in NOT-OD-20-018.

Expected Characteristics of all CFARs

Added value. CFARs are expected to provide added value to the applicant institution’s HIV/AIDS research efforts through support of activities that cannot easily be provided through standard research awards. The added value contribution that the proposed CFAR will make at the institution(s) should go beyond what would be expected from the pre-existing HIV/AIDS funded research. CFARs should promote and encourage activities that enhance collaboration and coordination of research that aligns with the NIH HIV/AIDS priority topics.

Some examples of added value include:

  • Developmental Core awards resulting in collaborations, publications, or successful major research grants, especially among early career investigators and investigators new to the field of HIV/AIDS
  • Evidence of an increase in multidisciplinary research and publications
  • Evidence of CFAR enhancement and support of existing programs at the award institution
  • Research activities focused on prevention, treatment and implementation science questions in high-risk and under-served populations
  • Commitment from the institution(s) for support of CFAR activities
  • Mentoring early career investigators in the HIV/AIDS research field and facilitating the transition to independence
  • Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the scientific workforce diversity with particular attention to recruitment and advancement of early career investigators
  • Promoting and supporting new collaborations designed to move the HIV/AIDS field forward through CFAR-sponsored meetings and activities
  • Increase in percentage of NIH funded HIV researchers supported by the CFAR
  • Development and implementation of a cost recovery system for science cores, as applicable.

Scientific and fiscal flexibility. CFARs will use a strategic planning process to provide guidance and oversight of scientific and fiscal flexibility. CFARs are responsible for using their resources to meet the needs of their investigators. A CFAR has the authority to re-allocate resources according to CFAR operating policies and procedures proposed in the application. CFARs have authority to change the structure and funding of cores through additions or eliminations, as long as the minimum required cores are maintained. CFARs may leverage other resources in support of HIV/AIDS research. CFAR Cores may be supported totally, or in part, by CFAR funds. Applicants are encouraged to develop creative collaborations to improve utilization of existing resources.

NIH-funded HIV/AIDS investigators at the applicant institution(s). The aims of the Cores and the services they provide should address the needs of HIV/AIDS investigators at the applicant institution(s) and be inclusive of the full range of HIV/AIDS science funded at the institution(s). The NIH-funded HIV/AIDS research base spreadsheet made available by the NIH should be used to ensure that the CFAR supports all NIH HIV/AIDS investigators at an institution.

Collaborations with community groups, organizations and other institutions. Applicants are encouraged to foster collaborative, multi-institutional linkages with international and domestic organizations and institutions, and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCU). Examples of linkages include mentoring, collaborating, pilot awards, and training. Such linkages foster research training and collaborative studies and are able to meet needs that cannot be easily addressed by other funding mechanisms. 

CFARs are also encouraged to work with local and state health departments, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), and community organizations (e.g., CBOs, community health clinics, faith-based organizations, etc.) as they conduct research on aspects of the local HIV epidemic. 

CFARs can establish and/or participate in inter-CFAR collaborations where investigators from different CFARs collaborate with each other in scientific areas of common interest to achieve economies of scale, to share unique resources and expertise, and to expand collaborative activities between CFARs, especially in areas that cannot be studied at a single CFAR site. Coordination with international programs funded by the Fogarty International Center (FIC) is also encouraged within these inter-CFAR collaborations. Examples of inter-CFAR collaborations can be found on the CFAR website. CFARs may expand these activities to achieve the objectives of the award. Examples include community outreach, development of scientists from diverse backgrounds including those from underrepresented groups (NOT-OD-20-031) in HIV/AIDS research, HIV/AIDS research communications to non-scientists, CFAR-sponsored seminars and meetings, identifying additional support for ongoing NIH programs not planned in the initial award, additional research collaborations, and other activities that meet the HIV/AIDS research needs of applicant institutions.

CFAR Structure

The overall structure of the CFAR is designed to support the HIV/AIDS researchers at the applicant institution(s) in the conduct of their research projects, interact with a variety of organizations to promote collaborations that serve the applicant organization, and create linkages for promoting additional HIV/AIDS research in key areas identified by the scientific community.

Cores

Cores and Core services provide support of specific functions that facilitate HIV/AIDS research at the CFAR institution, therefore, Cores must specifically target HIV/AIDS research.

Administrative Core

The CFAR Administrative Core will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and overseeing the entire range of CFAR activities, monitoring progress, and ensuring that the project milestones are being met and implemented effectively within the proposed timelines. The Administrative Core must provide both an organizational and administrative structure that is conducive for ensuring collaborative efforts and interaction among the Cores and Scientific Working Groups. Additionally, the Core should coordinate and facilitate communication with other collaborating partners.

Developmental Core

The CFAR Developmental Core provides short-term funding (e.g., 1-2 years) for HIV/AIDS specific research awards and mentoring for early career investigators. The purpose of Developmental Core awards is to support early career HIV/AIDS investigators and investigators new to the HIV/AIDS research field. These projects may encompass research to obtain preliminary data for applying to NIH funding opportunities, perform feasibility studies, and to support new and emerging science in HIV/AIDS research. Developmental awards can facilitate new strategic collaborations among faculty or institution(s) in diverse areas of science to stimulate opportunities to expand HIV/AIDS research in innovative ways. Developmental Core projects proposing clinical trials will not be permitted under this FOA.

Advanced Technology Core(s)

The CFAR Advanced Technology Core provides specialized/dedicated equipment, training, unique services, quality control, and expertise/advice for research activities that might not otherwise be accessible for HIV/AIDS research through existing resources at the institution(s). The main focus of the Core should be to drive innovation in HIV/AIDS basic research. An Advanced Technology Core can be a specialized Core that provides state-of-the-art emerging technologies such as single-cell analysis, omics, specialized immunology, CRISPR technologies, complex imaging, cryo-electron microscopy, machine learning, HIV reservoir assays, etc. Some examples might include specialized immunology, imaging, microscopy, structural biology, and others. Standard virologic and immunologic assay services may also be included if evidence can be provided that the services are in demand and will be highly utilized based on the needs of CFAR members. The Advanced Technology Core should provide economies of scale and should foster collaboration between basic and clinical investigators when applicable. The Advanced Technology Core does not substitute for resources that are obtainable commercially, or replace existing resources normally supported by individual research grants. The Core should have a clear focus, contribute to both basic and translational research and demonstrate added value. When the Core coordinates access to other institutional core services, sufficient justification should be provided on why this approach provides added value to CFAR members.

Clinical Science Core(s)

The CFAR Clinical Science Core provides resources for HIV/AIDS translational research among collaborating clinical, social and behavioral, and basic scientists. The Clinical Science Core involves direct interaction with human subjects (e.g., a single blood draw, sample and data collection, use of behavioral study instruments) or indirect interaction with human subjects (e.g., developing a database or specialized repository for unique clinical specimens). This Core provides services for investigators to develop appropriate study designs, study protocols, informed consents, and assist in obtaining requirements for human subjects research. Activities that will not be supported by a CFAR Clinical Science Core include normal patient care, such as screening of clinical specimens, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. 

Additional Core(s)

Additional Cores may be proposed if they are needed to advance the local HIV/AIDS research efforts. For example, an Implementation Science (IS) Core could be proposed at institutions making significant contributions to the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Initiative or has a growing need for IS expertise and consulting services. Some examples of additional cores could also include Social/Behavioral, Biostatistics, Data Science, Prevention, or Bioinformatics. Additional cores may be of a nature other than advanced technology or clinical. 

Scientific Working Group(s)

A Scientific Working Group (SWG) is defined as a group of investigators (HIV or non-HIV) who share a common interest in a specific area of scientific focus that is critical to addressing the HIV epidemic, but is a gap or underdeveloped at the CFAR institution. The research area should not already be well-established at the CFAR institution(s). The goal of a SWG is to promote multi-disciplinary collaborations that result in successful applications for new HIV/AIDS research awards. The SWGs should address the NIH HIV/AIDS priority areas.

Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.

RFA-HD-24-008: Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2024 (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, April 21, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: June 28, 2023

External Deadline: July 28, 2023

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 5

Anticipated Award Amount: $2,100,000

Who May Serve as PI: Standard NIH requirements.

Additional Eligibility Criteria: There are three additional eligibility criteria for applications responding to this NOFO:

Established Research Center. The applicant institution must have an established administrative unit (for example, a center or an institute) that administers or coordinates population dynamics research across the applicant institution, hereafter referred to as the “population research center.” Funds from this NOFO must be for this population research center and may not be used to establish a new population research center at the applicant institution. As used in this NOFO, an “established unit” has the following characteristics: the applicant institution has formally created the administrative unit; the unit has an administrative position and reporting structure within the applicant institution; the unit has dedicated space; the unit has a governance and organizational structure; the unit’s director has defined responsibilities and authority; and the unit has rules or guidelines for selecting or recruiting members/affiliates. The PD/PI must be the director of the applicant center. Changes in the PD/PI  and Core Leads require prior approval. (See NIH Grants Policy Statement, 8.1.2 Prior Approval Requirements, https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/html5/section_8/8.1.2_prior_approval_requirements.htm.)

Active Scientists. Applicants must have at least five active scientists working in NICHD-relevant population dynamics research. Active population scientists must hold their primary affiliation with the applicant institution and this position (tenured or non-tenured) must be permanent; trainees, post-doctoral fellows, visiting professors, and scientists with primary appointments at other institutions are excluded. Active population dynamics scientists must meet both of the following criteria:

  • Externally-funded population dynamics research grants or contracts within the two most recently completed Federal fiscal years 2021 and 2022; grants awarded in FY 2023 may also be included. Federal fiscal years run from October 1 to September 30; for example, Federal fiscal year 2022 runs from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022. The designated active scientist must be the PD/PI, a Multiple Program Director/Principal Investigator (MPD/MPI), or Key/Senior Personnel on the qualifying grant or contract and must have received the grant or contract from a source outside the applicant institution. The Project Leads of subprojects on P01 grants also qualify.
  • Population dynamics research publications in peer-reviewed journals during the two most recently completed Federal fiscal years; publications from FY 2023 may also be included.

Funding by the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch. Applicants must have at least one active scientist, as defined above, who has received a research grant or other significant funding from the Population Dynamics Branch within Federal fiscal years 2020, 2021, 2022,  or 2023.. Receipt is defined as the issuing of an award for a competing application or annual non-competing renewal; awards in no cost extension status do not count for this purpose. The mechanisms that qualify are research project grants (e.g., R01, R03, R15, R21, R37, R00, U01, UH2/UH3); research program projects (P01); resource-related research project grants (R24, U24); individual career development awards for faculty (K01, K08, K23); institutional training grants (T32); education project grants (R25); and research contracts (N01, N02, N03, N44, Y01, Y02, Y03) that were funded or administered by the Population Dynamics Branch. Mechanisms that do not qualify are individual pre-doctoral and post-doctoral fellowships (e.g., F30, F31, F32, K99), conference grants (e.g., R13, U13), and P2C grants funded through this Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure program. Grants considered to be funded or administered by the Population Dynamics Branch have a grant number that includes the Institute/Center designation of “HD” and a program official who is a member of the Population Dynamics Branch staff.

Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-24-008.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 (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, 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 objectives of this initiative are to:

  • Increase the scientific impact, innovation, and productivity of population dynamics research;
  • Increase competitiveness for peer-reviewed external funding in population dynamics research;
  • Support experiences for junior population dynamics scientists that will contribute to their research independence; and
  • Maximize the efficiency of funding for population dynamics research by minimizing the financial and time burdens of providing administrative and other research support services associated with research projects.

Scope

This initiative will provide funding for infrastructure cores to support population dynamics research at already productive population dynamics research centers. Applicant centers are expected to have a recent record of high impact, innovative scientific publications and competitiveness for peer-reviewed external funding for research within the scientific mission of the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch (PDB)

Cores

Applications must include a minimum of two research infrastructure cores: a mandatory Administrative Core plus a Development Core and/or one or more Scientific/Technical Cores. A Development Core should support activities to develop junior-level center affiliates and advance new scientific research within the center. A Scientific/Technical Core is meant to provide scientific and technical services and resources to center affiliates to enhance their research capabilities.

With the exception of the Development Core, which should focus on new projects, the cores should provide support for both existing projects and the development of new projects. The proposed cores should be effective in promoting scientific impact, innovation, productivity, and competitiveness, but need not be innovative themselves. This NOFO encourages core activities promoting interdisciplinary collaborations and collaborations within and across institutions.

Enhancing Research Community Access to Shared Resources

The NICHD Strategic Plan 2020 recognizes the importance of research resources and infrastructure that help investigators advance fundamental knowledge. Appropriate scientific stewardship includes promoting an inclusive workforce, providing access to data and related resources, and collaborating outside one’s own organization.

This initiative also encourages these Strategic Plan goals for population dynamics research centers. Applicants must incorporate innovative approaches for access to P2C resources by population scientists with primary permanent appointments at institutions that are not award recipients through the NICHD Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program (PDRIP). Plans for enhancing research community access will be part of each proposed Core. Examples of such activities may include facilitating the use of Research Data Centers (RDCs) or other scientific/technical resources; sharing bootcamps or working groups; hosting scholarly visits or scholars-in-residence; or providing mentors to population scientists outside the home institution. This list is only exemplary; other activities may fulfill this component of enhancing access by those outside the applicant organization. Proposed activities must be tied to specific programmatic activities within each Core for which NICHD funding is requested.

Population scientists from organizations that are not PDRIP awardees may be incorporated as individuals or collaborations may be developed at the institutional level. The selection process for outside affiliates should be based on the potential for impact on the field.

History, size, and institutional context of centers

This initiative invites applications from both recently founded and long-established population dynamics research centers. This initiative is not limited to population dynamics research centers that have received previous funding from the PDRIP. Funds issued through this initiative are meant to foster scientific impact, innovation, productivity, and competitiveness for peer-reviewed external funding for research within the scientific mission of PDB in the next five-year project period, not only as a reward for past performance. Competitiveness for external funding includes external funding for research within the PDB scientific mission from all sources, not solely funding from PDB. This initiative invites applications from population research centers of any size, from small to large. A center’s productivity, impact, and innovation will be assessed relative to the number of center scientists; a highly productive small center may have greater impact than a moderately productive medium-sized center, even if the latter has numerically more grants and publications. Because this initiative is expected to enhance competitiveness for funding from NIH and other external sources, the applicant institution is expected to show a strong commitment to the center by providing institutional support to the center.

Resources provided through this initiative are meant to augment existing administrative, scientific, and technical services and resources that are already available to the centers. These resources may not be used to offset or replace research infrastructure already provided by the applicant institution. Access to research infrastructure supported by this NOFO may not be limited to a single research project or research team. Resources provided through this initiative are not meant to be a substitute for research project (e.g., R01, R03, R21), training (e.g., T32, R25), individual fellowship (e.g., F31, F32), conference (e.g., R13), or data archiving (e.g., PAR-22-261: Archiving and Documenting Child Health and Human Development Data Sets (R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) (nih.gov)) grant funding. Centers wishing to conduct those types of activities should submit separate applications for support through the appropriate mechanisms.

Specific Areas of Research Interest

To be responsive to this initiative, the Primary Research Areas (PRAs) identified must be within the scientific scope of the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch (PDB). The PDB scientific mission is to support research, research training, and data collection in three areas:

  • Demography: The scientific study of human populations, including fertility, pregnancy outcomes, mortality and morbidity (especially maternal, infant, child, adolescent, and young adult mortality and morbidity), migration, population distribution, population stratification (including disparities based on race, ethnicity, sex/gender, and age), nuptiality, family demography, population growth and decline, and the causes and consequences of demographic change;
  • Population health: Research on how demographic, social, economic, institutional, geographic, and other factors influence human health, productivity, behavior, and development, with an emphasis on research using population-representative data and natural and policy experiments using methods addressing selection and other sources of bias. Research at multiple levels of analysis, involving interdisciplinary perspectives, incorporating social determinants of health, and elucidating mechanisms leading to health disparities are encouraged.
  • Reproductive health: Behavioral and social science research on family planning, infertility, sexually transmitted infections and HIV/AIDS.

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NEA Grants for Arts 2023

Slots: An organization may submit only one application to the FY 2023 Grants for Arts Projects program (i.e., one application per calendar year), with limited exceptions.

Exceptions to the one-application rule are made only for:

  • Parent (and Related) Organizations A parent organization that comprises separately identifiable and independent components (e.g., a university campus that has a presenting organization and a radio station) may submit an application for each such component. In addition, a parent organization also may submit one application on its own behalf for a project that is different from any project submitted in an application by its independent component(s).See detailed information about Parent (and Related) Organizations, including definitions and other requirements.
  • Applicants to the Media Arts discipline at the July 6, 2023 deadline An organization of any artistic discipline may submit more than one application in the Grants for Arts Projects category through the Media Arts discipline at the July 6, 2023 deadline. Any additional applications must be for distinctly different projects that align with the vision and objectives of the Media Arts discipline.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, April 14th, 2023, 5pm PT

Grants.gov Submission: July 6, 2023, 11:59pm Eastern Time

External Deadline: July 11-18, 2023, 11:59pm Eastern Time

Recurring Deadlines: TBA

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Award Amount: Applicants may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $100,000. In the past few years, well over half of the agency’s grants have been for amounts less than $25,000. Designated local arts agencies eligible to subgrant may request cost share/matching grants ranging from $10,000 to $150,000 for subgranting programs in the Local Arts Agencies discipline.

Link to Award: https://www.arts.gov/grants/grants-for-arts-projects/program-description

Who May Serve as PI: To be eligible, the applicant organization must:

  • Meet the National Endowment for the Arts’ “Legal Requirements” including nonprofit, tax-exempt status at the time of application. (All organizations must apply directly on their own behalf. Applications through a fiscal sponsor/agent are not allowed. See more information on fiscal sponsors/agents.)
  • Have completed a three-year history of arts programming prior to the application deadline. For the purpose of defining eligibility, “three-year history” refers to when an organization began its programming and not when it incorporated or received nonprofit, tax-exempt status.
    • You will be asked to provide examples of previous programming in the application. For applicants to the February 2022 deadline, programming must have started in or before February 2019; for applicants to the July 2022 deadline, programming must have started in or before July 2019.
    • Programming is not required to have taken place during consecutive years.
    • Organizations that previously operated as a program of another institution may include arts programming it carried out while part of that institution for its three- year history.
  • Eligible organizations that received American Rescue Plan (ARP) or CARES Act funding may apply to this program as long as there are no overlapping costs during the same grant period.

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-Application-Template.

Materials to submit include:

  • (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, 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

Grants for Arts Projects is the National Endowment for the Arts’ principal grants program for organizations based in the United States. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of excellent art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.

Disciplines include: Artist Communities, Arts Education, Dance, Design, Folk & Traditional Arts, Literary Arts (see note below), Local Arts Agencies, Media Arts, Museums, Music, Musical Theater, Opera, Presenting & Multidisciplinary Work, Theater, Visual Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts supports two general project types under Grants for Arts Projects Literary Arts:

  • Literary Publishing (February Grants for Arts Projects Deadline)
  • Public Engagement/Professional Development (July Grants for Arts Projects Deadline)

Grants for Arts Projects is our principal grants program for organizations based in the United States. Through project-based funding, the program supports public engagement with, and access to, various forms of art across the nation, the creation of art, learning in the arts at all stages of life, and the integration of the arts into the fabric of community life.

Apply under the project type and associated deadline that most closely corresponds to the primary focus of your proposed project.

Edward Mallinckrodt, Jr. Foundation: Mallinckrodt Grants

Slots: 1.  Institutions may submit one proposal per session.

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, June 10th, 2023

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: August 1, 2023

Award Information

Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: N/A

Anticipated Amount: The grant provides $60,000 annually for a period of up to three years.  Grants are not renewable.  

Who May Serve as PI: The funds are designed to provide to tenure track faculty members in their first to fourth year, at American Institutions, who hold M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees, start-up support to move the project forward to the point where R01 or other independent funding can be obtained.  Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply.

Link: https://emallinckrodtfoundation.org/guidelines

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-Application-Template.

Materials to submit include:

  • (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, 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 mission of the Foundation is to support early stage investigators engaged in basic biomedical research that has the potential to significantly advance the understanding, diagnosis or treatment of disease.

As stated earlier, the funds are designed to provide to tenure track faculty members in their first to fourth year, at American Institutions, who hold M.D. and/or Ph.D. degrees, start-up support to move the project forward to the point where R01 or other independent funding can be obtained.  Applicants with current R01 funding should not apply.

Budgetary Requirements: The Foundation will not fund overhead. 

RFA-DK-22-037: Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (R25 – Independent Clinical Trial not Allowed)

Slots: 1

Deadlines

Internal Deadline: Friday, June 30, 2023, 5pm PT

LOI: N/A

External Deadline: October 25, 2023

Award Information

Award Type: Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 3

Anticipated Award Amount: $1.2 million

Who May Serve as PI: 

Institutional eligibility for this FOA is limited to research-intensive institutions that have an average research base in DEM science of at least $3 million per year over the past three years in direct costs of peer-reviewed research projects. Institutions must have strong biomedical Ph.D. degree programs in DEM-related science and have research opportunities for students admitted to the program in DEM science.

The sponsoring institution must assure support for the proposed program. Appropriate institutional commitment to the program includes the provision of adequate staff, facilities, and educational resources that can contribute to the planned program.

Institutions with existing Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) institutional training grants (e.g., T32) or other Federally funded training programs may apply for a research education grant provided that the proposed educational experiences are distinct from those training programs receiving federal support. In many cases, it is anticipated that the proposed research education program will complement ongoing research training occurring at the applicant institution.

Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-22-037.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-Application-Template.

Materials to submit include:

  • (1) Two-Page Proposal Summary (0.5” margins; single-spaced; font type: Arial, Helvetica, 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 NIH Research Education Program (R25) supports research educational activities that complement other formal training programs in the mission areas of the NIH Institutes and Centers. 

The overarching goal of this R25 program is to support educational activities that encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds, including those from groups underrepresented in the biomedical and behavioral sciences, to pursue further studies or careers in research.

 To accomplish the stated over-arching goal, this FOA will support creative educational activities with a primary focus on:

  • Courses for Skills Development: For example, to provide advanced courses related to Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Disease (DEM) science, or research techniques, and/or courses or workshops to develop scholarly potential to prepare participants for graduate school admissions, successful completion of a research-focused doctoral degree, and careers in the biomedical research workforce.     
  • Research Experiences: For example, to provide hands-on exposure to DEM-related research, to prepare participants for graduate school admissions, successful completion of a research-focused doctoral degree, and careers in the biomedical research workforce. 

This FOA will support the development of Postbaccalaureate Research Education Programs in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (PRIDE programs). These post-baccalaureate research programs will incorporate extensive research experiences and well-designed courses for skills development to prepare recent college graduates from diverse backgrounds to transition into and complete rigorous, research-focused biomedical doctoral degree programs (e.g., Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D.). The long-term goal of post-baccalaureate participants admitted to the program should be pursuing a career focused on DEM-related research. Eligible applicants for the R25 must be research-intensive doctoral degree-granting institutions with a research base in DEM science of at least $3 million in direct costs of peer-reviewed research projects, and research opportunities for students admitted to the program must be in DEM science.

Program Objective

The PRIDE program will provide institutions with the resources to support and provide research experiences and courses for skills development to research-oriented postbaccalaureate participants from diverse backgrounds, including those from underrepresented groups who, following the completion of the program, will apply to and complete a rigorous research-based doctoral degree program in a field directly related to DEM. Programs will implement evidence-informed approaches to biomedical research education and mentoring to enhance diversity in the biomedical research workforce. Each program supported by this FOA must provide 1) a dedicated DEM-related research experience for the post-baccalaureate participants; 2) mentoring for each participant; 3) skills development as needed, including additional coursework; and 4) meaningful inclusion and integration of participants into the awardee’s research community. The expectation is that the experience will provide the post-baccalaureate participants with technical and professional skills needed to successfully pursue a doctoral degree in DEM-related science while enhancing science identity, self-efficacy, and a sense of belonging among the cohort members in the biomedical research community. Funded programs are expected to promote inclusive research and academic environments at all levels (i.e., laboratory, department, institution, etc.) where researchers from all backgrounds are and feel integrated into and supported by the biomedical research community.

The program should allow post-baccalaureate participants to develop:

  • a broad understanding of DEM science,
  • the ability to think critically and independently,
  • a strong foundation in scientific reasoning, hypothesis testing, rigorous research design, experimental methodology and data analysis/interpretation,
  • an understanding and commitment to scientific integrity,
  • the ability to work effectively in teams and promote inclusive and supportive research environments,
  • communication skills, including presentation of results, and manuscript development, and
  • an understanding of the requirements and opportunities for a scientific research career.

These achievements will culminate in (a successful) application to a doctoral degree program (Ph.D. or M.D., Ph.D.).

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