Slots: 1
Deadlines
Internal Deadline: Friday, June 21st, 2024, 5pm PT TBA
LOI: Not required.
External Deadline: June 10, 2025
Recurring Deadlines: June 10, 2025
Award Information
Award Type: Grant
Estimated Number of Awards: 4
Anticipated Award Amount: Application budgets are limited to $750,000 direct costs per year but need to reflect actual needs of the proposed Center. This budget limit is exclusive of F&A costs for consortium and subcontract arrangements. It is anticipated that the award budget will be directly correlated to the breadth, quality, and relevance to nutrition/obesity and related areas of the research base being served by the Center. Within the direct cost cap, up to $150,000 per year may be requested for the Pilot and Feasibility program.
Who May Serve as PI: Because a NORC has a large and complex administrative structure, the PD/PI(s) must have strong leadership abilities and demonstrated proficiency in managing large, multi-component programs. The NORC PD(s)/PI(s) must also be willing to participate in annual meetings of the NORC Program.
Link to Award: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-25-007.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#. Please have this material prepared before beginning this application.
Purpose
This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications for Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORC) grants to support research in nutrition and/or obesity. The mission of the NORC program is to serve as a key component of the NIDDK-supported research effort to advance nutrition and obesity research. The NORCs promote new discoveries and enhance scientific progress through support of cutting-edge basic, clinical, translational, and health disparities research in nutrition science and obesity with the ultimate goal of improving public health. 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 health equity and health disparities research. NIDDK’s Strategic Plan highlights a cross-cutting theme of “achieving health equity by eliminating health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations and others who are underserved.” The “Pathways to Health for All” report from the NIDDK Advisory Council Working Group on Health Disparities and Health Equity acknowledges the need for and encourages NIDDK to pursue research on broader social, environmental, structural, and systemic drivers of population health and health disparities to promote greater health equity.
To accomplish this mission, the NORCs:
- Create an environment that supports important and innovative research;
- Attract and retain early-stage investigators and investigators new to nutrition/obesity research including those from diverse backgrounds;
- Provide core services that leverage funding and unique expertise;
- Foster interdisciplinary collaborations, especially in emerging areas of research, to catalyze new ideas and scientific approaches;
- Raise awareness and interest in fundamental and clinical nutrition and/or obesity research at their institutions, as well as locally, regionally, and nationally;
- Promote the translation of scientific discoveries from bench to bedside to the community to improve public health; and
- Enhance nutrition and obesity research education and training opportunities.
Visit our Institutionally Limited Submission webpage for more updates and other announcements.