Enhancing Zebrafish Research with Research Tools and Techniques (R01)

Post Date

April 9th 2008

Application Due Date

September 17th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

PAR-08-139

CFDA Number(s)

93.113
93.121
93.172
93.173
93.233
93.242
93.273
93.279
93.396
93.837
93.839
93.847
93.848
93.849
93.853
93.859
93.865
93.866
93.867

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Education
Environment
Food and Nutrition
Health
Income Security and Social Services

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Non-Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Organizations
Non-Profits With 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Non-Profits Without 501 (c) (3) Status With The IRS (Except Higher Education Institutions)
Private Institutions of Higher Education
For-Profit Organizations (Except Small Businesses)
Small Businesses
Other

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; 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); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

-Purpose. This FOA encourages investigator-initiated applications designed to exploit the power of the zebrafish as a vertebrate model for biomedical and behavioral research.ÊApplications proposing to develop new research tools or techniques that are of high priority to the zebrafish community and that will advance the detection and characterization of genes, pathways, and phenotypes of interest in development and aging, organ formation, neural processes, behavior, sensory processing, physiological processes, and disease processes are welcome.ÊThis effort stems from an NIH initiative developed by the Institutes and Centers of the Trans-NIH Zebrafish Coordinating Committee (TZCC) under the co-chairmanship of NICHD and NIDDK. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) grant mechanism. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

  NIH OER Webmaster
  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV
  

• Agency Mailing Address:

  If you have any problems linking to this funding announcement, please contact the NIH OER Webmaster

• Agency Email Address:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-139.html