Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides (IPCP-HTM) (U19)

Post Date

November 28th 2008

Application Due Date

March 13th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-AI-08-057

CFDA Number(s)

93.242
93.855
93.856

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
County Governments
City or Township Governments
Special District Governments
Independent School Districts
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
Public Housing Authorities or Indian Housing Authorities
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; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; 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); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $5000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) invite applications from single institutions and consortia of institutions to participate in this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides (IPCP-HTM).The purpose of this FOA is to support integrated and iterative multi-project, multi-disciplinary preclinical and exploratory clinical studies with the goal of advancing safe, novel topical microbicides and microbicide combination strategies for the prevention of sexual transmission of HIV. A minimum of two research projects and an Administrative Core must be proposed. At least one component (research project or scientific core) must be a private sector profit or not-for-profit small, domestic or foreign, pharmaceutical, chemical, bioengineering or biotechnological company.A Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) for each award under this FOA will be constituted post award but no later than 12 months after award. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the multi-project Cooperative Agreement (U19) grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NIAID and NIMH anticipate awarding a total of $5.0 million in FY 2010.NIMH and NIAID will contribute $0.5 million and $4.5 million to the IPCP-HTM respectively. Two to three new awards are anticipated in response to this RFA.

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:

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• Agency Email Address:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-08-057.html