International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (U19)

Post Date

April 8th 2009

Application Due Date

September 29th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-AI-09-017

CFDA Number(s)

93.856

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Eligibility Categories

Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
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:

  $13800000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH) invites grant applications to establish an International Centers of Excellence for Malaria Research (ICEMR) program to provide a multidisciplinary research approach to malaria control and prevention through the integration of findings from clinical and field research. The overarching goal of the ICEMR program is to establish research centers in malaria-endemic settings that will provide the necessary knowledge, tools, and evidence-based strategies for use by government organizations and health care institutions. Each application in response to this FOA must include: (1) a Research Component consisting of three or more individual research projects one in the areas of Epidemiology; and two or more in the area of Transmission and/or Pathogenesis and Diagnosis; (2) a Training/Career Development Program Component; (3) a Special Projects Component; and (4) an Administrative Core and a Data Management/Biostatistics Core that support the work within and among the ICEMR program. This program is not intended to support research which can be conducted primarily in U.S. institutions. Foreign Institutions are eligible to apply. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH multi-project (U19) cooperative agreement grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIAID intends to commit $13.8M in total costs in fiscal year 2010 to fund 7-12 new grants in response to this FOA.

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/rfa-files/RFA-AI-09-017.html