Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL) (U01)

Post Date

December 12th 2008

Application Due Date

March 19th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-DK-09-003

CFDA Number(s)

93.847

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Food and Nutrition
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); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession; Foreign institutions must be located within North America

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $250000

Grant Description

Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), National Institutes of Health, is to solicit cooperative agreement (U01) applications from qualified investigators to continue the Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplantation Cohort Study (A2ALL).Applications are encouraged from any eligible institution/organization and are not restricted to the current participating centers.This Network will consist of up to nine clinical sites and a single data coordinating center and is intended to support research in living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) so as to facilitate understanding of the short and long-term effects of transplantation on the donor and recipient and gain insight into liver regeneration and other biological processes through study of this unique procedure. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Cooperative Agreement (U01)grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount of funding that the NIDDK expects to award through this announcement is $3.5 million; the anticipated number of awards will be up to nine transplant centers (TC) and one data coordinating center (DCC).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

• Agency Contact:

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• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-09-003.html