Pilot Studies for Studying the Mechanisms of Improvement in Type 2 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Risk Factors or in Cardiovascular, Lung, or Sleep Diseases after Bariatric Surgery (R01)

Post Date

August 14th 2009

Application Due Date

November 19th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-DK-09-012

CFDA Number(s)

93.233
93.837
93.838
93.847

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

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.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $None - $400000

Grant Description

Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications from Institutions/organization that propose to determine the optimal research design as well as collect pilot data on feasibility and implementation for a randomized clinical trial of the effects of bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in people with type 2 diabetes or in cardiovascular, lung and sleep diseases in people. All studies should focus on subjects with a BMI of 30 to 40. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Grant R01 grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. It is anticipated dependent upon the number and scientific merit of applications received that NIDDK will fund 3 to 4 awards focused on diabetes at a total cost of up to $2 million per year over 3 years; it is anticipated that NHLBI will fund up to 2 to 3 awards focused on cardiovascular, lung or sleep disorders.

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-DK-09-012.html