Limited Competition: Continuation of the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium (U01)

Post Date

January 13th 2009

Application Due Date

March 19th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-DK-09-501

CFDA Number(s)

93.847
93.855
93.856

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; 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:

  $30000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.This limited competition FOA solicits cooperative agreement (U01) applications from institutions/organizations that are currently supported under RFA-DK-04-004 and RFA-DK-04-005 within the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium that propose to complete the currently designed CIT human islet transplantation protocols and associated mechanistic studies. 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 anticipated is 30 million dollars over three years; the anticipated number of awards is up to ten.

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-09-501.html