Reagents for Glucagon and Incretin Research (R43/R44)

Post Date

May 2nd 2014

Application Due Date

November 24th 2014

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-DK-14-008

CFDA Number(s)

93.847

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Food and Nutrition
Health

Eligibility Categories

Small Businesses

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, may be allowed.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $2000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $None

Grant Description

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant applications from small business concerns (SBCs) for funding to perform research leading to the development of: A) Validated, highly sensitive, and specific assays for plasma glucagon B) Reagents for manipulation of glucagon receptor activity in the pancreatic islet and other tissues C) Reagents to be used to improve our understanding of pancreatic alpha-cell biology particularly in response to glucagon and incretins D) Reagents and assays for the accurate expression and quantitation of functional incretin receptors in the endocrine/exocrine cells of the pancreas and relevant extrapancreatic tissues.

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:

  FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV

• More Information:

  http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-008.html