2009 NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1)

Post Date

October 27th 2008

Application Due Date

May 15th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-RM-09-001

CFDA Number(s)

93.310

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

Health

Eligibility Categories

State Governments
Public and State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Federally Recognized Native American Tribal Governments
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 - $None

Grant Description

Purpose. The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from those already being pursued in the investigators laboratory or elsewhere. The NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program is a High-Risk Research initiative of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The 2009 Pioneer Award competition will proceed in two phases. The first phase is a pre-application phase in response to PAR-09-012. Pre-applications will be evaluated by a group of external reviewers, and those investigators whose submissions are judged to be the most outstanding will be notified of the opportunity to submit full applications under this FOA. The 2009 Pioneer awardees will be selected from this group of applicants. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the DP1 grant mechanism. Pre-applications for 2009 Pioneer Awards were solicited under PAR-09-012.Applicants must read both FOAs. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Total funding available is approximately $5 million for the five-year period.It is anticipated that at least 5-10 awards will be made in 2009.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of Health and Human Services

• Office:

  National Institutes of Health

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