NIH Common Fund Transformative Research Projects Program (R01)

Post Date

August 4th 2010

Application Due Date

October 27th 2010

Funding Opportunity Number

RFA-RM-10-010

CFDA Number(s)

93.310

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Grant

Funding Activity Categories

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); 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:

  $25000000

• Award Range:

  $None - $1000000

Grant Description

Purpose. Through the NIH Common Fund, the National Institutes of Health invite transformative Research Project Grant (R01) applications from institutions/organizations proposing groundbreaking, exceptionally innovative, high risk, original and/or unconventional research with the potential to create new scientific paradigms or challenge existing ones. Projects must clearly demonstrate potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIH Common Fund will commit $25 million dollars in FY 2011 for this program. The number of awards will depend on the size and scope of the most meritorious applications; however, up to one third of the budget for this FOA will be reserved projects exceeding $1 million dollars in direct costs.

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-RM-10-010.html