NIMH Grant: Enhancing Astrocyte Research for Mental Illness Exploration (R01)

This grant from the National Institute of Mental Health aims to support the development of innovative tools and technologies to enhance our understanding of astrocytes in the context of mental illnesses. Researchers are encouraged to create resources that will advance astrocyte research by targeting their heterogeneity, developmental stages, and functions. The grant seeks to address the lack of tools available for rigorous astrocyte studies, ultimately leading to new insights into brain processes and mental health disorders. Projects funded by this grant will contribute to identifying phenomic signatures, regulatory mechanisms, and the impact of astrocytes on neural circuits related to cognition, emotion, and psychopathology.

Opportunity ID: 131613

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	RFA-MH-13-010
Funding Opportunity Title::	New Tools to Study Astrocyte Heterogeneity, Development and Function in Brain Regions Relevant to Mental Illness (R01)
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Health
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.242 — Mental Health Research Grants
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Nov 21, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 09, 2012
Archive Date::	Apr 09, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 4,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities

Additional Information on Eligibility::

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; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institutes of Health
Description::	This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health, encourages research grant applications that propose the development or adaptation of cutting edge technologies for astrocyte research, discovery-based research on astrocyte diversity, development and/or function in the brain, and the application of these to the study of basic brain processes or pathophysiology relevant to mental illnesses. The primary objective of this FOA is to address barriers to astrocyte research that are due to the scarcity of tools and datasets to target and identify astrocytes rigorously. Applications should aim to transform the field of astrocyte research by generating resources that will be widely used throughout the neuroscience community. Research supported by this initiative will (i) provide new tools for manipulating and identifying astrocytes based on their heterogeneity, developmental stage or functional state; (ii) identify novel phenomic signatures and combinatorial regulatory mechanisms of astrocyte development/function that account for astrocyte diversity; (iii) characterize mechanisms by which astrocytes regulate neural circuits serving cognition, emotion and social function or contribute to abnormal neural function relevant to psychopathology.
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Version History

Version	Modification Description	Updated Date
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:	93.242
Competition ID:	ADOBE-FORMS-B2
Competition Title:	ADOBE-FORMS-B2
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00086350
Opening Date:	Feb 09, 2012
Closing Date:	Mar 09, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Grants Info
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement [V1.4] PHS 398 Research Plan [V1.3] PHS 398 Checklist [V1.3]
optional_forms	R & R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form 5 YR 30 ATT [V1.2] PHS 398 Modular Budget [V1.2] Research & Related Budget [V1.1] PHS Cover Letter [V1.2]