Opportunity ID: 131893

General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: RFA-RM-12-001
Funding Opportunity Title:: Stem/Progenitor Cell-Derived Human Micro-organs and -tissues (U18)
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Health
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 93.310 — Trans-NIH Research Support
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: No
Version:: Synopsis 1
Posted Date:: Nov 23, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Jan 26, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Jan 26, 2012
Archive Date:: Feb 26, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 2,000,000
Award Ceiling:: $250,000
Award Floor:: $

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility:: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
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Additional Information

Agency Name:: National Institutes of Health
Description:: This NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), supported by funds from the NIH Common Fund (Common Fund) and participating NIH Institute(s) and Center(s), invites applications for the development of human multi-cellular models that can replicate aspects of human organ physiology. Disease pathogenesis, cell-type diversity, genomic complexity, monitoring of cell to cell and cell to matrix interactions and microenvironment regulation are key aspects to be addressed by these model systems. The multi-cellular architecture will represent characteristics of the organ being modeled and will demonstrate reproducible cellular signatures and functional outputs under physiological conditions. It is anticipated that these human cell/tissue models could lead to the development and commercialization of cellular 3D modules that would eventually become part of larger organ systems targeted for rapid and high fidelity safety and efficacy evaluation of candidate therapeutics.

Applications unresponsive to this FOA are those developing 3D tissues for transplantation, engineering non-human tissue models or developing simple 3D models that do not go significantly beyond those currently available and in use.

Funds from the NIH will be made available through the U18 cooperative agreement award mechanism. These 2 year awards will support studies to develop multi-cellular models representative of the cellular diversity, genomic complexity, cellular architecture and function of the tissues or organs being modeled.Multi-cellular models that reflect disease pathologies including but not limited to cardiomyopathy, endocrinopathies, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, pancreatitis, autoimmunity, fibrosis, muscular dystrophies, neuromuscular disorders, neurodevelopmental disorders, seizures, pulmonary hypertension and cystic fibrosis are of particular interest.

The NIH is collaborating with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enable coordination of separate but parallel efforts in development of in vitro microphysiological systems as they relate to regulatory science.

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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: 93.310
Competition ID: ADOBE-FORMS-B2
Competition Title: Adobe-Forms-B2
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00086650
Opening Date: Dec 26, 2011
Closing Date: Jan 26, 2012
Agency Contact Information:: Grants Info
Who Can Apply:: Organization Applicants
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
93.310 ADOBE-FORMS-B2 Adobe-Forms-B2 PKG00086650 Dec 26, 2011 Jan 26, 2012 View Grants Info Organization Applicants