This grant, offered by the NIH Common Fund and participating Institutes/Centers, aims to fund foreign institutions in African countries. Its purpose is to develop H3Africa biorepositories, establishing international sites for receiving, storing, and distributing samples from H3Africa and other African genomic research studies. This initiative, partnered with Wellcome Trust, seeks to enhance sustainable research capacity in Africa by using genomics to promote health and combat disease. The UH2/UH3 cooperative agreements support a two-year feasibility study (Phase I) to plan and test logistical approaches, training, and collaborations. This leads to five years of support (Phase II) for full-scale H3Africa Biorepositories, with the goal of developing fully operational plans for up to three sites.
Opportunity ID: 135534
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-RM-12-003 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Human Heredity and Health in Africa (H3Africa): H3Africa Biorepository Grants (UH2/UH3) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 4 |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.172 — Human Genome Research |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 21, 2011 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 21, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Mar 23, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $400,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $115,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); African institutions are eligible for the awards: |
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 from foreign Institutions in African countries who wish to develop an H3Africa biorepository in order to provide an international site for the receipt, storage and distribution of samples from H3Africa research projects as well as other African genomic research studies. The NIH is partnering with the Wellcome Trust to provide support for H3Africa, an initiative to enhance the development of sustainable research capacity in Africa that will use genomics as a part of a cutting-edge approach to promote health and combat disease.
The purpose of this FOA is to call for applications for UH2/UH3 cooperative agreements that will provide funding to develop plans, building upon existing infrastructure, for initial two-year feasibility studies (Phase I) and then for an additional five years of support forfull-scale H3Africa Biorepositories (Phase II), beginning in 2014. The outcome of the feasibility studies will be fully developed plans for up to 3 H3Africa Biorepositories, with evidence that the challenges enumerated below have been overcome.Feasibility testing/planning activities may include testing proposed logistical approaches, training, developing collaborations and otherwise building or planning for additional infrastructure that will be needed for a full-scale repository. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-12-003.html |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
NIH OER Webmaster
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email:FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | NIH OER Webmaster FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV Email: FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADOBE-FORMS-B2 | Adobe-Forms-B2 | PKG00089550 | Dec 21, 2011 | Feb 21, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
135534 RR_SF424_1_2-1.2.pdf
135534 PerformanceSite_1_4-1.4.pdf
135534 RR_OtherProjectInfo_1_3-1.3.pdf
135534 RR_KeyPersonExpanded_1_2-1.2.pdf
135534 RR_Budget-1.1.pdf
135534 PHS398_CoverPageSupplement_1_4-1.4.pdf
135534 PHS398_ResearchPlan_1_3-1.3.pdf
135534 PHS398_Checklist_1_3-1.3.pdf
Optional forms
135534 RR_SubawardBudget30-1.2.pdf
135534 PHS_CoverLetter_1_2-1.2.pdf
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