Opportunity ID: 46862

General Information

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-HD-09-029
Funding Opportunity Title: Considerations For The Safe and Effective Use of Iron Interventions In Context of Malaria and Its Co-morbidities (U01)
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Health
Income Security and Social Services
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Assistance Listings: 93.865 — Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Version: Synopsis 1
Posted Date: Apr 17, 2009
Last Updated Date:
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2009
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jun 19, 2009
Archive Date: Jul 20, 2009
Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,100,000
Award Ceiling:
Award Floor:

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants: Private institutions of higher education
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
State governments
County governments
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
City or township governments
Small businesses
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); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

Additional Information

Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Description: Purpose. The goal of this FOA, which represents part of a larger partnership between the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD, the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is to generate new data to support improved programs to prevent and treat iron deficiency in areas of endemic infection, particularly malaria. To achieve this goal the FOA is intended to solicit high-quality research projects to fill urgent knowledge gaps regarding the safety of interventions to prevent and treat iron deficiency. Projects should be designed to answer any of the following core questions: 1) what are the key mechanisms by which iron status and interventions that may impact on that status can influence the immune system and response to infections such as malaria? 2) what are the most sensitive and specific indicators of iron status that can be used in resource-limited settings, and what are the most appropriate biomarkers of iron status and disease outcome? and 3) what are the safest and most effective interventions to prevent and treat iron deficiency in areas of endemic malaria?

Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the Cooperative Research (U01) grant mechanism.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NICHD intends to commit approximately $1.1 million to support 3 to 6 awards in FY 2009.The ODS will provide additional support to one or more meritorious grants that address any of the three core areas, i.e., mechanisms, biomarkers or safety/efficacy studies, consistent with ODS mission and contingent on availability of funds. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary.The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, the need to have applications representing each of the core objectives of the initiative (i.e., mechanisms, biomarkers, and interventions), and costs of the applications received.

Budget and Project Period.For any given application, budgets for total costs of up to $200,000 per year and a project duration of up to 4 years may be requested for a maximum of $800,000 total costs over a four-year project period.

Link to Additional Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-09-029.html
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