The National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA) is offering a limited competition grant for the Brain Tissue Resource Center for Alcohol Research. This grant aims to develop a bank of brain tissues from alcoholic and control cases, establish a brain donor program, create a DNA bank, and invite research groups to study alcohol-related brain damage. Applications must be from existing centers with a current grant for this specific purpose. Closing date for submissions is January 16, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 204813
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | PAR-13-011 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Limited Competition: Brain Tissue Resource Center for Alcohol Research (R28) |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Health |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 93.273 — Alcohol Research Programs |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date:: | Oct 25, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 16, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Feb 16, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | |
| Award Ceiling:: | $ |
| Award Floor:: | $ |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; 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 not allowed. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | National Institutes of Health |
| Description:: | This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by the National Institute on Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA), National Institutes of Health, is a limited competition FOA encouraging a resource project (R28) application from a center currently supported under an existing grant, entitled Brain Tissue Resource Center for Alcohol Research to (i) develop a bank of brain tissues (fresh-frozen and formalin-fixed) from alcoholic and control cases with confirmed clinical and pathological diagnoses, (ii) develop and promote a prospective brain donor program in Australia (Using our Brains) to enhance the brain bank, (iii) establish an associated DNA (blood) bank from the brain donor group, and (iv) invite research groups with an interest in alcohol-related brain damage to submit applications for studies using these tissues. |
| Link to Additional Information:: | |
| Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1