NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research: Tools to Enhance Studies of Glial Cell Development, Aging, Disease and Repair (R21)

This grant from the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research aims to support cutting-edge technology development for advancing glial cell research in the CNS and PNS. The goal is to address the scarcity of tools and methods in targeting and identifying glial cells, ultimately transforming the field of glial cell research. Funding will be provided for projects that focus on developing tools for manipulating and identifying glial cells based on their heterogeneity, developmental stage, or functional state. The initiative seeks to enhance our understanding of normal and abnormal neural function through innovative tools and technologies.

Opportunity ID: 135393

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	RFA-HD-12-211
Funding Opportunity Title::	Tools to Enhance Studies of Glial Cell Development, Aging, Disease and Repair (R21)
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Education
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.113 — Environmental Health
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Dec 21, 2011
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 29, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Mar 29, 2012
Archive Date::	Apr 29, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::
Award Ceiling::	$200,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Special district governments

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) is issued as an initiative of the NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research. The Neuroscience Blueprint is a collaborative framework through which 16 NIH Institutes, Centers and Offices jointly support neuroscience-related research, with the aim of accelerating discoveries and reducing the burden of nervous system disorders (for further information, see http://neuroscienceblueprint.nih.gov/). The goal of this FOA is to encourage research grant applications that propose to develop or substantially modify existing cutting edge technologies that will advance glial cell research, discovery-based research on glial cell diversity, development and/or function in the central (CNS) and peripheral (PNS) nervous systems. The primary objective of this FOA is to remove barriers to glial cell research that are due to the scarcity of tools, methods and technologies to target and identify glial cells in a rigorous manner. Applications should aim to transform the field of glial cell research by generating tools that will be widely used throughout the neuroscience community. Research supported by this initiative will (i) provide new tools for manipulating and identifying glial cells based on their heterogeneity, developmental stage or functional state; and /or (ii) tools to allow investigation of glial function and processes, thus contributing to our understanding of normal and abnormal neural function.
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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:
Competition ID:	ADOBE-FORMS-B2
Competition Title:	ADOBE-FORMS-B2
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00089430
Opening Date:	Feb 29, 2012
Closing Date:	Mar 29, 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]