NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1) in 2013

The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program supports exceptional scientists proposing pioneering approaches to address major biomedical or behavioral challenges, aiming to have a high impact on research. This grant encourages innovative research in substantially different scientific directions, distinct from current investigations. Closing date: October 9, 2012.

Opportunity ID: 189873

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General Information

Document Type::	Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number::	RFA-RM-12-015
Funding Opportunity Title::	2013 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
Opportunity Category::	Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity::	Health
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards::	7
Assistance Listings Number(s)::	93.310 — Trans-NIH Research Support
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement::	No
Version::	Synopsis 1
Posted Date::	Aug 07, 2012
Last Updated Date::
Original Closing Date for Applications::	Oct 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications::	Oct 09, 2012
Archive Date::	Nov 09, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding::	$ 6,000,000
Award Ceiling::	$500,000
Award Floor::	$

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants::

Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

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 not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.

Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Additional Information

Agency Name::	National Institutes of Health
Description::	The NIH Director’s Pioneer Award initiative complements NIH’s traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact on a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect substantially different scientific directions from those already being pursued in the investigators research program or elsewhere.
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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-B1
Competition Title:	ADOBE-FORMS-B1
Opportunity Package ID:	PKG00136971
Opening Date:	Sep 10, 2012
Closing Date:	Oct 09, 2012
Agency Contact Information::	Grants Info
Who Can Apply::	Organization Applicants
mendatory_forms	SF424 (R & R) [V1.2] PHS 398 Research Plan [V1.3] PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement [V1.4] Research And Related Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) [V1.2] Research And Related Other Project Information [V1.3] Project/Performance Site Location(s) [V1.4]
optional_forms	PHS Cover Letter [V1.2]