The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering this grant to establish Centers of Excellence for Big Data Computing in the Biomedical Sciences. This grant is for addressing the challenges of increasingly large, complex, and diverse datasets in biomedical research. The era of “Big Data” often hinders researchers’ ability to locate, analyze, and interact with data due to a lack of tools, accessibility, and training. Through its Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative, NIH seeks Centers of Excellence to conduct research that advances the science and utility of Big Data within biomedical and behavioral fields. These centers will create innovative new approaches, methods, software, and tools, producing resources from early to mature development stages that will be broadly beneficial to the research community, enhancing the overall use of Big Data.
Opportunity ID: 238055
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-HG-13-009 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Centers of Excellence for Big Data Computing in the Biomedical Sciences (U54) |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Education Environment Food and Nutrition Health Income Security and Social Services |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | – |
| Assistance Listings: | 93.113 — Environmental Health |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jul 22, 2013 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 20, 2013 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Nov 20, 2013 |
| Archive Date: | Dec 21, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $24,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $2,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | – |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Independent school districts Small businesses County governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education City or township governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); 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: | Biomedical research is becoming more data-intensive as researchers are generating and using increasingly large, complex, and diverse data sets. This era of “Big Data” taxes the ability of biomedical researchers to locate, analyze, and interact with these data (and more generally all biomedical data) and associated software due to the lack of tools, accessibility, and training. In response to these new challenges in biomedical research, NIH has developed the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative. Under this FOA, BD2K Centers of Excellence are sought to conduct research to advance the science and utility of Big Data in the context of biomedical and behavioral research, and to create innovative new approaches, methods, software, tools, and related resources. The Centers will advance the ability of the biomedical research enterprise to use Big Data by producing tools and resources from early-stage to mature development that will be broadly useful to the research community. |
| Link to Additional Information: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-13-009.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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