NICHD Resource Program Grants in Bioinformatics (P41 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
NIH funds continued operation, maintenance, enhancement, training, curation, dissemination, and interoperability of unique bioinformatics database resources serving the embryonic developmental processes research community using animal models.
⚑ P41 resource program; clinical trials not allowed · Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities are listed as eligible in the notice, but non-domestic (non-U.S.) organizations/components are also stated as not eligible; triage should verify the final eligibility language · Supports ongoing maintenance and dissemination of an existing unique resource, not a general research project
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds data infrastructure |
| IPPRA | 35 weak | outside portfolio topics; social/behavioral work is none; funds data/survey infrastructure; biomedical core — IPPRA health lane is communication/crisis/policy (capped) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 15 none | deep-tech content; no commercialization signal |
Description
The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) is to support the continued operation, maintenance, and dissemination of unique database bioinformatics resources that are of major importance to the research community using animal models of embryonic developmental processes. These grants will support ongoing development and enhancement of the resources, user training and services, provision of community generated data storage and curation, wide dissemination of the tools and/or resources, and expansion of interoperability with other NIH bioinformatics resources.
Eligibility
Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); 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; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organization) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
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