| Funding Opportunity Number: | RFA-RM-09-011 |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Oct 27, 2009 |
| Archive Date: | Nov 27, 2009 |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Health |
| Category Explanation: | |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 33 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | |
| Award Ceiling: | |
| Award Floor: | |
| CFDA Number(s): | 93.310 -- Trans-NIH Research Support |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | No |
Eligible Applicants
- State governments
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Small businesses
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
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.
Agency Name
- National Institutes of Health
Description
- Purpose. The NIH Directors New Innovator (DP2) Award program was created in 2007 to support a small number of early stage investigators of exceptional creativity who propose bold and highly innovative new research approaches that have the potential to produce a major impact on broad, important problems in biomedical and behavioral research. The New Innovator Awards complement ongoing efforts by NIH and its Institutes and Centers to fund early stage investigators through R01 grants, which continue to be the major sources of NIH support for early stage. The NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program is a High-Risk Research initiative of Research Teams of the Future. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the DP2 grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically meritorious applications, NIH intends to commit at least $80 million in response to this FOA in fiscal year 2010. We anticipate that at least 33 awards will be made in fiscal year 2010.
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