Funding-Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure (R01 and R21); June 30, 2011

Please note that the following announcement is available through additional funding mechanisms as an R21 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-11-166.html)

Participating Organization(s)	National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Components of Participating Organizations	National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Institute on Aging (NIA) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), NIH
Funding Opportunity Title	Nutrition and Diet in the Causation, Prevention, and Management of Heart Failure (R01)
Activity Code	R01 Research Project Grant
Announcement Type	Reissue of PA-07-139
Related Notices	None
Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number	PA-11-165
Companion FOA	PA-11-166, R21 Research Project Grant
Number of Applications	See Section III. 3. Additional Information on Eligibility.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s)	93.837, 93.866
FOA Purpose	This initiative issued by The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute on Aging (NIA), and Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), NIH, will renew a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) (R01) to encourage submission of investigator-initiated research applications on the role of nutrition and diet in the causation, prevention, and treatment of cardiomyopathies and heart failure. Mechanistic, translational, and applied interdisciplinary research applications with rigorous hypothesis-testing designs for projects in humans or animals are of interest. The overall goal is to develop a satisfactory science base for rational nutritional management of patients in various stages of heart failure and for preventive approaches in high-risk individuals.

Key Dates

Posted Date	March 17, 2011
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)	May 5, 2011
Letter of Intent Due Date	Not Applicable
Application Due Date(s)	Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
AIDS Application Due Date(s)	Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
Scientific Merit Review	Standard dates apply
Advisory Council Review	Standard dates apply
Earliest Start Date(s)	Standard dates apply
Expiration Date	May 8, 2014
Due Dates for E.O. 12372	Not Applicable

Required Application Instructions

It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.

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