Funding-DHHS-Instrument Development grants; Jan. 27, 2009

Department of Health and Human Services

Participating Organizations
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

Components of Participating Organizations
National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), (http://www.ncrr.nih.gov)

Title:  Instrument Development for Biomedical Applications (R21)

Announcement Type
This is a reissue of RFA-RR-08-001.

Request for Applications (RFA) Number: RFA-RR-09-001

NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov) using the SF424 Research and Related (R&R) forms and the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.

APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants (hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).

A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants are highly encouraged to start the process at least four (4) weeks prior to the grant submission date. See Section IV.

Note:  Electronic application submission is required for this FOA. The new Adobe versions of the application forms are not yet available.
            Please check back in December to download the application package. See Notice NOT-OD-08-117.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
99.389

Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: November 6, 2008
Opening Date:  December 27, 2008 (Earliest date an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization). 
Application Due Date(s):  January 27, 2009, September 30, 2009
Peer Review Date(s): May/June 2009, January/February 2010
Council Review Date(s): October 2009, May 2010
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): November 2009, June 2010
Additional Information To Be Available Date (Activation Date): Not Applicable
Expiration Date: October 1, 2009

Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable

Additional Overview Content

Executive Summary

• Purpose.  This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), solicits innovative applications for the development of new or improved instrumentation for biomedical research. Projects should propose tools that can be used by a wide range of biomedical or clinical researchers, and not limited to a specific organ or disease.
• Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Grant (R21) grant mechanism.
• Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. NCRR intends to commit approximately $1 million to this program to award five to eight new grants in FY2010. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.
• Budget and Project Period. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed three years. Direct costs are limited to $125,000 per year.
• Application Research Plan Component Length: The R21 application Research Plan component of the PHS398 (Items 2-5) may not exceed 15 pages, including tables, graphs, figures, diagrams, and charts. For information on NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21) see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm
• Eligible Institutions/Organizations. Institutions/organizations listed in Section III, 1.A. are eligible to apply.
• Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs). Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution/ organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
• Number of PDs/PIs. More than one PD/PI (i.e., multiple PDs/PIs) may be designated on the application.
• Number of Applications. Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.
• Resubmissions.  Resubmission applications will be accepted; however, such applications must include an Introduction addressing the previous peer review critique (Summary Statement).
• Renewals. Renewal applications will not be permitted for this FOA.
• Special Date(s). This FOA uses non-standard due dates. See Receipt, Review and Anticipated Start Dates.
• Application Materials. See Section IV.1 for application materials.
• General Information. For general information on SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission, see these Web sites:

· SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm

· General information on Electronic Submission of Grant Applications: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/

• Hearing Impaired. Telecommunications for the hearing impaired are available at: TTY 301-451-5936. 

Link to Full Announcement: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-001.html