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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
RFA-ES-09-011
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Nov 03, 2009
Creation Date:
Nov 03, 2009
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 22, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Jan 22, 2010
Archive Date:
Feb 22, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Environment
Health
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$5,000,000
Award Ceiling:
$750,000
Award Floor:
CFDA Number(s):
93.113
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Environmental Health
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
State governments
County governments
City or township governments
Special district governments
Independent school districts
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
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); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Agency Name
National Institutes of Health
Description
Purpose. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences invites applications that will (1) determine which physical or chemical characteristic of an engineered nanomaterial (ENM), or cluster of characteristics, is integral to ENM-molecular interactions in a cellular process or organ system and (2) relate these findings to potential health effects. NIEHS recognizes that three types of activities need to converge to accomplish this research agenda. The first activity should focus on a detailed understanding of how physical and chemical characteristics of ENMs influence their molecular interactions at the cellular level, while the second activity should determine how the physical and chemical characteristics critical to that interaction are associated with any observed physiological or pathobiological events. The third activity will capitalize on these multidisciplinary efforts through integration of biochemical, molecular, and physiological mechanisms to expand traditional hazard identification and health risk assessment. An extraordinary level of synergy, integration, and potential for advancement of ENM hazard identification and risk assessment is expected.
Proposals responsive to this FOA should employ three projects that will examine an overarching research theme through mechanistic studies and in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo model systems. Grants awarded under this FOA will become part of a consortium that will collaboratively manage the research conducted through the individual grants.
Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the U19 grant mechanism
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount of funding to be committed to this program is $5 million (total costs) per year for 5 years.
