2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1)

The summary for the 2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the National Institutes of Health, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

2008 NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1): The NIH Director s Pioneer Award Program is meant to complement NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to major contemporary challenges that have the potential to produce a major impact in a broad area of biomedical or behavioral research. To be considered pioneering, the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from those already being pursued in the investigator s laboratory or elsewhere. Purpose. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is engaged in a series of initiatives, collectively known as the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov) to help enable the agency to sustain its historic record of making cutting-edge contributions to biomedical and behavioral sciences. The NIH Director s Pioneer Award Program, is a High-Risk Research initiative of Research Teams of the Future. The term pioneering is used to describe highly innovative approaches that have the potential to produce an unusually high impact in a broad area of biomedical and behavioral research, and the term award is used to mean a grant for conducting research, rather than a reward for past achievements. Mechanism of Support. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will utilize the DP1 grant mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Total funding available is approximately $5 million for the five-year period. It is anticipated that at least 5-10 awards will be made in 2008. Budget and Project Period. Awards will be for $500,000 in direct costs each year for five years. Standard F and A costs will be determined at the time of award. Eligible Institutions/Organizations. The following domestic (U.S.) institutions are eligible to apply: Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education; Private Institution of Higher Education; Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Nonprofit without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Small Business; For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business); State Government; U.S. Territory or Possession; Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization); Hispanic-serving Institution; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Regional Organization; Eligible agencies of the Federal government; Faith-based or community based organizations.) Non-domestic (non U.S.) entities (Foreign Organizations) are not eligible to apply. Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs): Individuals who meet the eligibility criteria and who possess the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Women and members of groups underrepresented in biomedical or behavioral research are especially encouraged to apply. Investigators at all career levels who are currently engaged in research are eligible to apply. The research proposed need not be in a conventional biomedical or behavioral discipline; if the applicant s experience is in non-biological areas, however, he/she must demonstrate a commitment to exploring topics of biomedical or behavioral relevance. If selected, applicants must show evidence of institutional infrastructure support. Awardees are required to commit the major portion (at least 51%) of their research effort to activities supported by the Pioneer Award. Applicants who were not selected for an award in prior years may submit applications this year. There are no citizenship or residency requirements. Number of Applications. Applicants may submit only one application as a PD/PI in response to this FOA. There is no limit to the number of applications that institutions may submit. Renewals and Resubmissions: Renewal (formerly competing continuation ) applications are not allowed. Resubmission (formerly revision or amended) applications are not to be submitted. All Pioneer Award applications will be considered new applications, regardless of any previous applications to the Program