Continuation, Expansion and Merging of the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC) and the Cholestatic Liver Consortium (CLiC) to form the Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (ChiLDREN) (U01)

The summary for the Continuation, Expansion and Merging of the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC) and the Cholestatic Liver Consortium (CLiC) to form the Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (ChiLDREN) (U01) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, 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 in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Continuation, Expansion and Merging of the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC) and the Cholestatic Liver Consortium (CLiC) to form the Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (ChiLDREN) (U01)
	CFDA Number:	93.848
	CFDA Description:	Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health Food and Nutrition
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-DK-08-005
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jun 06, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 06, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Nov 25, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Dec 26, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$5,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education County governments Special district governments Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
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.
Grant Description: -Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) issued by NIDDK, National Institutes of Health is to solicit cooperative agreement (U01) applications from qualified investigators to continue, expand and merge the Biliary Atresia Research Consortium (BARC) and the Cholestatic Liver Consortium (CLiC) to form the Childhood Liver Disease Research and Education Network (ChiLDREN). This Network will consist of up to fifteen clinical sites, four biological cores and a single data coordinating center and is intended to support research in pediatric liver diseases so as to facilitate the discovery of new diagnostic, etiologic and treatment options for children with liver diseases including those that undergo liver transplantation. In addition, the network is aimed at training the next generation of investigators in rare pediatric liver diseases and educating the scientific and public communities about these diseases. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH Cooperative Agreement (U01) grant mechanism. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The total amount of funding that the NIDDK expects to award through this announcement is $5 million; the anticipated number of awards will be up to fifteen clinical centers (CC) and one data coordinating center (DCC). The biological and/or administrative cores will be funded as part of either the CC or DCC applications.
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