Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21)

The summary for the Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21) 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:	Exploratory/Developmental Clinical Research Grants in Obesity (R21)
	CFDA Number:	93.39393.837
	CFDA Description:	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research 93.837 Heart and Vascular Diseases Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Health Food and Nutrition Education
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	PA-06-256
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Mar 17, 2006
	Creation Date:	Oct 10, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 02, 2009 Multiple Receipt Dates - See Link to Full Announcement for details.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Dec 05, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$200,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	93.848 -- Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: City or township governments County governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Special district governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Independent school districts Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government are eligible to apply.
Grant Description: The goal of this initiative is to encourage exploratory/developmental clinical studies that will accelerate the development of effective interventions for prevention or treatment of overweight or obesity in either adults or children. Exploratory epidemiological research with a goal of informing translational/clinical research will also be supported within this program. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21). Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.
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