Limited Competition: Continuation of the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium (U01)

The summary for the Limited Competition: Continuation of the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium (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:	Limited Competition: Continuation of the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium (U01)
	CFDA Number:	93.847
	CFDA Description:	Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Food and Nutrition Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-DK-09-501
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jan 13, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jan 13, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 19, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 19, 2009
	Archive Date:	Apr 19, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$30,000,000
	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: 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; 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) is issued by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.This limited competition FOA solicits cooperative agreement (U01) applications from institutions/organizations that are currently supported under RFA-DK-04-004 and RFA-DK-04-005 within the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium that propose to complete the currently designed CIT human islet transplantation protocols and associated mechanistic studies. 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 anticipated is 30 million dollars over three years; the anticipated number of awards is up to ten.
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