Limited Competition for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence (U54)

The summary for the Limited Competition for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence (U54) 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.
Limited Competition for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence (U54): Purpose. The NIH invites applications for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence (U54s). The overall mission of the CounterACT Research Network is to develop new and improved medical countermeasures against chemical threats (see http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/research/counterterrorism/index.htm). Chemical threats include pulmonary agents such as chlorine, industrial chemicals such as cyanide, and nerve agents such as sarin. Unlike the previous CounterACT Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), research on sulfur mustard countermeasures will not be supported by this announcement. Each new CounterACT Center of Excellence will be composed of an administrative core, three scientifically related research and development sub-projects, and one scientific core if needed and justified. This RFA announces a limited competition: Two of the three subprojects within the new Center must be Cooperative Agreement Research Projects (U01s) or SBIR Projects (U44s) that are already funded by CounterACT. The third sub-project can also be another previously-funded CounterACT U01 or U44, or it can be a new project that is fully integrated into the other projects and Center objectives. Applicants must demonstrate that the formation of a new Center will provide synergism to the overall goal of countermeasure development. One or two new specific aims within the previously-funded projects may be supported to help meet this requirement.
Federal Grant Title: Limited Competition for Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Research Centers of Excellence (U54)
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Health Environment
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-NS-08-004
Type of Funding: Cooperative Agreement
CFDA Numbers: 93.11393.846
CFDA Descriptions: Environmental Health 93.846 Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Dec 11, 2007
Posted Date: Oct 05, 2007
Creation Date: Oct 05, 2007
Archive Date: Jan 10, 2008
Total Program Funding: $1,500,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: 93.853 -- Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Private institutions of higher education Small businesses City or township governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Independent school districts Special district governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Faith-based or community-based organizations can apply.
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