Limited Competition for the Continuation of the NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium (U01)

The summary for the Limited Competition for the Continuation of the NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium (U01) 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 the Continuation of the NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium (U01): Purpose. The purpose of this Limited Competition is to invite applications from the clinical sites and the Data Coordinating Center (DCC) that have participated in the NIDDK Gastroparesis Consortium, and therefore have continued access to the cohort of patients and the data from the prospective observational study of Gastroparesis patients. The primary objectives of this initiative are to continue follow-up of the well-characterized and highly motivated gastroparetic patients, to continue ongoing trials that have been initiated, and to provide a platform for informative ancillary studies. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the NIH cooperative agreement (U01)award mechanism. Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. The NIDDK intends to commit approximately $4 million dollars in Fiscal Year 2011 to fund up to six participating clinical centers and one DCC in response to this Limited Competition.