NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (K12)

The summary for the NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (K12) 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.

NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (K12): The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to encourage institutions to propose creative and innovative institutional research career development programs which prepare clinically-trained vision scientists for independent research careers. This initiative is intended to expand and strengthen the community of investigators engaged in clinical research. Such an increase in the number of well-trained clinical researchers is necessary to achieve a pool of scientists with contemporary, multidisciplinary expertise able to leverage recent advances in ocular genetics, therapeutics, bioengineering, and bio-behavioral research in order to enhance patient treatment and to increase scientific momentum in these fields.

Federal Grant Title:	NEI Institutional Mentored Physician Scientist Award (K12)
Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories:	Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-14-352
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.867
CFDA Descriptions:	Vision Research
Current Application Deadline:	May 15, 2017
Original Application Deadline:	May 15, 2017
Posted Date:	September 26th, 2014
Creation Date:	Sep 26, 2014
Archive Date:	Jun 15, 2017
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$1,125,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:	none
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	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
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
County governments
City or township governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
For profit organizations other than small businesses
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Small businesses
Independent school districts
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
State governments
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Special district governments
Additional Information on Eligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following:
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs); 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; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
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