Short-Term Interdisciplinary CareerEnhancement Awardsfor NeurodegenerationResearch (K18)

The summary for the Short-Term Interdisciplinary CareerEnhancement Awardsfor NeurodegenerationResearch (K18) 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.
Short-Term Interdisciplinary CareerEnhancement Awardsfor NeurodegenerationResearch (K18): The NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience is a framework to enhance cooperative activities among the NIH Office of the Director and 15 NIH Institutes and Centers that support research on the nervous system. By pooling resources and expertise, the Blueprint takes advantage of economies of scale, confronts challenges too large for any single Institute or Center, and develops research tools and infrastructure that will serve the entire neuroscience community. In 2007, the Blueprint is focusing on neurodegeneration. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits short-term mentored career development (K18) grant applications from established investigators seeking short-term mentored career development and enhancement training experiences of six-twelve months, for example, during a sabbatical year, to acquire new interdisciplinary perspectives and capabilities in research on neurodegeneration. The participating organizations intend to commit a total of $1,250,000 to this FOA for payment of applications responsive to this announcement.
Federal Grant Title: Short-Term Interdisciplinary CareerEnhancement Awardsfor NeurodegenerationResearch (K18)
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Income Security and Social Services Health Environment Education
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: RFA-DC-07-005
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.12193.173
CFDA Descriptions: Oral Diseases and Disorders Research 93.173 Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Dec 09, 2006
Posted Date: Oct 03, 2006
Creation Date: Oct 03, 2006
Archive Date: Jan 08, 2007
Total Program Funding: $1,250,000
Maximum Federal Grant Award:
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: 93.213 -- Research and Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Small businesses For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) County governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Independent school districts Special district governments City or township governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments
Additional Information on Eligibility
Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply.
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