The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Reference Laboratories (U24)

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	Federal Grant Title:	The Early Detection Research Network: Biomarker Reference Laboratories (U24)
	CFDA Number:	93.393
	CFDA Description:	Cancer Cause and Prevention Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
	Category of Funding Activity:	Education Health
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	RFA-CA-09-019
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Jul 24, 2009
	Creation Date:	Jul 24, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 29, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Oct 29, 2009
	Archive Date:	Nov 29, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$3,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - 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: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; U.S. Territory or Possession.
Grant Description: Purpose. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) solicits cooperative agreement applications for Biomarker Reference Laboratories (BRLs), one of the four components of the Early Detection Research Network (EDRN). EDRN is a national consortium funded to discover, develop, and validate biomarkers for early cancer detection, risk assessment and molecular diagnosis and prognosis of early cancer. The BRLs serve as a Network resource for clinical and laboratory validation of biomarkers, including technological developments and assay refinement. The other three main components of the EDRN are: the Biomarker Developmental Laboratories (BDLs), which have the responsibility for the development and characterization of new, or the refinement of existing, biomarkers and biomarker assays, the Clinical Validation Centers (CVCs), which conduct clinical research on the validation of biomarkers in early cancer detection and risk assessment and serve as resource centers for the EDRN by participating in collaborative biomarker validation studies and collaborating with EDRN BDLs and BRLs; and the Data Management and Coordinating Center (DMCC), which supports statistical and computational analyses, informatics infrastructure, and the coordination of network-wide meetings and conferences. Mechanism of Support. This FOA utilizes the NIH Cooperative Agreement (U24) award mechanism. Parallel FOAs for other EDRN components include RFA-CA-09-017 (U01) for BDLs, RFA-CA-09-018 (U01) for CVCs, and RFA-CA-09-020 (U24) for DMCC.
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