NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network

The summary for the NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network 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.

NICHD Maternal Fetal Medicine Units Network: - The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) invites applications from investigators willing to participate with the NICHD under a cooperative agreement in an ongoing multi-center clinical program designed to investigate problems in clinical obstetrics, particularly those related to prevention of low birth weight, prematurity, and medical problems of pregnancy. - The NICHD intends to commit approximately $10.3 million in total costs (Direct plus Facilities and Administrative costs) in FY 2006 to fund 13 to 16 new and/or competing continuation grants in response to this RFA. - An applicant may request a project period of up to five years and a budget for direct costs up to $180,000 per year. - This funding opportunity will use the NIH Cooperative Clinical Research (U10) award mechanism. - An investigator may submit an application if his/her institution has any of the following characteristics: For-profit or non-profit organizations, public or private institutions, such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, Units of State and local governments, eligible agencies of the Federal government. - Eligible principal investigators include any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs. - A workshop on the RFA will be held on February 9, 2005 in conjunction with the Society for Maternal Fetal Medicine meeting in Reno, NV. The presentation will be available online (http://www.nichd.nih.gov/RFA/HD-04-023/Workshop.htm) - Applications must be prepared using the PHS 398 research grant application instructions and forms. The PHS 398 is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone (301) 435-0714, Email: [email protected]. Applications must be received by the date listed under Key Dates, above. - There is no limit on the number of applications an applicant may submit. - Telecommunications for the hearing impaired is available at: TTY 301-451-0088