Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network Clinical Site Hubs (U10)

The summary for the Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network Clinical Site Hubs (U10) 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.

Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network Clinical Site Hubs (U10): -The overall purpose of this initiative is to solicit applications for clinical site hubs to provide clinical infrastructure within the Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network for the evaluation of treatments for patients with a broad spectrum of neurological emergencies. -This is a companion RFA to the NETT Network Coordinating Center (RFA NS-06-002, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-06-002.html) and to the NETT Statistical and Data Management Center (RFA NS-06-008). -An applicant may request a project period of up to 5 years, and up to $200,000 in direct costs per year to develop the Neurological Emergencies Treatment Trials (NETT) Network and complete two clinical trials of interventions for neurological emergencies. -An amount of $200,000 in direct costs will be awarded per Hub, in FY 2006 -As many as eleven awards will be made in response to this RFA. -The award mechanism to be used is the NIH U10 clinical research cooperative agreement mechanism. Applicants will be solely responsible for planning, directing, and executing the proposed project. NIH staff will be substantially involved as a partner with the Principal Investigator. -Eligible organizations include: for-profit or non-profit organizations, public or private institutions such as universities, colleges, hospitals, and laboratories, units of State and local government, eligible agencies of the federal government, domestic institutions/organizations, faith-based or community-based organizations, Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized); Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized); and Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization. Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. -Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with their institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. -See Section IV.1 for application materials. -Telecommunications for the hearing impaired is available at: TTY 301-451-0088