Opportunity PAR-08-135

The summary for the Opportunity PAR-08-135 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.

Opportunity PAR-08-135: -Purpose. The primary purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA), issued by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), is to encourage the submission of high quality, preliminary research of humans that will advance the science of CAM. Such studies will ultimately provide a solid foundation and justification for larger, subsequent clinical studies to determine definitively the efficacy and effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) approaches.-Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the mechanism, numbers, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received. -Budget and Project Period. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed three years. Direct costs are limited to $400,000 over an R21 three-year period, with no more than $250,000 in direct costs allowed in any single year. The R21 is not renewable.

Federal Grant Title:	Opportunity PAR-08-135
Federal Agency Name:	National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories:	Education Health
Type of Opportunity:	Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number:	PAR-08-135
Type of Funding:	Grant
CFDA Numbers:	93.213
CFDA Descriptions:	Research and Training in Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Current Application Deadline:	Jan 07, 2010
Original Application Deadline:	May 07, 2011
Posted Date:	Apr 03, 2008
Creation Date:	Sep 25, 2009
Archive Date:	Feb 07, 2010
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award:	$250,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments - County governments - City or township governments - Special district governments - Independent school districts - Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) - Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities - Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) - 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: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 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
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