Targeting Diseases Caused by Protein Misfolding or Misprocessing (R21)

The summary for the Targeting Diseases Caused by Protein Misfolding or Misprocessing (R21) 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.
Targeting Diseases Caused by Protein Misfolding or Misprocessing (R21): -The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite qualified scientific investigators to submit applications designed to identify small molecule reagents that specifically prevent or ameliorate a protein folding or processing defect in simple and complex genetic diseases that are of interest to the participating institutes. -This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will utilize the Exploratory/Developmental R21 grant mechanism and runs in parallel with an FOA of identical scientific scope, PAR-06-479, that solicits applications with the R01 mechanism. -Applications received in response to this program announcement will compete for funds in the general funding pool of the sponsoring Institutes. No specific funds have been set aside for this announcement.
Federal Grant Title: Targeting Diseases Caused by Protein Misfolding or Misprocessing (R21)
Federal Agency Name: National Institutes of Health
Grant Categories: Health
Type of Opportunity: Discretionary
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-06-480
Type of Funding: Grant
CFDA Numbers: 93.84793.853
CFDA Descriptions: Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders
Current Application Deadline: No deadline provided
Original Application Deadline: Feb 13, 2007
Posted Date: Jul 12, 2006
Creation Date: Jul 12, 2006
Archive Date: Mar 15, 2007
Total Program Funding:
Maximum Federal Grant Award: $200,000
Minimum Federal Grant Award:
Expected Number of Awards:
Cost Sharing or Matching: 93.866 -- Aging Research
Applicants Eligible for this Grant
For profit organizations other than small businesses State governments Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Independent school districts Private institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility
Foreign institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible agencies of the Federal Government can apply. Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct. However, the NIH will not accept similar grant applications with essentially the same research focus from the same applicant organization.
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