NINDS Neuroscience Funding Announcements

Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network
Funding Contact: NINDS Funding Coordinator
Funding Categories: Neurogenetics

Brief Description:
The purpose of this cooperative research network is to facilitate clinical research in rare diseases through support for 1) collaborative clinical research in rare diseases, including longitudinal studies of individuals with rare diseases, clinical studies, phase one and two trials, and/or pilot and demonstration projects; 2) training of clinical investigators in rare diseases research; 3) a test bed for distributed clinical data management that incorporates novel approaches and technologies for data management, data mining, and data sharing across rare diseases, data types, and platforms; and 4) access to information related to rare diseases for basic and clinical researchers, academic and practicing physicians, patients, and the lay public.

NIH Guide: RFA-RR-03-002
Release Date: 2003-02-27
Expiration Date: 2003-04-30