- This funding opportunity will utilize the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) mechanism, but will be run in parallel with a funding opportunity announcement of identical scientific scope (RFA-DK-05-016) that will utilize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant mechanism.
- The National Institute of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney diseases (NIDDK), National Eye Institute (NEI), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and National Institute of Child Health and Human development (NICHD) invite the small business community to apply cutting edge technology to investigate the development of new approaches to predict, prevent, treat, and cure type 1 Diabetes (T1D) and its complications.
- The total funds available will be approximately $500,000 in FY2006.
- The participating institutes intend to fund 2-4 Phase I, Phase II or Fast Track STTR projects.
- Eligibility requirements are described in Section III.
- Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with his/her institution to develop an application for support. Individuals for underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH programs. On an STTR application, the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) may be employed with the small business concern or the participating non-profit research institution as long as he/she has a formal appointment with or commitment to the applicant small business concern, which is characterized by an official relationship between the small business concern and that individual.
- Applicants may submit more than one application, provided they are scientifically distinct.
- See Section IV.1 for application materials. The application instructions for this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) are located at the following links:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SF424_RR_Guide_SBIR_STTR.doc&n…;(MS Word)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SF424_RR_Guide_SBIR_STTR.pdf&n…;(PDF)
- Applicants are encouraged to return to these links for the most current version of these instructions.
- For general information on SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission, see the following Web sites:
- SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm
- General information on Electronic Submission of Grant Applications:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
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