Notice Special Interest NOSI): Availability Administrative Supplements the Rare Disease Clinical Research Network RDCRN) Notice Number: NOT-TR-20-006 Key Dates Release Date: February 27, 2020 First Available Due Date: April 01, 2020 Expiration Date: April 04, 2022 Related Announcements RFA-TR-18-020 Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia RDCRC) the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network RDCRN) U54 Clinical Trial Optional) PA-18-591 Administrative Supplements Existing NIH Grants Cooperative Agreements Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) Issued National Center Advancing Translational Sciences ( NCATS) National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute NHLBI) National Institute Arthritis Musculoskeletal Skin Diseases NIAMS) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Child Health Human Development NICHD) National Institute Diabetes Digestive Kidney Diseases NIDDK) National Institute Neurological Disorders Stroke NINDS) Purpose National Center Advancing Translational Sciences NCATS) informs Program Directors/Principal Investigators PDs/PIs) holding active Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia RDCRC) the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network RDCRN) U54) awards the opportunity submit administrative supplement requests through NIH Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement FOA), PA-18-591, ldquo;Administrative Supplements Existing NIH Grants Cooperative Agreements Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)”. supplements provide short-term and/or catalytic support projects a significant unmet needs. Applicants the administrative supplements encouraged form new collaborations enhance reach impact the activity. Administrative supplements must add value the science proposed the aims the original project; such, they must within scientific scope the parent grant. Enthusiasm be higher requests describe clear outcome that the potential greatest impact across RDCRN these outcomes be subsequently distributed shared throughout consortium. RDCRN Program also identified specific areas interest accordance its aim to advance diagnosis, management, treatment rare diseases a focus clinical trial readiness. The RDCRN priority research areas would appropriate requests supplemental funding include, are limited to, topics listed here: Methods accelerate diagnosis Genomic analysis/characterization, interpretation e.g., Gene Curation leveraging ClinGen resources) Novel precision personalized approaches treatment Outreach increase research participant diversity Addressing health disparities Expanding focus women’s health Expanding focus mental health issues Expanding age range research participants Evolving technologies e.g., remote data capture, augmented reality) facilitate assessment, management treatment rare diseases. Trans-network research common interests e.g., shared molecular etiologies, research data collections approaches) Administrative supplement requests support clinical trials not accepted and/or considered response this funding opportunity announcement. Applications should demonstrate the supplement be completed within project period. applicable, proposed research effort should supported a strong rationale should contribute advancing translational sciences. Applicants strongly encouraged discuss potential requests their Program Official listed the Notice Grant Award the parent grant. Award Project Period Administrative supplements limited 12 months. Budget Available Funds Supplement budget requests not exceed 150,000 per year direct costs must reflect actual needs the proposed project. is guarantee funds available NCATS for any specific grant. Application Submission Information Eligible Individuals Program Director/Principal Investigator) Applicants must hold active RDCRN award: only parent RDCRN cooperative agreement awards funded through following FOA any reissues this announcement) eligible request supplemental funding under NOSI: RFA-TR-18-020: Rare Diseases Clinical Research Consortia RDCRC) the Rare Diseases Clinical Research Network RDCRN) U54 Clinical Trial Optional) supplements parent awards include multiple PDs/PIs, supplement be requested any all the PDs/PIs accordance the existing leadership plan) must submitted the awardee institution the parent award. Submitting Application Applications this initiative must submitted using following opportunity its subsequent reissued equivalent. PA-18-591 - Administrative Supplements Existing NIH Grants Cooperative Agreements Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional) instructions the SF424 R&R) Application Guide and PA-18-591 must followed, the following additions: funding consideration, applicants must include ldquo;NOT-TR-20-006” without quotation marks) the Agency Routing Identifier field box 4b) the SF424 R&R form. Applications without information box 4b not considered this initiative. facilitate efficient processing the request, applicants strongly encouraged notify Tiina Urv
urvtiin@mail.nih.gov), well the assigned IC program officer IC grants management specialist the parent award a request been submitted response this NOSI. Research Strategy section the application limited to 6 pages. Applicant organizations submit only application per fiscal year this NOSI. process Streamlined Submissions using eRA Commons cannot used this initiative. applications must submitted electronically using single-project application form package. Please note, for single multi-project applications applicants must the form package the Competition ID ldquo;FORMS-E-ADMINSUPP-RESEARCH". one the methods described PA-18-591. Paper submissions applications submitted attachments be returned. Application Due Date April 1, 2020; April 1, 2021; April 1, 2022, 5:00 PM local time applicant organization. Inquiries Please direct inquiries to: Tiina K. Urv, Ph.D. National Center Advancing Translational Sciences NCATS) Telephone: 301-827-2746 Email:
urvtiin@mail.nih.gov