DHHS/NIH: Integration and Coordination Center for the Common Fund Data Ecosystem

This National Institutes of Health (NIH) is accepting applications for an Integration and Coordination Center (ICC) for the Common Fund Data Ecosystem (CFDE) that will help to build internal cohesion within the program.

Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Deadline: 05/28/2024

Grant Duration: 5 years

Details:

Award(s) made through this FOA will support CFDE by integrating relevant Common Fund (CF) programs within CFDE, coordinating across other CFDE centers, helping CF programs develop data sustainability plans, and ensuring continuous improvement through an annual evaluation program. The awardee(s) will work collaboratively with each other and other participating components of the CFDE to integrate and coordinate activities across the ecosystem. The end products of CFDE will be a thriving ecosystem that enables the research community to reuse CF data and resources for discoveries and new purposes.

This initiative is funded through the NIH Common Fund, which supports cross-cutting programs that are expected to have an exceptionally high impact. All Common Fund initiatives invite investigators to develop bold, innovative, and often risky approaches to address problems that may seem intractable or to seize new opportunities that offer the potential for rapid progress.

Research Objectives and Requirements of the FOA

Applicants responding to the ICC FOA are expected to familiarize themselves with the structure and other components of CFDE as described above. NIH’s key expectations for the CFDE ICC are:

• The ICC will work under the management and oversight of the Office of Strategic Coordination in partnership with NIDCR, with technical and strategic guidance from the NIH CFDE Technical Working Group composed of NIH staff from OSC and participating CF programs.
• The ICC must effectively and productively collaborate with investigators representing CF programs, CFDE centers, and CFDE initiatives. This level of collaboration is essential for the success of both the ICC and CFDE during the performance of their activities.
• The ICC is expected to provide administrative, coordination, and project management support for the three primary cores outlined below.

Project Period

The maximum project period is five years.

Eligible Organizations

Higher Education Institutions

• Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
• Private Institutions of Higher Education

The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:

• Hispanic-serving Institutions
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
• Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
• Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)

Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education

• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)

For-Profit Organizations

• Small Businesses
• For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)

Local Governments

• State Governments
• County Governments
• City or Township Governments
• Special District Governments
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)

Federal Governments

• Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
• U.S. Territory or Possession

Foreign Institutions

• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
• Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
• Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

For more information, visit Grants.gov.