This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits applications to establish a Coordination and Data Sharing Center (CDSC) in support of the Research and Development of Vaccines and Monoclonal Antibodies for Pandemic Preparedness (ReVAMPP) Centers.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/08/2023
Size of the Grant: $1.5M
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The purpose of the CDSC is to support, coordinate, and manage ongoing and planned activities within the ReVAMPP Network. The CDSC is expected to establish and maintain a collaborative ReVAMPP Network platform for data sharing and dissemination as needed to harmonize reagents, assays, animal models and exchange knowledge on structure/function-based vaccine solutions and antigen/immunogen design as well as assess the utility of vaccine technology platforms for virus families studied under the ReVAMPP Centers. The CDSC is also expected to facilitate effective communications across the ReVAMPP Centers by scheduling, and managing all meetings, tracking overall network progress and outputs, developing opportunities for collaboration among the Centers such as establishing working groups, and collating information and facilitating exchange with other NIAID/NIH programs, U.S. Government (USG) partners, and other key stakeholders, including the World Health Organization (WHO), Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) among others as appropriate.
Research Objectives and Scope
The CDSC will develop new or reuse and adapt existing data sharing platforms and data templates for all types of data generated by the ReVAMPP Centers which may include building on publicly available platforms and templates within other NIAID-supported programs such as ImmPort. These platforms and templates may include those related to reagents, tools, assays, models, vaccine technology platforms, immune epitope design and/or correlates of protection. The CDSC will also develop, in conjunction with NIAID and the ReVAMPP Centers’ PD(s)/PI(s), a network wide ReVAMPP governance structure and provide guidance as to engagement with stakeholders within and outside the research centers.
This NOFO will utilize a bi-phasic, milestone-driven cooperative agreement award mechanism with the UG3 Phase consisting of the first 3 years, and UH3 Phase consisting of years 4 and 5. Although applicants will apply for five years of funding, near the end of year 3, grantees will submit a transition package for the UH3 Phase which will be evaluated by NIAID program staff for progress towards the development of Network data sharing platforms and facilitation of Network communication and collaboration. The administrative review will be based on successful achievement of milestones included in the application and negotiated with the recipient prior to award, overall network advancement, and the availability of funding.
Funding Information
Application budgets are not expected to exceed $1.5M in direct costs per year and need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Award Project Period
The project period is 5 years.
Eligible Applicants
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 Government
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
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.
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