National Institutes of Health

Description

-Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a program announcement (PA) issued by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The aim of this FOA is to invite applications to study angiogenesis in the nervous system. Specific areas of research this FOA seeks to encourage include study of the mechanisms controlling angiogenic responses to physiological and pathological stimuli, the development and patterning of nervous system vasculature, and the etiology of disorders affecting development and/or ongoing angiogenesis in nervous system vasculature. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-015, that encourages applications under the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. Please note that NIMH is not participating in the companion R01 FOA. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Who can apply

• State governments
• County governments
• City or township governments
• Special district governments
• Independent school districts
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
• Private institutions of higher education
• For-profit organizations other than small businesses
• Small businesses
• Others

Contact

NIH OER Webmaster<br/>FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV<br/>
FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV