National Institutes of Health

Description

The primary objective of this limited Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to support the Data Coordinating Center for the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN). The mission of the PHN is to improve the health and quality of life for children, adolescents, and young adults with congenital and acquired heart disease through multicenter collaborative clinical research. The PHN provides an infrastructure to permit multi-center evaluation of medical, interventional and surgical therapies; to serve as a training platform for fellows, junior faculty and nurses; and to disseminate results of studies to improve the scientific basis for the care of affected individuals. A separate FOA for the PHN Clinical Centers (HL-11-010) has been issued. Purpose. This limited competition funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is part of a re-issued program for the Pediatric Heart Network (PHN). The goal of the Network is to evaluate therapeutic and management strategies for children and adults with congenital heart defects and for children with inflammatory heart disease, heart muscle disease, and arrhythmias. This FOA is a limited competition, which solicits a renewal application from the current Data Coordinating Center (DCC) awardee. The DCC will support the PHN Clinical Centers as part of a research collaboration between pediatric cardiologists, pediatric cardiovascular surgeons, and others engaged in the care of patients with the conditions of interest. Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the U10 grant mechanism.

Who can apply

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education

Contact

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