Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number: RFA-AI-21-005
This FOA solicits applications for a Tropical Medicine Research Centers Coordinating Center (TMRC CC) for the Tropical Medicine Research Centers (TMRC). The TMRC CC will oversee and coordinate efforts across the TMRCs related to data management, data and specimen sharing, scientific collaboration, creation and maintenance of a virtual sample repository, organizing annual meetings, managing an Opportunity Fund to support research by junior and early-stage investigators, and liaising with United States Government (USG) counterparts and other stakeholders.
Eligibility
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply.
Key Dates:
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date): May 18, 2021
Letter of Intent Due Date(s): 30 days prior to the application due date
Application due date: June 18, 2021
Award Budget: $500,000 per year in direct costs per year may be requested. Beginning in year 2, a minimum of $200,000 of that $500,000 direct costs per year will be designated for the Opportunity Fund. Application budgets should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards: NIAID intends to commit $700,000 in FY 2022 to fund one award and includes a minimum of $200,000 direct costs annually beginning in the second year to support an Opportunity Fund.
More information about this FOA can be found here- https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AI-21-005.html#_Section_II._Award_1
