Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA NS 14 002
Apply for RFA NS 14 002
- The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Adding Legacy Clinical Data to the Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury (FITBIR) Informatics System (R03)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders.
- This funding opportunity was created on Oct 18, 2013 and posted on Jul 18, 2013.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Nov 1, 2013. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $100,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses State governments Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments County governments Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Private institutions of higher education Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized).
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs) Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government Faith based or Community based Organizations Hispanic serving Institutions Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) Regional Organizations Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) U.S. Territory or Possession Non domestic (non U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non domestic (non U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
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Opportunity Summary:
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued this discretionary grant opportunity, Funding Opportunity Number RFA-NS-14-002, titled "Adding Legacy Clinical Data to the Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury (FITBIR) Informatics System (R03)." It falls under the health funding activity category (CFDA 93.853, Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders) and uses the NIH R03 mechanism, which is commonly aimed at small, targeted projects. The core purpose of this initiative is to help investigators take existing, previously collected ("legacy") traumatic brain injury (TBI) clinical data and prepare it for integration with the FITBIR Informatics System. In practical terms, this funding is meant to support the work required to format, standardize, and align datasets so they can be uploaded into FITBIR or connected to it through federation, making the data more usable and comparable across studies.
FITBIR is a federal interagency informatics platform designed to support TBI research by promoting consistent data standards and enabling data sharing. A persistent challenge in biomedical research is that valuable older datasets were often collected using different variable definitions, file formats, coding schemes, and documentation practices. As a result, those datasets can be difficult to combine with newer data or to analyze alongside other studies. This opportunity specifically targets that gap by providing resources to clean up and harmonize legacy clinical datasets, align variables to required or recommended data elements, and ensure the data are structured and documented in a way that meets FITBIR expectations. The intended outcome is to increase the amount of high-quality TBI clinical data available through FITBIR, improve cross-study comparability, and accelerate discovery by allowing researchers to reuse and pool data more effectively.
From a funding standpoint, NIH estimated a total of about $500,000 available under this announcement, with an award ceiling of $100,000 per grant. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, which means applicants are not required to contribute non-federal funds to receive an award. Key dates show the announcement was posted July 18, 2013, created October 18, 2013, and had an original closing date of October 1, 2013 that was later extended to a current closing date of November 1, 2013. The archive date is listed as December 1, 2013, indicating it is no longer an active competition but remains part of the public record as a reference for similar future initiatives.
Eligibility is intentionally broad and includes many types of organizations that might hold relevant TBI clinical datasets. Eligible applicants include small businesses, other for-profit organizations (beyond small businesses), nonprofit organizations (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities), public and private institutions of higher education, and multiple levels of government such as state, county, city or township, special district governments, and independent school districts. The eligibility list also includes public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities and Native American tribal governments, including federally recognized tribal governments as well as other tribal government entities. NIH also explicitly notes eligibility for a wide range of mission-driven institutions, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), along with faith-based or community-based organizations and U.S. territories or possessions. Importantly, non-U.S. entities are allowed to apply, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are eligible as well. Foreign components, as defined by NIH policy, are permitted, which reflects NIH interest in capturing valuable TBI datasets that may exist outside the United States while still aligning them to a common informatics framework.
The announcement is administered by NIH, and the description emphasizes enabling investigators to obtain the practical resources needed to do the data preparation work before submission to FITBIR. While the short description does not list every allowable cost category, the nature of the work typically involves data curation tasks such as mapping study variables to standard data elements, resolving inconsistent coding or units, improving data dictionaries and metadata, de-identifying data as needed, and producing files in required structures for upload or federation. The larger policy intent behind the opportunity is to reduce the friction that prevents older datasets from being shared and reused, thereby strengthening the TBI research ecosystem by increasing the volume, quality, and interoperability of clinical data available through FITBIR.
For applicants or researchers looking for the full official details, NIH provided an additional information link to the archived funding announcement at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-14-002.html. For technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement, NIH listed the Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster contact email at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the official title and funding opportunity number for this grant?
The opportunity is titled "Adding Legacy Clinical Data to the Federal Interagency Traumatic Brain Injury (FITBIR) Informatics System (R03)" and its Funding Opportunity Number is RFA-NS-14-002.
Which federal agency issued and administers this funding opportunity?
This discretionary grant opportunity was issued and administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
What funding mechanism does this opportunity use?
It uses the NIH R03 mechanism, which is commonly aimed at small, targeted projects.
What is the CFDA number and program area associated with this opportunity?
The CFDA is 93.853, listed as "Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders," under the health funding activity category.
What is the main purpose of this funding opportunity?
The core purpose is to support investigators in taking previously collected ("legacy") traumatic brain injury (TBI) clinical data and preparing it for integration with the FITBIR Informatics System, either by uploading the data into FITBIR or connecting it through federation.
What is FITBIR?
FITBIR is a federal interagency informatics platform designed to support traumatic brain injury (TBI) research by promoting consistent data standards and enabling data sharing across studies.
What does NIH mean by "legacy" clinical data in this announcement?
"Legacy" refers to existing, previously collected TBI clinical datasets that were often created using older or inconsistent variable definitions, file formats, coding schemes, units, and documentation practices.
Why is this funding focused on harmonizing older datasets?
Older datasets can be difficult to combine with newer data or analyze alongside other studies due to differences in definitions, formats, and documentation. This opportunity targets that gap by funding the work needed to standardize and document legacy datasets so they can be shared and compared more effectively through FITBIR.
What kinds of activities are supported by this opportunity?
Based on the description, supported work centers on data preparation tasks needed to meet FITBIR expectations, such as formatting and structuring datasets, standardizing and aligning variables to required or recommended data elements, improving data dictionaries and metadata, resolving inconsistent coding or units, and de-identifying data as needed for sharing.
What is the intended outcome of funding under this announcement?
The intended outcome is to increase the amount of high-quality TBI clinical data available through FITBIR, improve cross-study comparability, and accelerate discovery by enabling data reuse and pooling across studies.
How much total funding did NIH estimate for this announcement?
NIH estimated approximately $500,000 total available under this announcement.
What is the maximum award amount per grant under this opportunity?
The award ceiling is $100,000 per grant.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The announcement specifies there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
When was the announcement posted and created?
The announcement was posted on July 18, 2013, and is listed as created on October 18, 2013.
What were the key closing dates for the application?
The original closing date was October 1, 2013, and it was later extended to a current closing date of November 1, 2013.
What does the archive date mean, and what is the archive date for this opportunity?
The archive date indicates the opportunity is no longer an active competition but remains available as a public record for reference. The archive date listed is December 1, 2013.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes: small businesses; other for-profit organizations; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); public and private institutions of higher education; state, county, city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other tribal entities); U.S. territories or possessions; and faith-based or community-based organizations.
Are mission-driven and minority-serving institutions specifically included?
Yes. The eligibility list explicitly includes HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs).
Can non-U.S. organizations apply?
Yes. Non-U.S. entities are allowed to apply, including foreign organizations and foreign institutions. Non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also eligible, and foreign components (as defined by NIH policy) are permitted.
Does this opportunity support uploading data to FITBIR, federation, or both?
Both. The description states the work is intended to prepare datasets so they can be uploaded into FITBIR or connected to it through federation.
Where can applicants find the official archived announcement?
The archived funding announcement is available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-14-002.html
Who should be contacted for technical issues accessing or linking to the announcement?
NIH listed the Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster contact email for technical issues: FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV.
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