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Opportunity Summary:

The Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-11-001) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant program originally issued through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) to strengthen shared research infrastructure for the broader biomedical community. The main goal is to support national-level resource centers that make high-value animal models and related biological materials reliably available to researchers. In practical terms, these centers function as hubs that collect, maintain, characterize, and distribute defined animal strains and other curated biological resources so that scientists across many institutions can access standardized, well-documented materials rather than recreating them independently. The program is positioned as research infrastructure support under CFDA 93.351 (Research Infrastructure Programs) and is intended to benefit a wide range of biomedical research areas by ensuring consistent access to specialized resources.

This FOA emphasizes two broad types of supported centers. First are Animal Model Resource Centers, which maintain special colonies of laboratory animals that may be rare, difficult to breed, uniquely characterized, or otherwise critical to ongoing research. Second are Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers, which can include not only animals but also associated biological materials such as reagents, cultures, and biological specimens, including cells, tissues, and organs, as well as genetic stocks. A key feature is that these resources are not meant to serve only a single lab or a narrow collaboration; the intent is distribution and service to the biomedical research community at large, with reach that can be local, regional, and ideally national, depending on the resource and user base.

The funding is designed to do two things at once: continue strong existing resources that are already serving researchers, and help develop new resources when there is a clear need and a convincing plan to operate as a community-facing center. Competitive applications would generally be expected to show that the proposed resource is genuinely in demand, that it fills a gap not already met by another repository or center, and that there is a robust operational plan for quality control, characterization, archiving, and distribution. Because these centers are meant to be relied upon by many investigators, a credible approach to standardization, documentation, and user support is central to the program purpose, even if the FOA summary does not list those elements in detail.

A notable requirement highlighted in the announcement is the expectation that applicants consult with NCRR program staff before preparing an application. This is presented as critical, not optional, because program staff can advise on whether the proposed resource concept fits the goals of the P40 mechanism, how it aligns with NCRR priorities, and whether the plan is likely to be competitive. In effect, NIH is signaling that this program is targeted and mission-driven: applicants should confirm that their resource plans match what the program is meant to fund, rather than treating it like a general-purpose research grant.

In terms of applicant eligibility, the opportunity is broad and includes many types of organizations. Eligible applicants listed include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofits (including 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities), for-profit organizations (including small businesses and other for-profits), state and local government entities (such as county and city/township governments), special district governments, independent school districts, and various tribal governments and tribal organizations. The eligibility section also notes additional categories such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions. The announcement indicates there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.

Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program, with the funding instrument type identified as a grant and the activity category listed under education and health. The FOA was posted October 1, 2010, with key dates showing an original closing date of September 7, 2013 and a current closing date of November 21, 2013, with an archive date of December 21, 2013. Although those dates indicate this specific listing has been archived, the summary still captures what the P40 resource center concept is intended to support: centralized, well-managed, widely accessible animal and biological material resources that enable reproducible and efficient biomedical research across the research community. For full details, the announcement points to the NIH Grants Guide link (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-001.html) and provides NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contact information for access or linking issues.

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