Opportunity Information: Apply for PAR 14 092
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- The National Institutes of Health in the education environment health income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113 Environmental Health 93.172 Human Genome Research 93.273 Alcohol Research Programs 93.279 Drug Abuse and Addiction Research Programs 93.286 Discovery and Applied Research for Technological Innovations to Improve Human Health 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention Research 93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis Research 93.395 Cancer Treatment Research 93.396 Cancer Biology Research 93.399 Cancer Control 93.853 Extramural Research Programs in the Neurosciences and Neurological Disorders 93.865 Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research 93.866 Aging Research 93.867 Vision Research.
- This funding opportunity was created on Mar 3, 2014 and posted on Feb 6, 2014.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 7, 2016. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Public and State controlled institutions of higher education City or township governments Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) For profit organizations other than small businesses Special district governments Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Small businesses Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education State governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Private institutions of higher education County governments Independent school districts.
- 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 Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01 funding opportunity (PAR-14-092) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant program designed to push promising bioengineering tools and technologies from early promise into broadly usable, well-tested solutions for biomedical research and, where relevant, clinical practice. The central idea is not just to invent something new, but to mature it into a robust, well-characterized technology that clearly fills an unmet need and can be adopted by the wider biomedical community. NIH is looking for projects where the engineering is tightly connected to a real biological or medical problem, and where the end result can measurably improve how researchers study life processes or how clinicians diagnose, monitor, or treat disease.
A defining feature of this FOA is its emphasis on multidisciplinary, team-based work. Applications are expected to bring together expertise across bioengineering and quantitative disciplines while also involving biomedical researchers and/or clinicians throughout the project, not as occasional advisors but as engaged partners. The expectation is that this kind of integrated collaboration will keep the technology development grounded in real-world constraints, accelerate iteration and validation, and improve the odds that the final product is something people will actually use. In practical terms, the program is aimed at bridging the gap between a clever prototype and a dependable, validated platform or method that others can reproduce and deploy.
The projects supported under this opportunity are intended to be ambitious but still oriented toward tangible outcomes within a defined horizon. The FOA frames its program goal as supporting efforts that can deliver meaningful solutions within roughly 5 to 10 years, signaling that NIH wants a credible path from development through characterization, validation, and eventual adoption. The focus is on accelerating development and adoption, so applicants should be thinking about performance metrics, benchmarking, reliability, usability, and how the technology will be disseminated or implemented beyond the originating lab.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant opportunity using the NIH R01 funding mechanism. It was posted on February 6, 2014, with an original and current closing date of January 7, 2016, and it was archived on February 7, 2016. There is no cost sharing or matching requirement, meaning applicants are not required to contribute a specific non-federal match to be eligible.
Eligibility is broad and includes a wide range of organization types. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), and various government entities such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts. The FOA also allows applications from Native American tribal governments (both federally recognized and other-than-federally recognized) and related tribal organizations. In addition, the announcement explicitly notes eligibility for a range of institution types and communities, including 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 and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations where relevant.
Notably, foreign participation is permitted. Non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) are eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible, and foreign components as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement are allowed. This flexibility reflects the program’s interest in supporting the best-qualified teams and the most impactful technology development efforts, even when key expertise or validation settings are outside the United States.
The opportunity is associated with multiple CFDA program areas spanning environmental health, genomics, alcohol and drug abuse research, technology innovations to improve human health, a broad range of cancer research categories, neuroscience and neurological disorders, child health and human development, aging, and vision research. In effect, BRP is positioned as a cross-cutting bioengineering technology program that can serve many disease areas and research domains, so long as the proposed engineering effort is rigorous, quantitatively grounded, and clearly tied to an important biomedical problem.
For full details, NIH provided an additional information link to the archived FOA page (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-092.html). Applicants or readers who have difficulty accessing the announcement or linking to it were directed to the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contacts listed in the notice.
Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01 (PAR-14-092) - FAQs
What is the Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01 funding opportunity?
The Bioengineering Research Partnerships (BRP) R01 (PAR-14-092) is an NIH grant opportunity intended to advance promising bioengineering tools and technologies from early-stage promise into broadly usable, well-tested solutions for biomedical research and, where relevant, clinical practice.
What is NIH trying to fund through this FOA?
NIH is looking for projects that do more than introduce a new invention. The emphasis is on maturing a technology into a robust, well-characterized, validated method or platform that addresses an unmet need and can be adopted by the wider biomedical community.
Does the program focus on technology development or biomedical questions?
The FOA emphasizes that engineering should be tightly connected to a real biological or medical problem. The intended outcome is technology that measurably improves biomedical research workflows or, when applicable, improves how clinicians diagnose, monitor, or treat disease.
What stage of technology is this program designed to support?
This opportunity is positioned to bridge the gap between a clever prototype and a dependable, validated platform or method that others can reproduce and deploy.
What makes BRP different from funding that supports early invention?
A defining feature described in the FOA is the expectation that the work will mature a technology into something robust and broadly usable, with attention to characterization, validation, reproducibility, and adoption by users beyond the originating lab.
Is multidisciplinary collaboration required or just encouraged?
The FOA emphasizes multidisciplinary, team-based work. Applications are expected to combine bioengineering and quantitative disciplines with active involvement from biomedical researchers and/or clinicians as engaged partners throughout the project.
How are biomedical researchers or clinicians expected to participate?
They are expected to be involved throughout the project, not merely listed as occasional advisors. The FOA frames this engaged partnership as a way to keep development grounded in real-world constraints and accelerate iteration and validation.
What kinds of outcomes should a BRP project aim to deliver?
Projects should aim for tangible outcomes within a defined horizon, with a credible path through development, characterization, validation, and eventual adoption by the broader biomedical community.
What time horizon does NIH describe for meaningful impact?
The FOA describes a program goal of supporting efforts that can deliver meaningful solutions within roughly 5 to 10 years.
What factors does NIH highlight related to adoption and usability?
The FOA highlights the importance of performance metrics, benchmarking, reliability, usability, and planning for dissemination or implementation beyond the originating lab.
What funding mechanism is used for this opportunity?
This is an NIH discretionary grant opportunity using the R01 funding mechanism.
When was PAR-14-092 posted, and what are the closing and archive dates?
It was posted on February 6, 2014. The original and current closing date listed is January 7, 2016. The opportunity was archived on February 7, 2016.
Is cost sharing or matching required?
No. The FOA states there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.
What types of organizations are eligible to apply?
Eligibility is broad and includes public and private institutions of higher education; nonprofit organizations (with and without 501(c)(3) status); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); and government entities such as state governments, county governments, city or township governments, special district governments, and independent school districts.
Are tribal governments and tribal organizations eligible?
Yes. The FOA allows applications from Native American tribal governments (federally recognized and other-than-federally recognized) and related tribal organizations.
Are certain institution types explicitly noted as eligible?
Yes. The announcement explicitly notes eligibility for institutions and communities including HBCUs, Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), and faith-based or community-based organizations where relevant.
Can foreign organizations apply?
Yes. Non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) are eligible to apply.
Are non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations allowed?
Yes. Non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are eligible.
Are foreign components (as defined by NIH policy) permitted?
Yes. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
What biomedical and research areas can this program support?
The opportunity is described as cross-cutting and associated with multiple CFDA program areas, spanning environmental health, genomics, alcohol and drug abuse research, technology innovations to improve human health, cancer research categories, neuroscience and neurological disorders, child health and human development, aging, and vision research.
Does the FOA limit projects to a single disease area?
No. BRP is positioned as a cross-cutting bioengineering technology program that can serve many disease areas and research domains, as long as the engineering effort is rigorous, quantitatively grounded, and clearly tied to an important biomedical problem.
Where can applicants find the full FOA details?
NIH provided an archived FOA page at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-14-092.html
What if someone cannot access the FOA link?
The notice states that people who have difficulty accessing the announcement or linking to it should contact the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster contacts listed in the notice.
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