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Opportunity Summary:

The Limited Competition National Primate Research Centers (P51) opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number PAR-11-136) is a discretionary NIH grant program administered through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR). Its purpose is to support the ongoing activities and infrastructure of the National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs), which serve as centralized, national resources for biomedical and translational research that relies on nonhuman primates (NHPs). The core idea behind the program is that NHPs are among the closest animal relatives to humans in terms of genetics and physiology, making them especially valuable for research aimed at understanding how human biology works in both healthy and diseased states. Because studies using NHPs often require specialized veterinary care, biosecurity, facilities, behavioral management, and expert staff, this funding emphasizes the value of concentrating those capabilities in dedicated primate centers rather than duplicating them across many individual laboratories.

The NPRCs funded under this mechanism are positioned as shared, national research infrastructure. They are expected to provide high-quality animal husbandry and management, along with the physical facilities and scientific expertise needed to support investigators who use NHP models to study a wide range of diseases and biological processes. In practice, the program supports the enabling environment that makes NHP-based research feasible: maintaining colonies, ensuring animal welfare and appropriate care standards, providing access to animals and related services, and supporting the specialized scientific and operational resources required for rigorous, reproducible translational studies. These centers are described as complementing and helping advance the broader missions of NIH Institutes and Centers by making NHP resources available to NIH-funded researchers working on disease-focused questions.

From an administrative standpoint, this opportunity is categorized under Education and Health within the Research Infrastructure Programs CFDA number 93.351. The funding instrument is a grant, and there is no cost sharing or matching requirement noted. The listed award ceiling is $500,000. Key dates included in the record show the opportunity was posted on March 9, 2011, with an original closing date of May 7, 2014; the record also indicates a current closing date of October 24, 2013 and an archive date of November 24, 2013, reflecting that this announcement is now archived rather than active.

Eligibility is broad across nonprofit and higher education sectors, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, and nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (with additional eligibility details referenced in the full announcement). The eligibility information explicitly includes several institution types often highlighted in federal programs, such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Hispanic-Serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs). At the same time, the announcement makes clear that non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations) are not eligible to apply, and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not permitted.

For applicants and interested parties looking for the full text and requirements, the announcement points to the NIH Grants Guide link (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-136.html). For technical access issues, the contact is the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) Webmaster at FBOWebmaster@OD.NIH.GOV, which is provided for problems accessing or linking to the announcement electronically.

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