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- The National Institutes of Health in the environment health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition NIH Competitive Revision Awards for Creating Virtual Consortium for Translational/Transdisciplinary Environmental Research (ViCTER) (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.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 24, 2009 and posted on Nov 17, 2009.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 26, 2010. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- The funding agency has allocated a total of $2,500,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) City or township governments State governments Independent school districts Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education County governments Private institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification) Special district governments Small businesses Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
- Other Eligible Applicants include the following Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions 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.
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Opportunity Summary:
The Limited Competition NIH Competitive Revision Awards for Creating a Virtual Consortium for Translational/Transdisciplinary Environmental Research (ViCTER) (R01) is an NIEHS-led grant opportunity designed to build stronger, more connected teams around environmental health problems that cut across traditional research boundaries. The core idea is to speed up progress on diseases and conditions where environmental exposures are known, or strongly suspected, to contribute to onset, severity, or progression. To do that, the program pushes investigators to move beyond a single-lab or single-discipline approach and instead create a coordinated "virtual consortium" that actively shares knowledge, methods, and resources, with the aim of producing findings that are more directly useful for human health.
This opportunity is structured as a competitive revision (often called a competing supplement) to an existing NIEHS-funded R01 rather than a brand-new standalone R01. In practical terms, an investigator who already holds an active NIEHS R01 serves as the lead applicant, principal investigator, and overall consortium coordinator. That lead PI is expected to recruit two new collaborators who bring additional expertise that meaningfully broadens the work. The emphasis is on deliberately mixing perspectives such as basic science and technology development (mechanism-oriented research), clinical and patient-oriented research, and population-based or epidemiologic approaches, along with other relevant environmental health expertise. The program is specifically looking for collaborations that create real synergy, meaning the combined effort should allow questions to be answered that would not be feasible or as impactful if each group worked independently.
A central requirement is that the competitive revision application proposes added scientific work through new aims. The lead NIEHS R01 project should add one to two new specific aims, and each of the two new collaborators should also contribute one to two specific aims. Collectively, these aims must significantly expand the scope of the existing funded project in a way that makes it more transdisciplinary and more translational. "Translational" here is essentially about moving discoveries toward improved human health outcomes, whether that is by clarifying mechanisms that can inform intervention, improving exposure assessment tools that can be used in real-world studies, linking biomarkers to clinical endpoints, or generating evidence that better supports prevention or policy decisions. The "virtual consortium" concept signals that the collaboration does not have to be co-located; what matters is coordinated planning, strong communication, and tangible sharing of expertise and resources around a common environmental stressor or set of stressors.
In terms of funding scale, NIEHS indicated an intention to commit a total of about $2.5 million in FY2010 to support an estimated 5 to 7 competitive revision awards under this announcement, with the usual caveat that awards depend on available funds and the receipt of enough high-quality applications. The funding instrument is a grant, and there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement. The opportunity falls under the environmental health program area (CFDA 93.113) and is administered by the National Institutes of Health.
Eligibility is broad and includes many types of U.S. and non-U.S. organizations, although the key limiting factor is that the lead applicant must be tied to an existing NIEHS-funded R01 that can be revised through this mechanism. Eligible applicant organizations listed include public and private institutions of higher education, state and local governments, tribal governments and tribal organizations, nonprofits (including both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) entities), for-profit organizations (including small businesses), public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, independent school districts, special district governments, and various mission-specific institution types such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities. The announcement also notes that non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities/foreign organizations and U.S. territories or possessions are included among eligible applicants, as well as faith-based and community-based organizations and certain federal agencies, as described in the full eligibility text.
Key identifying details for the opportunity include Funding Opportunity Number PAR-10-030, posting date November 17, 2009, and an original closing date of January 13, 2010 that was later extended to a current closing date of February 26, 2010. The archive date is March 26, 2010. The full program announcement is available through the NIH Grants Guide at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-030.html, and NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster contacts are provided for technical access issues.
Overall, this grant is best understood as a targeted, limited-competition add-on to active NIEHS R01 projects that want to pivot into a more integrated, cross-cutting model of environmental health research. It rewards investigators who can form a credible, well-coordinated consortium around a shared environmental exposure problem and propose new, tightly connected aims that expand the parent grant into work that is more collaborative, more translational, and more likely to produce results that can be used to protect or improve human health.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the Limited Competition NIH Competitive Revision Awards for Creating a Virtual Consortium for Translational/Transdisciplinary Environmental Research (ViCTER) (R01)?
This is an NIEHS-led NIH funding opportunity that supports a "virtual consortium" model to strengthen connected, team-based environmental health research. The goal is to accelerate progress on diseases and conditions where environmental exposures are known, or strongly suspected, to affect onset, severity, or progression by encouraging coordinated, cross-disciplinary collaboration and sharing of knowledge, methods, and resources.
What is the main purpose of this program?
The program is designed to move beyond single-lab or single-discipline projects and create coordinated collaborations that can produce more translational, human-health-relevant findings. It emphasizes work that is more likely to inform prevention, policy, exposure assessment, biomarkers, clinical links, or interventions tied to environmental stressors.
What does "virtual consortium" mean in this opportunity?
"Virtual consortium" means the collaborating team does not have to be co-located at the same institution. What matters is coordinated planning, strong communication, and tangible sharing of expertise and resources across the team while focusing on a common environmental stressor (or set of stressors).
Is this a new standalone R01 award?
No. This opportunity is structured as a competitive revision (also described as a competing supplement) to an existing NIEHS-funded R01, not a brand-new standalone R01 application.
Who must serve as the lead applicant and principal investigator (PI)?
The lead applicant/PI must be the investigator who already holds an active NIEHS-funded R01 that will be revised through this competitive revision mechanism. That lead PI also serves as the overall consortium coordinator.
How many collaborators are required, and what is expected of them?
The lead PI is expected to recruit two new collaborators who add expertise that meaningfully broadens the overall work. The program is looking for intentionally mixed perspectives (for example, combining basic/mechanistic science, technology development, clinical/patient-oriented research, and population-based/epidemiologic approaches, along with other relevant environmental health expertise).
What kind of collaboration is the program trying to encourage?
The program is specifically looking for synergy, meaning the combined effort should enable questions to be answered that would not be feasible or as impactful if each group worked independently.
Are new scientific aims required in the competitive revision application?
Yes. A central requirement is that the competitive revision proposes added scientific work through new aims.
How many new specific aims should be included, and who contributes them?
The lead NIEHS R01 project should add one to two new specific aims, and each of the two new collaborators should also contribute one to two specific aims. Collectively, these aims must significantly expand the scope of the existing funded project and make it more transdisciplinary and more translational.
What does "transdisciplinary" mean in the context of this opportunity?
Based on the description, "transdisciplinary" refers to deliberately integrating methods, perspectives, and expertise across traditional research boundaries (for example, spanning mechanistic work, clinical research, and population-based approaches) to address environmental health problems in a more connected way.
What does "translational" mean for ViCTER?
"Translational" is framed as moving discoveries toward improved human health outcomes. Examples described include clarifying mechanisms that can inform intervention, improving exposure assessment tools for real-world studies, linking biomarkers to clinical endpoints, or generating evidence that better supports prevention or policy decisions.
What scientific topic area does this program focus on?
The focus is environmental health, especially diseases and conditions where environmental exposures are known or strongly suspected to contribute to onset, severity, or progression.
Which NIH institute is leading this opportunity?
The opportunity is NIEHS-led and administered by the National Institutes of Health.
What is the funding mechanism?
The funding instrument is a grant, issued as competitive revision awards to existing NIEHS-funded R01 projects.
Is cost-sharing or matching required?
No. The opportunity states there is no cost-sharing or matching requirement.
How much funding did NIEHS intend to commit, and how many awards were expected?
NIEHS indicated an intention to commit about $2.5 million in FY2010 to support an estimated 5 to 7 competitive revision awards, depending on available funds and the receipt of a sufficient number of high-quality applications.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligibility includes a wide range of U.S. and non-U.S. organization types listed in the announcement. The key limiting factor is that the lead applicant must be tied to an existing NIEHS-funded R01 that can be revised through this mechanism.
What types of organizations are included in the eligibility list?
The eligibility list includes public and private institutions of higher education; state and local governments; tribal governments and tribal organizations; nonprofits (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)); for-profit organizations (including small businesses); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; independent school districts; special district governments; and mission-specific institution types such as HBCUs, Hispanic-serving institutions, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian-serving institutions, and tribally controlled colleges and universities.
Are non-U.S. organizations eligible?
Yes. The eligibility language includes non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities/foreign organizations and also notes U.S. territories or possessions among eligible applicants, as described in the full eligibility text.
Are faith-based or community-based organizations included in eligibility?
Yes. The announcement notes that faith-based and community-based organizations are included among eligible applicants.
Does this opportunity have a Funding Opportunity Number?
Yes. The Funding Opportunity Number is PAR-10-030.
When was the opportunity posted, and what were the key dates?
The posting date is November 17, 2009. The original closing date was January 13, 2010, and it was later extended to a current closing date of February 26, 2010. The archive date is March 26, 2010.
Where can applicants find the full program announcement?
The full program announcement is available through the NIH Grants Guide at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-030.html.
What CFDA program area is associated with this opportunity?
The opportunity is listed under the environmental health program area, CFDA 93.113.
What is the practical "best fit" for this opportunity?
It is best suited for active NIEHS R01 projects that want to expand into a more integrated, cross-cutting model by building a credible consortium around a shared environmental exposure problem and proposing tightly connected new aims that make the parent project more collaborative, more translational, and more likely to produce results that can be used to protect or improve human health.
Who is listed for technical access issues related to the posting?
The opportunity notes that NIH Office of Extramural Research webmaster contacts are provided for technical access issues, as referenced in the full announcement materials.
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