Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA CA 16 502
Apply for RFA CA 16 502
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition: The Chernobyl Tissue Bank - Coordinating Center (U24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.393, 93.396, 93.399.
- This funding opportunity was created on Sep 30, 2016.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 20, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $300,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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Opportunity Summary:
Limited Competition: The Chernobyl Tissue Bank - Coordinating Center (U24) is a National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute funding opportunity (RFA-CA-16-502) that supports the renewal of the Coordinating Center for the Chernobyl Tissue Bank (CTB). It is offered as a cooperative agreement (U24), meaning the NIH is expected to have substantial involvement in the work rather than acting only as a pass-through funder. The program sits in the health and education-related research space and is tied to NIH cancer-related assistance listings (CFDA 93.393, 93.396, 93.399).
The central purpose of the opportunity is to keep the Chernobyl Tissue Bank operating as a long-term, high-value research resource focused on thyroid cancer biology. Thyroid cancer is highlighted as a major health consequence linked to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, and the CTB exists to make well-characterized biological specimens and associated data available for current and future scientific studies. The CTB is described as a collaborative international resource supported by the National Cancer Institute together with another international partner, and it relies on the active participation of countries that were critically affected by the Chernobyl accident.
The Coordinating Center is framed as the key piece of infrastructure that makes the entire tissue bank function effectively. Its role is to lead, plan, integrate, and deliver on the CTB research resource objectives in close collaboration with the participating institutions located in the Chernobyl-affected countries. In practical terms, this kind of coordinating function typically involves harmonizing procedures across sites, ensuring consistent standards for specimen handling and data collection, coordinating communications and logistics among international partners, and keeping the overall resource organized, accessible, and scientifically useful to the broader research community. The emphasis in the announcement is not on running a single standalone research project, but on maintaining and guiding a shared platform that enables many downstream studies on thyroid cancer.
This is a limited competition, and it specifically solicits a renewal application for the CTB Coordinating Center rather than opening a broad call for new, unrelated coordinating centers. The eligibility category is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," which signals that the applicant pool is restricted and defined by details in the full announcement rather than being universally open to all organizations.
In terms of funding scope, the opportunity lists an award ceiling of $300,000 and anticipates making one award. The funding opportunity was created on September 30, 2016, with an original closing date of January 20, 2017. Overall, the grant is designed to sustain the organizational backbone of an established international biobank that supports ongoing and future investigations into radiation-associated thyroid cancer following the Chernobyl disaster.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1) What is this funding opportunity?
This opportunity is a National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Cancer Institute (NCI) funding announcement titled "Limited Competition: The Chernobyl Tissue Bank - Coordinating Center (U24)" with funding opportunity number RFA-CA-16-502. It supports renewal of the Coordinating Center for the Chernobyl Tissue Bank (CTB).
2) What type of award mechanism is being used?
The award mechanism is a cooperative agreement (U24). This means NIH is expected to have substantial involvement in the work, rather than serving only as a pass-through funder.
3) What is the main purpose of this grant?
The central purpose is to keep the Chernobyl Tissue Bank operating as a long-term, high-value research resource focused on thyroid cancer biology by sustaining the Coordinating Center that enables the bank to function effectively.
4) What is the Chernobyl Tissue Bank (CTB) intended to support?
The CTB is intended to make well-characterized biological specimens and associated data available for current and future scientific studies, with a focus on thyroid cancer as a major health consequence linked to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident.
5) Is this opportunity funding a single research project or a shared research resource?
The emphasis is on maintaining and guiding a shared platform (the CTB as a research resource) rather than running a single standalone research project. The Coordinating Center supports many downstream studies by keeping the resource organized, accessible, and scientifically useful.
6) What does the CTB Coordinating Center do?
The Coordinating Center is described as the key infrastructure that makes the CTB function. It leads, plans, integrates, and delivers the CTB research resource objectives in close collaboration with participating institutions in Chernobyl-affected countries.
7) What kinds of activities are typically part of a coordinating center role (based on the description in the announcement)?
Based on how the Coordinating Center is framed, typical activities include harmonizing procedures across sites, ensuring consistent standards for specimen handling and data collection, coordinating communications and logistics among international partners, and maintaining organization and accessibility of the specimens and data for broader research use.
8) Who is offering and supporting this opportunity?
The opportunity is offered by NIH through the National Cancer Institute. The CTB itself is described as a collaborative international resource supported by NCI together with another international partner, with active participation from countries critically affected by the Chernobyl accident.
9) Is this an open competition?
No. This is a limited competition and specifically solicits a renewal application for the CTB Coordinating Center rather than inviting broad applications for new or unrelated coordinating centers.
10) Who is eligible to apply?
The eligibility category is listed as "Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification)," indicating eligibility is restricted and defined by details in the full announcement rather than being universally open to all organizations.
11) How many awards are expected to be made?
The announcement anticipates making one award.
12) What is the award ceiling (maximum funding amount) for this opportunity?
The opportunity lists an award ceiling of $300,000.
13) What research area does this program fall under?
The program sits in the health and education-related research space and is tied to NIH cancer-related assistance listings, with CFDA numbers 93.393, 93.396, and 93.399.
14) Why is thyroid cancer emphasized in this opportunity?
Thyroid cancer is highlighted as a major health consequence linked to the Chernobyl accident. The CTB exists to support thyroid cancer biology research by providing specimens and associated data for scientific studies.
15) What makes CTB an international resource?
The CTB is described as a collaborative international resource supported by NCI and another international partner, and it relies on active participation from countries that were critically affected by the Chernobyl accident.
16) What is the relationship between the Coordinating Center and participating institutions?
The Coordinating Center is expected to work in close collaboration with participating institutions located in Chernobyl-affected countries, integrating and coordinating efforts so the tissue bank operates effectively across international sites.
17) When was this funding opportunity created and when did it close?
The funding opportunity was created on September 30, 2016, and it had an original closing date of January 20, 2017.
18) What is the overall outcome this grant is designed to sustain?
The grant is designed to sustain the organizational backbone of an established international biobank so it can continue supporting ongoing and future investigations into radiation-associated thyroid cancer following the Chernobyl disaster.
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