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Opportunity Summary:

This funding opportunity, PAR 08 260, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) notice from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) seeking pre-applications for national Biomedical Technology Research Resources (BTRRs) using the X02 grant mechanism. The main idea is that NIH wants prospective applicants to submit a preliminary package first, as a gatekeeping step, before they can be invited to submit a full-scale application to create a new BTRR. This pre-application process is specifically aimed at new Resources; organizations that already operate an existing BTRR are not required to submit a pre-application under this announcement.

A BTRR, as framed in the related full-application announcement (PAR 08 259), is essentially a national technology hub. Its mission is to conduct research and development that produces new technologies and new or improved instruments that directly respond to the needs of scientists working across basic research, translational research, and clinical research. In other words, these Resources are not only expected to invent or refine cutting-edge tools, but to do so in a way that is driven by real-world biomedical research problems and demand from the broader scientific community. The expectation is that a BTRR will function as an enabling infrastructure: it advances technical capabilities that other labs and clinical investigators can then use to answer biological and medical questions more effectively.

Beyond technology development, BTRRs are also expected to serve the community through access, training, and dissemination. The FOA emphasizes that the Resource must make its technologies available to outside researchers, not keep them confined to the developing institution. It must also train members of the research community in how to use the technologies, which typically implies hands-on workshops, visiting scientist opportunities, courses, documentation, and other practical user support. Finally, the Resource is responsible for broad dissemination of both the technologies themselves and the experimental results generated through the Resource, meaning the impact should extend nationally rather than remain local.

A key structural point is that PAR 08 260 does not directly provide funding awards. The X02 mechanism here is being used for a pre-application step only, and the announcement explicitly states that no formal awards will be made under this FOA. Instead, it runs in parallel with PAR 08 259, which is the companion FOA describing the full application process under the P41 mechanism. For a new BTRR, submitting an X02 pre-application under PAR 08 260 is a required first step toward submitting the full P41 application under PAR 08 259. Applicants are instructed to read both announcements, since the pre-application is tied to the expectations, scope, and requirements of the eventual full application.

In terms of eligibility, the opportunity is open to a broad range of institutions and organizations. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations (including those with and without 501(c)(3) status, with the caveat that entities are directed to consult the FOA text for additional eligibility clarifications). The eligibility language also explicitly recognizes several institution types commonly highlighted in federal research funding, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and eligible agencies of the federal government. The FOA notes there is no cost sharing or matching requirement.

Administrative details in the source information indicate it is categorized as a discretionary grant opportunity in the education and health activity area, and it lists CFDA numbers 93.273 (Alcohol Research Programs) and 93.389 (National Center for Research Resources). Key dates shown include an original closing date of August 6, 2009 and a current closing date of October 8, 2009, with an archive date of November 8, 2009, reflecting that this was a time-limited solicitation. The full announcement was posted through the NIH grants guide, and contact information provided is primarily technical support through the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) webmaster for access or linking issues.

Overall, PAR 08 260 is best understood as an NIH-required pre-proposal checkpoint for groups aiming to launch a new national Biomedical Technology Research Resource. It is designed to screen and shape prospective applicants before they invest in a full P41 submission, while reinforcing that BTRRs are expected to deliver not just innovative tools, but also national-level access, user training, and broad dissemination of both methods and results.

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