Grants & Funding

National Institutes of Health/NIH

Published Date: February 02, 2010

Program Information

Program Name:

Parkinson's Disease Data Organizing Center [PD-DOC] (U24)

Program URL:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-11-001.html

Type of Scientists Funded:

Senior Scientist/Faculty

Program Description:

This funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), solicits cooperative agreement grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to develop a redesigned and enhanced Parkinson's Disease Data Organizing Center. NINDS and NIEHS are committed to facilitating the collection and sharing of data related to clinical and translational research in Parkinson's Disease (PD). The goal of this program is to provide a resource that will serve the PD research community by developing an ongoing repository for data from clinical trials and clinical studies, including epidemiologic and genetic studies, related to PD, and sharing of these data to enhance research. These data may include clinical, as well as associated imaging, genetic, and neuropathology data elements.

In addition, the center will link clinical data with associated genetic, biospecimen, imaging, and neuropathology data as available in other databases. The Parkinson's Disease Data Organizing Center also will develop a flexible, Web-based data entry system using standardized common data elements for PD clinical research studies that can be modified by investigators for a variety of clinical research studies. The center will also maintain an up-to-date listing of resources for researchers in the scientific community. Ongoing outreach efforts should be undertaken to maximize data sharing via this resource in order to optimize research in PD. The information technology employed should serve to optimize the accessibility and usefulness of the information within the data organizing center. This FOA will utilize the NIH U24 Cooperative Agreement award mechanism. The participating institutes expect to award approximately $6 million (total costs) for a 5-year period to support a single center.

Public Contact Information

Program Award Term and Application Process

• Award Term Fixed or Variable?    Variable
• Minimum Term     
• Maximum Term     
• Award Renewable?    No
• Does an individual or institution apply to the program?    Institution
• Is there a training component to this grant?   
• Is there an application deadline?    Yes
• Application deadline(s):
  03/30/2010
• Deadline Comments   
  Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): March 30, 2010 Application Receipt Dates(s): April 30, 2010

Program FUNDS

• Stipend Information:
  
  
• Annual stipend type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Research Allowance Information:
  
  
• Annual research allowance type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Indirect Costs (Institutional Funds) Information:
  
  
• Indirect costs type:    Not Applicable
• 
  Other Costs Information:
  
  
• Other Costs type:    Not Applicable

Program Eligibility Requirements

Research Areas:

Biology, Clinical Research, Disease-Specific Research: Parkinson's Disease, Epidemiology, Genetics, Instrumentation, Neuroscience

Application by invitation or nomination only?

No

Are awards limited to specific groups?

None provided

Must applicants be U.S. citizens and/or permanent residents?

No

Details:

Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply. However, investigators from Foreign institutions may participate (under subcontractual arrangements) on an application submitted by a PI from an eligible institution within the U.S.

U.S. geographic limits?

No

International geographic limits?

Institutional limits?

Yes

Details

The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply: (1)Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education (2)Private Institutions of Higher Education (3)Hispanic-serving Institutions (4)Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (5)Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) (6)Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (7)Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)(8)Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)(9)Small Businesses (10)For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses) (11)State Governments (12)Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized) (13)Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations (14)County Governments (15)City or Township Governments (16)Special District Governments (17)Independent School Districts (18)Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities (19)U.S. Territory or Possession (20)Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized) (21)Regional Organizations (22)Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

Non-research activity allowed for postdoctoral and junior faculty awards?

If yes, specify at least one of the following: percentage time and activities allowed

• Other eligibility requirements:   
  The PD-DOC PD/PI and associated staff must have expertise in web technology as well as database development and management. Other qualifying considerations include demonstrated ability to provide leadership of a project with diverse aims and to perform outreach to a diverse community to promote data usage and sharing via the PD-DOC resource to further enhance PD research. While it is not necessary for the PI to have expertise in the field of Parkinson's disease, the ability to work across disciplines should be demonstrated. It is expected the PI will work with a team to achieve the goals as outlined in this FOA. The PI has the option to identify consultants and/or subcontract with other organizations for such activities as web base development.
  
  Applicants may submit only one application in response to this FOA. Resubmission applications are not permitted in response to this FOA. Renewal applications are not permitted in response to this FOA.

Program competition information

• Number of Applicants in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Number of Awards in Most Recent Competition Year:   
• Institutional Award Rates   

  Category	# Applicants	# Awards
  Institutional Awards

• Awardee's subsequent careers/accomplishments tracked after end of term?   
  
• Total dollars awarded in the most recent competition year