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Nutrition Obesity Research Centers (P30) RFA-DK-10-003
Program Summary
This FOA issued by the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, solicits grant applications from institutions/organizations that propose to establish core centers that are part of an integrated program of nutrition and/or obesity-research. The purpose of this Centers program is to bring together, on a cooperative basis, basic science and clinical investigators to enhance the effectiveness of their research related to nutrition and/or obesity.
The total amount of funding that the NIDDK expects to award through this announcement is $5,000,000 to fund a total of five new and/or renewal grants. Five existing P30 Centers are expected to submit renewal applications. The total project period for an application submitted in response to this funding opportunity may not exceed five years. Direct costs are limited to $750,000 per year for the five-year period.
UIC is restricted to one application.
Additional Information
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-10-003.html
Deadlines
| UIC Internal Letter of Intent (mandatory) | February 18, 2010 |
| UIC Internal Competition | TBD |
| Sponsor Letter of Intent | May 25, 2010 |
| Sponsor Full Proposals | June 22, 2010 |
Letter of Intent Instructions
- By submitting this form, applicant attests that s/he has read and meets the sponsor's eligibility criteria for this program. The LOI can be emailed to RDS@uic.edu, Attn: Jennifer Czak.
- OVCR may reserve submission slots for previously submitted but unfunded proposals that received highly competitive ratings from the external sponsor. These will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis by the Vice Chancellor. For consideration, scanned copies of your complete reviews (not just summary) must be included with LOI.
LOI form: http://tigger.uic.edu/depts/ovcr/research/funding/forms/0600.doc
Depending upon the number of LOIs submitted, OVCR might be required to facilitate an internal peer review process to select UIC’s submission(s) to this program. White paper instructions will be issued to those submitting LOIs, if necessary.
Please contact Jennifer Czak at jpaliga@uic.edu or 6-2590 with any questions.
If an authorized principal investigator is not listed above, please consider the limited competition still open. Contact RDS@uic.edu for further information.
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