National Institutes of Health is seeking applications for its program entitled High Priority HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDDK that is addressing high priority HIV/AIDS research priorities outlined by the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR).
The NIDDK supports medical research on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life.
Scopes
The scope of this FOA includes, but is not limited to:
- Elucidation of pathophysiological pathways whereby HIV or its treatment contributes to comorbidities within NIDDK’s mission.
- Interaction of HIV or its treatment with physiological processes within its mission, such as metabolism, normal blood development, or gastrointestinal mucosal immune homeostasis.
- The impact of HIV infection or its treatment on the gastrointestinal or penile microbiome, pathogenic enteric microbes, male genital tract infections, or co-infection with hepatitis viruses.
- Cellular and molecular characterization of the HIV reservoirs in the male genital tract, the gastrointestinal mucosa, adipose tissue, or other tissues within NIDDK’s mission.
- Response of the epithelium in tissues within NIDDK’s mission to HIV infection and HIV-associated inflammation.
Funding Information
Application budgets are limited to $3,500,000 direct costs and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.
Eligibility Criteria
- State governments
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Independent school districts
- County governments
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Special district governments
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Small businesses
- City or township governments
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
Post Date - 06-Mar-2018