Indo-U.S. Vaccine Action Program (VAP) Small Research Grant Program (R03)

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Title: Indo-U.S. Vaccine Action Program (VAP) Small Research Grant

Program (R03)

Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)

NOTICE: Applications submitted in response to this Funding

Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for Federal assistance must be

submitted electronically through Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov)

using the SF424 Research and Related (R & R) forms and the SF424 (R & R)

Application Guide.

APPLICATIONS MAY NOT BE SUBMITTED IN PAPER FORMAT.

This FOA must be read in conjunction with the application guidelines

included with this announcement in Grants.gov/Apply for Grants

(hereafter called Grants.gov/Apply).

A registration process is necessary before submission and applicants

are highly encouraged to start the process at least four weeks prior

to the grant submission date. See Section IV.

Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-07-093

Key Dates

Release/Posted Date: November 22, 2006

Opening Date: December 16, 2006 (Earliest date an application may be

submitted to Grants.gov)

Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not Applicable

NOTE: On time submission requires that applications be successfully

submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the

applicant institution/organization).

Application Submission/Receipt Date(s): Standard dates apply, please

see http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm

AIDS Application Submission/Receipt Date(s): Standard dates apply,

please see

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#AIDS.

Peer Review Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewand

award

Council Review Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewand

award

Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): Standard dates apply, please see

http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#reviewand

award

Additional Information To Be Available Date (URL Activation Date):

Not Applicable

Expiration/Closing Date: January 3, 2010

Due Dates for E.O. 12372

Executive Summary

Purpose. Scientific cooperation between India and the U.S. has taken

place under a variety of bilateral umbrella agreements, including the

Indo-U.S. Science and Technology (S & T) Sub-Commission, the Gandhi-

Reagan S & T Initiative, the U.S.-India Fund, and the current S & T

ation Agreement. Building upon these agreements and

initiatives, representatives of the United States and the Government

of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July, 9 1987

implementing the Indo-U.S. Vaccine Action Program (VAP) in order to

expand collaborative vaccine research. The goal of the VAP is to

support collaborative vaccine-related research projects that

ultimately reduce the burden of infectious diseases of importance in

India, the U.S., the South Asian region and globally.

Mechanism of Support. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA)

solicits Small Research Grant (R03) applications, which will provide

U.S. dollar support of vaccine-related research in India and the

United States and augment current VAP activities. Investigators from

U.S. and Indian institutions are eligible to apply.

Applications are solicited from organizations/institutions that

propose to conduct vaccine-related research through well-established

collaborations with Indian investigators on the following: dengue,

influenza (including avian influenza), HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis.

Basic, translational, clinical, or epidemiological vaccine research

may be proposed. Clinical trials will not be supported by this

initiative.

The R03 grant mechanism supports different types of projects

including pilot and feasibility studies; secondary analysis of

existing data; small, self-contained research projects; development

of research methodology; and development of new research technology.

The R03 is intended to support small research projects that can be

carried out in a short period of time with limited resources.

The R03 is not renewable.

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Because the nature

and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to

application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of each

award will also vary. The total amount awarded and the number of

awards will depend upon the mechanism numbers, quality, duration, and

costs of the applications received.

Budget and Project Period: Budgets for direct costs of up to $50,000

per year and a project duration of up to two years may be requested

for a maximum of $100,000 direct costs over a two-year project

period.

Eligible Organizations: Institutions/Organizations in the U.S. and

India only: Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education;

Private Institution of Higher Education; Nonprofit with 501©(3) IRS

Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education); Nonprofit

without 501©(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher

Education); Small Business; For-Profit Organization (Other than Small

Business); State Government; U.S. Territory or Possession Non-

domestic (non-U.S.) Entity (Foreign Organization) in India only; and

Eligible agencies of the Federal government

Eligible Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs):

Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to

carry out the proposed research are invited to work with their

institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from

underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with

disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.

Number of PDs/PIs. More than one PD/PI, or multiple PDs/PIs, may be

designated on the application.

Number of Applications. Applicants may submit more than one

application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.

Application Materials. See Section IV.1 for application materials.

The SF424 (R & R) Application Guide for this FOA is located at these

Web sites:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SF424_RR_Guide_General_Ver2.d

oc (MS Word)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SF424_RR_Guide_General_Ver2.p

df (PDF)

General Information. For general information on SF424 (R & R)

Application and Electronic Submission, see the following Web sites:

SF424 (R & R) Application and Electronic Submission Information:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm

General information on Electronic Submission of Grant Applications:

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/