NOT-HD-10-020: Clarification of Eligible Institutions for PAR-10-221 (R01) and PAR-10-222 (R21): Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development

Clarification of Eligible Institutions for PAR-10-221 (R01) and PAR-10-222 (R21): Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development

Notice Number: NOT-HD-10-020

Key Dates
Release Date: August 10, 2010

Issued by
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (http://www.nichd.nih.gov)

Purpose

This notice amends the institutional eligibility for PAR-10-221 (R01) and PAR-10-222 (R21): Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development.

Section III, 1.A. Eligible Institutions

NICHD is clarifying that the eligible institutions or organizations with the following characteristics may also include the following:

For-Profit Organizations (Including Small Businesses)

The following organizations/institutions remain unchanged and are eligible to apply:

Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
Private Institutions of Higher Education
Hispanic-serving Institutions
Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
State Governments
Regional Organizations
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

The following ICs continue to participate in this FOA:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, (http://www.nichd.nih.gov)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) (http://www.nibib.nih.gov)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), (http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov)

All other aspects of the FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Mahua Mukhopadhyay, Ph. D.
Developmental Biology, Genetics and Teratology Branch
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Center for Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine
6100 Executive Boulevard, Room 4B01B
Bethesda, MD 20892-7510
Rockville, MD 20852-7510 (for express mail and courier service)
Telephone: (301) 435-6886
Fax: (301) 480-0303
Email: mukhopam@mail.nih.gov