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Related Announcements

• July 10, 2024 - Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), Clinical Trial Optional. See NOFO RFA-HG-24-026.

Issued by

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Purpose

This Notice is to inform the research community that NHGRI’s Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program will host a public pre-application webinar to provide an overview of a new Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):

• Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1), Clinical Trial Optional (RFA-HG-24-026).

The purpose of this limited competition NOFO is to broaden the types of knowledge, skills, expertise, experience, and perspectives brought to bear in research addressing the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of advances in human genetics or genomics. The BBAER Program will support:

1) transdisciplinary ELSI research addressing timely, complex, and understudied topics associated with advances in human genetics and genomics,

2) the establishment of ELSI research teams that include partnerships with relevant communities affected by and with an interest in the proposed research,

3) research capacity building to develop, conduct, and sustain ELSI research, and

4) workforce development opportunities for early career scholars, research team members, and other BBAER project staff.

NOFO RFA-HG-24-026 solicits UM1 applications from domestic organizations located in the United States and its territories that received less than $30 million per year in total NIH funding for the past three fiscal years. Applicants may choose to work with collaborating organizations that received more than $30 million per year in NIH funding.

Webinar Information

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Time: 4:00-5:00 PM E.T.

Registration Page: https://nih.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_3TTOwFM7QkW8M75JncUirQ#/registration

Please register to participate in the webinar.

NHGRI staff will provide an overview of the BBAER Program’s purpose and goals, application requirements, and eligibility information. NHGRI staff will also answer attendees’ questions. A recording of the webinar, presentation slides, general resources, and a list of Questions and Answers (Q&A) will be made available after the webinar on the webinar event page.

Attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance via the webinar registration page or via email to Dr. Rene Sterling at rene.sterling@nih.gov by Friday, August 23, 2024.

Participation in the webinar is optional and is not required to submit an application.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Rene Sterling, Ph.D., M.H.A.
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) 
Email: rene.sterling@nih.gov