Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Key Dates

• September 15, 2020 - Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed). See NOFO PAR-20-304. 

National Library of Medicine (NLM)

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) intends to reissue PAR-20-304 for “Computational Approaches to Curation at Scale for Biomedical Research Assets (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)."  

NLM wishes to accelerate access to, and availability of, secure, complete datasets and computational models that can serve as the basis for transformative biomedical discoveries. Innovative at-scale computational approaches that increase the speed and scope of curation processes are needed for data mining and knowledge discovery from growing quantities of biomedical data produced from ongoing data science advances. 

This Notice is provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. 

The NOFO is expected to be published in the Fall of 2024 with an expected first due date on February 05, 2025. The reissued NOFO will again utilize the R01 activity code. 

The reissued NOFO will invite applications for the development of novel computational methodologies to accomplish at-scale curation for ongoing data-driven research needs for a diverse range of biomedical data assets. As in the previous PAR-20-304 NOFO, applications that propose development of new computational methods or extend existing open-source tools and pipelines are encouraged.

The wide array of biomedical data assets of interest to this initiative include public health or epidemiological data, molecular biology data types, biomedical literature and associated metadata, biomedical imaging data, metabolomic data, environmental measurements, observational health data, and various other data assets of biomedical interest.

This Notice encourages investigators with expertise and insights into accomplishing at-scale curation for these data assets to consider applying for this reissued NOFO.

Funding Information

Public/State Controlled Institution of Higher Education
Private Institution of Higher Education
Nonprofit with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Small Business
For-Profit Organization (Other than Small Business)
State Government
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Federally Recognized)
County governments
Independent school districts
Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organization (Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
U.S. Territory or Possession
Indian/Native American Tribal Government (Other than Federally Recognized)
Regional Organization
Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government

Applications are not being solicited at this time. 

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Catherine Farrell, PhD
National Library of Medicine
Telephone: 301-402-7081
Email: farrelca@mail.nih.gov