Notice Number: NOT-ES-16-001

Key Dates
Release Date: October 6, 2015

Issued by
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) will participate, effective immediately, RFA-HD-16-037 "Using Omics to Define Human Placental Development and Function Across Pregnancy (R21)".

The following changes and updates are made to RFA-HD-16-037 to reflect the participation of NIEHS in this FOA.

Part 1. Overview Information

Components of Participating Organizations
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers(s): 93.865; 93.113

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Scope of Research to be Performed

Additionally, NIEHS is particularly interested in:

• Development and use of omics to distinguish the relationship between environmental chemical exposures and placental development across gestation
• Development of novel omics and exposure technologies for use as predictive biomarkers of placental development.

Section II. Award Information

Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards

NIEHS intends to commit up to $1,000,000 in FY 2016 to fund 3-4 awards.

Section VII. Agency Contacts

Scientific/Research Contact(s)
Thaddeus Schug, PhD
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Telephone: 919-541-9469
Email: schugt2@niehs.nih.gov

Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)
James Williams
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Telephone: 919-541-1403
Email: williamsjr@niehs.nih.gov

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Thaddeus T. Schug, Ph.D.
National Institute of Environmental Health Science (NIEHS)
Telephone: 919-541-9469
Email: schugt2@niehs.nih.gov