Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Centers for the Genomics of Common Disease (UM1)

Notice Number:

NOT-HG-15-005

Key Dates

Release Date: October 30, 2014

Estimated Publication Date of Announcement: January 2015

First Estimated Application Due Date: April 2015

Earliest Estimated Award Date: September 2015

Earliest Estimated Start Date: November 2015

Related Announcements

Issued by

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Purpose

The National Human Genome Research Institute intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications for research on comprehensive identification and analysis of genome sequence variants underlying common inherited disease.

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

The FOA is expected to be published in the winter of 2015 with an expected application due date in the spring of 2015.

This FOA will utilize the UM1 activity code. Details of the planned FOA are provided below.

Research Initiative Details

This Notice encourages investigators with expertise and insights into the area of high-throughput genome sequencing and analysis applied to the comprehensive identification of genome sequence variants underlying common inherited disease, to begin to consider applying for this new FOA.

The FOA will encourage collaborative investigations combining expertise in state of the art high throughput genome sequencing and analysis (and its continual improvement), association of sequence variants with common inherited disease, and interests in the general features of the genomic architecture of common disease, across multiple examples of common disease architectures. The FOA will encourage collaborations with communities with an interest in the resources that will be developed as part of this initiative.

Because this FOA will encourage efforts that are comprehensive and also cross disciplines, it is anticipated that a few, large, well-integrated and highly collaborative centers will be required.

APPLICATIONS ARE NOT BEING SOLICITED AT THIS TIME.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Adam Felsenfeld, Ph.D
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Telephone: 301-496-7531
Email: [email protected]