Notice of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Participation in PAR-17-482 Comparative Genomics Research Program (R01)

Notice Number: NOT-HG-18-007

Key Dates
Release Date: June 20, 2018

Related Announcements
PAR-17-482
NOT-HG-18-015

Issued by
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA (NIFA)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to inform potential applicants that the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) will participate in PAR-17-482 "Comparative Genomics Research Program" for three application cycles:

October 5, 2018 (new applications); November 5, 2018 (resubmission and revision applications)
February 5, 2019 (new applications); March 5, 2019 (resubmission and revision applications)
June 5, 2019 (new applications); July 5, 2019 (resubmission and revision applications).

An application that has not previously been submitted to NIH is a new application (also termed A0 ) and should be submitted for the October 5, February 5, or June 5 due dates.

The number of NIFA awards from this program is contingent upon NIFA appropriations and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.

Details of NIFA’s participation can be found here: https://nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunity/comparative-genomics-research-program

Currently reads

Participating Organization(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

Modified to read

Participating Organization(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)

All other aspects of this FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Lakshmi Kumar Matukumalli, Ph.D.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Telephone: 202-401-1766
Email: lmatukumalli@nifa.usda.gov

Or

Jennifer Troyer, Ph.D.
NIH National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institutes of Health
Telephone: 301-312-3276
Email: jennifer.troyer@nih.gov