Notice to Clarify and Correct Eligibility in Notices of Special Interest under the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Program
Notice Number:
NOT-OD-20-157

Key Dates

Release Date:

August 5, 2020

Related Announcements

NOT-OD-20-119 - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations

NOT-OD-20-120 - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations

NOT-OD-21-103 - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-engaged COVID-19 Testing Interventions among Underserved and Vulnerable Populations RADx-UP Phase II (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)

NOT-OD-21-101 - Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Administrative Supplements for Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) Phase I Projects to Address Vaccine Hesitancy and Uptake

Issued by

Office of The Director, National Institutes of Health (OD)

All applications to this funding opportunity announcement should fall within the mission of the Institutes/Centers. The following NIH Offices may co-fund applications assigned to those Institutes/Centers.

Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH)

Purpose

This notice makes corrections to clarify eligibility information in NOT-OD-20-119 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Social, Ethical, and Behavioral Implications (SEBI) Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations" and NOT-OD-20-120 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Emergency Competitive Revisions for Community-Engaged Research on COVID-19 Testing among Underserved and/or Vulnerable Populations" and a deletion to correct responsiveness information for NOT-OD-20-119.

In both NOT-OD-20-119 and NOT-OD-20-120 where it

Currently states:

Eligibility

Eligible existing grants that can be revised in response to this NOSI are limited to eligible non-fellowship active research and resource grants and cooperative agreements. Currently funded grantees may apply for work that is related to their funded project, whether within the scope or outside of the scope of the current project, regardless of the time remaining on the current project. Grants currently in a no-cost extension are eligible to apply

is Updated to read:

Eligibility

Active research and resource grants, cooperative agreements, and small business grants (SBIR and STTRs) are eligible to apply. NRSA training and fellowship grants, and career development awards are not eligible to apply for funding. Currently funded recipients may apply regardless of the time remaining on the current project.Grants currently in a no-cost extension are eligible to apply.

For NOT-OD-20-119, an error is corrected by removal of a bulleted item, related to "Applications nonresponsive to this NOSI...".

Where it is indicated:

Applications nonresponsive to terms of this NOSI will not be considered.The following types of projects would generally not be appropriate and may be deemed non-responsive:

Remove the bulleted line:

  • Projects that have limited testing capacity, that do not include FDA-authorized testing strategies or present a plan to incorporate approved testing strategies

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

For contacts related to this notice of correction, please see the list of contacts provided in the related Notices of Special Interest, NOT-OD-20-119 or NOT-OD-20-120.


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