NOT-RM-17-011: Notice of Expiration for RFA-CA-16-020 "BD2K Support for Meetings of Data Science Related Organizations (U13)"

Notice of Expiration for RFA-CA-16-020 "BD2K Support for Meetings of Data Science Related Organizations (U13)"

Notice Number: NOT-RM-17-011

Key Dates
Release Date: March 24, 2017

Related Announcements
RFA-CA-16-020

Issued by
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

Purpose

This Notice informs potential applicants of the cancellation of the November 31, 2018 receipt date for RFA-CA-16-020, BD2K Support for Meetings of Data Science Related Organizations (U13). Additional applications to this FOA will not be accepted by BD2K.

The amount and diversity of data generated by NIH-funded research programs continues to grow rapidly, necessitating safe, scalable storage solutions, new analytic approaches, and an adaptable workforce. As this unprecedented revolution in biological information unfolds and NIH looks to the future of data science, it needs to ensure that researchers have the ability to make meaningful use of this increasingly massive biomedical data resource. It will be critical for NIH to identify and implement new strategies to improve data discoverability, utility, and sustainability, including moving many large data sets into the cloud and making them adherent to FAIR Principles Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable. Success in meeting this challenge will require a major infusion of resources.

Patricia Flatley Brennan, Director of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), in her role of interim Associate Director for Data Science, will work with all of NIH’s 27 Institutes and Centers to develop strategies to improve data discoverability, utility, and sustainability for the biomedical research community. Previously issued BD2K funding opportunities are being canceled so that new funding opportunities can be issued to support the implementation of the new strategies.

Currently reads:

Posted Date	October 7, 2016
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)	November 15, 2016
Letter of Intent Due Date(s)	Not Applicable
Application Due Date(s)	December 15, 2016; November 31, 2018, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.
AIDS Application Due Date(s)	Not Applicable
Scientific Merit Review	February/March 2017; February/March 2019
Advisory Council Review	May 2017; May 2019
Earliest Start Date	July 2017; July 2019
Expiration Date	December 1, 2018
Due Dates for E.O. 12372	Not Applicable

Modified to read:

Posted Date	October 7, 2016
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date)	November 15, 2016
Letter of Intent Due Date(s)	Not Applicable
Application Due Date(s)	December 15, 2016 by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. All types of applications allowed for this funding opportunity announcement are due on these dates. Applicants are encouraged to apply early to allow adequate time to make any corrections to errors found in the application during the submission process by the due date.
AIDS Application Due Date(s)	Not Applicable
Scientific Merit Review	February/March 2017
Advisory Council Review	May 2017
Earliest Start Date	July 2017
Expiration Date	December 16, 2016
Due Dates for E.O. 12372	Not Applicable

Details about program changes have been announced on the program's current website: https://commonfund.nih.gov/bd2k/index

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Steven Cole
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Telephone: 301-496-1045
Email: Steven.Cole@NIH.gov