and Human Services (HHS)
EXPIRED
Participating Organization(s) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) |
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Funding Opportunity Title |
Identifying Heart, Lung, and Blood Disease-Causing Variants (R01) |
Activity Code |
R01 Research Project Grant |
Announcement Type |
New |
Related Notices |
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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number |
PAR-12-043 |
Companion FOA |
None |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) |
93.233, 93.837, 93.838, 93.839 |
FOA Purpose |
The objective of this initiative is to stimulate research to identify heart, lung, and blood disease-causing rare variants using the extensive exome data generated by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) GO exome sequencing project (GO ESP), CHARGE-S, and related genomic data. |
Posted Date |
November 30, 2011 |
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) |
January 8, 2012 |
Letter of Intent Due Date |
January 8, 2012 and January 8, 2013 |
Application Due Date(s) |
February 8, 2012 and February 8, 2013, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
AIDS Application Due Date(s) |
Not Applicable |
Scientific Merit Review |
June/July 2012 and June/July 2013 |
Advisory Council Review |
October 2012 and October 2013 |
Earliest Start Date(s) |
December 2012 and December 2013 |
Expiration Date |
(Now Expired January 20, 2012 per NOT-HL-12-104), Original Date February 9, 2013 |
Due Dates for E.O. 12372 |
Not Applicable |
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission
Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
The objective of this initiative is to stimulate research to
identify heart, lung, and blood disease-causing rare or lower frequency
variants using the extensive exome data generated by the American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) GO Exome Sequencing Project (GO ESP), CHARGE-S,
and related genomic data.
PURPOSE and RATIONALE:
The NHLBI launched a large-scale sequencing effort to find new disease-causing genetic variations as part of the RFA-OD-09-004 Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure Grand Opportunities (RC2) (GO) effort. The goal of the two-year project was to sequence the exome , the protein-coding regions in the human genome, in thousands of samples from NHLBI’s well-phenotyped populations. This NHLBI GO Exome Sequencing Project (GO ESP) has sequenced 7,500 samples to discover all the variation in the exons and provide the largest exome dataset for investigators interested in identifying the variation involved in heart, lung, and blood diseases. Generated genotype data is being made available through publically available databases. More detailed sequencing data and the phenotype information for these samples is being made available to authorized users through the NCBI's database for genotypes and phenotypes, dbGaP, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gap. The resource will enable heart, lung and blood investigators, to focus on the variants, genes and pathways most likely involved in these complex diseases.
This new initiative would capture the momentum established by the GO ESP to move the identification of disease-causing variants further toward a reality. Having discovered the variants in the 7,500 exomes, the next step involves the complicated process of establishing the variants of large effect but sufficient frequency to be important in the development and progression of heart, lung and blood diseases and disorders.
The primary phenotypes in GO ESP include early onset myocardial infarction (EOMI), extremes of low density lipoprotein (LDL), anthropometry (high BMI with and without type 2 diabetes), early onset ischemic stroke, extremes of blood pressure, cystic fibrosis (CF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), pulmonary hypertension (PAH), acute lung injury (ALI), asthma and subclinical/quantitative traits. The short time-frame for the GO ESP effort has allowed only limited replication. For some of the phenotypes (e.g., COPD, asthma, PAH, ALI, or stroke) more exomes may be needed to increase sample-size prior to replication. In others (e.g., EOMI or CF) the findings may be ready for replication with targeted sequencing or genotyping.
The objective of this new initiative is to encourage
investigators to identify and fill in specific gaps in the GO ESP exome
dataset(s) to maximize the usefulness of this newly established resource for
the complex diseases important to NHLBI. The effort will require
multidisciplinary collaborations involving epidemiologists, population
geneticists, statistical geneticists, laboratory genomics experts, and diseases
experts. Potential gaps might be related to ethnic diversity, phenotypes that
need additional power, analysis of the data in different ways, further
validation of findings, and replication or follow-up studies in well chosen
cohorts. The specific gaps and approaches to meet the needs will be provided
by the applicants.
Background:
NHLBI has been leading the effort to employ genomics to
identify disease-causing variants and genes to find new treatments and
prevention strategies for heart, lung and blood diseases and disorders. Through
the GO ESP effort, about 7,500 samples from participants in NHLBI s
well-phenotyped populations will have their exomes sequenced. The samples have
come from the large cohorts focused on heart (ARIC, CHS, FHS, JHS, MESA,
CARDIA) or lung (Asthma, CF, COPD, PAH, ALI) disease and the Women’s Health
Initiative (WHI) as well as smaller well-phenotyped cohorts focused on early
onset MI or stroke. The sequencing was performed in high enough coverage to
allow identification of the lower frequency or rare variants. The available
data will include the variation calls, the raw exome data (in the NCBI Sequence
Read Archive) and the harmonized phenotype data. The first data release
containing about 1,000 exomes was made available in September, 2011. Subsequent
releases with the remaining data will be made available to the scientific
community in batches through dbGaP in the next four to six months. The GO ESP
investigators deposited the SNP data with general allele frequency for the
first 2,400 exomes into dbSNP at the end of February for inclusion in the June,
2011 release. These data also are available through the GO ESP Exome Variant
Server (EVS) (http://snp.gs.washington.edu/EVS/).
These SNP data can be used by all investigators; for instance, it has been a
valuable resource to check sequencing results to verify the uniqueness of
specific variations. The remaining exome data will be deposited in dbSNP and
the EVS. Thus, the data from the 7,500 exomes will provide a valuable resource
for all investigators through NCBI’s dbGaP, SRA and dbSNP and the GO ESP EVS.
NHLBI’s leadership is needed to direct future efforts toward identifying the
disease-causing variants and genes involved in heart, lung, and blood diseases.
An additional large-scale sequencing effort to identify the
variation responsible for the GWAS peaks was funded by NHLBI through ARRA.
These data are being generated in CHARGE-S and will include targeted sequencing
of 3,000 samples related to specific phenotypes and 2,000 controls, exome
sequencing of 1,400 samples and 1,000 controls, followed by low coverage whole
genome sequencing of a portion of the exome sequenced samples. The samples for
CHARGE-S are from ARIC, FHS and CHS. The CHARGE-S datasets also will be shared
through the NCBI databases including SRA and dbGaP.
The NHLBI has funded major genotyping efforts in the large,
well-phenotyped cohorts through CARe and SHARe. The genotyping and phenotyping
information from these efforts are available to authorized users through dbGaP
and can be used in conjunction with the exome data through imputation to
provide in silica information in a greater number of individuals.
Other exome projects have been funded by NIH. Many of these have produced less than 500 exomes or have used a lower coverage and may not be able to identify rare variants. However, these data can be used to provide input into the diseases and disorders of importance to NHLBI. A consortium with exome data has developed an exome chip for genotyping the less common variants in the exome.
The results of this new initiative would provide the necessary groundwork for
identifying variants, genes and pathways for functional studies to be funded
through investigator initiated R01 applications.
SELECTED RESEARCH EXAMPLES:
The goal of this initiative is to fill in the gaps in the GO
ESP exome dataset and to encourage replication studies to maximize utilization
of NHLBI’s investment. Applications should be focused on these objectives and
include disease investigators, genomic investigators, statisticians and
biologists. The use of specimens/data from cohorts without approval for dbGaP
sharing will need to be justified.
Potential examples are provided below. Investigators are
not limited to the following:
Replication studies of the rare variants identified in the GO ESP dataset in samples selected for one of the GO ESP primary phenotypes: extremes of LDL cholesterol, extremes of blood pressure, presence of COPD, presence of CF, high BMI with or without type 2 diabetes (anthropometry).
Extension of the GO ESP dataset(s) to increase ethnic
diversity to indentify rare variation involved in a specific heart, lung or
blood disease or phenotype using sequencing or imputation followed by
replication studies.
Extension of the GO ESP dataset(s) to increase power
to indentify rare variation(s) involved in a specific heart, lung, or blood
disease or phenotype using sequencing or imputation followed by replication
studies.
Identification and replication of variation that have
significant, effective size in quantitative blood cell traits, hemostatic
factors, inflammatory markers, peripheral artery disease and/or other
phenotypes beyond the primary GO ESP phenotypes.
Analysis of GO ESP exome dataset(s) by biological
pathway or by a population genetics approach to identify key variants involved
in either heart, lung or blood diseases followed by replication studies.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
The focus of this program announcement is on enhancing the GO ESP dataset(s) for the study of complex diseases related to heart, lung, and blood with the goal of improving prevention and treatment. The NHLBI has released a separate initiative to use the exome sequencing capacity of the Mendelian Disorders Genome Centers to carry out studies to investigate the genetic basis of Mendelian or monogenic disorders that significantly affect heart, lung, and blood (HLB) systems: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-11-307.html. Associated information for the FOA for the NHGRI Mendelian Disorders Genome Centers can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-10-016.html. Therefore, applications to study Mendelian or monogenic diseases are not appropriate to the current initiative.
Funding Instrument |
Grant |
Application Types Allowed |
New The OER Glossary and the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide provide details on these application types. |
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards |
The number of awards is contingent upon NIH appropriations, and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. |
Award Budget |
Application budgets for this FOA should not exceed $1,515,000 in direct costs (not including indirect cost for collaborating institutions) per year. Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. Because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from application to application, it is anticipated that the size of each award will also vary. |
Award Project Period |
The scope of the proposed project should determine the project period. The maximum period is 4 years. |
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
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The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
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Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
NEW LANGUAGE:
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
OLD LANGUAGE:
Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations
as described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide to be eligible to apply
for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet
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least 4-6 weeks prior to the application due date.
Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources
necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal
Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to
develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial
and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always
encouraged to apply for NIH support.
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Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) Policy and submission details in
the Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Component of the SF 424 (R&R)
Application Guide.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each application is scientifically distinct.
NIH will not accept any application in response to this FOA that is essentially the same as one currently pending initial peer review unless the applicant withdraws the pending application. NIH will not accept any application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. Resubmission applications may be submitted, according to the NIH Policy on Resubmission Applications from the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Annual Meeting of Grantees
The Principal Investigators for each grant awarded under this program announcement, as well as other collaborators, should plan to attend annual NHLBI-sponsored meetings in Bethesda, MD. All applicants should include a request for funds to support attendance at the annual meeting.
Applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the Apply for Grant Electronically button in this FOA or following the directions provided at Grants.gov.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, except where instructed in this funding opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
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Resource Sharing Plan
Individuals are required to comply with the instructions for the Resource Sharing Plans (Data Sharing Plan, Sharing Model Organisms, and Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) as provided in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide, with the following modification:
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This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
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Pre-award costs are allowable only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applications must be submitted electronically following the instructions described in the SF 424 (R&R) Application Guide. Paper applications will not be accepted.
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application is the same number used in the organization’s profile in the eRA
Commons and for the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Additional
information may be found in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
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Significance
Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
Investigator(s)
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Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success
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Environment
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As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will evaluate the following additional items while determining scientific and technical merit, and in providing an overall impact/priority score, but will not give separate scores for these items.
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For research that involves human subjects but does
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For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or
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When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Vertebrate Animals
The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. For additional information on review of the Vertebrate Animals section, please refer to the Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section.
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Resubmissions
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Renewals
Not Applicable.
Revisions
Not Applicable.
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items, and should not consider them in providing an overall impact/priority score.
Applications from Foreign Organizations
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Select Agent Research
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Resource Sharing Plans
Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1) Data Sharing Plan; 2) Sharing Model Organisms; and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS).
Budget and Period of Support
Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
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