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Cooperative Agreements Make $300,000 Available for Advanced Analytical Methods for Characterization of Complex Generics
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration announced that it expects to award cooperative agreements for the development of advanced analytical methods for the characterization of complex generics.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "Advanced analytical methods for characterization and comparative analysis of complex products, which help to link product attributes to product quality, safety and efficacy, are useful for facilitating the development of generic complex products.
The purpose of this study is to develop
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration announced that it expects to award cooperative agreements for the development of advanced analytical methods for the characterization of complex generics.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "Advanced analytical methods for characterization and comparative analysis of complex products, which help to link product attributes to product quality, safety and efficacy, are useful for facilitating the development of generic complex products.
The purpose of this study is to developadvanced analytical methods for analyzing the diastereomer compositions in phosphorothioate (PS) oligonucleotides using either TEGSEDI (inotersen) or SPINRAZA (Nusinersen) as the model product. The proposed studies will focus on 1) understanding the diastereomer composition in TEGSEDI or SPINRAZA (Nusinersen), and 2) determining whether and how the manufacturing process may affect the diastereomeric distributions in the drug product.
Methods developed through this research may also be applied in cases of other synthetic oligonucleotides, and could greatly facilitate the development and assessment of generic oligonucleotide drug products. Knowledge gained from this research may also contribute to quality control of oligonucleotide drugs."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $300,000. The categories of funding activity are a) consumer protection, b) health and c) science and technology and other research and development.
Eligible Applicants: State governments; Private institutions of higher education; Small businesses; City or township governments; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Special district governments; For profit organizations other than small businesses; Independent school districts; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; County governments; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); and Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
Additional Information on Eligibility: The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for FDA support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education: Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs); U.S. Territory or Possession; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Regional Organizations; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities; (Foreign Institutions). Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the HHS Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
The funding opportunity (RFA-FD-22-013, CFDA 93.103), was posted on Jan. 12 with an application closing date of March 7.
For more information, contact Shashi Malhotra, 240/402-7592, shashi.malhotra@fda.hhs.gov.
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Cooperative Agreements Make $24.2 Million Available for Prevention of Community Violence
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 11 cooperative agreements for the prevention of community violence.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is soliciting research proposals to expand the evidence base for the prevention and reduction of community violence, including youth violence and violence among young adults. Community violence is violence between
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that it expects to award up to 11 cooperative agreements for the prevention of community violence.
The agency description of the cooperative agreement states: "The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Injury Prevention and Control is soliciting research proposals to expand the evidence base for the prevention and reduction of community violence, including youth violence and violence among young adults. Community violence is violence betweenindividuals who are unrelated, and who may or may not know each other, generally taking place outside the home. Examples of community violence include youth violence, such as assaults or fights among groups, and shootings in public areas such as schools and on the streets.
The purpose of this announcement is to fund rigorous evaluation research projects that will expand the evidence base of proven prevention approaches for those most at risk of experiencing community violence, including youth, racial and ethnic minority groups, and disadvantaged or underserved groups. Research will evaluate community-centered prevention approaches implemented or planned for implementation in communities to reduce community violence victimization or perpetration, including severe forms of violence such as homicides, firearm-related violence, and violence-related hospitalizations.
Community-centered approaches are programs, policies, or practices that include and prioritize community members as key producers of knowledge, designating the community as an important decision-maker. Such community-centered violence prevention approaches are feasible and acceptable to implement in one or more geographically defined communities experiencing high rates of violence. The results from this research will inform efforts to eliminate racial, ethnic, and economic inequities that increase risk for community violence across the country.
Applicants must propose to rigorously evaluate a community violence prevention approach that is currently implemented or planned for implementation in a proposed community(ies). Applicants must propose to evaluate an approach from one of two categories:
(1) evidence-based prevention approaches that are significantly or substantially different from the original approach, evaluate key implementation factors that might drive the program effectiveness, or examine additional community violence outcomes that have not been evaluated previously; or
(2) an innovative prevention approach that has never undergone a rigorous evaluation.
For the purpose of this funding opportunity, rigorous evaluation designs include those that utilize experimental designs (i.e., randomized controlled trials) or quasi-experimental designs (e.g., comparative interrupted time series design, difference-in-differences, instrumental variables, regression discontinuity, regression point displacement, stepped wedge, propensity score matching, comparison groups, pragmatic trials). This NOFO also requires recipients to explicitly focus on achieving health equity, including describing how the selected prevention approach will reduce inequities in risk for community violence experienced by racial and ethnic minority groups.
Other disproportionately affected populations (e.g., people returning home after incarceration, people experiencing homelessness, commercial sex workers, people with disabilities, sexual and gender minorities, etc.) and intersections of populations experiencing high rates of violence may also be addressed. The community(ies) in which the selected approach is implemented must be an equitable collaborator and given the opportunity to provide input on implementation (if applicable), the outcome evaluation of the community violence prevention approach, as well as interpretation and dissemination of the findings."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $24.2 million with a ceiling of $550,000.
Eligible Applicants: For profit organizations other than small businesses; Independent school districts; Special district governments; City or township governments; County governments; Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized); Small businesses; State governments; Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments); Private institutions of higher education; Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education; and Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
The funding opportunity (RFA-CE-22-013, CFDA 93.136), was posted on Jan. 12 with an application closing date of March 22.
For more information, contact Susan Neurath, SNeurath@cdc.gov.
[Category: CoopAgree]
$13 Million Funding Available for Research to Understand Dynamic Soil Processes
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award up to 10 grants for research to understand dynamic soil processes.
The agency description of the grant states: "In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, "A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself." This statement remains true to this day. Soils form over hundreds of years, and yet can be destroyed in a single event. They are an often-overlooked natural asset despite being the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems that support food production, economic prosperity, and many other services that
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The National Science Foundation announced that it expects to award up to 10 grants for research to understand dynamic soil processes.
The agency description of the grant states: "In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, "A nation that destroys its soils destroys itself." This statement remains true to this day. Soils form over hundreds of years, and yet can be destroyed in a single event. They are an often-overlooked natural asset despite being the foundation of terrestrial ecosystems that support food production, economic prosperity, and many other services thatare essential for humanity. Soils are complex ecosystems composed of organic matter, minerals, water, air, and billions of organisms.
Such ecosystems interact with the flora and fauna they support to mediate myriad biological, chemical, and physical processes essential for plant growth, food and fiber production, and contaminant removal. Soils are also the foundation material for all structures not supported on rock, and, by orders of magnitude, are the most widely-used construction material in the world. Soils are the source of most of the antibiotics used to fight human diseases, control the movement of water and chemical substances between the Earth and atmosphere, and act as source and storage media for gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and methane.
As a result of their essential importance, soils are also part of our cultural heritage. Furthermore, soils serve as major storage media for carbon, a role that is potentially exploitable in climate change mitigation and adaption strategies. Thus, as the Earth's population grows, we need a better understanding of soil ecosystems that will continue to play a critical role in supporting societies around the world.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorates for Engineering (ENG) and Geosciences (GEO), the Divisions of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) and Environmental Biology (DEB), in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), the Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS) in the Directorate Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), the Division of Chemistry (CHE) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS), the Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) in the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), in collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) encourage convergent research that transforms existing capabilities in understanding dynamic soil processes, including soil formation, through advances in sensor systems and modeling.
The Signals in the Soil (SitS) program fosters collaboration among the two partner agencies and the researchers they support by combining resources and funding for the most innovative and high-impact projects that address their respective missions. To make transformative advances in our understanding of soils, multiple disciplines must converge to produce environmentally-benign novel sensing systems with multiple modalities that can adapt to different environments and collect and transmit data for a wide range of biological, chemical, and physical parameters.
Effective integration of sensor data will be key for achieving a better understanding of signaling interactions among plants, animals, microbes, the soil matrix, and aqueous and gaseous components. New sensor networks have the potential to inform models in novel ways, to radically change how data is obtained from various natural and managed (both urban and rural) ecosystems, and to better inform the communities that directly rely on soils for sustenance and livelihood."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $13 million with a ceiling of $1.2 million.
The funding opportunity (22-550, CFDA 10.310, 47.041, 47.049, 47.050, 47.070, 47.074, 47.075), was posted on Jan. 11 with an application closing date of April 14.
[Category: Grant]
$1.5 Million Funding Available for Projects to Strengthen Protection of Human Rights
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a grant for projects to strengthen protection of human rights.
The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects to strengthen the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms online through an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure global Internet.
Competitive programs will develop
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor announced that it expects to award a grant for projects to strengthen protection of human rights.
The agency description of the grant states: "The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects to strengthen the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms online through an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure global Internet.
Competitive programs will developand deploy sustainable mechanisms for supporting networks of digital protectors of marginalized, vulnerable, or at-risk communities (Protection Providers) in identifying, developing, and utilizing expertise and networks necessary to respond to emergent threats."
The award ceiling for this funding opportunity is $1.5 million.
Information on Eligibility: DRL welcomes applications from U.S.-based and foreign-based non-profit organizations/non-government organizations (NGO) and public international organizations; private, public, or state institutions of higher education; and for-profit organizations or businesses. DRL's preference is to work with non-profit entities; however, there may be some occasions when a for-profit entity is best suited.
The funding opportunity (SFOP0008520, CFDA 19.345), was posted on Jan. 11 with an application closing date of March 17.
$5 Million Funding Available for Support for Tribal Students
by MYRA TUGADE
WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced that it expects to award grants for support for tribal students.
The agency description of the grant states: "New Beginning for Tribal Students makes competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide identifiable support specifically targeted for Tribal students. A land-grant college or university that receives this grant shall use funds for, but not limited to, recruiting; tuition and related fees; experiential learning; student services, including tutoring; counseling;
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced that it expects to award grants for support for tribal students.
The agency description of the grant states: "New Beginning for Tribal Students makes competitive grants to land-grant colleges and universities to provide identifiable support specifically targeted for Tribal students. A land-grant college or university that receives this grant shall use funds for, but not limited to, recruiting; tuition and related fees; experiential learning; student services, including tutoring; counseling;academic advising; and other student services that would increase the retention and graduation rate of Tribal students enrolled at the land-grant college or university. The maximum one state can receive is $500,000 per year."
The estimated total program funding available was cited as $5 million with a ceiling of $500,000.
Information on Eligibility: In accordance with 7 U.S.C. 3222(e), the Secretary is authorized to make competitive grants to land-grant colleges or universities which includes 1994 Institutions (as defined in section 532 of the Equity in Educational Land-Grant Status Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note)) to provide support targeted at Tribal students. Land-grant colleges and universities includes1862, 1890 and 1994 land-grant institutions. You can find a link to the Land-Grant colleges and Universities here: https://www.nifa.usda.gov/land-grant-colleges-and- universities-partner-website-directory.
Tribal student is defined in this legislation as a student at a land-grant college or university that is a member of an Indian tribe as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C 5304). The maximum amount allowable per state is $500,000 per year. Applicants for the NBTS grants program must meet all the requirements discussed in this RFA. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or, preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA's Grants Overview provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process.
The funding opportunity (USDA-NIFA-TGP-008802, CFDA 10.527), was posted on Jan. 11 with an application closing date of March 30. 2022.
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