At a glance
This program funds new theory, models, and methods to better understand the genetic architecture of complex human traits, including work that integrates genetic and non-genetic factors across biological, social, and ecological scales. It is open to a wide range of applicants, including nonprofits, universities, governments, small businesses, for-profits, and foreign organizations, and foreign components of U.S. organizations are allowed. Awards are made as grants; the number of awards depends on NIH appropriations and meritorious applications, and budgets are not limited overall, though NCI applications are capped at $350,000 in direct costs per year. The project period may be up to 5 years, cost sharing is not required, and clinical trials are not allowed.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
The goal of this NOFO is to support applications for novel theory and methods development that enable better understanding of how genetic and non-genetic factors contribute to complex trait variation across individuals, families, and populations. Approaches should be interdisciplinary drawing from the natural and social sciences, account for interdependencies across scales of biological, social, and ecological organization, and make extensive use of theory, modeling, and validation with available large-scale datasets.
Who can apply
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized)
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than higher education)
- Others
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities / Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments