At a glance
This program funds the National Primate Research Center base grant, which supports facilities, staff, animal colonies, core services, outreach, and pilot research related to nonhuman primate biomedical research. Only existing NPRCs previously funded under PAR-17-144 or PAR-20-181 may apply, and clinical trial applications are not allowed. The number of awards is not stated and depends on NIH appropriations and meritorious applications, and budgets are not limited except that renewal or resubmission applications may request no more than a 5 percent direct-cost increase from the last non-competing year. The maximum project period is 5 years. Foreign institutions, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations, and foreign components are not allowed.
What it funds
Official description from grants.gov
This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) encourages grant applications that support the activities of the National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs). Nonhuman primates (NHPs) are most closely related to humans, both physiologically and genetically. Therefore, NHPs are critical animal models for basic and translational research aimed at understanding human biology, both in normal and diseased states. Proper husbandry and management of NHPs require specialized physical and intellectual resources, which are most effectively and economically provided in centralized primate centers, the resources of which are made available to investigators on a national basis. The NPRCs provide these resources to investigators/grantees who utilize NHPs in biomedical research and thereby complement and help enable the missions of the NIH Institutes and Centers.
Who can apply
- Small businesses