Notice of Funding Opportunity to reduce the Incidence of HIV in the US

Deadline: 6-Jan-22

The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and National Institutes of Health is inviting proposals for the Development and Renovation of Research Space for HIV/AIDS Research at Institutions Serving Underrepresented Populations or Located in Institutional Development Award (IDeA).

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from qualified institutions to seek support for the development of modern facilities that will enable and enhance the conduct of cutting-edge biomedical and behavioral research on HIV/AIDS.

Any facility supported by this FOA must serve a broad research community locally or regionally.

Targeted are basic, translational, clinical, and social and behavioral science research facilities that serve underrepresented and underserved populations or are located in IDeA-eligible states. NIH recognizes that modern physical infrastructure is necessary for the conduct of cutting-edge research. Dedicated space is required to house specialized equipment and to carry out experimental protocols.

The scope of individual applications will vary and depend on the currently available infrastructure at the applicant institution, as well as the present and anticipated HIV/AIDS research needs. Requests must be justified by the needs for advancement of HIV/AIDS research.

Focusing on the advancement of basic biology discoveries, the development of diagnostic tools and therapies, or advancing prevention and treatment through clinical and biobehavioral research will be a common and integral part of any project’s justification.

The project, when completed, is expected to provide significant long-term institution-wide support for HIV/AIDS research, bringing the capacities and capabilities to a new level. Consequently, the applicant institution should demonstrate future-looking commitments towards the facility and HIV/AIDS research therein, by attaching a letter of support from a high-ranking institutional official.

The NIH-established priorities for HIV/AIDS research, detailed on the Office of AIDS Research (OAR) website, encompass several areas of research, including activities directed towards:

Reduce the Incidence of HIV, including supporting the development of safe and effective vaccines, microbicides and pre-exposure prophylaxis.
Develop Next-Generation HIV Therapies with improved safety and ease of use.
Conduct Research Toward HIV Cure.
Address HIV-Associated Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications through research designed to decrease and/or manage these conditions.
Advance Cross-Cutting Areas of research in the basic sciences, behavioral and social sciences, epidemiology, implementation science, information dissemination, and research training.

Funding Information

Award Budget: Application budget should reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. The maximum award is $2,000,000. Applications with budgets less than $500,000 will not be considered. The size of the award will be dependent on the scope of the project.
Award Project Period: The total project period shall not exceed five years. Funds will be provided in a single award with up to a 60-month budget and project period.

Eligibility Criteria

Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- The following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for NIH support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:
  - Hispanic-serving Institutions
  - Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  - Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
  - Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
  - Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
To be eligible for this FOA, the applicant institution must be a domestic institution located in the United States and its territories which:
- Has received an average of less than $50 million per year of NIH support for the past three fiscal years
- Awards doctorate degrees in the health professions or the sciences related to health; and
- Is located in IDeA states or serves underrepresented and underserved populations. Institutions serving underrepresented and underserved populations must have a historical and current mission to educate students from any of the populations that have been identified as underrepresented in biomedical research as defined by the National Science Foundation NSF, (i.e., African Americans or Blacks, Hispanic or Latino Americans, American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, U.S. Pacific Islanders, and persons with disabilities) or has a documented record of: (1) recruiting, training and/or educating, and graduating underrepresented students as defined by NSF, which has resulted in increasing the institution’s contribution to the national pool of graduates from underrepresented backgrounds who pursue biomedical research careers and, (2) for institutions that deliver health care services, providing clinical services to medically underserved communities.
- Research-intensive institutions are not eligible to apply.
Foreign Institutions
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
- Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply.
- Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.