National Institutes of Health: Small Grants on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases

Deadline: 16 July 2019

National Institutes of Health is currently inviting applications for its Small Grants on Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases with an aim to focus on ex vivo studies with human specimens and on studies with current or new animal models including novel clinical strategies for detecting, identifying the molecular basis of, or developing innovative therapies for primary immunodeficiency diseases.

This program aims to encourage analyses of clinical data and samples maintained in primary immunodeficiency registries, consortium databases and repositories to address questions relevant to primary immunodeficiency research.

Objectives and Scope

Identifying the clinical, immunological, genetic and molecular characteristics of genetically determined immunodeficiency diseases;
Identifying the molecular basis of primary immunodeficiency diseases;
Advancing understanding of how a genetic variant results in immunodeficiency;
Discovering/developing improved diagnostic/newborn screening tools for primary immunodeficiency diseases;
Performing ex vivo studies with human specimens:
Discovering/developing new animal models for primary immunodeficiency diseases; and
Analyzing clinical data and samples maintained in primary immunodeficiency registries, consortium databases and repositories to address questions relevant to primary immunodeficiency research.

Award Information

A budget for direct costs of up to $50,000 per year may be requested (i.e., a maximum of $100,000 over two years).

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)
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- S. Territory or Possession
Other
- Independent School Districts
- Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations