Wednesday, December 26, 2012

NEI Research Grant for Secondary Analysis (R21)


Funding Opportunity: NEI Research Grant for Secondary Analysis (R21)
Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-13-035
Application Due Date: February 16, June 16, and October 16 for New Submissions

Summary:

The NEI supports an extensive portfolio of clinical trials and large-scale epidemiologic research projects, wherein numerous data collection activities are required to meet each project's specific aims.  The resultant wealth of data generated by these studies often provides unique, cost-effective opportunities to pursue new questions.  This initiative may be used to develop new statistical methodologies or to test new hypotheses using existing data.  While this initiative actively encourages the use of existing database resources to conduct exploratory/developmental research secondary to a project's originally-intended purpose, it will not support the collection of new data.  Datasets are not limited to those collected under NEI support but these data are of the highest programmatic interest.  Applicants should consider the relevance of their proposed analyses to NEI programs and priorities as described in the National Plan for Eye and Vision Research, which is available at http://www.nei.nih.gov.

This FOA issued by the National Eye Institute (NEI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), encourages applications from institutions/organizations that propose to conduct secondary data analyses utilizing existing database resources.  Applications may be related to, but must be distinct from, the specific aims of the original data collection.

Award Budget Information:

The combined budget for direct costs for the two-year project period may not exceed $275,000.  No more than $200,000 may be requested in any single year.  Applicants may request direct costs in $25,000 modules, up to the total direct costs limitation of $275,000 for the combined two-year award period.

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