Biological Testing Facility for Contraception & Reproductive Health (X01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- PAR-27-111
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Other
- County Governments
- State Governments
- City/Township Governments
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Public or Indian Housing Auth.
- Independent School Districts
- Tribal Organizations (Not Federally Recognized)
- Small Businesses
- Special District Governments
- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- For Profit Organizations
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is forecasting a Notice of Funding Opportunity to solicit applications for access to a state-of-the-art Biological Testing Facility (BTF) for contraceptive and reproductive health product development, with nine rolling application deadlines beginning September 7, 2026, and concluding May 7, 2029.
Eligible applicants include higher education institutions (public and private), nonprofits (501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3)), for-profit organizations, small businesses, state and local governments, county governments, tribal governments (federally recognized and not federally recognized), special district governments, public or Indian housing authorities, and independent school districts. Foreign organizations are eligible; foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. Applicants do not require existing NIH funding but receive priority consideration if funded at the time of application.
The facility provides preclinical and IND/IDE-enabling services including fertility studies, pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics, toxicology, reproductive tract histopathology, sperm morphology and motility analysis, and formulation development for oral, injectable, implant, and transdermal routes. There is no associated budget; access to facility services is provided based on merit, capacity, and funding availability. Service requests cannot exceed 12 months unless pre-approved. Highest priority is given to late-stage preclinical compounds and devices with validated molecular targets; projects with only chemical hits, leads, or unknown mechanisms are deprioritized.
Applications undergo administrative evaluation using specified review criteria assessing rationale, feasibility, deliverables, material availability, and target validation. Successful applicants receive facility access instructions and must comply with NICHD data sharing requirements, making all resources and data publicly available one year post-completion.
The opportunity uses the X01 activity code and CFDA 93.865 (Child Health and Human Development Extramural Research).
Synopsis
The purpose of this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) is to provide investigators with a mechanism to request services from the state-of-the-art Biological Testing Facility that would advance their contraceptive development or reproductive health programs. This NOFO aims to position innovative and validated methods for future regulatory submission and/or clinical development. Applicants do not need to have current NIH funding to apply, but priority may be given to programs receiving NIH support at the time of application submission.
Eligibility
Refer to Section III. Eligibility Information in the NOFO for additional information on eligibility.Foreign Organizations/Foreign CollaborationsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are 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.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
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| PKG00293016.pdf | ||
| PAR-27-111-Full-Announcement.html | HTML file |
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