Limited Competition: Resources and Workforce Development for the Regional Biocontainment Laboratories
Forecasted Federal grant Posted
- Opportunity number
- RFA-AI-28-013
- Agency
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National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services
- Applications expected due
- Award size
- Not on record
Opportunity facts
- Expected posting
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Health
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Higher Education Inst. (Private)
- Points of contact
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) is forecasting a limited competition to solicit applications for resources and workforce development support for Regional Biocontainment Laboratories, with no application deadline specified in this forecast announcement. This is a limited competition: eligible applicants are restricted to twelve named higher education institutions (public and private): University of Alabama at Birmingham, Tulane University, University of Tennessee, George Mason University, Duke University, Rutgers University, Tufts University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Chicago, University of Missouri, University of Louisville, and Colorado State University.
NIAID will provide multi-year cooperative agreement funding for facility maintenance, operations, and biocontainment-specific training to maintain a capable biosafety level 3 (BSL-3) workforce. The RBLs provide biosafety level 2 and 3 (BSL-2/3) biocontainment facilities for infectious disease research and play a critical role in public health emergency response. Congress has designated the RBLs a NIAID research priority.
Funding supports facility operations and personnel training aligned with infectious disease outbreak response and biosafety/biosecurity priorities. Applications will undergo standard NIH peer review; only meritorious applications will be considered for funding. The program operates under CFDA 93.855 (Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research) and is authorized by Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act (42 USC 241 and 284) and 42 CFR Part 52 and 2 CFR Part 200. Award floor, ceiling, and expected number of awards are not specified in this forecast.
Forecast synopsis
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) seeks to advance its mission by providing critical resources, staff and facilities support for the Regional Biocontainment Laboratories (RBLs). The RBLs provide biosafety level 2 and 3 (BSL-2/3) biocontainment facilities for research on infectious diseases. They play a critical role in public health emergency response by facilitating key activities related to infectious disease outbreaks and biosafety/biosecurity concerns. Congress has denoted the RBLs a NIAID research priority. This program will provide multi-year funding for facility maintenance, operations and biocontainment-specific training for personnel to maintain a capable BSL-3 level workforce in the United States. This is a Forecast for a Limited Competition that will invite application(s) from eligible organization(s) to apply. Please see the Eligibility Section for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application(s) will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious application(s) will be considered for funding. Grant authorities that allow NIAID to forecast this opportunity are as follows: Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241 and 284) and under Federal Regulations 42 CFR Part 52 and 2 CFR Part 200.
Eligibility
Eligible ApplicantsUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamTulane UniversityUniversity of TennesseeGeorge Mason UniversityDuke UniversityRutgers UniversityTufts UniversityUniversity of PittsburghUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of MissouriUniversity of LouisvilleColorado State University
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