Genetics and Developmental Biology Research and Research Training

The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service funds genetics and developmental biology research projects under CFDA 93.862, with the most recent grant award dated July 7, 2008—over 18 years ago. Do not pursue this program; it is inactive.

The program has not issued new awards since 2008. The portfolio shows 4,843 total awards dating to 2000, but activity has been dormant for nearly two decades. Award volume peaked in 2002 at 1,996 grants, declined sharply through 2004, and dropped to a single award in 2008 before ceasing entirely.

The program funded research into molecular and cellular mechanisms of genetics and developmental biology. Recent awards exemplify the scope: Project Grant 5P20GM069981020 ($797 thousand), Project Grant 5P20GM069985020 ($761 thousand), and Project Grant 4R37GM30997230 ($745 thousand), all obligated in 2004. Smaller fellowship and supplement awards clustered in the $40–$50 thousand range; R01 research grants typically ran $200–$600 thousand.

Combined federal dollars obligated across the program's lifetime total $1.2 billion. The Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service funded 4,842 of 4,843 awards ($1.2 billion), with a single Department of Health and Human Services award of $89 thousand. The assistance mix was nearly 100 percent Project Grants, with one Block Grant (the $89 thousand award in 2008 on chemical determinants of DNA ligase fidelity).

No recent grant opportunities are posted. The source contains no evidence of active solicitation or upcoming application deadlines. Any pursuit of this program requires verification of current agency status and confirmation that new notices of funding opportunity have been issued, as the data provided show no activity in the past 18 years.