The National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) invites applications for renewal of eligible Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) grants.
Donor Name: National Institutes of Health
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $1,500,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
The objective of the COBRE initiative is to strengthen an institution’s biomedical research infrastructure through the establishment of a thematic, multi-disciplinary center and to enhance the ability of investigators to compete independently for NIH individual research grants or other external peer-reviewed support. COBRE awards are supported through the Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program, which aims to foster health-related research by increasing the competitiveness of investigators at institutions located in states with historically low aggregate success rates for grant awards from the NIH. The goal of this FOA is to support existing COBRE Phase 1 Centers by further strengthening the research infrastructure and to continue the development and support of a critical mass of investigators with the expertise in the Center’s scientific interest areas.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $1,500,000
- The project period is limited to five 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:
- Eligibility is restricted to institutions that meet all of the following criteria:
- Are located in an IDeA-eligible state, commonwealth, or jurisdiction, which are Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, and Wyoming; and
- Award doctoral degrees in the health-related sciences or are independent biomedical research institutes/medical centers with ongoing biomedical research programs funded by the NIH or other federal agencies; and
- At the time of submission, (1) hold two or fewer active COBRE Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 awards, including those in no-cost extension, and (2) through subcontracts, hold five or fewer COBRE Research Projects and/or Cores from Phase 1 and Phase 2 COBREs awarded to other institutions. Please note that COBRE Phase 3 – Transitional Centers awards and their research cores are not counted for these eligibility requirements and that applications will not be accepted from institutions that hold three active Phase 1 and/or Phase 2 COBRE awards, including those in no-cost extension.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.