Research Infrastructure for Centers Conducting Population Dynamics Science FY 2018 (P2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA HD 19 014

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA HD 19 014

The Research Infrastructure for Centers Conducting Population Dynamics Science FY 2018 opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number RFA HD 19 014) is a discretionary NIH grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, aimed at strengthening the research infrastructure that supports population dynamics science. The central purpose of the announcement is not to fund a single standalone research project or a clinical trial, but to build and enhance the organizational, administrative, and shared-resource backbone that helps population dynamics researchers produce more influential, innovative, and efficient science. In practical terms, the FOA is focused on increasing research impact and productivity across a center or program by improving how research support is organized and delivered, and by creating an environment where investigators can collaborate effectively and work with high-quality data, methods, and expertise.

A major emphasis of the opportunity is developing junior scientists. This means the funded infrastructure is expected to help train, mentor, and accelerate the progress of early-career investigators working in population dynamics. While the announcement language is broad in the excerpt provided, the intent is typically to support the kinds of center-level resources that make it easier for emerging researchers to succeed, such as mentorship structures, access to methodological consultation, shared analytic resources, administrative support that reduces logistical burdens, and opportunities to engage in interdisciplinary work. Another key theme is maximizing the efficiency of research support, which points to improving coordination, reducing duplication of effort, and ensuring that multiple projects and investigators can benefit from shared services rather than each team rebuilding the same support functions independently.

The funding mechanism is a grant, and the activity category is listed under Health, Income Security and Social Services (CFDA 93.865). The FOA is explicitly labeled "Clinical Trial Not Allowed," signaling that applications should not propose clinical trials as part of the funded activities. Instead, the emphasis is on infrastructure for population dynamics science, a field that commonly includes demographic processes, fertility and family formation, mortality and health over the life course, migration, population aging, and the social, economic, and policy contexts that shape population change. The FOA’s overarching goal is to strengthen the capacity of centers that conduct this type of research so they can produce higher-quality outputs, innovate more quickly, and operate more effectively.

Eligibility is broad and includes many types of organizations that could plausibly host or partner in a population dynamics research center. Eligible applicants include state, county, and city or township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments and other tribal organizations; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions in those specific nonprofit categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities as further clarified in the FOA’s additional eligibility text. This broad eligibility suggests NIH is open to a range of institutional homes for population dynamics infrastructure, as long as the applicant can credibly deliver the kind of center-level support the program is designed to strengthen.

Key administrative details from the listing include an original closing date of August 20, 2018, with a creation date of June 8, 2018. The expected number of awards is four. The award ceiling is listed as 0 in the provided source data, which usually indicates that a specific maximum was not captured in that field or that the ceiling was not expressed in a simple numeric way in the source listing, rather than implying there is literally no upper limit. Overall, the opportunity is best understood as targeted NIH support to improve the shared infrastructure and training environment of population dynamics research centers, with the aim of boosting innovation, productivity, and the development of the next generation of scientists in the field.

• The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Research Infrastructure for Centers Conducting Population Dynamics Science FY 2018 (P2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.865.
• This funding opportunity was created on Jun 08, 2018.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Aug 20, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 4 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).

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