NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ISSUES GRANTS NOTICE ON "SOLICITATION OF ASSAYS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING (HTS) TO DISCOVER CHEMICAL PROBES (R01)"

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- National Institutes of Health issues grants notice to form collaborations with an established academic, nonprofit, or commercial high throughput screening (HTS) facility that has the requisite expertise and experience to implement HTS-ready assays for the discovery and development of small molecule chemical probes.
The funding opportunity number PAR-12-058 was posted on Dec. 13 with an application closing date of Sept. 7, 2014.
Category of Funding Activity is Education, Food and Nutrition, Health and Income Security and Social Services.
Eligible Applicants: 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 and Small businesses.
Additional Information on Eligibility: Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions; Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Hispanic-serving Institutions; Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs); Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.
S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.
S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.
S.) components of U.
S. Organizations are eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.
The description of the Grant Notice is "This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) encourages investigators to form collaborations with an established academic, nonprofit, or commercial high throughput screening (HTS) facility that has the requisite expertise and experience to implement HTS-ready assays for the discovery and development of small molecule chemical probes. Through this FOA, NIH wishes to stimulate research in 1) discovery and development of novel, small molecules for their potential use in studying disease treatment relevant to the missions of the participating NIH Institutes, and 2) discovery and/or validation of novel, biological targets that will inform studies of disease mechanisms. Emphasis will be placed on assays that provide new insight into important disease targets and processes."