The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a single-source cooperative agreement for the Outcomes of Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Network - Coordinating Center. This opportunity invites Vanderbilt University Medical Center to continue its role in coordinating the eMERGE Network, which aims to follow up with approximately 25,000 patients who have received genomically informed risk assessments (GIRA) through April 2030. The project will focus on managing data collection, harmonization, analysis, and dissemination to assess the long-term impact of GIRA on healthcare utilization, patient behavior, and clinical outcomes, with a maximum project period of four years and an annual budget limit of $687,000 in direct costs. Interested applicants can reach out to the Division of Genomic Medicine at NHGRI_DGMed@nih.gov, and the application deadline is set for March 6, 2026.

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The Department of Health and Human Services is reissuing a single-source funding opportunity (RFA-HG-26-008) for the Outcomes of Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Network - Coordinating Center. This cooperative agreement, a reissue of RFA-HG-19-015, invites Vanderbilt University Medical Center to continue coordinating the eMERGE Network. The goal is to extend follow-up through April 2030 for approximately 25,000 patients who received genomically informed risk assessments (GIRA). The Coordinating Center will manage data collection, harmonization, analysis, and dissemination, ensuring patient retention and data quality. The project, requiring a clinical trial, aims to assess the long-term impact of GIRA on healthcare utilization, patient behavior, and clinical outcomes, with a maximum project period of four years and an annual budget limit of $687,000 direct costs.

This is a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for a Single Source that invites a recipient organization funded under the Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE): Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Network Coordinating Center (RFA-HG-19-015) to participate in the Outcomes of Electronic Medical Records and Genomics (eMERGE) Genomic Risk Assessment and Management Network. Please see Section III. Eligibility for additional information. In accordance with NIH standard peer-review processes, the application will be peer-reviewed, and only meritorious applications will be considered.The NHGRI is announcing its intent to issue a single source cooperative agreement award to Vanderbilt University Medical Center to continue coordination of the eMERGE Risk Assessment Network. The eMERGE Network will extend through April 2030 follow-up and collection of outcome data on the roughly 25,000 patients receiving genomically informed risk assessment (GIRA) and management recommendations.

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