The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has posted a grant opportunity titled "Botanical Dietary Supplements Translational Research Teams (RM1 Clinical Trial Required)". This grant aims to support collaborative and translational research projects focused on chemically complex botanical and other natural products relevant to dietary supplements. The goal is to conduct highly informative clinical trials to measure the effects of these products on quantitative, objective measures of human resilience.
The grant seeks to foster dynamic and synergistic interactions among experts from various disciplines to ensure rigor in all aspects of the research. The projects will be carried out by multi-PD/PI teams working on integrated specific aims. The research outcomes will include optimal parameters for a future proposed clinical efficacy trial, as well as the development and validation of critical knowledge and methods for interpreting such a trial.
The grant also emphasizes the importance of enhancing workforce and institutional capacity to conduct rigorous, transdisciplinary research on chemically complex natural products. The ultimate aim is to provide a strong foundation for a future highly informative clinical efficacy trial on the effects of resilience using a chemically complex natural product.
This grant opportunity is part of the Consortium Advancing Research on Botanicals and Other Natural Products (CARBON) Program. Other components of the program include RFA-AT-24-008, which focuses on leveraging data at scale to understand natural product impacts on whole person health (R01), and RFA-AT-24-007, which is a limited competition for a research resource on natural product nuclear magnetic resonance data (R24).
The deadline for applications is July 8, 2024. The maximum award ceiling is $1,500,000. Eligible applicants include Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISISs), 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, non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations), regional organizations, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), and U.S. territories or possessions.
For more information and to apply, please visit the following link: Botanical Dietary Supplements Translational Research Teams (RM1 Clinical Trial Required). If you have any inquiries, you can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.