The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has posted a grant opportunity titled "Single Source for the Continuation of the Human Pancreas Analysis Program (HPAP) for Type 1 Diabetes (HPAP-T1D) (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)". This funding opportunity falls under the category of Health and is a discretionary grant. The grant is a cooperative agreement and does not require cost sharing or matching. The deadline for applications is October 24, 2024.
The purpose of this grant is to provide funding for the continuation of the Human Pancreas Analysis Program for Type 1 Diabetes (HPAP-T1D). The University of Pennsylvania has been identified as the recipient of this single source cooperative agreement. The program aims to identify, collect, and characterize primary pancreatic tissues and immune cells from patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D) or at risk of developing the disease, as well as age-matched controls. The collected data will be analyzed, organized, and shared through the existing PANC DB open-access resource database. The program is part of the Human Islet Research Network (HIRN), which focuses on understanding the loss of human beta cells in T1D and finding strategies to protect and replace functional human beta cell mass.
Small businesses and other eligible applicants are invited to apply for this grant opportunity. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. For more information on eligibility, please refer to the full Notice of Funding Opportunity. The maximum award ceiling for this grant is $5,500,000.
For further details and to apply, interested parties can visit the following website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-25-012.html. If there are any inquiries, please contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.