The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering a funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition: Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BBAER) Program (UM1)," which aims to enhance transdisciplinary ELSI research by engaging underrepresented organizations in the U.S. that have received less than $30 million in NIH funding over the past three fiscal years. The program seeks to foster diverse perspectives in ELSI research, build community partnerships, enhance research capacity, and develop the ELSI workforce, with a focus on timely and complex topics such as equity and justice in genomics. NIH anticipates awarding up to $4.8 million across four grants, with each project lasting up to five years, and applications are due by August 2, 2026. For further inquiries, interested applicants can contact NIH Grants Information at grantsinfo@nih.gov.

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The Department of Health and Human Services, through the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), is announcing a funding opportunity titled "Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research Program (BBAER)." This program aims to enhance transdisciplinary ELSI research by engaging underrepresented organizations in the U.S. that have received less than $30 million in NIH funding over the last three fiscal years. The initiative supports several goals: fostering diverse perspectives in ELSI research, building community partnerships, enhancing research capacity, and developing the ELSI workforce. Key components of the application include establishing a strategic vision, conducting transdisciplinary research, and actively involving relevant communities in research teams. Applications must align with specified research areas, such as equity and justice in genomics or the implications of genetics on identity. The program anticipates awarding up to $4.8 million across four grants with a project period of five years. Eligible applicants must adhere to specific submission requirements and timelines, emphasizing the importance of collaboration and data sharing in advancing the field of genomics and ELSI research. This opportunity reinforces the federal commitment to ensuring diverse input in genomic research while addressing its societal impacts.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HG-24-026.html

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) seeks to broaden the types of knowledge, skills, expertise, experience, and perspectives brought to bear in research addressing the ethical, legal and social implications (ELSI) of advances in human genetics or genomics. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicits UM1 applications from domestic organizations located in the United States and its territories that received less than $30 million per year in total NIH funding for the past three fiscal years. These organizations are underrepresented among those receiving NHGRI funding for ELSI research. The Building Partnerships and Broadening Perspectives to Advance Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) Research (BPAER) Program will support: 1) transdisciplinary ELSI research addressing timely, complex, and understudied topics, 2) the establishment of research teams that include representatives from relevant communities who are affected by and have an interest in the proposed research, 3) research capacity building to develop, conduct and sustain ELSI research, and 4) workforce development opportunities for early career scholars, research team members, and other research project staff. Transdisciplinary ELSI research projects require involvement from two or more fields of knowledge and use of multiple research approaches. Relevant communities must be actively and meaningfully involved on ELSI research teams across all phases of proposed research projects. Research capacity building plans must be informed by a needs assessment. Given the complex structure, a strategic management plan, evaluation plan, and sustainability plan are required to ensure successful completion of the program.

See Section VII. Agency Contacts within the full opportunity announcement for all other inquires.

NIH Grants Information&lt;br/&gt;grantsinfo@nih.gov

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