Grants / Department of Health and Human Services / Food and Drug Administration

RFA-FD-22-018: Investigating the in vivo behavior and in vitro characteristics purportedly gastro-retentive extended release formulation to enhance the regulatory standard of such products

Closed Closed March 31, 2022 Opportunity RFA-FD-22-018 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. A newer notice from the same program is open now: Flexible Funding Model - Advancing Domestic Mutual Reliance Through Strengthened Infrastructure Development and Maintenance for Manufactured Food Regulatory Programs (PAR-27-017). Status: Rolling or no fixed deadline. It is in our archive of Food and Drug Administration notices from 2022.

• Award ceiling$1.0 million
• Award floor$50,000
• Total funding$1.0 million
• Expected awards1
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeCooperative Agreement

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible OrganizationsHigher Education InstitutionsPublic/State Controlled Institutions of Higher EducationPrivate Institutions of Higher EducationThe following types of Higher Education Institutions are always encouraged to apply for FDA support as Public or Private Institutions of Higher Education:o Hispanic-serving Institutionso Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)o Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)o Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutionso Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher EducationNonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)For-Profit OrganizationsSmall BusinessesFor-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)GovernmentsState GovernmentsCounty GovernmentsCity or Township GovernmentsSpecial District GovernmentsIndian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)U.S. Territory or PossessionOtherIndependent School DistrictsPublic Housing Authorities/Indian Housing AuthoritiesNative American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)Faith-based or Community-based OrganizationsRegional OrganizationsNon-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions)Foreign InstitutionsNon-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 HHS Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Food and Drug Administration Research awards averaged $1.3 million; this notice allows up to $1.0 million per award.
• Most of the program's money (35% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

Gastro-retentive dosage forms are designed to have a prolonged residence time in the upper gastrointestinal tract to enhance bioavailability. However there has been no direct evidence of gastric retention in vivo. This project aims to gather direct evidence about the gastric retention of oral drug products which are claimed to be formulated as gastro-retentive dosage forms. This information may be helpful in supporting generic drug development and regulatory decision making. This opportunity solicits research proposals to use imaging technologies to monitor the gastric retention behavior of a reference product and its corresponding generic product, following oral administration. Various in vitro test methodologies should be explored to develop optimal method(s) that can be used by prospective generic applicants to support a demonstration of bioequivalence to the reference product, potentially for additional strengths of these generic products.

Category: Consumer Protection, Health, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Apply under the newer notice, PAR-27-017, which is open now.

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