# Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/rfa-od-21-004-maximizing-the-scientific-value-of-existing-biospecimen/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/332007

> National Institutes of Health offered grants of up to $200,000 to nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. It expected to make about 5 awards worth $1.0 million in total. Applications closed on March 8, 2023.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | RFA-OD-21-004 |
| Agency | National Institutes of Health |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 8, 2023 |
| Award ceiling | $200,000 |
| Award floor | not stated |
| Expected awards | 5 |
| Total funding | $1.0 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 93.077 |

## Who can apply

- State governments
- County governments
- City or township governments
- Special district governments
- Independent school districts
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- For profit organizations other than small businesses
- Small businesses
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: 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 (Other than Federally Recognized); Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations); Regional Organizations; Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs) ; U.S. Territory or Possession.

## What the grant funds

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to invite R21 applications to stimulate exploratory research relevant to the mission of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) using existing (publicly available) biospecimens currently stored in repositories in the United States. This will include, but not be limited to, collections associated with the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes (NHLBI) Biologic Specimen and Data Repository Information Coordinating Center (BioLINCC), and the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial. Proposed research should seek to maximize the scientific value of these stored collections and to provide researchers with an opportunity to generate preliminary data for subsequent research proposals. While other publicly available repositories would be considered, depending on analyses to be conducted, nationally representative analyses will receive priority. These applications need to provide justification why the data set is unique, and the research questions cannot be answered from a publicly available, nationally representative, data set.

## Questions people ask

### Is RFA-OD-21-004 still open?

No. It closed on March 8, 2023.

### Who can apply for Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

National Institutes of Health accepted applications from nonprofits, colleges and universities, state and local governments, tribes, small businesses and businesses. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for Maximizing the Scientific Value of Existing Biospecimen Collections (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)?

Closed March 8, 2023. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $200,000 each. About $1.0 million in total across about 5 awards.

### Who has been funded under RFA-OD-21-004?

NIH RePORTER lists 2 projects funded under RFA-OD-21-004 in fiscal 2022 to 2024, at 2 institutions. The most were at University of Southern California, Univ of North Carolina Chapel Hill.

### Who has won Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act Regulatory Research grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Yale Univ, University of Southern California, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The program made 176 awards worth $313 million in that time.