This RFA is a one-time solicitation for these disease areas. The total requested project period for an application submitted in response to this RFA may not exceed five years. Funding is subject to the availability of resources and receipt of sufficiently meritorious applications. The research objectives of a SCOR program are to expedite development and application of new knowledge of specific importance to diseases within the mission of the institute. A SCOR program is intended as a mechanism to focus on the human disease.
Clinical research is defined as patient oriented research conducted with human subjects.
The individual basic and clinical research projects are expected to have high scientific merit with clear research objectives and to relate to a theme developed for that SCOR program. Ongoing NIH-funded projects may be absorbed into the SCOR if their original funding source is relinquished. Funding of a project approved in a SCOR will take precedence. Funding may be requested for one or more core resources devoted to performing specialized support activities, such as biochemical analysis, electron microscopy, or data management. Cores should be designed to provide added dimensions, generating accomplishments greater than that obtainable by the individual projects.