A SCOR is envisioned as a national resource associated with a major medical complex and dedicated to furthering the research effort related to systemic lupus erythematosus. A SCOR should foster a concerted research effort that strongly emphasizes basic disciplines, but also involves significant interaction between basic research and clinical investigations of systemic lupus erythematosus.
Foreign organization are ineligible.
International collaborations in domestic applications will only be accepted if the resources are clearly shown to be unavailable in the United States. Applications from minority individuals and women are encouraged. Responsibility for the planning, direction, and execution of the proposed project will be solely that of the applicant. The total project period for applications submitted in response to the present RFA should be five years. The anticipated award date is September 30, 1993.