Coordinating Center for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Phase II (U01) | RFA RM 17 018

Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA RM 17 018

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released this discretionary Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to support a single key function within Phase II of the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN): a Coordinating Center. The award mechanism is a U01 cooperative agreement, which typically means NIH expects to have substantial programmatic involvement during the project period, with the recipient organization working closely with NIH staff to meet network-wide goals. The overall aim of the Coordinating Center in this context is to provide the operational backbone for Phase II of the UDN, helping keep a multi-site national effort aligned, organized, and functioning as a unified network focused on solving difficult-to-diagnose medical cases.

This FOA is identified as "Coordinating Center for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Phase II (U01)" with Funding Opportunity Number RFA-RM-17-018 and CFDA (now often referred to as Assistance Listing) 93.310. The activity category is Health, and the sponsoring agency is NIH. The opportunity was created on 2017-08-15, and the original application closing date was 2017-11-02. The public listing does not provide an award ceiling or the expected number of awards in the excerpted source data, so applicants would need to consult the full FOA text for budget limits, project period, and anticipated award count.

Eligibility is broad and includes many common U.S. applicant types: state, county, and city/township governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized governments; nonprofit organizations (both 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3), as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those specific categories); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other entities as defined by NIH for this announcement. In addition, the FOA explicitly highlights several "other eligible applicants" categories to emphasize inclusion, such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and Indian/Native American Tribal Governments that are not federally recognized.

Foreign eligibility is restricted in a specific way. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations) and non-domestic (non-U.S.) foreign institutions are not eligible to apply as the primary applicant organization. Also, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply. However, the FOA allows "foreign components" as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. In practical terms, that usually means a U.S.-based applicant can include certain foreign collaborations or performance sites when they meet NIH policy requirements and are clearly justified, even though a foreign organization cannot serve as the applicant institution.

In short, this NIH cooperative agreement opportunity was designed to fund the central coordinating hub for the UDN Phase II, with wide eligibility across U.S. governmental, academic, nonprofit, and commercial organizations, explicit inclusion of many minority-serving and community-based institution types, and a clear distinction between ineligible foreign applicants and allowable foreign components under NIH policy.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Coordinating Center for the Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) Phase II (U01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.310.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2017-08-15.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-11-02. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: 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.

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