Purpose: | This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) will support applications that address the mechanisms by which novel, unexplored targets and pathways, or known targets, mediate the sustained weight loss, diabetes resolution and improvements in other obesity-related metabolic diseases reported following bariatric surgery in humans. Studies directly addressing novel mechanisms using targeted approaches are of interest and responsive to this FOA particularly those which utilize up-to-date sophisticated methodologies. Studies simply identifying differences in responses before and after surgery that do not address mechanism will not be considered responsive. Only studies involving human subjects will be considered. |
Receipt Date: | April 17, 2015 by 5:00 pm local time of applicant organization |
Total Awards: | Application budgets are limited to less than $500,000 direct costs per year, including any subcontract direct costs. The budget needs to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. |
Eligibility: | Any individual(s) with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research as the Program Director(s)/Principal Investigator(s) (PD(s)/PI(s)) is invited to work with his/her organization to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support. |
Link: | http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-14-025.html |