National Institutes of Health is seeking applications for its program entitled High Priority HIV/AIDS Research within the Mission of the NIDDK that is addressing high priority HIV/AIDS research priorities outlined by the NIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR).

The NIDDK supports medical research on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutritional disorders, and obesity; and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases, to improve people’s health and quality of life.

Scopes

The scope of this FOA includes, but is not limited to:

• Elucidation of pathophysiological pathways whereby HIV or its treatment contributes to comorbidities within NIDDK’s mission.
• Interaction of HIV or its treatment with physiological processes within its mission, such as metabolism, normal blood development, or gastrointestinal mucosal immune homeostasis.
• The impact of HIV infection or its treatment on the gastrointestinal or penile microbiome, pathogenic enteric microbes, male genital tract infections, or co-infection with hepatitis viruses.
• Cellular and molecular characterization of the HIV reservoirs in the male genital tract, the gastrointestinal mucosa, adipose tissue, or other tissues within NIDDK’s mission.
• Response of the epithelium in tissues within NIDDK’s mission to HIV infection and HIV-associated inflammation.

Funding Information

Application budgets are limited to $3,500,000 direct costs and must reflect the actual needs of the proposed project.

Eligibility Criteria

• State governments
• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Independent school districts
• County governments
• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
• Special district governments
• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education
• Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
• Small businesses
• City or township governments
• Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• For profit organizations other than small businesses

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted electronically via given website.

For more information, please visit grants.gov.