Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA CA 17 031
The grant opportunity titled "Limited Competition: A Data Resource for Analyzing Blood and Marrow Transplants (U24)" (Funding Opportunity Number RFA CA 17 031) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement meant to maintain and continue the federal support of a major national and international data infrastructure for blood and marrow transplantation research. It is a limited competition announcement specifically intended to solicit an application from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) to continue operating and supporting the "Data Resource for Analyzing Blood and Marrow Transplants" program. In practical terms, this FOA is not designed as an open call for many new applicants or new data centers; it is designed to ensure continuity of an established resource that the transplant community relies on.
The core purpose of the program is to keep the CIBMTR database available and functional as a shared research and policy resource. The database is positioned as a critical tool for multiple audiences: scientific investigators who need robust, real-world transplant outcome data; transplant physicians who use evidence to guide clinical decisions and understand outcomes across patient populations; and healthcare policymakers who rely on trustworthy, large-scale datasets when shaping guidelines, coverage decisions, quality measures, and broader health system policy related to transplantation. By emphasizing "continued availability," the FOA is essentially prioritizing stability, access, and ongoing operational support so that the data resource remains usable over time rather than being a one-off research project with a short lifespan.
This opportunity is issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the National Institutes of Health, and it falls under the broad activity area of education and health. The listed CFDA numbers are 93.395 and 93.839, which correspond to NIH program areas that include cancer-related and blood-related research support mechanisms. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement (U24), which signals that NIH expects to have substantial involvement in the project compared to a typical research grant. In a cooperative agreement, the awardee and NIH generally work in partnership, with NIH having an active role in oversight, coordination, or shaping programmatic priorities to ensure the data resource meets national needs and remains aligned with federal objectives.
Eligibility is limited to public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, reinforcing that this is intended for an established, qualified institutional entity rather than private companies or a broad range of organizations. The limited competition framing strongly suggests that only a very narrow set of applicants, effectively the CIBMTR-associated eligible institution(s), would be appropriate or allowed to apply under the terms of the announcement.
From a funding standpoint, the award ceiling is $2,875,000, and NIH anticipated making one award. That combination, along with the limited competition language, makes it clear the FOA is structured to fund a single, centralized data resource rather than multiple smaller projects. The opportunity was created on August 15, 2017, with an original closing date of October 26, 2017, placing it within a defined application window typical of NIH targeted solicitations.
Overall, this FOA is best understood as a continuation award mechanism aimed at sustaining a high-value national research database for blood and marrow transplantation. Rather than funding a new experimental study, it supports the underlying data capacity that enables many studies, clinical analyses, and policy evaluations to be conducted reliably. The end goal is to preserve access to comprehensive transplant data and keep it useful for research, clinical improvement, and healthcare decision-making at scale.Apply for RFA CA 17 031
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition: A Data Resource for Analyzing Blood and Marrow Transplants (U24)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.395, 93.839.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 15, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 26, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $2,875,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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