Thursday, March 17, 2022

ROA: NIH Cloud Platform Interoperability Administrative Coordinating Center

New Research Opportunity Announcement

We invite applications from eligible organizations to engage with the NIH in providing technical, administrative, and coordination support for the NIH Cloud Platform Interoperability program (NCPI).

Research Opportunity Title: NIH Cloud Platform Interoperability Administrative Coordinating Center

FAQs

Question: What if the details in my Letter of Intent change?

Answer: The LOIs are not binding so changes between the LOI and full application are permissible
Question: Will NIH consider full applications that were submitted by the deadline but not invited?

Answer: No. NIH will only consider invited full applications.
Question: When will NIH notify those who have submitted LOIs of their decision?

Answer: Invitations to submit a full application will be issued by May 1, 2022.
Question: Will NIH provide feedback on unsuccessful LOI?

Answer: No, NIH will not provide feedback on unsuccessful LOI.
Question: What is the annual funding amount for this award?

Answer: The level of funding for awards made under this solicitation has not been predetermined and will depend on (1) the objectives proposed by the applicants and how well they fit with the goals of NCPI, (2) quality of the applications received, (3) availability of funds and (4) programmatic priorities.
Question: What is the duration for this project?

Answer: The initial project duration is anticipated to be five (5) years.
Question: Who is eligible to apply for this opportunity?

Answer: The following entities are eligible to apply:
Higher Education Institutions
- Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
Nonprofits Other Than Institutions of Higher Education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
- Faith-based or Community-based Organizations
- Regional Organizations
For-Profit Organizations
- Small Businesses
- For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
Governments
- State Governments
- County Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- American Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- American Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
- Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
- U.S. Territory or Possession Other
- Independent School Districts
- Native American Tribal Organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Current NCPI partners are INELIGIBLE for this award. These partners are:
- NHGRI/AnVIL: Broad Institute, Johns Hopkins
- NHLBI/BioData Catalyst: Seven Bridges Genomics Inc., Harvard Medical School, Broad Institute, University of Chicago, RENCI
- CF/GMKF: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Chicago, Seven Bridges Genomics Inc, University of Colorado Denver, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte Justine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
- NCI/CRDC: Broad Institute, Seven Bridges Genomics, Institute for Systems Biology, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins, ICF (icf.com), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
- NIH NLM/NCBI
Question: Are there any restriction on being involved in multiple proposal submissions? For example, may someone be a team member in one proposal and as a PI in another proposal?

Answer: The same organizations and individuals may appear multiple proposal submissions.
Question: According to the ROA, the proposal must be in one “text-recognizable” PDF file. Does this mean you discourage use of graphics, such as JPGs, in the proposal?

Answer: The use of figures is at the applicant's discretion. Digital images may be included, and count toward the page limit of the section in which they appear. Figures must be readable as printed on an 8.5” x 11” page at normal (100%) scale. Applications where most material is in image format will be assessed for compliance with the restriction on font size and may be deemed non-compliant if it is determined that images were likely used to bypass this restriction.
Question: Is the table of contents part of any page length restrictions?

Answer: The table of contents for the overall application does not have a page limit if it immediately follows the Cover Page. If an individual section has a separate table of contents, it will count toward the page limit for that section.