Consortium Organization and Data Collaboration Center (CODCC) for the Human Virome Program (HVP) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA RM 23 016

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The Consortium Organization and Data Collaboration Center (CODCC) for the Human Virome Program (HVP) is an NIH funding opportunity that supports a single, dedicated coordinating center to act as the organizational and data-collaboration hub for the broader HVP consortium. The intent is to create a central resource that keeps a multi-site scientific program aligned by providing coordination, shared processes, and a common framework for collaboration. This award is structured as a U24 cooperative agreement, which means NIH will have substantial programmatic involvement and the awardee should expect active coordination with NIH staff and other consortium components. Clinical trials are not allowed under this notice, so the work should focus on infrastructure, coordination, data management, and related consortium-enabling activities rather than prospective interventional human studies.

From a logistics standpoint, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant program under the health category, administered by the National Institutes of Health, with CFDA number 93.310. The funding opportunity number is RFA-RM-23-016, and the original application closing date was November 29, 2023. The posted award ceiling is $1,875,000. The notice does not specify the number of expected awards in the provided source text, but the framing strongly implies support for a central CODCC function serving the whole consortium rather than multiple parallel coordinating centers.

Eligible applicants are broad and include many types of U.S.-based organizations and governmental units. Examples explicitly included are state, county, and city or 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; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (outside of institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; and small businesses. The notice also highlights additional eligible applicant types 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 agencies of the federal government; regional organizations; Indian/Native American tribal governments that are not federally recognized; and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, there are clear restrictions regarding foreign involvement. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply as the applicant organization, and non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are also not eligible to apply. However, foreign components are allowed as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. In practical terms, that typically means a U.S.-based applicant can include certain well-justified international elements as part of the project (subject to NIH rules and approvals), but the primary applicant institution and the eligible organizational structure must remain domestic.

Overall, this NOFO is best understood as a consortium backbone award: it is designed to fund the operational center that helps the Human Virome Program function as a unified enterprise. The CODCC is expected to support cooperation across participating sites and projects by serving as the organizing and data collaboration focal point, ensuring that consortium work can be coordinated, integrated, and shared efficiently in ways that advance HVP goals without conducting clinical trials.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Consortium Organization and Data Collaboration Center (CODCC) for the Human Virome Program (HVP) (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)" 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 2023-09-13.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-11-29. (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 $1,875,000.00 in funding.
• 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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