Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA AR 18 004
The NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30) funding opportunity (RFA-AR-18-004) is a National Institutes of Health grant program run by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), within the Department of Health and Human Services. It is designed to support shared research infrastructure focused on rheumatic diseases, with the intent of strengthening and speeding up progress across basic, translational, and clinical research that aligns with the NIAMS mission. Rather than funding a single stand-alone research project, this P30 mechanism is aimed at building or enhancing centralized resources that multiple investigators can use, so their independently funded studies and collaborative projects can be conducted more efficiently, more consistently, and often at a higher technical level than would be possible if each lab had to build the same capacity on its own.
At its core, the program supports “resource-based centers,” meaning organized hubs that provide shared facilities, services, and/or research resources for groups of investigators working in rheumatic disease research. These shared capabilities can include specialized cores, equipment, technical services, data resources, or other center-wide assets that reduce duplication, increase access to advanced methods, and improve overall research productivity. The broader goal NIAMS states is to accelerate, enrich, and enhance ongoing research while also stimulating new research directions within rheumatic diseases. In practical terms, this kind of center grant is meant to create an environment where investigators can more readily launch new studies, adopt emerging technologies, standardize approaches across projects, and collaborate across disciplines, ultimately improving the pace and quality of discoveries that could inform disease mechanisms, diagnostics, and treatments.
This opportunity is categorized as a discretionary grant and falls under the health funding activity category, with CFDA number 93.846. The maximum award amount listed is an award ceiling of $500,000, and NIAMS anticipated making about three awards under this announcement. The opportunity was originally posted on April 19, 2017, with an original closing date of October 3, 2017. While those dates indicate this specific announcement cycle is historical, the summary remains useful as a description of what NIAMS sought to build through the P30 rheumatic diseases resource-based center model: shared infrastructure that broadly benefits a research community rather than supporting only one principal investigator’s single research aim.
Eligibility for this funding opportunity was broad and included a wide range of domestic organization types. Eligible applicants included state, county, city or township governments, and special district governments, as well as independent school districts. Higher education institutions were eligible across categories, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education. Tribal entities were included, both federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments. The opportunity also allowed nonprofit organizations, including those with 501(c)(3) status and those without 501(c)(3) status (in both cases, other than institutions of higher education), along with public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities. In addition, for-profit organizations other than small businesses and small businesses were listed as eligible, and there was an “others” category referencing additional eligibility clarifications in the full text.
Overall, NIAMS framed this P30 center program as a way to strengthen the research ecosystem for rheumatic diseases by investing in shared platforms and coordinated resources that serve many investigators at once. The emphasis is on infrastructure that measurably improves efficiency and effectiveness of existing NIAMS-relevant research portfolios while making it easier for research teams to pursue new ideas and collaborations that advance understanding and treatment of rheumatic diseases.Apply for RFA AR 18 004
- The Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.846.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 19, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Oct 03, 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 $500,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 3 candidate(s).
- 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 (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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FAQs: NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30) - RFA-AR-18-004
What is the NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30) opportunity?
It is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant program run by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), within the Department of Health and Human Services. The program is designed to support resource-based centers that provide shared research infrastructure focused on rheumatic diseases.
What is the purpose of this P30 funding mechanism?
The purpose is to build or enhance centralized, shared resources that multiple investigators can use. The intent is to strengthen and speed progress across basic, translational, and clinical research aligned with the NIAMS mission by improving efficiency, consistency, access to advanced methods, and overall research productivity.
Does this grant fund a single stand-alone research project?
No. This P30 mechanism is intended to support shared infrastructure and center-wide resources rather than a single independent research project led by one investigator.
What does NIAMS mean by a "resource-based center" in this program?
A resource-based center is an organized hub that provides shared facilities, services, and/or research resources for groups of investigators working in rheumatic disease research. The center model emphasizes coordinated resources that many investigators can access and use.
What kinds of shared resources or capabilities can a P30 center provide?
Shared capabilities can include specialized cores, equipment, technical services, data resources, or other center-wide assets that reduce duplication, increase access to advanced methods, and improve research efficiency and productivity across multiple projects.
How is this center infrastructure expected to help rheumatic disease research?
NIAMS describes the goal as accelerating, enriching, and enhancing ongoing rheumatic disease research while also stimulating new research directions. Practically, shared infrastructure can help investigators launch new studies more readily, adopt emerging technologies, standardize approaches across projects, and collaborate across disciplines.
What research areas are intended to benefit from this opportunity?
The opportunity is focused on rheumatic diseases research and is intended to strengthen progress across basic, translational, and clinical research that aligns with the NIAMS mission.
Who runs and sponsors this funding opportunity?
The opportunity is run by NIAMS, which is part of NIH within the Department of Health and Human Services.
What is the funding opportunity number and mechanism?
The opportunity is RFA-AR-18-004 and uses the P30 center grant mechanism for resource-based centers.
What type of grant is this categorized as?
It is categorized as a discretionary grant under the health funding activity category.
What is the CFDA number listed for this opportunity?
The CFDA number listed is 93.846.
What is the maximum award amount (award ceiling) mentioned?
The maximum award amount listed is an award ceiling of $500,000.
How many awards were anticipated under this announcement?
NIAMS anticipated making about three awards under this announcement.
When was this opportunity posted and when did it close?
It was originally posted on April 19, 2017, with an original closing date of October 3, 2017.
Is this opportunity still open based on the dates provided?
The dates provided indicate that this specific announcement cycle is historical (posted in 2017 with an October 2017 closing date). The description remains useful for understanding what NIAMS sought to build through the P30 resource-based center model.
What is NIAMS trying to achieve by funding shared research infrastructure instead of individual projects?
NIAMS aims to reduce duplication across labs, increase broad access to specialized capabilities, and enable multiple investigators to conduct independently funded studies and collaborative projects more efficiently and consistently, often at a higher technical level than if each lab created the same capacity on its own.
What kinds of organizations were eligible to apply?
Eligibility was broad and included many domestic organization types, including various levels of government, schools, higher education institutions, tribal entities, nonprofits, public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, and for-profit organizations (including small businesses).
Which government entities were eligible applicants?
Eligible government applicants included state governments, county governments, city or township governments, and special district governments.
Were independent school districts eligible?
Yes. Independent school districts were listed as eligible applicants.
Were colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Higher education institutions were eligible, including public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education.
Were tribal entities eligible to apply?
Yes. Eligibility included federally recognized Native American tribal governments and Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments.
Were nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. The opportunity allowed nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status (in both cases, other than institutions of higher education).
Were public housing authorities eligible?
Yes. Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities were listed as eligible.
Could for-profit organizations apply?
Yes. For-profit organizations other than small businesses and small businesses were both listed as eligible.
What does the "others" eligibility category mean?
The listing included an "others" category that referenced additional eligibility clarifications in the full text of the announcement.
What is the main benefit to the research community of a P30 resource-based center?
The central benefit is a coordinated, shared platform that broadly serves many investigators at once, measurably improving the efficiency and effectiveness of NIAMS-relevant research portfolios and making it easier to pursue new ideas and collaborations in rheumatic diseases.
What is emphasized more: new research aims or shared platforms that support many projects?
The emphasis is on shared platforms and coordinated resources that support many investigators and projects, rather than funding a single principal investigator's stand-alone research aims.
How does NIAMS describe the expected impact of these centers?
NIAMS frames the program as strengthening the rheumatic diseases research ecosystem by investing in shared platforms and coordinated resources that accelerate and enhance ongoing research while stimulating new directions, with the broader goal of improving the pace and quality of discoveries relevant to disease mechanisms, diagnostics, and treatments.
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