NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects (Admin Supp) | PA 17 090

Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 17 090

The NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects (Admin Supp), funding opportunity number PA-17-090, is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant supplement program led by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in collaboration with participating NIH Institutes and Centers. Its purpose is to provide additional, targeted support to existing NIH-funded research projects so they can add or expand "informationist" services. In practice, this means helping active NIH research teams integrate specialized information and knowledge-management expertise into their ongoing work, rather than funding a brand-new standalone project. Because this is an administrative supplement, it is tied directly to an already funded parent award and is meant to strengthen or extend the parent project within its approved scope.

Eligibility is centered on current NIH awardees who already hold active research grants, with a particular emphasis on active R01 awards. The announcement notes that, depending on the specific NIH Institute or Center, some other active award types (activity codes referenced in the full opportunity) may also qualify, so applicants typically need to confirm that their parent grant mechanism is allowed under their IC's guidance. A wide range of applicant organization types are listed as eligible, reflecting NIH's standard broad eligibility categories. These include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled universities; private institutions of higher education; federally recognized Native American tribal governments; other Native American tribal organizations; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education when applicable); for-profit entities (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other miscellaneous eligible entities. The opportunity also explicitly names several categories of institutions and organizations that NIH often highlights for inclusion, such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, and Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), as well as faith-based or community-based organizations, eligible federal agencies, regional organizations, and U.S. territories or possessions.

At the same time, the notice is clear about foreign participation limits. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply. In addition, non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed under this supplement. In other words, the supplement funding is intended to stay within domestic applicant organizations and domestic project components.

The award is structured as a grant supplement rather than a new competing award. The listed award ceiling is $25,000, indicating a relatively small, focused budget meant to cover incremental additions that support informationist services for the parent NIH-funded research effort. The opportunity is categorized under education and health in the funding activity classification, and it references multiple CFDA numbers associated with NIH and NLM-related programs. The original closing date shown for this particular posting is March 15, 2017, with a creation date of December 16, 2016, which situates it as a time-limited administrative supplement announcement rather than an open-ended, continuously available program.

• The National Institutes of Health in the education, health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects (Admin Supp)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.172, 93.173, 93.273, 93.279, 93.351, 93.361, 93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.399, 93.846, 93.859, 93.879.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2016-12-16.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2017-03-15. (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 $25,000.00 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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