HIV/AIDS Vaccine Facility (C06)

Funding Opportunity Number: PAR-16-290 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.352Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationNonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-NIH11Closing Date: Aug 01, 2016Award Ceiling: Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 26, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Development and testing of AIDS vaccines are high priorities for NIH-supported research (NOT-OD-15-137). This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites applications from qualified academic institutions to apply for support to upgrade existing functioning space to Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) standards for production of next generation candidates for HIV/AIDS vaccines, with the goal of creating sufficient quantities of immunogens to conduct Phase I clinical trials. The applicants should: a) demonstrate the highest level of expertise in HIV/AIDS biology and have experience in development and testing of concepts for AIDS vaccines; b) have vaccine candidates that have been produced in pre-clinical lots and tested for...
Source: Grants.gov - Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding