Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2024 (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) | RFA HD 24 008

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The Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2024 (P2C Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant opportunity focused on strengthening the research infrastructure that supports population dynamics research. The central purpose is not to fund a single stand-alone study, but to build and enhance center-based capacity that can raise the overall impact, innovation, and productivity of population research. The program emphasizes creating efficient shared resources and support systems that make research easier to conduct at high quality and at scale, while also intentionally developing junior scientists so the field maintains a strong pipeline of new investigators. As stated in the title, clinical trials are not allowed under this funding announcement.

This opportunity is issued as a discretionary grant under Funding Opportunity Number RFA-HD-24-008, within the NIH’s broader mission area covering health, income security, and social services (CFDA 93.865). The activity is framed as a research infrastructure program (P2C), meaning it is geared toward enabling and accelerating research through coordinated cores, services, training, and administrative support rather than directly underwriting clinical trial activities. In practice, awards of this kind typically support the kinds of foundational components population centers rely on, such as shared data services, methodological and statistical consulting, administrative coordination, trainee and junior investigator development structures, and other centralized functions that improve efficiency and reduce duplication across projects.

Eligibility is broad across U.S.-based organizational types. Eligible applicants include 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; public housing authorities or Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations that are not federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofit organizations both with and without 501(c)(3) status (as long as they are not institutions of higher education in those categories); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities as allowed by NIH policy. The announcement also explicitly calls out additional eligible groups 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, and U.S. territories or possessions. This breadth is consistent with an infrastructure program aiming to strengthen research capacity across many kinds of institutions that contribute to population science.

Foreign involvement is tightly restricted. While the text references “Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations)” in a list of other eligible applicants, the announcement then clearly states that non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities (foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply. It also specifies that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible to apply, and that foreign components as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement are not allowed. Taken together, the practical takeaway is that the applicant organization must be domestic, and the funded infrastructure activities cannot include foreign components under NIH’s definitions.

Key administrative details included in the source data are the original posting/creation date of March 10, 2023 and an original closing date of July 28, 2023. The award ceiling and expected number of awards are not provided in the supplied listing, which suggests applicants would need to consult the full NIH FOA text for budget limits, project period expectations, and any institute-specific or program-specific guidance on allowable costs and required center components.

In short, this FOA supports domestic, center-style research infrastructure that advances population dynamics research by improving shared support, boosting research efficiency and output, and cultivating junior scientists, with explicit exclusions for clinical trials and foreign components.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Population Dynamics Centers Research Infrastructure Program FY 2024 (P2C 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): 93.865.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2023-03-10.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-07-28. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• 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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