Purpose: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has developed its research grant program to complement the granting mechanism of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Support from the CF Foundation, through various mechanisms, is intended to provide for the development of sufficient preliminary data to make CF grant-related applications highly competitive in the NIH review process. However, as a result of funding constraints on the NIH, coupled with the growing interest in CF research, there are occasions in which highly meritorious grants are submitted to the NIH and may not be funded. In an effort to assure that all meritorious CF-related research is supported, the CF Foundation has developed a mechanism to provide for CF Foundation funding. The objective of this award is to support excellent CF-related research projects that have been submitted to and approved by the NIH, but cannot be supported by available NIH funds. Applications must fall within the upper 40th percentile with a priority score of 200 or better.
Term/Amount: CF Foundation support ranges from $75,000 to $125,000 per year for up to two years.
Contact: Please direct inquiries to: Office of Grants Management, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 6931 Arlington Road, Bethesda, MD 20814. Telephone: (800)-FIGHT-CF.
Deadline: On-going basis.