Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers (P40 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is seeking grant applications for Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers. These centers will provide support for special colonies of laboratory animals and associated services, as well as other resources such as informatics tools, reagents, cultures, and genetic stocks that serve the biomedical research community. The goal of this funding opportunity is to provide research resources that facilitate optimization and enhancement of scientific rigor, transparency, and experimental reproducibility of biomedical research. Some key points to consider: • The funding opportunity is designed to support both continuation of existing resources and to develop new ones when appropriate. • Proposed Animal and Biological Material Resource Centers must have broad application to multiple NIH Institutes or Centers. • The centers should emphasize use of broadly applicable, interdisciplinary validation tools that enhance the predictive power of human disease models and support their integration with new approach methodologies. • Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult with Scientific/Research staff to be advised on the appropriateness of the intended resource plans for this program.