Opportunity Information: Apply for PA 17 444
The Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics Research Project Grant Program (R01) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding opportunity (FOA number PA-17-444) that supports full-scale research projects examining how advances in human genomics affect people, institutions, and society. It is structured as an R01 research project grant, meaning it is intended for well-developed, hypothesis-driven or conceptually rigorous projects with clearly defined aims, a sound research plan, and the ability to produce publishable findings that move the ELSI field forward. The central purpose is to generate evidence and analysis that help researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and communities anticipate and address the real-world consequences of genome research and genomic technologies, including both benefits and potential harms.
The opportunity is broad in the kinds of questions and study designs it will consider, as long as the work is focused on the ethical, legal, and social implications of human genome research. Applicants may use a single method or a mixed-methods approach. The FOA explicitly welcomes empirical studies that generate new data through qualitative and/or quantitative research, as well as non-empirical scholarship such as legal analysis, economic analysis, normative or philosophical ethics work, and other conceptual or analytical methods. It also highlights approaches that directly engage stakeholders, which can include patients, research participants, clinicians, community leaders, advocacy organizations, industry partners, tribal representatives, or other groups affected by genomics. In practice, this means a project could range from interviews and surveys about consent and data sharing, to legal and policy analyses of privacy and discrimination, to ethical frameworks for returning genomic results, to community-engaged research on trust, equity, and governance in genomic studies.
The program sits at the intersection of health, policy, and society, and it fits within federal activity areas that include education, environment, health, income security, and social services. The CFDA numbers associated with the announcement (93.113, 93.172, 93.173, 93.307, 93.399, 93.853, 93.865, 93.866) reflect the NIH and related public health research portfolios that can support ELSI-focused work. While the summary does not list a specific award ceiling or an expected number of awards, the R01 mechanism generally signals substantial, multi-year projects that require a strong investigative team and a clear plan for producing impactful results.
Eligibility is intentionally expansive to encourage participation from a wide range of institutions and sectors. Eligible applicants include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled higher education institutions; private higher education institutions; federally recognized tribal governments; tribal organizations that are not federally recognized; public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities; nonprofit organizations with or without 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education); for-profit organizations (other than small businesses); small businesses; and other eligible entities. The FOA also calls out additional eligible applicant categories that broaden participation and representation, including 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 federal agencies, regional organizations, U.S. territories or possessions, and non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations). This wide eligibility scope reflects the reality that ELSI questions in genomics often require interdisciplinary expertise and close collaboration with communities and institutions beyond traditional biomedical research settings.
Administratively, the opportunity is listed as a discretionary grant and is administered by NIH. The source data provided notes a creation date of 2017-08-01 and an original closing date of 2020-07-28, which indicates the announcement originated in that timeframe; in NIH practice, similar program announcements may be reissued or updated over time, so applicants typically confirm the current status, deadlines, and any changes to requirements in the active NIH notice and on Grants.gov. Overall, the program is designed for projects that can clarify key ELSI challenges raised by human genome research and offer practical insights, guidance, or frameworks that improve how genomics is conducted, governed, and translated into clinical and public health settings in ethically sound, legally informed, and socially responsive ways.Apply for PA 17 444
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications (ELSI) of Genomics Research Project Grant Program (R01)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.172, 93.173, 93.307, 93.399, 93.853, 93.865, 93.866.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-08-01.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2020-07-28. (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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