Key Dates: Letter of Intent Due: September 15, 2009
Application Due: October 15, 2009
Peer Review Date: February 2010
Anticipated Start Date: June 2010

Program Information: The National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) conducts and supports basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Grant Information:  NIAID invites applications from single domestic institutions, or consortia of institutions, to participate in creating a network of human immunology profiling research groups to study human immune responses (1) following infection, (2) prior to and following vaccination against an infectious disease, or (3) prior to and following treatment with an immune adjuvant that targets a known innate immune receptor(s). The purpose of this grant is to capitalize on recent advances in immune profiling to measure the diversity of human immune responses under a variety of conditions.  The following organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:

• Public/State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
• Private Institutions of Higher Education
• Hispanic-serving Institutions
• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
• Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs)
• Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions
• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
• Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) IRS Status (Other than Institutions of Higher Education)
• Small Businesses
• For-Profit Organizations (Other than Small Businesses)
• State Governments
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
• Indian/Native American Tribally Designated Organizations
• County Governments
• City or Township Governments
• Special District Governments
• Independent School Districts
• Public Housing Authorities/Indian Housing Authorities
• U.S. Territory or Possession
• Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized)
• Regional Organizations

Other(s):

• Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government
• Faith-based or Community-based Organizations 

For More Information:  View the full  Funding Opportunity Announcement  for program and application information.