National Resource Center Award

With advances in cystic fibrosis care and the changing needs of the CF clinical research community, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation intends to support National Resource Centers that will address and advance biomarkers and clinical outcome measures that are relevant to evolving needs over the next five years. 

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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation expects to fund approximately 12 National Resource Centers (NRCs) in 2025.

The Foundation-supported NRC program was established over 20 years ago to provide unique ”cores” of expertise to the CF clinical research community, including:

  • Centralized and core-specific services
  • Training in specialized testing
  • Consulting to investigators and sponsors
  • Development of standard operating procedures and training for CF clinical research methodology
  • Standardization of assays for multicenter clinical trials
  • Advancement of biomarkers and clinical endpoints relevant to CF 

NRCs interact regularly with independent investigators, the Foundation, the CF Therapeutics Development Network Coordinating Center (TDNCC) and potentially other data coordinating centers, Therapeutics Development Centers (TDCs), and independent industry sponsors in the planning and implementation of clinical studies and trials. NRCs are expected to be active members of and provide leadership to the CF research community.   

Funding of up to $175,000 per year, plus an additional 12% of indirect costs may be requested. Awards may be approved for up to a five-year period.

Applicants should be faculty at academic medical centers with expertise in organization and oversight of the described services applied to multicenter clinical trials. U.S. residents and applicants from outside the U.S. are welcome to apply. However, awardees must be able to provide support and/or serve as a core for U.S.-based research and trials.

Policies and Guidelines

Please review the Policies and Guidelines for further information in determining whether to submit an application for this award.

Deadline

Full Application: November 18, 2024

Applications must be submitted online at awards.cff.org. Applicants will receive notifications regarding funding decisions in March 2025.

For More Information

Those who are interested in any funding programs offered by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation may get further information, or discuss the potential relevance of their studies or research by contacting the program officer, Elizabeth Yu, at eyu@cff.org or Erik Warnke with the Grants and Contracts Management and Administration Office (GCMA) at ewarnke@cff.org.

Please Direct Inquiries to:
GCMA
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
4550 Montgomery Avenue
Suite 1100 N
Bethesda, MD 20814
800-FIGHT-CF
301-841-2614

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