Opportunity Information: Apply for RFA OD 18 102
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a limited-competition grant opportunity titled "Restoring Research Resources Lost or Damaged Due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)" under funding opportunity number RFA-OD-18-102. The central goal of this announcement is disaster recovery for the research enterprise: it is meant to help institutions rebuild critical research resources that were destroyed or damaged by these hurricanes, with a particular emphasis on restoring animal colonies and the associated materials and equipment needed to resume ongoing scientific work.
A key feature of this opportunity is that it is geographically restricted. Only entities located in, and benefiting, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declared major disaster areas tied to these storms are intended to receive support. The announcement specifically identifies the eligible disaster states and territories as Texas, Florida, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Georgia, and South Carolina. In practical terms, the program is targeted at institutions in those areas that experienced hurricane-related losses that directly disrupted active research programs.
The funding is tied to a specific congressional appropriation. NIH notes that awards under this announcement are contingent on funds provided through the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 and related public laws (P.L. 115-123, P.L. 115-72, and P.L. 115-56). That matters because it signals the money is a special, time-limited disaster relief allocation rather than an ongoing annual program line, and it helps explain the strict project window and other constraints.
Awards are structured as a single grant with a fixed 24-month budget and project period. The announcement makes clear that no-cost extensions will not be allowed, meaning recipients are expected to complete all restoration activities within the two-year timeframe and should plan their procurement, re-derivation or reconstitution of animal lines, facility readiness, staffing, and compliance actions accordingly. The "Clinical Trial Optional" label indicates that clinical trials are not required for the mechanism and may be permitted if relevant, but the core intent remains the restoration of damaged or lost research resources rather than launching brand-new research aims.
Allowable support is narrowly focused on replacement of what existed before the hurricanes and was actively being used at the time of loss. NIH indicates it will consider costs to replace animals, colonies, and other research materials and equipment that were already in place pre-storm and were connected either to funded grant-supported activities or otherwise in active use. This is essentially a restoration-to-baseline program: it is designed to get affected labs and facilities back to where they were, not to expand capacity beyond prior levels or fund unrelated upgrades.
The announcement also includes strict anti-duplication rules to prevent double recovery. Funds from this program cannot duplicate or overlap with reimbursement from FEMA, insurance payments, or self-insurance coverage. Applicants therefore would be expected to document losses and demonstrate that requested costs are not already covered by other disaster assistance or insurance mechanisms. This is a common federal requirement in disaster-related funding and typically affects budgeting, recordkeeping, and how institutions account for reimbursements or pending claims.
Eligibility is limited and excludes foreign involvement. The source information lists eligible applicants as public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, and the text emphasizes that non-U.S. (foreign) institutions cannot apply. It also states that non-domestic components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components as defined by NIH policy are not allowed. In other words, the funding is intended to stay within eligible U.S. institutions and the specified disaster areas, supporting domestic restoration rather than international collaborations or overseas facilities.
Administratively, this is a discretionary grant program under NIH, with an original closing date of December 14, 2018, and a creation date of October 29, 2018. The opportunity is associated with multiple CFDA numbers spanning NIH program areas, reflecting NIH-wide relevance and the fact that the resources being restored could support many different biomedical and behavioral research domains. The notice does not specify an award ceiling or the number of expected awards in the provided excerpt, suggesting applicants would need to consult the full FOA for budget guidance, review criteria, required documentation of losses, and any institute- or center-specific considerations.Apply for RFA OD 18 102
- The National Institutes of Health in the education, environment, health, income security and social services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Limited Competition: Restoring Research Resources Lost or Damaged Due to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria (R24 Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.113, 93.121, 93.172, 93.173, 93.213, 93.242, 93.273, 93.279, 93.286, 93.307, 93.393, 93.394, 93.395, 93.396, 93.399, 93.663, 93.846, 93.853, 93.855, 93.859, 93.865, 93.866, 93.867.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2018-10-29.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-12-14. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education.
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