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National Institutes of Health · Department of Health and Human Services

Genomic Variant Interactions With Other Variants Or The Environment (UM1 Clinical Trials Not Allowed)

Forecast — not open yet ? · Opportunity FOR-HG-25-020 · Assistance Listing 93.172

Key facts

Deadline
Forecast — the expected date (Aug 22, 2025) has passed; watch for the official notice
Award size
Not specified — see notice
Total available
$10M · about 5 awards
Cost share / match ?
Not required
Who can apply
Other (see eligibility), State government, Tribal organization, Tribal government, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Private college or university, School district, County government, Public college or university, Larger business, Small business
Where
Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee

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How this fits you

  • Available in Henry County (nationwide program)
  • No cost share required
  • Tennessee recipients since 2023: 23

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About this grant

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) intends to promote a new initiative by publishing a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to solicit applications to study the effects of genetic or environmental interactions on genomic variant impact. To accomplish this, centers funded through this initiative will propose a research framework to investigate whether interactions, with effects beyond additive, are important modifiers of the impact of variants. Centers will apply their framework to experimentally test combinations for interactions. The rationale for this research is the identification of a structure within the interaction landscape might result in better predictions of the most important interactions to test, leading to more effective variant testing, better understanding of Genome-wide Association Studies (GWAS), and improved polygenic scores. As IGVF Consortium members, centers will work together to ensure all consortium resources are accessible to a wide variety of potential users. Centers are also expected to collaborate with other consortium components to coordinate assays, variants, and cell types, and to develop shared analysis strategies to meet consortium goals. This Notice is being provided to allow potential applicants sufficient time to develop meaningful collaborations and responsive projects. The NOFO is expected to be published in 2025 with an expected application due date in 2025. This NOFO will utilize the UM1 activity code.

Eligibility (from the notice)

Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Organizations) are eligible to apply; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are eligible to apply; Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are allowed.

Who in Tennessee has won this program

23 awards to Tennessee recipients in 2 counties since federal FY2023 · 0 in Henry County. Largest shown:

Past Tennessee recipients
RecipientWhereAmountFY
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$16.8M2020
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8.1M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$8M2018
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$7M2020
St Jude Children'S Research Hospital IncMemphis, Shelby County$5.2M2018
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$4.6M2022
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$4.5M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$4.4M2024
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Davidson County$4.3M2016
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$4.3M2022
Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, Davidson County$4.2M2023
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashville, Davidson County$3.3M2017

Source: USAspending.gov. Past awards show who this program funds; they don't guarantee future awards.

About the program (93.172)

Human Genome Research — National Human Genome Research Institute

How applications are judged

Criteria for selecting proposals is described at the NOFO level.

Matching requirements

This program has no statutory formula. Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

Examples of funded projects

Fiscal Year2025: Examples of research supported by NHGRI in FY 2025 include characterization of genes, sequencing, databases, and projects on the following list: https://reporter.nih.gov/search/KP6XtPborUWv7kYNeFlJSA/projects?shared=trueFiscal Year2026: Current projects supported by NHGRI include basic genomic science; functional and clinical variation; genomic medicine; technology development; computational genomics and data science; training programs; conferences; databases; determining the ethical, legal, and social implications (ELSI) of biomedical and behavioral research; as well as projects on the following list: https://reporter.nih.gov/search/PbojAWqEZ0aySDrGRZXHTg/projects?shared=true

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