NIH cooperative agreements (U-series awards)

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NIH cooperative agreements (U-series awards) are a class of NIH funding mechanisms that support research projects with substantial programmatic involvement and oversight from NIH staff.

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NIH cooperative agreements (U-series awards) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NIH funding mechanism
assistance award
research funding mechanism
administeredBy National Institutes of Health
applicantEligibility domestic institutions
for-profit organizations when allowed by FOA
foreign institutions when allowed by FOA
nonprofit organizations
applicationVehicle NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement
characterizedBy collaborative interaction between NIH staff and awardees
enhanced NIH oversight
substantial programmatic involvement of NIH staff
contrastsWith NIH research project grants (R-series awards)
differsFrom R-series grants in level of NIH programmatic involvement
fundingSource federal appropriations to NIH
governedBy Code of Federal Regulations
surface form: HHS grants regulations

NIH Grants Policy Statement
hasAbbreviation U awards
U-series awards
hasFundingActivityCodePrefix U
hasKeyFeature NIH staff may participate in steering or oversight committees
NIH staff participate in project planning and conduct
cooperative nature of awardee–NIH relationship
terms and conditions specify roles of NIH staff and awardees
includesMechanism U01
U10
U19
U24
U2C
U41
U42
U44
U54
UG3
UH2
UH3
UM1
legalNature assistance mechanism rather than acquisition contract
maySupport consortia and cooperative research groups
core facilities and shared resources
large collaborative research networks
multi-center clinical trials
oftenInvolves NIH-initiated programmatic decisions during the project period
purpose support clinical and translational research
support research programs
support research projects
support resource and infrastructure development
requires compliance with NIH policies on animal research when applicable
compliance with NIH policies on human subjects research when applicable
detailed cooperative agreement terms in FOA
periodic progress reports to NIH

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Division of Extramural Research usesFundingMechanism NIH cooperative agreements (U-series awards)