NIH Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI)

The NIH has identified the Genome Wide Association component of GEI as a community resource project. As such, the program aims to function openly by making all data available to the scientific community in a timely manner prior to publication, with suitable restrictions for protection of human research subjects. It is expected that NIH will establish a common data release policy for GWA studies prior to the anticipated award date for the GEI-GWA Program, and that all awardees will agree to abide by that policy; see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-094.html and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-071.html.

The GEI has three open Funding Opportunity Announcements that may be of interest to the vision research community:

• RFA-DK-08-004 Translation of Common Disease Genetics into Clinical Applications (R21)
  See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-004.html
  Expiration Date: November 26, 2008
  Letters of Intent Receipt Date: October 24, 2008
  Application Receipt Date: November 25, 2008
• RFA-DK-08-003 Implementation Planning Grants for Educational, Behavioral, or Social Studies for Translation of Genetic Factors in Common Diseases (U34)
  See: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-08-003.html
  Expiration Date: November 26, 2008
  Letters of Intent Receipt Date: October 24, 2008
  Application Receipt Date: November 25, 2008
• RFA-CA-09-003 Replication and Fine-Mapping Studies for the Genes, Environment, and Health Initiative (GEI) (R01)
  see: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-003.html
  Expiration Date: December 2, 2008
  Letters of Intent Receipt Date: October 24, 2008
  Application Receipt Date: December 1, 2008

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Dr. Hemin R. Chin, Director, Ocular Genetics Program, 301-451-2020, hemin@nei.nih.gov

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