Center for Research on Complex Generics (U18) Clinical Trials Optional
Status: Open
Posted date: August 14, 2024
Opportunity ID: 356044
Opportunity number: FOR-FD-25-004
Opportunity category: Discretionary
Agency name: Food and Drug Administration
Agency code: HHS-FDA
Award floor: $1,500,000
Award ceiling: $1,500,000
Cost sharing required: No
Funding Instrument Types
- Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity
- Agriculture
- Consumer Protection
- Food and Nutrition
Eligible Applicants
- City or township governments
- County governments
- For-profit organizations other than small businesses
- Independent school districts
- Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
- Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
- Nonprofits having a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits that do not have a 501 (c) (3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
- Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities
- Small businesses
- Special district governments
- State governments
- Unrestricted
Categories (use these for quoted searches)
- agency_code:hhs_fda
- category_of_funding_activity:agriculture
- category_of_funding_activity:consumer_protection
- category_of_funding_activity:food_and_nutrition
- cost_sharing_or_matching_requirement:false
- eligible_applicants:city_or_township_governments
- eligible_applicants:county_governments
- eligible_applicants:for_profit_organizations_other_than_small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:independent_school_districts
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_governments_federally_recognized
- eligible_applicants:native_american_tribal_organizations_other_than_federally_recognized_tribal_governments
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_having_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:nonprofits_that_do_not_have_a_501_c_3_status_with_the_irs_other_than_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:private_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_and_state_controlled_institutions_of_higher_education
- eligible_applicants:public_housing_authoritiesindian_housing_authorities
- eligible_applicants:small_businesses
- eligible_applicants:special_district_governments
- eligible_applicants:state_governments
- eligible_applicants:unrestricted
- funding_instrument_type:cooperative_agreement
- opportunity_category:discretionary
- status:open
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seeks to fund a Center for Research on Complex Generics under the terms and conditions of a cooperative agreement. The Center for Research on Complex Generics will support the FDA's efforts to enhance collaborations with the generic drug industry relating to generic drug research, to further the FDA's mission of increasing patient access to high quality, safe, and effective generic drugs.The goals of a Center for Research on Complex Generics include: 1) Facilitating engagement with generic industry representatives to help identify scientific challenges for generic product development or assessment, and helping to inform FDA about priority areas for research to address these challenges by supporting engagement and coordination between the FDA and key generic industry industry associations, companies, and representatives.2) Providing a forum for experts from FDA, academia, the generic drug industry, and elsewhere to collaborate on research related to generic products.3) Coordinating and conducting research projects pertaining to generic products, particularly complex generics.4) Hosting scientific workshops, providing training, and supporting other educational activities pertaining to generic drug research.5) Providing free and open public access to generic drug research outcomes such as scientific articles, posters, presentations, and other resources that help the generic drug industry to leverage scientific insights from FDA funded generic drug research.The Center for Research on Complex Generics is expected to complement FDA's existing regulatory science programs through its specific focus as a hub for coordination and engagement between FDA and the public, including academic experts, generic industry representatives, and other stakeholders.