[QSAR] NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement in Cheminformatics

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NIH Funding Opportunity Announcement in Cheminformatics
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-07-353.html

The National Institutes of Health (http://www.nih.gov) Roadmap Initiative ((http://nihroadmap.nih.gov) is soliciting 20-page preapplications for the establishment of Cheminformatics Research Centers (CRCs), a part of the NIH Molecular Libraries Program. 
This program follows the Exploratory Centers for Cheminformatics Research initiated in FY2005 (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-05-012.html), that currently funds six such centers under the NIH Roadmap Initiative.

Note that this pre-application will be used to identify the applicants who will be invited to respond to the CRC FOA with a full application. Review criteria for the pre-application 
include scientific, software engineering, and training criteria along with relevance to overall NIH Molecular Libraries program priorities. Following the preapplication review, the NIH Roadmap Molecular Libraries Implementation Group (http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/molecularlibraries/members.asp) will invite applications for a full center application. 

Only applicants who have submitted a pre-application will be allowed to compete for a full center. 

Important deadlines:
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): June 7, 2007
Application Submission/Receipt Date(s):  June 28, 2007
Peer Review Date(s): Sept-Oct, 2007 

Send the letter of intent and additional scientific/research questions to

The letter of intent should be sent to:

Ajay, Ph.D.
NHGRI
5635 Fishers Lane
Suite 4076, MSC 9305
Rockville, MD 20892-9305 (regular mail)
Rockville, MD 20852 (courier mail)
Telephone: (301) 496-7531
Email: ajaydr at mail.nih.gov