Limited Competition for the Continuation of the APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network (APOLLO) Clinical Centers (Collaborative U01…

This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) invites cooperative agreement applications to renew the APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Research Network (APOLLO) Clinical Centers (CCs), with a continued charge to determine laboratory parameters and clinical events in the kidney transplant recipients, according to the clinical and research efforts of the APOLLO Consortium. This FOA runs in parallel with a separate FOA that invites applications for the APOLLO SDRC (SDRC) (RFA-DK-22-507). The APOLLO Network study results are expected to enhance understanding of the associations of APOL1 genotype with renal transplant outcomes and provide evidence for optimizing allocation and management approaches to kidney donation in individuals of African Ancestry.

Other Eligible Applicants include the following: Eligible Agencies of the Federal Government; Faith-based or Community-based Organizations; Indian/Native American Tribal Governments (Other than Federally Recognized); Regional Organizations; U.S. Territory or Possession; Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply. Non-domestic (non-U.S.) components of U.S. Organizations are not eligible to apply. Foreign components, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement, are not allowed.