Limited Competition for the Continuation of the APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Network Scientific and Data Research Center (APOLLO …

This FOA invites a cooperative agreement application to renew the APOL1 Long-term Kidney Transplantation Outcomes Research Network (APOLLO) Scientific Data Research Center (SDRC), with a continued charge to coordinate the clinical and research efforts of the APOLLO Consortium. This FOA runs in parallel with a separate FOA that invites applications for the APOLLO Clinical Centers (CCs) (RFA-DK-221-506). The APOLLO Network study results are expected to enhance understanding of 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: Only the current recipients under RFA-DK-16-024 are eligible to apply under this announcement. 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.