Angiogenesis in the Nervous System in Health and Disease (R21)

-Purpose. This Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is a program announcement (PA) issued by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), the National Eye Institute (NEI), the National Institute on Aging (NIA), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), National Institutes of Health (NIH). The aim of this FOA is to invite applications to study angiogenesis in the nervous system. Specific areas of research this FOA seeks to encourage include study of the mechanisms controlling angiogenic responses to physiological and pathological stimuli, the development and patterning of nervous system vasculature, and the etiology of disorders affecting development and/or ongoing angiogenesis in nervous system vasculature. -Mechanism of Support. This FOA will use the NIH Exploratory/Developmental (R21) grant mechanism and runs in parallel with a FOA of identical scientific scope, PA-08-015, that encourages applications under the NIH Research Project Grant (R01) award mechanism. Please note that NIMH is not participating in the companion R01 FOA. -Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards. Awards issued under this FOA are contingent upon the availability of funds and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications.