Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) | RFA RM 23 001

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The Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional) funding opportunity (RFA-RM-23-001) is a National Institutes of Health (NIH) cooperative agreement designed to support the backbone organization for the larger ComPASS program. The goal is to fund one ComPASS Coordination Center (CCC) that will handle the day-to-day administration and overall coordination needed to keep a multi-site, multi-partner health equity consortium running smoothly. This CCC is not the only part of ComPASS; it sits alongside two other major consortium components: (1) Community-led, Health Equity Structural Intervention (CHESI) projects, which focus on changing upstream structural conditions that create or sustain health inequities, and (2) Health Equity Research Hubs, which are meant to provide localized technical assistance to those community-led structural intervention projects. In other words, the CCC functions as the central organizing and support unit that helps all these pieces operate as a coherent national program rather than isolated projects.

Functionally, the CCC is expected to provide four broad categories of support across the consortium: administration, coordination, data support, and research capacity-building and training. Administration and coordination typically include the operational work that makes a consortium possible, such as organizing governance structures, scheduling and supporting meetings, managing cross-site communications, tracking milestones and deliverables, and ensuring consistent implementation of policies and procedures across partners. Data support implies building or maintaining systems and processes for collecting, managing, harmonizing, and sharing information across the consortium in ways that are secure, usable, and aligned with program goals. Capacity-building and training support emphasizes strengthening the ability of consortium members, including community partners and project teams, to conduct rigorous and equity-centered research and evaluation, potentially including training in research methods, project management, data practices, and other skills needed to sustain high-quality work over time. The FOA notes that a clinical trial is optional, meaning an applicant could propose activities that include a clinical trial component if appropriate, but it is not required for the Coordination Center role.

This opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding and uses a cooperative agreement mechanism, which generally signals substantial NIH involvement during the project period compared to a standard grant. The activity category is health, and the CFDA (assistance listing) number provided is 93.310. The FOA indicates that NIH intends to fund a single Coordination Center award, making it a highly competitive, central role within the ComPASS program architecture.

A wide range of domestic organizations are eligible to apply. Eligible applicants listed include state, county, and local governments; special district governments; independent school districts; public and state-controlled institutions of higher education; private institutions of higher education; Native American tribal governments (federally recognized); public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities; Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments; nonprofits with or without 501(c)(3) status (excluding institutions of higher education in that category); for-profit organizations other than small businesses; small businesses; and other entities. The announcement also highlights additional eligible applicant types such as Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions, Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs), Hispanic-serving Institutions, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities (TCCUs), faith-based or community-based organizations, regional organizations, eligible federal government agencies, and U.S. territories or possessions. At the same time, it draws clear boundaries around foreign involvement: non-U.S. entities (foreign organizations and foreign institutions) are not eligible to apply, non-U.S. components of U.S. organizations are not eligible, and foreign components as defined by the NIH Grants Policy Statement are not allowed.

Key administrative details from the source information include an original closing date of January 27, 2023, and a creation date of October 5, 2022. An award ceiling and expected number of awards beyond the single Coordination Center are not specified in the provided data excerpt, but the narrative states that the FOA seeks to fund one CCC as an integral part of the overall ComPASS program.

• The National Institutes of Health in the health sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 93.310.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2022-10-05.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-01-27. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Eligible applicants include: State governments, County governments, City or township governments, Special district governments, Independent school districts, Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Public housing authorities/Indian housing authorities, 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, For-profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses, Others.

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