PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT GRANTS – FUNDING

1. Title: PROGRAMME DEVELOPMENT GRANTS – FUNDING2. Awarding Authority: NHS National Institute for Health Research, GB Email: programme.grants@nihr.ac.uk. Web: 3. Contract type: Service contract4. Description: Applications are invited for Programme Development Grant funding. Programme Development Grants are designed to increase the rate and number of successful applications for a full Programme Grant by supporting the completion of the necessary preparatory work to suitably position the research team to submit a competitive Programme Grant application. Individual awards are for a maximum of £150k over a period of 12 – 24 months. The amount of funding awarded, however, is determined by the scale and nature of the research activity to be conducted.Applications to PDG are made with the support of an NHS body and other providers of NHS services in England. If an application is successful, a contract will be placed with that organisation for delivery of the research and all funds for the research will be paid to the NHS organisation or other provider of NHS services.5. CPV Code(s): 73110000, 73210000, 731000006. NUTS code(s): UKI, UKI3, UKI327. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: London, Inner London – West, Westminster.8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Competition 299. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.10. The submission deadline for applications is 13.1.2021 (13:00:00).11. Address to which they must be sent: For further information regarding the above contract notice please visit:12. Other information: Highlight noticesPDG is currently participating in the following highlight notice:Brain TumoursCystic fibrosisProgramme Development Grants are also seeking research proposals involving people with cystic fibrosis.For further details, please visit the themed calls page on the NIHR website. Please note that PDG’s researcher led calls are open to all relevant research areas, and do not just include Themed Calls and Highlight Notices. If you are responding to a themed call or highlight notice, please indicate this in the application form in Section 6, Research Plan, Question 1 ‘What is the problem being addressed?’ Please visit the website above for documentation# funding opportunity