Genetic Alliance BioBank Grant Opportunity

Genetic Alliance BioBank Grant Opportunity

Genetic Alliance’s goal is to build capacity within the genetics community by being fluid, dynamic, and efficient; working to eliminate obstacles and limitations; and fostering innovation and collaboration. It is in this spirit of building capacity and advancing novel partnerships that Genetic Alliance is offering one grant of $20,000, to be awarded to a single or multi-group organization or consortium towards the start-up fee for membership in the Genetic Alliance BioBank. Applicants are asked to provide a narrative about their organization, their research goals for the BioBank, and examples of utilizing Genetic Alliance tools. Supporting documentation includes financial information, organizational structure, and letters of support.

Application Deadline: May 1, 2010, 6 pm EST
Notification Date: June 15, 2010

For more information on this grant opportunity please join us on March 17, 2010 at noon EST for BioBank Grant Application Webinar.

For more information about this opportunity, please contact Jim Bialick - Health Information Systems Coordinator, jbialick@geneticalliance.org, or Liz Horn - BioBank Director, lhorn@geneticalliance.org.

For more information on Genetic Alliance BioBank, please visit www.biobank.org