of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Single Source for Continuation of the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (UC4)

Summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is signaling its intent to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for a single-source continuation award (UC4 cooperative agreement mechanism) for the Integrated Islet Distribution Program (IIDP). This is a forecasted notice, meaning the formal FOA has not yet been published. The IIDP supports the distribution of human pancreatic islets to researchers nationwide for diabetes-related studies. As a single-source notice, NIH anticipates awarding to one specific recipient without open competition.

What they want

How they evaluate

Risks & flags

• Explicitly labeled as 'Single Source' — no open competition anticipated
• Continuation award implies incumbent will likely be re-funded without competitive process
• UC4 cooperative agreement mechanism is atypical and highly specialized, limiting eligible applicants
• Forecasted notice only — limited public lead time before formal FOA is published