Great news! The RFA, Multi-disciplinary Approach to the Study of Chronic Pelvic Pain (MAPP) Research Network (RFA-DK-07-003) is now published on the NIH website (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-07-003.html).

The NIDDK funding commitment for this program is up to $7.5 million per year for a five year funding period. We expect to fund up to six Discovery Sites at $1,000,000 Total Costs each year, as well as a separately funded Data Coordinating/Administrative Core and a Tissue Analysis and Technology Core (each to be supported at $750,000 in Total Costs per year).

This unique program promotes basic, translational, and clinical science interactions and multi-disciplinary, collaborative approaches using varied expertise from the urology field and from investigators not traditionally involved in chronic urologic pain research to address unmet needs in our understanding of IC/PBS and CP/CPPS. We are encouraging investigators to build strong multi-disciplinary teams to address the goals of this effort and to submit applications for this new and important NIDDK solicitation.

NOTE: The receipt date for applications is January 9, 2008.

All inquiries should be directed (preferably by Email) to either Dr. Chris Mullins (MullinsC@extra.niddk.nih.gov) or Dr. Lee Nyberg (NybergL@mail.nih.gov). Also, we have established a website for the program (see RFA text) that we will be populating with pertinent information and the NIDDK will host an in-person information session in Bethesda on November 5th, 2007.