This funding supports phased projects developing transformative experimental and computational RNA technologies to overcome current method limitations. Focus areas include RNA sequencing, modification detection, functional studies, and multi-scale RNA analysis. Phase 1 projects are high-risk, early-stage innovations, with successful projects advancing to Phase 2 for tool validation and community deployment.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of entities such as state, county, and city governments, tribal governments and organizations, public and private educational institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations including small businesses, federal agencies, U.S. territories, faith-based and co
