This funding supports the molecular standards initiative within the RNomics program, focusing on creating and distributing RNA molecular reference standards. Funded activities include developing standards for modified nucleosides and oligonucleotides, providing best practice guidance, and ensuring long-term availability to support RNA technology benchmarking and reproducibility across labs and platforms.
Eligible applicants include a wide range of organizations such as state, county, and city governments, tribal governments and organizations, public and private educational institutions, nonprofits, for-profit organizations, small businesses, federal agencies, U.S. territories, and foreign institutio