This funding opportunity supports a Diagnostic Research Innovation Center to advance innovative diagnostic tools and strategies for both genomic and non-genomic conditions. The center will collaborate with clinical networks, the NIH Undiagnosed Diseases Program, and other stakeholders to generate and test diagnostic hypotheses, conduct advanced sequencing and multi-omics studies, perform gene function research, and develop non-genetic diagnostic approaches. The goal is to discover novel disease genes, genomic variants, and new diseases or syndromes, contributing to the diagnosis of challenging
Eligible applicants include state, county, city, and tribal governments; public and private higher education institutions; nonprofits; for-profit organizations; small businesses; and various other government and community organizations.