Closed · RFA-FD-21-015 · CFDA 93.103 · Discretionary

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models to Aid the Development of Generic Inhalation Products (U01) Clinical Trials Optional

Federal grant opportunity posted by Food and Drug Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$200K-$400K
Award range
Closed
Status
March 15, 2021
Close date
2
Expected awards

The verdict

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Models to Aid the Development of Generic Inhalation Products (U01) Clinical Trials Optional is a closed discretionary listing from Food and Drug Administration that offered $200,000 -- $400,000 across 2 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 481 other opportunities from Food and Drug Administration.

$200K-$400K
award range
Closed
application status
2
expected awards
93.103
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Computational Fluid Dynamics is closed (last close March 15, 2021). The parent program page for CFDA 93.103 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. Food and Drug Administration still indexes 481 other opportunities here.

According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.

Deadline tracker

Application window closed

Closed March 15, 2021

Posted Jan 7 Closes Mar 15

Expected Awards

2

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

Current U.S. Food and Drug Administration product-specific guidances for orally inhaled drug products such as metered dose inhalers (MDIs) and dry powder inhalers (DPIs) typically recommend using a weight-of-evidence approach for demonstrating bioequivalence (BE) that includes in vitro studies, an in vivo pharmacokinetics study, and either an in vivo pharmacodynamics or comparative clinical endpoint BE study. To produce a generic MDI or DPI that can meet acceptance criteria from all these recommended studies, it would be useful to have an enhanced understanding of the relationships between in vitro study metrics and the rate and extent of drug delivery to the targeted lung tissue. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is a technique capable of predicting these relationships between in vitro study metrics and regional lung deposition. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to use CFD to produce verified and validated predictions of regional lung deposition for at least one currently marketed MDI or DPI in human upper and lower airways and to develop an in vitro-in vivo correlation (IVIVC) between model predictions and at least one relevant in vitro metric. Generic drug developers may then use this IVIVC to interpret in vitro results in a manner that may increase confidence in their products prior to in vivo testing

Wide-open applicant board · 15 Grants.gov doors

Computational Fluid Dynamics prints 15 distinct Grants.gov eligibility doors (State governments; County governments; City or township governments; Special district governments; +11 more). Filter fit before reading award size as demand — most applicant classes appear on the row. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity codes span Agriculture · Consumer Protection · Food and Nutrition · Science and Technology / R&D (AG;CP;FN;ST). 120 other Food and Drug Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (25% of 482).

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State governments
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County governments
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City or township governments
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Special district governments
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Independent school districts
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Public / state-controlled institutions of higher education
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Federally recognized tribal governments
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Public / Indian housing authorities
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Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 13
Nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education
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For-profit organizations other than small businesses
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Small businesses
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Others (see official listing text)

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

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