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Latest Funding Updates

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The table below lists two months of updates to the Research Funding section of the NIAID Web site. Also see the following key lists:

Date Description
May 22 New listing on SHIFT Connector: Businesses: Codagenix, Inc.
May 22 Updated Prior Approvals for Post-Award Grant Actions SOP and How to Manage Your Grant in the Strategy for NIH Funding with new instructions for investigators who want to change institutions.
May 21 Updated How to Renew Your Application in the Strategy for NIH Funding with data on the percentage of R01 renewals that were funded on the first try in FY 2012.
May 21 New on Special Announcements: NOT-OD-13-069, Outstanding Mentors Are Eligible for Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring (PAESMEM).
May 20 Updated NIAID Paylines with the interim T32 payline.
May 20 New Source Selection for R&D and R&D Support Contracts SOP.
May 20 New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List: RFA-TW-13-002, Research on the Role of Epigenetics in Social, Behavioral, Environmental, and Biological Relationships Throughout the Lifespan and Across Generations.
May 16 Updated Does Council play a role in appeals of peer review? on NIAID Advisory Council questions and answers to clarify roles of program officers, scientific review officers, and NIH's Center for Scientific Review.
May 16 Updated Are there formal quotas for the percentage of grants not given a formal review and score? on Peer Review of Applications questions and answers with explanation of what happens within a study section when applications are divided into groups based on type.
May 16 New on Special Announcements: NOT-OD-13-067, Change in the Application Due Date for RFA-OD-13-199, "NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act–Non-Construction (Admin Supp)."
May 15 Updated How to Write an Application Involving Research Animals to note that incomplete or missing responses to any of the five points in the Vertebrate Animal Section of the Research Plan could lead to a bar to award.
May 15

Updated the following SOPs to instruct applicants to send materials using the eRA Commons Just-in-Time module.

May 15 May 15, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter.
May 15

Updated the following pages to reflect new Grants Management Program staff assignments:

May 14 Updated Cosponsorship of RFAs and PAs SOP with instructions for Division of Extramural Activities staff.
May 13 Updated January 2012 DAIT Council-Approved Concepts with link to published broad agency announcement: BAA-NIAID-DAIT-NIHAI2013168, Adjuvant Discovery Program.
May 10 Updated Can my salary increase each year? on Salaries and Stipends questions and answers to remove a statement that salary caps are usually pegged to level I of the federal executive pay scale.
May 10 New reference for staff: Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors. FY 2013 Funding Strategy.
May 9 Updated Financial Management Plan with new details on funding levels for FY 2013.
May 9 New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List: RFA-AI-12-056, Functional Glycomics in HIV Vaccine Design.
May 9 Updated September 2012 DAIDS Council-Approved Concepts with link to published request for applications: RFA-AI-12-056, Functional Glycomics in HIV Vaccine Design.
May 8 Updated PI Salary Cap and Stipends with FY 2013 information.
May 8 New on Special Announcements: NOT-OD-13-064, NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards–FY 2013.
May 8 Updates throughout the Research Funding site with information about using the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) and instructions for determining when to use it.
May 8 New on Top Policy Changes: NIH Ends SNAP Progress Reports.
May 8

New Standard Operating Procedures:

May 8 New organization on NIAID's List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources: Department of Defense.
May 3 Updated Juggle Multiple, Nonoverlapping Projects in Approaches for Staying Funded to expand the list of non-R01 possibilities to consider.
May 3 Updated Program Officers SOP with link to Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors.NIH Policy Manual Chapter 54514 so staff can learn more about interactions in a peer review context.
May 2

New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List:

May 1 May 1, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter.
May 1 Updated Requesting NIAID's Help on Publicizing Research Advances SOP with instructions for investigators to notify their program officer and their institution's press office as soon as they submit a significant finding to a journal.
May 1 Updated If You Need to Send Late Materials After Submitting to clarify language about sending the post-submission materials and to add a link to the Checkpoint section.
May 1 New on Special Announcements: NOT-AI-13-042, Correction to Award Information in RFA-AI-13-024, "Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (R01)."
May 1 New category on NIAID Email Alerts Subscription Center: Research Supplements (e.g., administrative, diversity, and reentry supplements).
May 1 Updated Writing a Great Grant Application question and answer: How important are preliminary data? notes that preliminary data correlate with funding success for R21s. Added link to Know the Importance of Preliminary Data.
May 1 Updated Acquisition Planning Resources to include NIH Guide Notice Template.
April 30 Updates throughout the Research Funding site to replace link to Center for Scientific Review’s Review Guidelines with link to its new page General Review Guidelines.
April 29 Updated answer to the following question on Extramural and Intramural questions and answers with FY 2012 data: What percentage of the NIH budget is intramural?
April 25 Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors.April 25, 2013, NIAID Inside Extramural.
April 25 Updated Multiproject Awards SOP and NIAID Program Project (P01) Applications questions and answers with link to new resource: P01 Program Project Grants, an overview on submitting a P01 application.
April 22 New NIAID Glossary term: Application Submission System and Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST).
April 22

New on Special Announcements:

April 19

New fiscal year NIAID Paylines for R01s posted.

  • For non-new investigators: 8 percentile
  • For new investigators: 12 percentile
April 19 Updated May 2012 DMID Council-Approved Concepts with link to published request for applications: RFA-AI-13-024, Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance.
April 19 New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List: RFA-AI-13-024, Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance.
April 18 Updated Guidance for Preparing a Multiproject Research Application with new section: Prepare for Electronic Submission.
April 18 Updated Multiproject Awards SOP with new contact: NIAIDOPCO@niaid.nih.gov.
April 18

New on NIAID Council Agenda: links to subcommittee meeting agendas.

April 18 Updated Sidestep These Application Missteps with new section: Flawed Project Design.
April 18 New on Special Announcements: NOT-OD-13-060, Clarification of the Funded Extension Option in RFA-OD-13-199, "NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act–Non-Construction (Admin Supp)."
April 17 April 17, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter.
April 17 Updated answer to the following question on Just-in-Time questions and answers: What information do I submit just-in-time?
April 17 New on Big Grant Applications questions and answers:  When submitting a big grant request for approval, must I identify a published funding opportunity announcement (FOA)?
April 17 New on Progress Reports questions and answers: If a principal investigator will be on maternity leave when her progress report is due, can she ask for an extension?
April 17 Updated NIAID Grant Awards—General Information question and answer "Where can I find NIAID’s funding amounts or other data on grants, investigators, and institutions?" to include a bullet on how to find funding levels.
April 17 Updated NIAID and the Economic Recovery Act with introductory note explaining that all ARRA funds must be spent before September 30, 2013.
April 16 New on Special Announcements: NOT-OD-13-058, Discontinuation of Form Using the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Racial Standards.
April 15

New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List:

April 15 Updated the Program Officers Listed by Program Class Code. Francois Franceschi is the new program officer for PCC M46F
April 12 Updated MERIT Awards and Extensions SOP with new Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors. Contact for NIAID Staff.
April 12

Updated the following with a link to NIH's Guidelines for Applicants Experiencing System Issues:

April 10

New on Special Announcements:

April 10

New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List:

April 8

Updated the Program Officers Listed by Program Class Code with the following changes.

  • Sonnie Kim Grossman was assigned to M51E
  • Rajen Koshy was assigned to M53B
  • John Rogers was assigned to M91B
  • Annie Mo was assigned to M92B
  • Teresa Bernaciak was updated to Teresa Hauguel
  • PCC M56 was deleted
April 8 New on Top Policy Changes: New Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Applications Include Request for Prior Consultation and Responsiveness Criteria.
April 5 Updated May 2012 DAIT Council-Approved Concepts with link to published broad agency announcement: BAA-NIAID-DAIT-NIHAI2013166, Development of Medical Countermeasures to Enhance Platelet Regeneration and Survival Following Radiation Exposure From a Radiological/Nuclear Incident.
April 4 Updated Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors.Funding Resources for Intramural Investigators to include the new Requesting Prior Consultation process for investigator-initiated clinical trials. Read more at Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Resources.
April 4 Updated Scientific Initiative Management System SOP with details on accessing archived SIMS data.
April 3 April 3, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter.
April 3 New area of interest added to DAIDS section in Small Business High-Priority Areas of Interest: development of rapid tests for the detection of ARTs in various human matrices.
April 2

Updated the following pages to clarify that NIH's Center for Scientific Review, not NIAID, decides whether to accept a late application.

April 1 Updated Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Planning and Implementation Awards SOP with new contact for DMID, Shy Shorer.
March 29

Extensive updates to the following Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Resources pages for the new prior consultation process:

March 28 Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors.March 28, 2013, NIAID Inside Extramural.
March 28 New on Advisory Council portal: June 3, 2013, NIAID Council Agenda.
March 28 New on Council Meeting Minutes: February 2013 Council Meeting Minutes.
March 28 Updated Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors.Council Guidance and Lock icon: This link will not work for public visitors.Council Timetable on Advisory Council portal with information for June 3, 2013, Council.
March 27 Updated the Program Officers Listed by Program Class Code. Program class code A28Z was created and assigned to Patricia Jones
March 27 Updated Paylines and Funding section to reflect the new continuing resolution, H.R. 933, in effect for the remainder of the fiscal year.
March 27 New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List: RFA-AI-13-019, Drug Target Development and Validation for Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens.
March 27 Updated May 2012 DMID Council-Approved Concepts with link to published request for applications: RFA-AI-13-019, Drug Target Development and Validation for Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens.
March 25 New on Special Announcements: NOT-OD-13-050, Information on the Reissuance of Funding Opportunity Announcement “NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00)."
March 25

New on NIAID Funding Opportunities List:

March 25 Updated May 2012 DAIT Council-Approved Concepts with link to published request for applications: RFA-AI-13-016, Cooperative Centers on Human Immunology.

Last Updated May 22, 2013

Last Reviewed May 22, 2013