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Waiting for FY 2007 PaylinesAs you probably know, we have not posted final paylines for application types other than the R01 -- at the 12 percentile for most applicants, at 14 for new principal investigators. We do expect to have the remaining paylines shortly. To get them right away, sign up for an email alert by modifying your profile on the NIAID Funding News and Email Alerts Subscription Center to include the NIAID Paylines and Budget category.
Multiple PIs -- Not for EveryoneDon't forget: only some grant types allow the multiple principal investigator option. You can have multiple PIs for the following awards:
For grant types that still use the PHS 398, you can submit a multiple PI application only if a request for applications or program announcement allows it. Some types of applications, including individual career development awards (K series) and fellowships (F series), are intrinsically single PI. Keep in mind that you can no longer apply as a new investigator once you become a PI on a multiple PI award, except for an R03, R15, or R21. NIH announced this information in its November 20, 2006, Guide notice. Learn more on NIH's Multiple Principal Investigators site and NIAID's Take Heed -- You Might Want to Avoid a Multiple PI Application in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal.
Does VA's New Security Policy Affect You?NIH institutes would like to know the impact of the new VA Research Data Security and Privacy on its funded investigators. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) established the policy after a computer hard drive belonging to one of its investigators was stolen, potentially compromising personal information about veterans. Please talk to your program officer if you're a PI who collaborates with VA researchers or conducts research in a VA facility.
Seeking Small Business ApplicantsNIAID expects to boost success rates for small business awards -- Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer -- by awarding more, but on average smaller, grants. This move should raise success rates by ending recent trends of making bigger, but fewer, awards. Budgets of small business awards grew during the NIH "budget doubling" period when gains in small business set-asides and a relatively constant rate of submissions permitted us to increase grant budgets to keep pace with our congressionally mandated requirements. The award size for NIAID-funded small business awards soared compared to that of other ICs from FY 2001 and 2006. See the first two graphs, Median NIAID and NIH Small Business Annual Awards for Phase I and II.
The third graph, NIAID Small Business Award Rates, shows our award rates decreasing between FY 2001 and 2006. Our award rates are now slightly lower than the NIH average.
This year the Institute has a flat budget, and if we don't curtail costs, our out-year commitments will represent an ever larger portion of our small business funds. Better chance to get funded Now we need high-quality applications from you, and the potential for higher success rates should encourage you to apply. To fund more applications, we will do the following:
Cap is upper limit, not norm Most applications should request less money than the cap. We expect to make awards over the cap only for projects that have progressed significantly along the pathway to FDA or foreign equivalent approval. Earlier stage projects should be designed to request significantly less than the cap level. Before you apply, call Gregory Milman at 301-496-8666 if you plan to request more than $300,000 in total costs for a phase I grant, or $2 million for phase II. This statement is in the SBIR Omnibus Solicitation.
What's In Store for Basic Bacterial Research?Basic research on bacteria is "at a crossroads" states a new report, "Basic Research on Bacteria: The Essential Frontier," coming out of a workshop sponsored by the American Society for Microbiology and NIH. Many investigators feel that R01-based basic bacteriology funding has leveled off because of an emphasis on large multi-investigator projects and biodefense research. The report explores whether this is so and makes a case for individual investigator-led research. In addition to identifying opportunities and setting priorities, it looks at key topics such as the impact of technological advances and the marketplace for microbiologists. The report also discusses the concern that not enough researchers are being trained in basic bacterial physiology and genetics. If you would like a printed copy of the report, send an email to publicaffairs@asmusa.org. Read more in the March 19, 2007 -- Press Release. |
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My NIAID Contact Is . . . Who?
After you submit your application, knowing the right person to call can save time and effort. But calling us can be tricky since information enters the eRA Commons in stages and changes during the post-application period.
We'll try to clarify what happens. When your paper or electronic application first comes to NIH, it gets a basic record that includes items such as an accession number, PI, grant title, and institution.
You can view this information in the Commons immediately as well as the name of the integrated review group, but not the study section that performs the peer review. At this point, your application does not yet have a program officer or study section assigned to it.
You will start to see information gradually come into the Commons -- the study section in a few days, and program officer during the next few weeks.
Initially, Commons assigns you a temporary IC contact person, whom you call until you get those assignments. For NIAID, it is Allan Czarra, deputy director of the Division of Extramural Activities.
While Mr. Czarra can help you with some questions, he cannot tell you who your program officer is or what study section you are assigned to before that information is ready. Now that we are all using the Commons, you have access to that information as soon as we do.
Please hold any questions that need the input of your program officer or scientific review officer until you know who they are and can call them directly.
Reader Questions
Some readers asked this question:
"How do I prepare the final progress report for closeout of my grant?"
There isn't a form for the final progress report, but you can find the required information at File Final Reports at Award End in NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal. It is also included in your Notice of Award.
You will need to submit the Final Invention Statement and Certification and Final Financial Status forms.
Gang Liu, research assistant professor, University of Utah, School of Medicine, asks:
"My R01 application has dual assignments. It's inside the payline of the secondary IC but not the primary. What should I do?"
We suggest you contact the program officer at the secondary IC for guidance on the next steps.
You may also want to read more at Consider Requesting an Institute and Study Sectionand our Dual Assignments SOP.
David Vilkomerson, president of DVX, LLC, asks:
"What is the application process for an SBIR phase II renewal?"
Application and review of a competing Small Business Innovation Research phase II renewal is the same as the original phase II application, except renewals have special review criteria. You can find them in the Omnibus SBIR Solicitation (Parent SBIR [R43/R44]).
We discuss phase II renewals in Advice Presentations for SBIR and STTR. Check out slide 7 of the Grantsmanship module for more information.
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- PAR-07-344, Innovations in Biomedical Computational Science and Technology
- PA-07-320, Development of Assays for High-Throughput Drug Screening
See these and older announcements on our NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID.
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