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Continuing the Continuing ResolutionAnother continuing resolution extends NIH's funding until December 14, 2007. As we've stated in our October 17, 2007, issue, NIAID has set a provisional R01 payline at the 10 percentile so we can fund a limited number of awards. We'll continue to update Paylines and Funding as information comes in. If you'd like to be notified when we get NIAID's final paylines, choose that interest category when you Subscribe to Email Alerts.
A Special Thanks to NIAID Committee MembersWe'd like to thank the people who donate their time by serving on an NIAID review or advisory committee. Their invaluable generosity and contribution enables us to fund the best science and accomplish our public health mission. In recognition, we're thanking each committee member in our updated Thank You Members of NIAID Peer Review and Advisory Committees, which lists everyone who has served on an initial peer review committee, Council , or other NIAID advisory committee during the past fiscal year. We'd also like to thank the people who review NIAID applications as part of CSR's review committees, though they are not listed individually on the Thank You page. Is your name missing or information not correct? Email deaweb@niaid.nih.gov, and please accept our apologies. Interested in volunteering as a peer reviewer? Read How to Volunteer. It's a great learning experience. And many people find it rewarding to be able to "pay back" their community.
New Law Affects ClinicalTrials.govAre you conducting a clinical trial? Public Law 110-85 expands the scope of clinical trials that must be registered in ClinicalTrials.gov. The new law requires investigators to provide more registration information and sets penalties for noncompliance. For more information, read the November 16, 2007, Guide notice and PRS and U.S. Public Law 110-85.
Help NIH Categorize Research SpendingNIH has a new approach for categorizing medical research and its funding and would like your help. In February 2009, NIH launches Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC), which will report annually on NIH spending in about 300 congressionally-mandated categories. NIH scientists created "fingerprints," unique sets of terms to define research areas, conditions, and diseases. RCDC searches for keywords in a grant's title, abstract, and specific aims and matches them to category fingerprints. While RCDC will change the way some of NIAID's budget numbers are reported, it is anticipated to have no effect on funding allocations. The accuracy of this new process relies heavily on investigators to include the most relevant terminology in key parts of the application. Coding will not affect your score in peer review. RCDC will report FY 2008 data, so if possible, try to do the following while writing your applications:
For more suggestions on what to include and not include in your grant application, see Reporting Considerations When Writing Your Grant.
New NIAID Representative to NIH Council of CouncilsCongratulations to Martin Rosenberg, the new NIAID representative to the Council of Councils. A member of NIAID's Advisory Council, Dr. Rosenberg is chief scientific officer of Promega Corporation in Madison, Wisconsin. The NIH Council of Councils reviews the initiatives launched under the NIH Roadmap. It also makes recommendations to the Director of NIH about scientific opportunities and public health challenges that would benefit from collaboration among multiple NIH institutes and centers. The group includes representatives from each Institute's Advisory Council, and the Advisory Committees of the Office of the Director, program offices, and the NIH Director's Council of Public Representatives.
Just Arriving: New FOAs on Radiation Injury, ExposureOpen dates are just around the corner for initiatives that are part of NIAID's Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats program, which were announced in the fall. If your research focuses on identifying, mitigating, or treating radiation-induced injury but does not match the funding opportunity announcements below, keep your eyes peeled for additional FOAs. NIAID is planning to issue several others for the medical countermeasures program. Prepare your applications for the following FOAs that have December open dates:
As we mentioned, NIAID will seek more radiation-related applications in FY 2008. Planned topics include the following:
To hear about these opportunities when they come out, Subscribe to Email Alerts. You can also check Opportunities and Announcements. To learn more about the Medical Countermeasures Against Radiological and Nuclear Threats program, contact Richard Hatchett, M.D., associate director for radiation countermeasures research and emergency preparedness, at hatchettr@niaid.nih.gov or 301-496-1886. |
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Reader Question on Time Limit for Resubmitting an R01
Lisa Bond, Philadelphia Health Management Corporation, asks:
"Is there a time limit for resubmitting an R01?"
No. There is not a time limit for the first and second resubmissions. For more information, see the November 13, 2006, Guide notice.
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- PAR-08-026, Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award
- PAR-08-027, Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Pilot Project Award
See these and older announcements on our NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID.
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