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Eligibility and Selection for NIAID's ARRA Funds Flowchart

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Applicants and NIAID staff can use these decision points to determine eligibility for ARRA funds. For more information, see How NIAID Is Spending the Stimulus Money.

	1a. Is the applicant organization Domestic? Yes. Continue to Question 2. No. Continue reading here. 1b. Does the applicant organization have a foreign component? Yes. Can the foreign component be eliminated? No. Talk to your grants management specialist. Stop. Yes. Continue to the next question. No. Continue to the next question.
	2. Does the proposed use of funds meet the objectives of ARRA: create and save jobs, jump-start the economy, and build the foundation for long-term economic growth? No. Not eligible for ARRA funds. NIAID may fund using the regular fiscal year funds. Stop. Yes. Continue to the next question.
	3. Can the proposed research yield meaningful results for all your aims within the one- or two- year ARRA award period? No. Not eligible for ARRA funds. NIAID may fund using the regular fiscal year funds. Stop. Yes. Continue to the next question.
	4. Does the proposed research include a new clinical trial? No. Skip to Question 6. Yes. Continue to the next question.
	5. Can the clinical trial be removed? No. Not eligible for ARRA funds. May fund using the regular fiscal year funds.Stop. Yes. The non-clinical trial portion may be eligible for ARRA funds. Continue to the next question.
	6. Would we have to issue a restricted award due to human subjects or animal concerns? Yes. Not eligible for ARRA funds. NIAID may fund using the regular fiscal year funds. Stop. No. Continue to the next question.
	7. Would funding this applicant organization allow us to meet the geographic distribution requirement of ARRA? No. Not eligible for ARRA funds. NIAID may fund using the regular fiscal year funds. Stop. Yes. Continue to the next question.
	8. Is the award a cooperative agreement (U)? No. Conclusion: The award may be eligible for ARRA funds instead of the regular fiscal year funds. See the Funding Range for ARRA Awards. Stop. Yes. Warning: Program officer cannot approve without conflict of interest management. Conclusion: The award may be eligible for ARRA funds instead of the regular fiscal year funds. See the Funding Range for ARRA Awards. Stop.

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The information on this page is specific to NIAID. For NIH-level information, see NIH and the ARRA, which includes NIH-wide Grant Funding Opportunities Supported by ARRA. For other institutes, see Institutes, Centers, and Offices.

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
animals in research
clinical trial
cooperative agreement
domestic
fiscal year (FY)
human subjects

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