Concept Development

This SOP has internal roles only.

Purpose

To request Council approval for potential future initiatives -- RFAs, PAs, or solicitations -- through which NIAID sets aside money to stimulate research in high-priority areas.

Procedure

Every initiative must go through concept clearance. NIAID publishes Concepts: Potential Opportunities cleared at recent Council meetings on the Research Funding Web site. Not every concept cleared by Council becomes a published initiative.

Read the Phasing of Initiatives SOP for more information.

Program Officers

• Develop research concepts.
• Consider co-sponsorship when developing a concept. For more information see Co-Sponsorship of RFAs and PAs by Other ICs SOP.
• Enter concepts into the Scientific Initiatives Management System (SIMS).
• After concept clearance, enter Council recommendations and comments into the concept clearance forms in the Council concept section of SIMS.

NIAID Management

• Division managers rank the concepts.
• NIAID director and executive committee select concepts for clearance.

Council Members

• Review concepts and make recommendations.

Division of Extramural Activities Staff

• Work with program staff to schedule developing concepts into an RFA, PA, or solicitation.
• Review initiatives for final approval.

Contacts

Applicants with questions should see Concepts May Turn Into Initiatives and Application Approach: What Are Your Choices?

Contact for NIAID Staff

Contact for NIAID Staff

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Links

Program Announcements SOP

Requests for Applications SOP

Request for Proposals SOP

Scientific Initiatives Management System SOP