NIAID Funding Newsletter Back Issues, 2009

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December 23, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

• News Articles

• Meet the Parents—PAs, That Is
• Wait's Over for Human Stem Cell Lines
• Nominate an Organism for Sequencing
• Snowed In? No White Out for Applications

Opportunities and Resources

• Your Vertebrate Animal Plan Step by Step
• Find International Human Subjects Regulations Online
• New HHS Funding for IT Infrastructure
• Get Quick Info From NIAID's Twitter Feed

Advice Corner

• Writing That Shorter Research Plan
• Can Administrivia Derail Your Application?
• Reader Questions
  • Do I list an administrative supplement award as other support?
  • Should I follow NIH's instructions or the NIAID site for page limits?
  • If I originally applied before January 25, 2009, may I resubmit twice?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

December 9, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Just In: Higher Interim R01 Paylines
• Research Integrity—Now Required Learning for Trainees
• Your Financial Conflict of Interest Information Is Not Optional
• Get to Know Council's Role, Newcomers

Opportunities and Resources

• Does an R21 Help a New Investigator Get an R01?
• Get More Free Bioinformatics Resources from NIAID

Advice Corner

• Conduct Your Own Peer Review
• Is There a Best Time to Apply?
• Reader Questions
  • For an individual fellowship application, can a co-sponsor submit one of my letters of reference?
  • My abstract was chosen for a poster presentation; does NIAID offer travel grants?
  • I saw that you are asking for investigators who would be willing to share examples of proposals (Rs and Ks) written under the new NIH format.  Has anyone come forward yet?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

November 25, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Budget and Funding: What to Expect
• No Public Access for Non-Latin Script
• Up to the Challenge (Grant)

Opportunities and Resources

• Just In: New Application Forms and Instructions

Advice Corner

• How Much Detail for Your Shorter Application?
• Reusing Your ARRA Application
• Reader Questions
  • If as an early-stage investigator I submitted an R01 for the October 5 deadline, will I receive the summary statement in time to revise the application and have it considered for the February 5 deadline?
  • Who comes up with the NIH's judging and scoring changes—are they internal NIH staff, university professors, large and small business researchers, the public?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

November 12, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• The Art of Application
• NRSA News: Fs Open to Scientists at Small Businesses, Ts Go Electronic
• Attention ARRA Awardees: Report Clinical Participants
• ARRA Success Stories—We Want You

Opportunities and Resources

• The Roadmap Proposal Less Traveled
• Are You Eligible for Continuous Submission?
• Continuous Submission and Big Grant Applications
• Getting a Handle on 2009 H1N1 Influenza

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • After my Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) application and resubmission were not funded, I am considering submitting a substantially different application with some overlap. Would this be considered a new application?
  • I have two questions: Are bonuses included in direct costs, and if so, are they added to the base salary? Can amounts in excess of the salary cap be included as an indirect cost?
  • Can ARRA money be used to pay for any direct and indirect expenses that occurred before the official start date for my STTR award?
  • Whom can I contact to ask questions about applying for a Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23)?
  • When will NIAID release the remaining paylines?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

October 28, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Are You Ready for the New Forms?
• Rating Applications: Scores and Percentiles
• Picked for Peer Review Survey? Please Participate
• Reminder: NIH Requires Data on Graduate Students, Postdocs, and Others
• Office of Research Training Gets a Helping Hand
• Thanks and Kudos to NIAID Committee Members

Opportunities and Resources

• Latest Concepts Get Green Light—See What We're Planning
• Few ARRA Opportunities Are Left
• Get Free NIAID Bioinformatics Software
• Leadership Position Opens at NIAID

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • How soon after I am awarded a K23 grant can I apply for an R21?
  • It is difficult to determine if research is considered human subjects. Since my IRB is pending approval, do I need to complete the human subjects section?
  • As a college senior interested in studying EEG neurofeedback to treat seizure disorders, which grant type can I apply for?
  • How do we apply for NIAID support for the ISOPOL XVII meeting

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

October 14, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• New Interim R01 Payline for New Investigators
• ARRA Awards—You Can Now Take Them With You
• ClincialTrials.gov Registration—You May Be On Your Own for Now

Opportunities and Resources

• Find Unique Research Reagents for Nonhuman Primate Studies
• Close the Career Gap With NIAID's Help

Advice Corner

• Clinical Investigators: Protect Privacy
• Progress Reports—Use New Form, Make ARRA Section
• Reader Questions
  • What is allowable under the Training Related Expenses category on a T32?
  • If I received $50,000 in 2009 for a K award supplement, will I get another $50,000 in 2010, or do I have to reapply?
  • Can I include capital equipment in the budget for a U01?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

September 23, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Get a Handle on the New Application Forms
  • Getting the Form Right
  • About the New Forms
  • What's Coming When
  • Where to Find Information
  • Have Your Say
• NIAID is Working on Changes to Clinical Research Infrastructure
• Will Recovery's Reporting Rules Become Standard?
• Get a Head Start on Your Loan Repayment Program Application
  • In Other News, LRP Gets New Director
  • Where to Send Questions and Issues for LRP and Training, Fellowship, and Career Development Awards
• NIAID's New Investigators Hit Their Stride in FY 2009

Opportunities and Resources

• New Reagent for Topical Microbicide Studies Is Universal and Convenient
• All Road(map)s Lead to a Meeting on Interdisciplinary Research
• ARRA Reporting—What PIs Need to Know
• New Form Will Zip Your ARRA Story to Our Mailbox
• We Want Your Newsworthy Topics

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • May I use funds from my ARRA supplement for summer interns to support students during the year?
  • I received my Ph.D. in December 2001 and completed two postdoctoral positions from January 2002 to May 2006. If I was ineligible to apply for R01-equivalent grants during that time, does my ESI status begin in 2001 or 2006?
  • Can I request my R01 be assigned to NIH's Office of Rare Diseases Research, and does ORDR announce its paylines like NIH institutes?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

September 9, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• The Times, They Are A-Changin'
• How We Plan for Science Opportunities and Needs
  • Broad Input Is Key
  • How Can You Benefit?
• ARRA: Finding Answers, Your Reporting Role
• For Public Access, Know Your Limits
• T32 Applicants: No Pre-Enrollment Data for Tables? No Problem
• No Exceptions or Challenge Grant Cost Caps

Opportunities and Resources

• Small Business News: Updated Presentations, New Opportunities
• Thinking Out of the Box? Consider the NIH Roadmap, NIAID Initiatives

Advice Corner

• Attention Fellowship Applicants—Act Quickly on Reference Letters, Sponsor Info
• Reader Questions
  • Where can I find how much a grant was awarded?
  • If I receive ARRA Bridge funding for one year, can I request a no-cost extension if those funds and the project are not completed in that first year?
  • Can an ARRA administrative supplement to retain a postdoctoral position be used to hire a research technician if the postdoctoral fellow moved to a new position?
  • Do the letters of reference, letters from mentors, and letters from advisory committee members need to be new if want to resubmit a K23 Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award application?
  • A post-DVM student working in my laboratory garnered a new fellowship with a third of the costs ($20,000) to be paid by me. Can I use my R21 funds to pay for this?

August 26, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Next Year's Budget—Caution's the Word
• Prime Yourself for New Applications, Peer Review
• ARRA Grantees—Know Your Reporting Requirements
• Think About CER When Planning Your Research
• Dr. Collins Reveals His Plans
• Redoing a Challenge Grant Application? Know When You Can Submit

Opportunities and Resources

• Taking Grants.gov to Account

Advice Corner

• Watch Out With Multiple PI Applications
• Reader Questions
  • My submission generated "warnings and/or errors" from the eRA Commons. How can I tell whether NIH accepted my application?
  • Given the extensive reporting requirements for ARRA awards, is it acceptable to budget for administrative support (salary and fringe benefits)? 
  • Is the deadline for an AIDS application resubmission different from the deadline for an initial AIDS and a non-AIDS application?
  • If salary increases are built into my budget, does my institution have to give the salary increase?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

August 5, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Your Noncompeting Funds 100 Percent Restored
• Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research Gets a Green Light
• Obama Nominates a New NIH Director
• Two NIAID-Supported Scientists Get Top Presidential Award
• Health Disparities in the Spotlight at NIH Summit
• ARRA Makes a Difference—Read How

Opportunities and Resources

• Sign up Now for the SBIR Niche Assessment Program
• Check Out Tetramer and Epitope Resources
• Heads Up: RFAs for NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program
• T32s: Don't Table Official Data Tables

Advice Corner

• Use the Financial Conflict of Interest Module—It's "Commons" Sense
• Underrepresented Fellows: Know Where Your Letter Goes
• Can I Keep Receiving Grant Funds if Furloughed?
• Reader Questions
  • Can I use my allowed SBIR fee to pay for reporting or other administrative assistance, and are these costs direct or indirect costs?.
  • Can I transfer my ARRA award from my current institution to another institution when I relocate?
  • Any idea when I'll hear about my F32 for ARRA funding if I submitted my just in time information in May?
  • If I used the older data table formats for my T32 application last September 25, may I use them again for my resubmission?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

July 29, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter—Special Recovery Act Issue

News Articles

• ARRA Funding—Where We Are
  • Resolve Bars Now
  • Why Your Award May Be Delayed
  • ARRA Award Numbers
• Making Funding Decisions for Challenge Grants
• Who Are Our Challenge Grant PIs?
• Register Soon for ARRA Quarterly Reports
• Tell Us Your ARRA Success Stories

Advice Corner

• Unfunded Challenge Grant? You'll Need a Strategy
• Challenge Grant Applicants: Send Us Your Just-In-Time Information
• Was Your Application Withdrawn?

July 1, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• ARRA Reporting Deadline Pushed Back
• Paylines and Progress Take Center Stage at Executive Retreat
• First Glimpses Into the New Peer Review
• No More Cooperative Agreements for Collaborative Research Partnerships
• Resolve Bars to Award ASAP

Opportunities and Resources

• Loan Repayment Programs Can Take Your Debt Away
• Want to Collaborate on HIV-1 Vaccine Research?
• It's Good to Be a Reviewer
• Fellows: Don't Forget to Submit Applications Electronically

Advice Corner

• For an Application to Be New, Slight Changes Won't Do
• Reader Questions
  • Can I revise and resubmit my F31 application and if so, are the due dates the same as for a new application?
  • When are the new shorter R01s going to be in effect, and how long will resubmissions be for applications that were originally 25 pages?
  • As of June 2009, how many resubmissions are allowed for new investigators after the first scored or unscored R01 application?
  • I am looking for funds to continue my postdoc in Switzerland; can I apply for a career development grant?
  • What are the qualifications for the F31 individual research grant?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

June 17, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Staying on Top of ARRA
  • Win-Win for a Lab and a Summer Student
  • After Challenge Grants
  • Mixing Funds
  • Future Reporting Update
• Submit FCOI Reports in the Commons
• New RePORTER Is a Crisper CRISP
• May Concepts—Worth a Look

Opportunities and Resources

• Coming Up for Training Grants: Important Date, Don't Be Late

Advice Corner

• Forget to Identify Yourself as a New Investigator?
• Reader Questions
  • What opportunities are there for new PIs and ESIs as part of the Recovery Act??
  • Once you are awarded an ARRA grant, what are the expectations?
  • If the new peer review scores are supposed to be between 10 and 90, how can the R21 payline be 137?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

June 3, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• ARRA Stays Hot for Summer
• From Diversity Supplement to Tenure: A Success Story

Opportunities and Resources

• New Sample R01 Packs a Double Punch
• IOM Reports on Conflict of Interest

Advice Corner

• Paylines and Percentiles—a Tale of Two "Ps"
• Note to Business Offices: Copy Grants on Correspondence
• Make That Publication Public
• Reader Questions
  • If I qualify as a new or early-stage investigator, would being a co-investigator on a second R01 with a more senior professor who will be the PI jeopardize my new investigator status? 
  • Can I transfer an ARRA award from one institution to another if I relocate?
  • How do you determine the amount for R56-Bridge award?
  • How do you decide the amount of a two-year ARRA R01?
  • If after the award of a two-year ARRA R01 the PI receives a better score, will you consider changing the ARRA award to a regular one?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

May 20, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• In the Throes of ARRA
• Fighting the Flu
• Missing Percentiles—an NIH Mystery?
• Send NIH Feedback on Financial Conflict of Interest Regulations

Opportunities and Resources

• Immunology Database and Analysis Portal—See What's New
• Planning for Lab Animal Care During a Pandemic

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • Is there a deadline or process to submit supplemental information that pertains to my project?
  • How will you fund an R01 application responding to an RFA with ARRA monies?
  • I submitted a supplement application for equipment, which I need as soon as possible. May I purchase the equipment from the parent grant now and pay with the supplement later?
  • My institution submitted my request for a FY 2009 ARRA administrative supplement several weeks ago. How can I know that the request is 'in the mill'?
  • Is a permanent U.S. resident from Kenya, who is black, working in the U.S. considered by NIH to be a member of a minority group?
  • How do I get on your mailing list?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

May 6, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• What's Happening With ARRA?
• Draft Stem Cell Guidelines—Weigh In, Learn Impact
• Don't Expect Notice of Award Emails
• Commons Goes Offline Memorial Day Weekend
• Correction Window Still Open for Challenge Grants
• Late Applications Due to Flu-Related Closings—Not a Problem

Opportunities and Resources

• Updates to Our Small Business High-Priority Areas
• Catching Up With Malaria Research
• Learn More About Peer Review

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • Do PIs need to submit revised Specific Aims if they accept a one-year R56-Bridge award?
  • Can a PI request a one- or two-year ARRA administrative supplement for 2009 through July 17?
  • When can I expect my FY 2009 ARRA administrative supplement?
  • Is NIAID funding ARRA applications from RFAs, including R21s?
  • Do you provide sequencing services, for example sequencing the Sphingobium indicum B90A genome using pyro/Solex and Sanger sequencing, and if so at what cost?
  • As an associate in a department of pathology with seven years of postdoctoral experience, am I eligible to apply for a K01?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

April 17, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Keeping Up With ARRA
• New Investigators—Four Years or Five?
• Commons New Conflict of Interest Module—It's Not a Choice
• Public Access Is Here to Stay
• NRSAs: Fs Go Electronic, Stipends Go Up, T32 Review Criteria Go Down
• Commons and Grants.gov Are Busier Than Ever

Opportunities and Resources

• Get ARRA Funds for Summer Interns
• New Sample R01s—at Last!
• Sign Up for ARRA Updates!
• Have Your Say About Expanding ClinicalTrials.gov

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • On a multiple-investigator grant application, does the $250,000 cap for a modular budget apply to each investigator or are their direct cost amounts combined?
  • If I submit a request for a two- year administrative supplement for the April 17, 2009, deadline, does the two years have to end on the same date as the parent grant?
  • Is there a dollar limit to how much can be requested in an administrative supplement?
  • I submitted an R21 application that was assigned to NIAMS as a primary institute and NIAID as a secondary institute. Whom should I contact to have my application be considered for stimulus funding?
  • What is meant by significant unexpended balances for administrative supplements?  Is a balance greater than 25 percent of the current year's total approved budget significant?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

April 1, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Breaking Budget News: New Payline, Bridges
• Make the Most of the Stimulus
• Grants.gov Put to the Test—What You Need to Know
• Getting Newsworthy Topics Into the News
• Watch a Video on Enhancing Peer Review
• Upcoming Grants Policy and Management Training Workshop

Opportunities and Resources

• National Science Foundation Releases Recovery Act Plans

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • For a diversity supplement, can we add fringe benefits to the $50,000 salary cap for postdocs and faculty or does the cap include fringe benefits?
  • I heard NIAID would be funding R01s to the 25 percentile—but NIAID Paylines says the R01 payline is the 12 percentile. Which is correct?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

March 18, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Can You Benefit From the Stimulus?
• Stimulus Grants Get Top Priority
• FY 2009 Budget—More Money for NIH
• Working for You: Government Watchdogs at Recovery.gov
• New AIDS Czar Takes Charge
• Snowed Under? Application Delays Are OK With NIH

Opportunities and Resources

• HIV Researchers: Check Out a New PA
• SBIR and STTR Opportunities for FDA-Approved Products and Manufacturing-Related Technologies

Advice Corner

• Recombinant DNA Incidents—Let Us Know
• Attention New PIs: Our Automated Tracking May Bungle Your Status
• Reader Questions
  • How confidential is my grant application?
  • What are the guidelines for a trainee or postdoctoral fellow on a T32 training grant to take parental leave?
  • After four years of biochemistry, I want to learn more applied research approaches. With the new stimulus package, what are the chances that I would be awarded another fellowship, or should I try for a career development award?
  • Can you tell me what training grants are available to non-US citizens, specifically post-doctoral fellows?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

March 4, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• NIH Joins the Nation in the Path to Recovery
• Research Planning at NIAID
• Use Concepts to Your Advantage
• How to Tell if You are a New or Early-Stage Investigator
• Application Correction Window Reverts to Two Days
• PureEdge Is Gone for Good

Opportunities and Resources

• Try an NIH Regional Grants Seminar
• New Spanish and French Translations of the NIH Grant Cycle and More

Advice Corner

• No Auto Reminders for Progress Reports
• Reader Questions
  • I plan to leave my organization for another academic job but want to continue working as the PI. Which grant type will give me a better chance at doing that: an SBIR or STTR?
  • Do I need advance permission from NIAID to apply because the total grant would be over $500,000?
  • If my original submission had a four-year budget, can I request five years in my resubmission?
  • I started my postdoc training in October 2003, so I don't qualify for a career transition award. At the same time, I am ineligible to apply for R series grants. What am I to do?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

February 18, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• How Do You Know if You May Apply Late?
• Applications Correction Windows Get Longer—For Now
• Getting Used to Adobe Application Forms
• Clarifying When the New Salary Cap Applies
• On Hold: Electronic Submission for Fellowships
• For K Grants, Part-Time Appointments Now Allowed
• New Faces in Congress
• Susan Plaeger—Familiar Face at Helm of DAIDS Program
• Welcome New Council Members

Opportunities and Resources

• Our New International Grants Course—a Resource for the World
• Minority-Serving Institutions: These Opps Are for You
• Are You Interested in International Partnerships?
• NIAID Posts New Strategic Plan

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • Is eight years' NRSA support the maximum a person can receive?
  • How can I find an archive of NIAID contract awards and names of awardees?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

February 4, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Even if You're New, Consider an R01
• Ceilings for PI Salaries Slated to Rise
• NIH Releases First Biennial Report of the Director
• NIH Loan Repayment Programs: A Penny for Your Thoughts
• Attention Phase II SBIR and STTR Applicants: New Threshold for F&A Costs

Opportunities and Resources

• Looking for That Special Reagent or Cell Line?
• Free Minicourse on Filariasis Coming in March
• Students Get a Taste of the "SciLife" With Popular NIH Program

Advice Corner

• When Applying, Know Who Helps You at Each Stage
• Reader Questions
  • For a K08 electronic application, which budget portions should we fill out? Where should we include travel?
  • To pay compensation on a T32 grant, who verifies that the trainee's employment will not detract from or prolong the training?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

January 21, 2009, NIAID Funding Newsletter

News Articles

• Can You Get More Time as an ESI?
• All New Investigators—Not Just ESIs—Must Update Commons Profiles
• Peer Reviewers: New Payment System Is Ready to Roll
• RCDC Debut—a Fresh View of NIH Funding
• Citations: It's All in the Numbers
• For P01s: New Review Criteria, Multiple PIs
• New Sketches of CSR Study Sections

Opportunities and Resources

• NIH Podcast Highlights Research Training
• Have Your Say About Improving Core Facilities

Advice Corner

• Reader Question: If I am listed as a key personnel, will it affect my new investigator status?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list.

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