NIAID Funding Newsletter Back Issues 2012

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November 28, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Put Our Newsletter in Focus—Join Our Focus Group
• This Is the Last Issue of 2012

Opportunities and Resources

• TB Researchers, Unite!
• Seeking Applications for Collaborative Network on Immune Tolerance
• Let’s Talk About Sex and Gender Differences

In The News

• Coming Soon: Supervisory Job Opportunity in NIAID's Division of Extramural Activities
• Wanted ASAP: NIAID-Funded Researchers for Usability Study
• Blogs and Tweets From NIH Director Francis Collins

Advice Corner

• Moving Out, Moving In: Changing Your Institution
• Reader Questions
  • I'd like to work at NIAID as a researcher. Do I need to apply for a grant first?
  • Does NIH or NIAID offer any grantsmanship workshops for investigators in foreign countries?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

November 14, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Article

• Showing You the Way of RFAs

Opportunities and Resources

• Clinical Specimens Available for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research
• Working on Dry Vaccine Technologies? We Need Your Input

In The News

• We've Filled In Some Details of Our Financial Management Plan

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • If my application is not discussed, can it ever get funded?
  • If my application is not recommended for further consideration (NRFC), can it ever get funded?
  • Should I include abstracts in the publication section of my progress report?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

November 7, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Article

• Where's the Beef? More Newsletter to Come on November 14

In The News

• Interim Paylines for Fs and Ks
• Tell Us if Your Research Was Hurt by Hurricane Sandy
• News Briefs
  • RPPR Is Open for Business
  • You Have More Time to Respond to NIH’s SBIR Solicitation
  • Late Submission OK for Sandy-Related Weather Delays

New Funding Opportunities

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October 24, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Protecting Intellectual Property

Opportunities and Resources

• Small Business Awardees: Hurry if You Want In on a "CAP"-ital Commercialization Opportunity
• New Page Captures Application Missteps
• Study Protective Immunity Among the Elderly With New RFA
• Reminder: Due Date Coming Up for Loan Repayment Programs

In The News

• Peer Review? We Thank You
• New Concepts: Potential Opportunities

Advice Corner

• Use a New Training Page to Learn eRA's Systems
• Reader Questions
  • Do you know of a Web site that helps PIs and business offices understand the various parts of the Notice of Award?
  • Should I include diversity supplements when calculating a PI's salary cap?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

October 10, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Sidestep These Application Missteps: Misfiring on Innovation

Opportunities and Resources

• Seeking Your Insights Into HIV Prevention Research
• FOA for Tobacco Regulatory Science: NIAID Now on Board

In The News

• Three Words for the Start of FY 2013: Continuing Resolution, Uncertainty
• Stay Tuned for U.S.-Russia Collaboration Opportunity
• News Briefs
  • NIAID Bows Out of K02, F33
  • Coming Soon: Electronic Multiproject Applications

Advice Corner

• Reminder: Register and Report Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
• Let's Get Specific About Video
• Reader Questions
  • Do you offer an F31 for those who are not members of an underrepresented racial or ethnic group?
  • Do you have any advice for writing a progress report?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

September 26, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Your Resubmission—Application Act Two

Opportunities and Resources

• Small Business Awardees: Take Advantage of NIH's Niche Assessment Program

In The News

• Two Other Bits of Business for Small Businesses
• Interim R01 Paylines Posted—More Budget News Coming
• The Progress of Progress Reports: RPPR
• News Briefs
  • NIH Expands Eligibility for BRAD Award
  • Boost for K08 and K23 Awards
  • Check Your FY 2012 Award Information

Advice Corner

• Get a Compilation of Genome-Wide Association Study Data
• Reader Questions
  • What type of peer-reviewed publications should be listed in my biosketch?
  • Who receives NIAID's just-in-time notices?

New Funding Opportunities

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September 12, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• To Stay Funded, Get Ahead of the Curve

In The News

• Foreign Grantees: Prepare for New Payment Process and Other Changes
• NIH Revises Threshold for Special Council Review
• News Briefs
  • NIH's Common Fund Wants Your Input for Its Roadmap
  • Affected by Hurricane Isaac? Applying Late Is OK
  • Join IACUC Workshops

Advice Corner

• Are Appeals Appealing?
• Reader Questions
  • Do you have any samples of applications that did not score well?
  • Do T32 applications allow for administrative support personnel?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

August 29, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Unmasking Renewals

Opportunities and Resources

• Coming Soon: Clinical Center Resources for Extramural Investigators

In The News

• And the PECASE Goes To . . .

Advice Corner

• Keep Commons Accounts Current With Confidence
• Reader Questions
  • Is the PI of an NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) required to devote effort with no salary to the grant?
  • Do T32 applications allow for administrative support personnel?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

August 15, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• It’s Never Too Soon to Think About Renewing

Opportunities and Resources

• We Want You . . . to Study Bioethics of HIV Research
• New Funding Opportunity: It's in the (Uncharacterized) Genes
• Sending Out an S.O.S. About Student Loans? NIH's LRP to the Rescue

In The News

• The Paylines are Gone—Long Live the Paylines!
• News Briefs
  • Deadline for Financial Conflicts of Interest Changes Approaches
  • Give Feedback on Small Business Rules

Advice Corner

• Take Another Look at NIAID's Resources for Researchers
• Reader Question
  • Do you have a Web site that lists all investigators and grants funded by NIAID?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

August 1, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Sidestep These Application Missteps: Weak Project

Opportunities and Resources

• DAIT Clinical Research Policies: Your Input, Please

In The News

• Items of Interest in New FDA Legislation
• News Briefs
  • Extra Receipt Date for PA on Improved HIV Assays
  • CCR Is No More
  • Join the August 14 Webinar on Financial Conflicts of Interest

Advice Corner

• Keep Form Changes From Becoming Your Waterloo
• Reader Questions
  • Does NIAID support predoctoral fellowships? How are these applications reviewed?
  • Do I need NIAID's permission for changes in key personnel on my grant?

New Funding Opportunities

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July 18, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Proactive PI Power

Opportunities and Resources

• R21 Data and Advice Have a New Home
• Collaborate With Colleagues in India on Human Immune Phenotyping Research
• Consider Running a Resource for Tissues and Organs

In The News

• Use eRA for All Reporting of Financial Conflicts

Advice Corner

• Attention Small Businesses: Seeking a Drug Susceptibility Testing Platform for Tuberculosis
• Reader Questions
  • May I take a no-cost extension on my R56-Bridge award?
  • Can I increase the percent effort on my grant?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

July 5, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Peer Review Service: What It Means to You as a Researcher

Opportunities and Resources

• Funding Opportunity for "OMICS"-Based Host and Pathogen Modeling Studies
• Operation of a Facility for Testing Malaria Vaccines in Adult Human Subjects, Request for Proposals
• RFA Supports HIV Research Collaboration With Indian Investigators
• Get Funding for Research Into Radiation Countermeasures

In The News

• Chimpanzee Policy News: Research on Specimens
• With hESC, Selection Is Key
• New Leadership for This Newsletter and the Research Funding Site
• News Brief
  • Go Beyond Your "Limits" With an Administrative Supplement

Advice Corner

• Check In With NIAID Before You Apply for an Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial Award
• Reader Questions
  • Can an institution use nonfederal funding to supplement a stipend on an NRSA training grant? Can it reduce the NRSA stipend level?
  • In my renewal R01, can I request annual increases in my budget due to inflation?

New Funding Opportunities

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June 20, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• What's on the Docket? Look at Our Concepts
• One More Note About Finding a Study Section

Opportunities and Resources

• Get the Scoop on a New Prize for One Exceptional Researcher

In The News

• Find Letters From CSR in the Commons
• News Brief
  • NIH Working Group Wants Your Take on the Biosketch

Advice Corner

• Tackle Bars to Award Now or Risk Losing Your Grant
• Ensure Smooth Sailing During the CCR Transition
• Reader Questions
  • What is the maximum number of Specific Aims I can include in an R21 application?
  • When I apply, do I need to include DUNS, CCR, and NCAGE numbers for my foreign subawardees?

New Funding Opportunities

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June 6, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Putting More Pieces of the R21 Puzzle Into Place
• More Sample Applications: Two New R21s and an R21/R33

Opportunities and Resources

• Cast Your Funding Gaze Farther Afield

In The News

• Know Whether We Have Concerns About Your Dual Use Research
• NIH Implements Special Review for Well-Supported Investigators
• News Briefs
  • May 2013 Council: Plan for June
  • Give Feedback on Small Business Rules
  • CCR Will Move to SAM

Advice Corner

• Will Your Application Take an Alternative Route?
• Reader Questions
  • Can a PI submit two renewal applications to follow-up on a single R01?
  • Does a grant renewal have to go to the same study section as its original R01?

New Funding Opportunities

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May 23, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Why You May Want to Consider a Contract

Opportunities and Resources

• Focusing on HIV/AIDS in Aging Populations
• Get Answers to Questions About the U.S.-China Collaborative Research RFA

In The News

• A Toast to NIAID Grantees, Now NAS Members
• Number of Approved Stem Cell Lines Continues to Grow
• Stimulating the Economy Through BioSciences
• News Briefs
  • We Posted Our T32 Payline
  • Two New IACUC Workshops in June
  • Sign Up for June's NIH Regional Seminar

Advice Corner

• Participating in the AIDS 2012 Conference? Let Us Know
• Reader Questions
  • Under what circumstances can I start spending money on my grant before I get my Notice of Award?
  • Is merit the primary criterion for awarding contracts?

New Funding Opportunities

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May 9, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Take Time to Size Up Potential Study Sections

Opportunities and Resources

• Help Enhance and Evaluate Human Subjects Protections

In The News

• File for a Change of Institution Electronically
• News Briefs
  • FCOI Checklist for Institutions
  • NIAID Clarifies Areas of Interest for an R21/R33 RFA
  • NCATS Creates Web Sites for Its Rare Diseases Programs

Advice Corner

• Don't Be Conflicted About Financial Conflicts of Interest
• Reader Questions
  • In my progress report, do I need to justify an increase in my level of effort?
  • I'm a sixth-year postdoc. Should I apply for an NRSA Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) when I move to another lab?

New Funding Opportunities

• See the list

April 25, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Roundup on Research Supplements: Reissued PAs, Electronic Requests, and More

Opportunities and Resources

• Seeking Clinical Trials Units for NIAID Networks
• Get On Board with U.S.-China Collaborative Research
• TB Initiative Seeks U.S.-India Collaborations

In The News

• News Flash: FY 2012 Small Business Paylines Go Up
• A Round of Applause for the Public Access Cause
• NIH Podcasts: Catch Them Three Ways

Advice Corner

• Peer Reviewers: Take Advantage of Updated Resources
• Reader Questions
  • Does NIAID accept R21 applications that are not tied to an Institute-specific program announcement?
  • Is there a deadline for diversity supplement applications?

New Funding Opportunities

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April 11, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• New Sample R21s—Can They Help You?

Opportunities and Resources

• Have You Used Our Resources? You Should
• More Funding Opportunities From the Gates Foundation
• You'll "LikeThis": A New Search Tool

In The News

• Times Are Changing—and so Is Just-in-Time
• Dr. Fauci Goes to Washington for Budget Hearings
• News Briefs
  • O.D.s Now Eligible for Loan Repayment Programs

Advice Corner

• Give Your Unfunded Application Another Chance
• Start Spreading the News About Your Research Advances
• Reader Questions
  • Where can I get a PDF version of the Strategy for NIH Funding?
  • Do you have a sample introduction to an R03 resubmission application?

New Funding Opportunities

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March 28, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Ten to a Winning Application—Write to Excite

Opportunities and Resources

• Small Business Funding Opportunities for Alzheimer's Research
• Seeking New Research on Chronic, Persistent, and Latent Infections
• Now Online: Videocast on Leadership Group for a Clinical Research Network on Antibacterial Resistance

In The News

• Manage Extramural Activities, Help Lead a Division
• Electronic Contract Proposals—New Pilot
• This Summer's Feature: Uniform Progress Report, RPPR
• Register for NIH's SBIR/STTR Conference
• News Briefs
  • Tutorial on Financial Conflicts of Interest
  • Sign Up for IACUC 101 Workshop

Advice Corner

• Foreign Institutions: Time to Renew Your Animal Assurance?
• Your Application Is Assigned to Study Section . . . ZRG1?
• Reader Questions
  • Can my institution support trainees on non-federal fellowships if they are also receiving a stipend from an NRSA grant?
  • I read the concepts cleared at January Council. Should I wait for a concept to become an initiative before I write an application?

New Funding Opportunities

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March 14, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Nine to a Winning Application—Nail Your Budget

Opportunities and Resources

• We're From the Government, and We're Here to Help
• Check Out HIV-Related Funding Opportunities
• Funding Opportunities Focus on LGBTI Populations
• Make RePORT Your Go-To Site

In The News

• Will We Face a Budget Storm in FY 2013?
• Choose Your Path for an Administrative Supplement Request
• News Briefs
  • Give Input on Using Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research
  • New Report Proposes Standardized Outcome Measures for NIH-Supported Asthma Clinical Trials
  • Comment on Proposed Changes in Cost Principles, Administration, and Audit of Grants and Cooperative Agreements

Advice Corner

• Planning an Application? Check With Your Scientific Contact First
• Reader Question: Do you have any R03 or R21 samples that can be shared?

New Funding Opportunities

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February 29, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Eight to a Winning Application: Define Resources
• Host an Event for National Women's Health Week

Opportunities and Resources

• Upcoming Videocast: Leadership Group for the Clinical Research Network on Antibacterial Resistance
• Head to Summer School for Lessons on Computational Immunology

In The News

• From January Council: Welcoming New Members, Clearing Concepts
• News Briefs
  • NIH Bans Use of Class B Cats in Research
  • Respond to RFI on Scientific Direction of Proposed New Institute
  • Electronic Administrative Supplement FOA Posted

Advice Corner

• What to Do if Your Multiproject Application Has Humans or Animals
• Reader Questions
  • For my renewal application, do subaward F&A costs count against the 20 percent renewal cap?
  • Can I expand my funded R21 into an R01?

New Funding Opportunities

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February 15, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Seven to a Winning Application: Build Your Team

Opportunities and Resources

• Small Businesses Can Get Funding for Clinical Trials—But Not Through an SBIR or STTR
• Small Business Opportunities: New Parent and Viral Hepatitis PAs
• With HIVRAD, Get Support for Developing Approaches for a Preventive HIV Vaccine
• More Dates Confirmed: Grantsmanship Workshops on New Clinical Trials Units

In The News

• Next Step for Paylines
• Check Out This Year's NIH Regional Seminars
• Mind How You Pay for Refreshments at Your NIAID-Funded Conference
• News Briefs
  • Register for the PRIM&R 2012 IACUC Conference and IACUC 101 Workshop

Advice Corner

• Follow @NIAIDFunding for Neat Tweets
• Reader Questions
  • My R01 application is within the payline of the secondary institute but not NIAID. What should I do?

New Funding Opportunities

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February 1, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Six to a Winning Application: Outline Your Experiments

Opportunities and Resources

• Lead the Way for NIAID’s Clinical Trials Networks
• Getting to the Root of Inflammation and Immune Activation in HIV Disease

In The News

• News Flash: Funding Plans, Salary Cap, and Stipends
• Electronic Supplement Applications Coming Soon
• Don't Be Shy: Comment on Diversity, Datasets
• News Briefs
  • NCATS Is Born
  • NCRR Is Dissolved
  • Check out the IACUC Workshop in Orlando

Advice Corner

• Will Your R21 Application Be Homeless?
• Reader Questions
  • What should I do if I think a researcher is supposed to share his or her reagents, model organisms, or data, but isn’t?

New Funding Opportunities

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January 18, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Five to a Winning Application: Size Up Your Specific Aims

Opportunities and Resources

• In the Spotlight: Early Independence Awards and Awardees

Other News

• New FY 2012 Paylines for R01s
• Warm Welcome for Our Acting DEA Director
• Coming in July: Grantsmanship Workshop on New Clinical Trials Units
• News Briefs
  • Business as Usual for Reauthorized Small Business Programs—For Now
  • Reminder: Annual Report on Laboratory Animals

Advice Corner

• Tour Our List of Non-NIH Funding Sources
• Reader Questions
  • We are preparing a multiproject application where one core is using animals to generate cell lines that will be used by the five projects. On the Face Page, which sections should be Yes for Vertebrate Animals?

New Funding Opportunities

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January 4, 2012, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Step Four to a Winning Application: Identify a Study Section

Opportunities and Resources

• Worth a Shot: Applying for Vaccine Safety Opportunities
• SBIR Applicants: Go "Nuclear" With New Opportunity

Other News

• Chimpanzee Research: New Restriction and an Evolving Policy
• Changing of the Guard for DEA
• News Briefs
  • Fellowship Applicants May Send Updates on Sponsor's Funding After Submission
  • Limit on Recovery Act No-Cost Extensions

Advice Corner

• Rx for Physician-Scientists: Take Our Advice on Mentored Career Development Awards
• Reader Questions
  • Do you have a list of NIAID minority grant opportunities?

New Funding Opportunities

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