NIAID Funding Newsletter Back Issues, 2013

Back issues: 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009

May 15, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Avoid Bars to Award: Check Your Application's Supporting Documentation

Opportunities and Resources

• Sandy-Related Opportunities Can Help Get Research Back On Its Feet
• Apply for Funding to Build HIV-Related Research Capacity in Low- or Middle-Income Countries
• Check Out Department of Defense Medical Research Programs

In The News

• Your Institute Can SCORE in the Eligibility Department
• Two Notices of Correction on Recently Released FOAs
• News Briefs
  • RPPR Reminder
  • Get Up to Speed on Animal Care
  • Public Forum on Public Access

Advice Corner

• Reader Questions
  • Are there formal quotas for the percentage of grants not given a formal review and a score?
  • Does Council play a role in appeals of peer review?

New Funding Opportunities

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May 1, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• New R01 Paylines
• Step One to a Winning Application: Conduct a Self-Evaluation

Opportunities and Resources

• Career Development Award Supports Cross-Training and Mentorship
• Program Encourages International Collaboration on Vaccine Research

In The News

• Phasing Out Old Inclusion Reporting Forms: No Worries
• SBIR/STTR Size Rule Expands FOA Eligibility Requirements
• Hot Off the Press: Info Packet on Program Project Applications
• Get the Scoop on Electronic Multiprojects, In a Nutshell
• There's Still Time: Apply to Be a DAIDS Program Director
• News Briefs
  • Cost Principles for NIH-Funded Core Facilities (NIAID P30, U54, and UC6 Awardees)
  • Reminder: NIH Policy On Systems Issues
  • Follow NIH SBIR/STTR on Twitter

Advice Corner

• Get the Word Out on Your Research
• Reader Questions
  • A PI submitted an application that was scored but not funded and has since moved to a new institution. Can the PI resubmit or does he or she have to submit a new application?
  • Can I submit the same application to both an R01 and an R21 funding opportunity announcement?

New Funding Opportunities

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April 17, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Features

• Next Step for Ten Steps to a Winning R01 Application
• Sidestep These Application Missteps: Flawed Project Design

Opportunities and Resources

• Immunologists: Be Part of a Cooperative Center
• Join the Fight Against Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens
• Seeking Applications on Underlying Mechanisms of Stigma
• RFA Bridges NIH Intramural and Extramural Research Communities
• FOA Supports Partnerships Between Life and Physical Scientists
• NIAID Seeks R&D on Platelet Regeneration and Survival After Radiation Exposure

In The News

• From the White House: Request for Comments on DURC Rules
• Heads Up: Changes Coming to K99/R00
• News Briefs
  • RFI: Share Your Ideas on Prevention Research Priorities

Advice Corner

• Spending Your ARRA Money: A Six-Month Warning
• Reader Questions
  • Where can I find out how many awards an institution has received from NIH?
  • If a PI will be on maternity leave when her progress report is due, can she ask for an extension?

New Funding Opportunities

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April 3, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Features

• Heads Up: Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trials Opportunities
• Last Call to Participate in Our Funding Newsletter Focus Group

Opportunities and Resources

• Support for Innovative Research on HIV Prevention Strategies
• Noteworthy Items for Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence FOAs
• Seeking New Research on T-Cell Responses at the Point of Viral Entry

In The News

• Continuing Resolution Continues
• Take a Warm-Up Lap Through Submitting Multiproject Applications
• News Briefs
  • NIH Director's Award Is the "BEST"
  • Training Sub-Saharan Investigators and Institutions Who Work With Them

Advice Corner

• Keep Your eRA Commons Profile From Becoming Your Enemy
• Reader Questions
  • When submitting a big grant request for approval, must I identify a published funding opportunity announcement (FOA)?
  • What information do I submit just-in-time?

New Funding Opportunities

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March 20, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Opportunities and Resources

• New Funding Opportunities Help You Plan for Diversity
• Head to NIAID’s Summer School and Symposium for Quantitative Systems Immunology Lessons
• FOA Offers Opportunity in Biodefense Research
• Rise to the Grand Challenge

In The News

• Follow the New Euthanasia Guidelines for Research Animals
• Grants Policy and Management Training for U.S. Grantees With Foreign Subcomponents
• Clarifications to Several NIAID FOAs
• News Briefs
  • Your Input, Please, on Epigenomics Program Data Resource
  • Registration Open for the 2013 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
  • Save the Date! Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference, October 28 to 30

Advice Corner

• NIAID's Resources for Researchers May Serve Your Needs
• Reader Questions
  • When is NIAID's resubmission deadline for Institutional Research Training Grant (T32) applications?
  • Are you planning to publish any sample small grant (R03) applications?

New Funding Opportunities

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March 6, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• From February Council: Highlighting New Members and Concepts

Opportunities and Resources

• DMID Expands Its Resources for Vector Researchers
• FOA Calls for Expanded Genomic Centers for Infectious Diseases

In The News

• Sequestration News
• New Policies for May Progress Reports
• Office of Management and Budget's Proposed Grant Reforms: Comments, Please
• News Briefs
  • CSR's New Percentiling Method
  • Got Promoted? You Can Provide This Information Post-Submission
  • RFI: Help Shape NIH Training on "Big Data"
  • Expiration Date Extended for Immunodeficiency Diseases PAs

Advice Corner

• Understanding the New Award Budget Caps for Small Business Grants
• Know if Your H5N1 Research Will Receive an Additional Level of Review
• Reader Questions
  • Does NIAID offer funding opportunities for medical students who are not in a combined M.D./Ph.D. program?
  • What do I do if I don't like my study section assignment?

New Funding Opportunities

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February 20, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Confirm Your R21 and R03 Application Has a Home

Opportunities and Resources

• New FOAs Offer Chance to Participate in Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence
• NIAID Now Supports Fellowship for Dual Degree Students

In The News

• News Briefs
  • Give Input on Chimpanzees in NIH-Supported Research Report
  • Check Out National Small Business Innovation Research Conference, May 14-16

Advice Corner

• We May Not Accept Your Cancer-Related Research
• Reader Questions
  • Do you have information on preparing the introduction for a resubmission or examples of the response to reviewers?
  • Where do I find rosters for NIAID's chartered review committees?

New Funding Opportunities

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February 6, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Complying With Public Access in Progress Reports

Opportunities and Resources

• Answer the Call for Applications on Latent TB Infections in the Context of HIV Coinfections
• FOA Focuses on Immune Response to Virus Infection
• SHIFT SBIR Appeals to the Academic- and Business-Minded
• Resource Spotlight: National and Regional Biocontainment Laboratories

In The News

• New Reauthorization Act Provisions Affect SBIR and STTR Omnibus Funding Opportunities
• Volunteers Still Needed for Newsletter Focus Group

Advice Corner

• Check Software Compatibility Before You Apply
• Reader Questions
  • Is there a limit on the percentage of my salary that can come from my R01 grant?
  • Are H-1B visa holders eligible to apply for R01s and R03s, or is it necessary to have a residency card?

New Funding Opportunities

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January 23, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• Sidestep These Application Missteps: Unfocused Hypothesis or Specific Aims

Opportunities and Resources

• Submit Your Application for AIDS Vaccine Development Program
• RFA Seeks Centers of Excellence for Medical Countermeasures

In The News

• NIAID Ups F Interim Paylines
• For the First Time: Catch Council Proceedings Online
• News Briefs
  • Application Deadline Extension for Tuberculosis Research RFA
  • More Tools to Support Compliance with Public Access Rules
  • Senior-Level Job Opportunity in DEA

Advice Corner

• Get Institutional Approval for Pre-Award Spending
• Reader Questions
  • Can you sign me up to receive funding opportunity alerts?
  • Do I need to submit a final progress report if I request a no-cost extension in my last year of the award?

New Funding Opportunities

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January 9, 2013, NIAID Funding Newsletter

Feature Articles

• A Call for Volunteers to Participate in a Newsletter Focus Group

Opportunities and Resources

• No Small Matter: New Opportunity for Human Microbiome Project
• Funding Opportunity Opens Clinical Center Resources to Extramural Investigators

In The News

• At Our WITS End: WITS Specimens No Longer Available Beginning February 2013
• News Briefs
  • Expiration Date Extended for PAR-11-056, Resource-Related Research Projects
  • Assistance for Hurricane Sandy Victims
  • Revised Policy for Managing Conflict of Interest in Initial Peer Review

Advice Corner

• Extend Your Grant With a No-Cost Extension
• 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?
  • NIH lists annual caps of $75,000 salary and $25,000 research support for K08 and K23 awards, yet NIAID's site indicates caps of $90,000 salary and $50,000 research support. Which limits are correct?

New Funding Opportunities

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