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August 7, 2019

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Building One

Since the term “new application” can mean “Type 1” or “not a resubmission,” be sure to always check the context.

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NIH Terminology: Know the Nine Application Types

Without proper context, you may be confused when our articles or staff refer to specific application types. Let’s clear up that confusion.

Opportunities and Resources

Big News for Small Businesses: SBIR Contract Solicitation (PHS 2020-1) Is Open

Small businesses can submit research proposals in response to Solicitation of the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Contract Proposals.

Note New Notices for Loan Repayment Program

Health professionals, if you’re looking for help in alleviating debt accrued during your biomedical training, learn about the NIH Loan Repayment Program.

NIAID Announces Priority Disciplines for Mentored Research Scientist Development (K01) Award

Beginning with the October 12, 2019 application due date, NIAID will support K01 awards only in the areas of epidemiology and data science.

In The News

Business Offices Take Note: SAMMI Will Replace DUNS in December 2020

Over the next 16 months, the General Services Administration will transition away from Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) identifiers. Federal systems will instead rely on a new unique entity identifier called System for Award Management Managed Identifier (SAMMI).

ORCID iD: Required for Some, Encouraged for All

If you will be supported by an NIH training, fellowship, education, or career development award in fiscal year 2020, you must create an ORCID iD (Open Researcher and Contributor Identifier) and associate it with your eRA Commons Personal Profile.

Advice Corner

Five Helpful NIH and NIAID Webpages to Bookmark

Check out these NIH and NIAID webpages for extramural investigators and save the links for easy future reference.

Reader Questions

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