Concepts represent early planning stages for program announcements, requests for applications, notices of special interest, or solicitations for Council's input. If NIAID publishes an initiative from one of these concepts, we link to it below. To find initiatives, go to Opportunities & Announcements.
Note: Council approval does not guarantee that a concept will become an initiative.
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Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Concepts
FY 2025 Concepts
- Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)—Primary Caregiver Technical Assistance Supplements (PCTAS)
- NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce
- Global Infectious Disease Research Administration Development Award for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions
Development of Software for Data Science in Infectious and Immune-Mediated Diseases Research
For the published request for applications, check the June 12, 2023 Guide announcement, Development of Software for Data Science in Infectious and Immune-Mediated Diseases Research (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)—Primary Caregiver Technical Assistance Supplements (PCTAS)
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI)—proposed FY 2025 initiative
Contact:
Madelyn Reyes
madelyn.reyes@nih.gov
Objective: The overall goal of the Primary Caregiver Technical Assistance Supplements (PCTAS) program is to help an eligible postdoctoral scientist maintain high productivity in an NIAID-funded laboratory while engaging in primary care-giving responsibilities for a child or ailing relative. In order to accomplish this goal, the PCTAS program is designed to hire a technician to work with the postdoctoral scientist on their project and have the ability to devote full-time effort while maintaining productivity.
Description: NIAID recognizes that postdoctoral scientists with young children or ailing relatives are sometimes unable to focus completely on their research activities because of primary caregiver responsibilities. As a result, these circumstances may delay an individual’s transition to an independent career or reduce their scientific productivity at critical periods. Principal investigators may request additional funds to hire a mid- to senior-level technician to fill in when the postdoctoral scientist is required to be away from the lab to fulfill their caregiver responsibilities.
NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce
For the published program announcement with special receipt, referral, and/or review considerations, check the November 3, 2023 Guide announcement, NIAID Research Education Program Advancing the Careers of a Diverse Research Workforce (R25, Clinical Trial Not Allowed).
Global Infectious Disease Research Administration Development Award for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions
For the published program announcement with special receipt, referral, and/or review considerations, check the September 12, 2023 Guide announcement, Global Infectious Disease Research Administration Development Award for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11 Clinical Trial Not Allowed).