Division of Extramural Activities

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Kelly Poe, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Activities 

Credit: NIAID

The Division of Extramural Activities (DEA) serves the NIAID extramural research community and the Institute, through policy oversight, peer review, and the management of grants and contracts, including research training, small business, and international awards.

DEA staff interact with grantees, institutional officials, contractors, peer reviewers, committee members, applicants, and NIAID and National Institutes of Health (NIH) staff. In addition, DEA works closely with the NIH Office of Extramural Research and other NIH Office of the Director components to coordinate, implement, and develop new extramural policies for research grants and contracts.

Through the DEA Scientific Review Program, the division conducts initial peer review of contract proposals and grant applications with Institute-specific requirements: program projects, cooperative agreements, training and career development grants, and research and development contracts, as well as responses to requests for applications and requests for proposals.

DEA also oversees the National Advisory Allergy and Infectious Diseases Council and other chartered committees; disseminates information to the extramural community through the Grants & Contracts section of the NIAID website and the newsletter NIAID Funding News; and purchases equipment and supplies for NIAID intramural laboratories

Research Rules & Policies

Policies and procedures are essential to any clinical research enterprise. In this regard, the Division of Extramural Activities has compiled a number of standard operating procedures (SOPs) that support the mission of extramural research.


See all DEA Research Rules & Policies

Funding Opportunities

NIAID and NIH offer a number of funding opportunities, including grants and contracts, to conduct basic research, preclinical development, or clinical evaluation.


See all Funding Opportunities Supported by NIAID
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