Supplements for MIRAs: Clarifying the Policy
Since supplemental grant funding comes in a variety of flavors, with different purposes, it’s not surprising that there’s confusion about which kinds of supplements MIRA grantees may apply for and which they may not. Here’s a quick run-down.
Type of Supplement
Links to NIH Guide
Comments
Revisions (Formerly known as Competitive Supplements)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-190.html
For Early Stage Investigator MIRA
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-094.html
For Established Investigator MIRA
Revisions are not an allowed application type in the R35 FOAs.
Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements
(Parent Announcement under which administrative supplement requests must be made)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-591.html
Unless otherwise noted NIGMS will only accept administrative supplement requests to fund equipment or to address special research priorities, e.g., Alzheimer’s research. (See below.)
Equipment supplements
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-GM-19-013.html
Eligible to apply
Administrative Supplements to Address Special Research Priorities, e.g., Alzheimer’s
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-18-039.html
Supplement must be for work that falls outside the NIGMS mission (https://www.nigms.nih.gov/about-nigms/who-we-are/overview) and therefore, if successful, would not in the future be funded by NIGMS. This type of ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Dr. Judith Greenberg Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Administrative Supplements Early Stage Investigator Established Investigator MIRA Source Type: blogs