Noticing More Notices of Special Interest?
You might have noticed an increased use of Guide Notices called Notices of Special Interest (NOSI), rather than full program announcements, to alert the community of specific research topics of interest. This is not a new concept, as some NIH institutes have been using this approach for many years – we are just formalizing it and expanding its use across all institutes.
Notices of Special Interest
highlight areas of scientific interest and point to existing funding
opportunity announcements (often parent
announcements) for submission of the applications. NIH currently has a
large number of non-parent program announcements with standard submission and
review requirements that only vary from one another in the scientific
topics highlighted. These PAs will be phased out over time and will be replaced
with NOSIs. This change in no way diminishes our interest in these
scientific topics. It simply streamlines how we announce our interests.
The process for submitting an
application remains the same. To respond to a NOSI, simply complete the
application form package associated with the funding opportunity announcement
designated in the notice. Make sure you follow all application guidance in the
NOSI. If application guide, FOA, and notice instructions conflict, then the FOA
instructions win over the application guide and the notice instructions win
over the FOA.
We will continue to post full
funding opportunity announcements for requests for applications, ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories NOSI notice of special interest notices of special interest Source Type: funding