Learning More About NIH Research Directions and How You Can Provide Input: Highlighting Autoimmune Disease Research
Regular readers of this blog know that we often seek feedback on various grant policies and initiatives broadly effecting the extramural research community. As just a few examples from last year, we sought input on research misconduct regulations, care and use of laboratory cephalopods, foreign subaward agreements, postdoctoral training, and review of fellowship applications. There are also opportunities to weigh in on future directions for the many different disease-specific research areas NIH supports, which we typically do not discuss on this blog. Here, we wanted to briefly share some resources about these comment oppo...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike RePORT Request For Information (RFI) strategic plan Source Type: funding
FOA or NOFO – It’s All About Funding
What’s in a name? A Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) by any other name would sound as sweet.
NIH advertises available grant support through funding opportunities that provide information on the award, who is eligible to apply, the evaluation criteria for selection of an awardee, required components of an application, and how to submit an application.
In an effort to standardize terminology across the government, NIH is joining other federal agencies in using the term Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) rather than Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs). You will see both terms in use while we work to update ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - March 2, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories FOA NOFO Source Type: funding
Allow Extra Time for SAM Registrations and Renewals
Active SAM registration is required in order for an organization to apply for grant funding or to receive an NIH award. Organizations that do business with NIH should allow extra time for System for Award Management (SAM) registration and yearly renewals.
On April 7, 2022 SAM.gov issued a system alert stating “Due to high demand, entity legal business name and address validation tickets are taking longer than expected to process. We are working on tickets in the order received.” Note that SAM advertises ten business day registration turnaround from submission, so you’ll want to add extra time from there.
Federal ac...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - May 17, 2022 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories SAM Source Type: funding
NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-RM-22-008 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of the FIRST Cohort is to transform culture at NIH-funded extramural institutions by building a self-reinforcing community of scientists committed to diversity and inclusive excellence (defined below). Implementing and sustaining cultures of inclusive excellence within the program has the potential to be transformational for biomedical research at the awardee institutions and beyond. This community will be built through recruitment of individuals who: are competitive for an advertised research tenure-track or equivalent faculty po...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 17, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: funding
National Centers for Metabolic Phenotyping in Live Models of Obesity and Diabetes (MPMOD) (U2C - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-DK-21-027 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Funding Opportunity Announcement invites applications for National Centers for Metabolic Phenotyping in Live Models of Obesity and Diabetes (MPMOD). The Centers will provide complex metabolic, physiologic and behavioral phenotyping and consulting services to characterize living mouse models on a fair fee-for-service basis. Tests that do not require living animals will not be supported by this initiative. MPMODs may also provide special mouse models for study at the Center or for distribution, such as mice that have undergone bariatric su...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 29, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding
NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-RM-21-025 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of the FIRST Cohort is to transform culture at NIH-funded extramural institutions by building a self-reinforcing community of scientists committed to diversity and inclusive excellence (defined below). Implementing and sustaining cultures of inclusive excellence within the program has the potential to be transformational for biomedical research at the awardee institutions and beyond. This community will be built through recruitment of faculty who are competitive for an advertised research tenure-track or equivalent faculty positio...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - July 12, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Case Study in Review Integrity – The Professional Grant Writer
A series to raise awareness, encourage dialog and inspire creative problem solving for challenges in maintaining integrity in peer review. The case study below reflects a real-life situation.
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An NIH peer reviewer was approached by a well-known professional grant writing service to assist a client in preparing an NIH grant application. The service advertised phenomenal success in securing NIH funding for its clients.
The reviewer was concerned by the invitation. He contacted an NIH official and asked whether participation with the serv...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - May 24, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike case study conflict of interest in peer review Source Type: funding
NIH Faculty Institutional Recruitment for Sustainable Transformation (FIRST) Program: FIRST Cohort (U54 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-RM-20-022 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of the FIRST Cohort is to transform culture at NIH-funded extramural institutions by building a self-reinforcing community of scientists committed to diversity and inclusive excellence (defined below). This community will be built through recruitment of a diverse group of early-career faculty who are competitive for an advertised research tenure-track or equivalent faculty position and who have demonstrated strong commitment to promoting diversity and inclusive excellence. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 8, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Cyber Safety & COVID-19
The current outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has introduced new cybersecurity risks both at NIH and across the globe. As targeted phishing attacks prey on our desire to access trustworthy information and many of us make a shift toward remote work, we all need to be vigilant and take accountability for cyber safety.
Be
Vigilant – Protect Against Phishing Attacks
Phishing attacks related to
COVID-19 are on the rise. Over the past few weeks, several federal agencies and
international organizations, including the World Health Organization, have
issued cybersecurity
alerts about criminal groups who are e...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 17, 2020 Category: Research Authors: NIH Cyber Safety Campaign Team Tags: blog Open Mike coronavirus COVID19 cybersecurity Source Type: funding
NCI Awardee Skills Development Consortium: Program Logistics and Evaluation Coordinating Center (U24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-CA-19-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This U24 funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is a part of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) initiative to establish the "NCI Awardee Skills Development Consortium (NASDC)." The overarching goal of this initiative is to provide opportunities for current NCI grantees, especially those who are junior faculty (e.g., assistant professors, instructors, research scientists, or equivalent), to enhance their skills in areas that are critical for establishing and maintaining successful independent academic cancer research careers. This U24 FOA sol...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 1, 2019 Category: Research Source Type: funding
THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS- Interpretive Outreach-GWCA- THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
The objective of this Agreement is for the park and CBA to work collectively in carrying out special events and interpretive projects to commemorate the life of George Washington Carver. In the early 1940s, the George Washington Carver Birthplace Memorial Associates, a non-profit lobbying group comprised of civic leaders from St. Louis and elsewhere, formed to promote the establishment of George Washington Carver National Monument (GWCA). In 1953, the District Carver Association was established, comprised of state legislators, mayors and representatives from ten local communities. The District Carver Association’s prima...
Source: Grants.gov - March 28, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Arts (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA) Education Humanities (see Cultural Affairs in CFDA) Source Type: funding
SUPPLEMENT: Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)
Funding Opportunity ID: 292637 Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH16-16400201SUPP17 Opportunity Title: SUPPLEMENT: Assisting the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) in Providing Critical Human Resources for Health to Achieve HIV Epidemic Control in Namibia under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.067Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"...
Source: Grants.gov - March 21, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
AdoptUSKids
Opportunity ID: 289858 Opportunity Number: HHS-2017-ACF-ACYF-CO-1237 Opportunity Title: AdoptUSKidsOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Income Security and Social ServicesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.652Eligible Applicants: State governmentsCounty governmentsCity or township governmentsSpecial district governmentsIndependent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Public housing authorities/Indi...
Source: Grants.gov - March 20, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Income Security and Social Services Source Type: funding
American Language Center English Language and Cultural Program
Funding Opportunity ID: 292603 Opportunity Number: PA-17001 Opportunity Title: American Language Center English Language and Cultural ProgramOpportunity Category: OtherOpportunity Category Explanation: OtherFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 19.021Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by public and private non-profit organizations and institutions of higher education meeting the...
Source: Grants.gov - March 20, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Education Source Type: funding
BLM-[WO], Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Support
Funding Opportunity ID: 292556 Opportunity Number: L17AS00038 Opportunity Title: BLM-[WO], Fisheries and Aquatic Resources SupportOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.231Eligible Applicants: Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Additional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-BLMAgency Name: Department of the InteriorBureau ...
Source: Grants.gov - March 18, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding
