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Funding Opportunity: Diversity Program Consortium Dissemination and Translation Awards (DPC DaTA) and Webinar
On behalf of the NIH Common Fund, we’ve just released a new funding opportunity announcement soliciting applications for the Diversity Program Consortium Dissemination and Translation Awards (DPC DaTA) (U01). This initiative is designed to broaden the DPC’s national impact. It provides an opportunity for institutions not currently part of the DPC to apply for funding to employ the consortium’s experimental methods to understand the effectiveness of biomedical research training, mentoring, or research capacity building interventions. Funded programs are expected to: Conduct hypothesis-driven researchUse ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - June 26, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Diversity Program Consortium NIH Common Fund Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Statement in Support of Diverse and Inclusive Meetings and Conferences
On June 12, NIH Director Francis Collins announced that he will not take part in conferences or meetings in which “attention to inclusiveness is not evident in the agenda.” In keeping with this announcement, all NIGMS staff, including leadership, program and scientific review officers, grants management specialists, and others, will only attend meetings and conferences where the organizers have shown a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion in their selection of chairs, speakers, and panelists. NIGMS has a long-standing mission to promote diversity in the scientific enterprise. Helping to ensure that the organize...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - June 25, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Meetings/Events Biomedical Research Enterprise Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Sponsored Programs Administration Development (SPAD) Program and Webinar
We’ve just released a new funding opportunity announcement (FOA) soliciting applications for the Diversity Program Consortium’s Sponsored Programs Administration Development (SPAD) Program (UC2).   A primary goal of the program is to enhance faculty and student participation in biomedical research and research training programs. These programs include undergraduate research programs, Academic Research Enhancement Awards (R15), and Support of Competitive Research (SC1, SC2, SC3), among others. Funded institutions are expected to develop offices that provide services such as professional development in ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - June 19, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Diversity Program Consortium NIH Common Fund Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

Webinar for Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program Applicants
We recently reissued the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for the Postdoctoral Research Associate Training (PRAT) Program and will host a webinar for interested students and fellows: Wednesday, June 19, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET PRAT is a competitive 3-year fellowship program that prepares trainees for leadership positions in biomedical careers. Training includes a mentored laboratory research experience and intensive career and leadership development activities. PRAT fellows conduct research in laboratories in the NIH Intramural Research Program (IRP) in basic biomedical research areas within the NI...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - June 3, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development PRAT Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

Webinar for NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) Applicants
Are you preparing an NIH Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA) (R25) application for the July 9 receipt date? If so, please join us for a webinar about the program and the opportunity to ask questions:  Wednesday, June 5, 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET During the webinar, we’ll provide an overview of the program and share our expectations of applications and how they will be assessed for fit to the program. You can send questions in advance to NIGMS_SEPA_Mailbox@nih.gov or post them in the chat box during the event. To join the webinar, visit the WebEx meeting page and enter the meeting number 623 628 879 and the passwor...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 29, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Meetings/Events Preparing an Application SEPA Webinars Source Type: blogs

Recommendations of the NIGMS Working Group on Sepsis
Sepsis is a serious condition that affects about 1.7 million people and causes about 270,000 deaths annually in the U.S. Because it involves multiple organ systems, it is also one of the clinical research areas supported by NIGMS. Despite decades of research, sepsis remains a poorly understood condition with limited diagnostic tools or therapeutic interventions. Nearly a year ago, we established a working group of our Advisory Council to advise us on how best to advance sepsis research. At last week’s Council meeting, Dr. John Younger and Dr. Monica Kraft, co-chairs of the working group, presented the group’s recomm...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 23, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Meetings/Events NIGMS Advisory Council Source Type: blogs

Extended Deadline to June 25: NIGMS Administrative Supplements for Equipment
As announced earlier in the fiscal year, NIGMS is offering administrative supplements to NIGMS-funded R01, R35, and R37 awards for the purchase of single pieces of equipment. The deadline for these supplement applications has been extended to June 25, 2019. All the provisions of NOT-GM-19-013 continue to apply. Note that: These funds are intended for the purchase of single pieces of equipment (or a single system) with requested direct costs up to $250,000.The requested supplemental budget cannot exceed the total year direct cost amount of the parent award. Applications may not include requests for future year...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 23, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Administrative Supplements Research Resources Source Type: blogs

Does your application fit the scientific mission of NIGMS?
Prospective applicants frequently ask us whether their application ideas fit within our mission. NIGMS supports basic research that increases our understanding of biological processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. We also support research in some specific clinical areas that affect multiple organ systems, including anesthesia, sepsis, wound healing, and trauma. In addition, we’re committed to training the next generation of scientists, enhancing the diversity of the scientific workforce, and developing research capacity throughout the country. Not all applic...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 22, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Preparing an Application Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Methods to Improve Reproducibility of iPSC Derivation, Growth, and Differentiation
NIGMS, along with 11 other NIH institutes and centers, is seeking Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) applications to develop methods that improve the reproducibility of human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derivation, growth, and differentiation (RFA-19-GM-001). Human iPSCs are mature cells that have been reprogrammed to an embryonic stem cell-like state and are able to differentiate into any cell type in the body. iPSCs are increasingly important research systems with a wide variety of applications, including studies of human development, tissue regeneration and repair, disease processes, and the development ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 21, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities NIH Guide Notices Source Type: blogs

NIGMS-Managed HIV/AIDS Research Transitioning to NIAID
For the past few months, NIGMS has been reviewing its HIV/AIDS grant portfolio. As the HIV/AIDS field has matured and the necessary research directions have become clearer, the HIV/AIDS-related grants we’ve supported have, appropriately, become more narrowly focused. Because of this, and after close consultation with leadership at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), we’ve concluded that it’s in the best interest of the research to transition NIGMS’ HIV/AIDS portfolio to NIAID to allow improved scientific coordination, prioritization, and efficiency of management. The HIV/AIDS ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 13, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Research Administration Funding Policies Source Type: blogs

NIH Global Recruitment for Health Scientist Administrators
On May 20, NIH will open a global recruitment for Health Scientist Administrators. A global recruitment is a way NIH hires for common positions by creating a single announcement in USAJobs.gov , which can be used by any Institute or Center with an approved vacancy. Applying to a global recruitment means that, with a single announcement, hiring officials throughout NIH will have access to your application. We’re currently recruiting for a Program Director. However, we may have additional vacancies in the future. If you are interested in serving as a Health Scientist Administrator at NIGMS but the current vacancy do...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 10, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Branch Chief Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Program Director, Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences Branch
We’re recruiting for an accomplished scientist with interest and experience in inflammation, innate immunity, and the physiological responses to injury, to join the Pharmacological and Physiological Sciences (PPS) Branch of the Division of Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry (PPBC). The successful applicant will have responsibility for scientific and administrative management of a portfolio of research, career development, and training grants. The PPS Branch of PPBC supports research studies that can be basic or clinical in nature. This position offers stewardship of grant awards related to inv...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 9, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Program Director Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: NIGMS Technology Research and Development
We’ve just re-issued two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for technology research and development grants that support biomedical research areas within the NIGMS mission. They are: Exploratory Research for Technology Development (R21) PAR-19-254 Two-year grants that support innovative, high-risk concepts for developing a new technology or radically improving an existing one. The R21 supports only novel concepts that haven’t yet been tested for feasibility. Thus, unpublished data are not allowed. Because proof of concept must not already be developed, NIGMS expects the projects to be high risk. Next...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 2, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Biomedical Technology Source Type: blogs

Change in NIGMS Phone System
Like most organizations, NIGMS has been modernizing many of its systems. One recent change is our phone system. To increase efficiency and to enable our support staff to handle higher-level responsibilities, we want you to know that the best way to now reach a program director or scientific review administrator is to send him or her an email. If you want the person to call you back, please provide your contact information and grant or application number. If you don’t know the email address of the NIGMS staff member, it can be found easily by entering the name in our Staff Directory. This directory also provides direc...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 29, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Research Administration NIGMS Staff News Source Type: blogs

Application and Funding Trends in Fiscal Year 2018
On September 28, 2018, the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019  was signed into law. The law includes an NIGMS budget of $2,872,780,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019—a 3.1% increase from FY 2018. This budget increase follows a 5.1% rise in funding in FY 2018. NIGMS is committed to ensuring that taxpayers get the best possible returns on their investments in fundamental biomedical research [PDF, 702KB] . As part of this commitment to stewardship [PDF, 7.89MB], we regularly monitor trends in our funding portfolio. ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 11, 2019 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Funding Trends Funding Outcomes Funding Policies MIRA NIGMS Strategic Plan R01 Source Type: blogs