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Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 2 Funding Opportunity and Upcoming Webinar
I’m pleased to announce that the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase 2 funding opportunity announcement (FOA) (PAR-22-163) has been reissued. The COBRE program supports the establishment and development of innovative biomedical and behavioral research centers at Institutional Development Award (IDeA)-eligible institutions. The goal of this FOA is to strengthen successful Phase 1 centers through further research infrastructure improvements and continued development of investigators with shared scientific interests who can compete effectively for independent research funding. Application receipt ...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - May 3, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Preparing an Application Research Capacity Building Webinars Source Type: blogs

Application and Funding Trends in Fiscal Year 2021
NIGMS maintains a diverse biomedical research portfolio, supporting a wide range of topics and investigators. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, NIGMS received a congressional appropriation of $2,991,417,000. As part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, this budget increased by 3.4% to $3,092,373,000 for FY 2022. The majority of these funds support research project grants (RPGs) at research institutions throughout the country. In alignment with its commitment to transparency, NIGMS publishes data on annual trends in its grants portfolio. In this post, we first describe investigator-level trends for RPGs, then review t...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 20, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Funding Trends Funding Outcomes Funding Policies MIRA NIGMS Strategic Plan R01 Source Type: blogs

Request for Information: Initiatives That Improve Research Training, Career Progression, or the Educational Environment in the Biomedical Research Enterprise
Discussion If you’ve been involved in a trainee-initiated activity and are interested in participating in a webinar on this topic, please email Shakira Nelson or Sydella Blatch. We’re planning a series of webinars to provide a forum for trainees to discuss initiatives they have led or developed, including ways in which they’ve worked with faculty administrators or fellow trainees to improve research training, career progression, or the educational environment. This request for information (RFI) invites comments describing, but not limited to, the following: The ways in which NIGMS-supported research traini...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 12, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Meetings/Events Requests for Information Training/Fellowships/Career Development Webinars Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Funding Opportunities for Technology Development and Upcoming Webinar
We’re pleased to share that NIGMS has reissued two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for our technology development program. Both FOAs support the development of novel technologies with the potential for broad utility in biomedical research. They are: Technology Development Research for Establishing Feasibility and Proof of Concept (R21)PAR-22-126 Applications to this FOA should propose technology development at a conceptual stage, not yet supported by any proof-of-concept-data, in order to demonstrate feasibility of the proposed technology and/or establish the most likely path to successful development. Whe...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 7, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Biomedical Technology Preparing an Application Webinars Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Diversity Supplements Available to Support Master ’s Degree Students
NIGMS is accepting diversity supplement applications to support master’s degree students who are planning to apply to Ph.D. or M.D./Ph.D. programs. This opportunity is part of our Diversity Supplements Program, which facilitates the recruitment and training of promising scientists from diverse backgrounds (including individuals from groups underrepresented in the biomedical research workforce). The broader goal of this program is to enhance the diversity of the biomedical research enterprise. The duration of supplement support is normally 1 year but can be extended for up to 1 additional year, for a total of 24 mon...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - April 6, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Administrative Supplements Biomedical Graduate Education Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunity: Modules for Enhancing Biomedical Research Workforce Training
We’re pleased to announce a new notice of special Interest (NOSI) calling for applications to develop training modules on wellness and resiliency, and structural racism and discrimination in research training environments (NOT-GM-22-016). The proposed modules should impact individuals from a broad range of scientific disciplines and career stages and cover material not typically taught as part of current institutional coursework. The modules can take many different formats and approaches and should be timely, informative, engaging, easily accessible, and free to everyone. Applications must focus on one of the following t...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 30, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Training/Fellowships/Career Development Research Resources Source Type: blogs

Do MIRA Investigators Apply for More Grants From Other NIH Institutes and Centers Than R01 Investigators?
Conclusion We find that MIRA grantees have fewer applications to ICs other than NIGMS relative to R01 grantees. This aligns with one of the goals of the MIRA program, to reduce the time awardees spend writing grant applications, allowing them to focus their attention on important scientific research. (Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 21, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Funding Trends Funding Outcomes Funding Policies MIRA R01 Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Predoctoral Basic Biomedical and Medical Science Training Programs Branch Chief
We’re seeking a highly qualified branch chief for our Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity (TWD). Applicants should have interest and experience in the areas managed by the Predoctoral Basic Biomedical and Medical Science Training Programs Branch. Position responsibilities include: programmatic and administrative planning, management, and evaluation; optimization of Branch procedures; and oversight of the grant portfolio activities of the Branch program directors. The branch chief will also manage a grant portfolio and will work closely with the other TWD branch chiefs and the TWD division directo...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: NIGMS Program Directors
We’re recruiting scientists for positions in our Division of Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology (GMCDB) and Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity (TWD). The successful applicants will be responsible for scientific and administrative management of a portfolio of research grants and/or research training and career development awards, and will stimulate, plan, advise, direct, and evaluate program activities related to their field of expertise. The GMCDB positions support research grants focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying inheritance, gen...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Branch Chief
We’re seeking a highly qualified branch chief for our Division of Biophysics, Biomedical Technology, and Computational Biosciences (BBCB). Applicants should have interest and experience in the scientific areas managed by the Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (BCB) Branch. Position responsibilities include: scientific and administrative planning, management, and evaluation; optimization of Branch procedures; and overseeing grant portfolio activities of the Branch program directors. The branch chief will also manage a research grant portfolio and will work closely with the Biophysics and Biomedical Technology B...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 11, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

Webinar for U-RISE and MARC Training Program (T34) Applicants
Are you preparing a grant application for the Undergraduate Research Training Initiative for Student Enhancement (U-RISE) or the Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) T34 training programs? If so, please join our webinar to learn about the programs and application components. You’ll also have the opportunity to ask us questions: Wednesday, April 6, 1:30-3:00 p.m. ET During the webinar, we’ll provide a broad overview of the programs, and share our expectations for applications and the required data tables for the upcoming May 26, 2022, receipt date. We’ll also reiterate compliance informati...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - March 10, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Matt Mills Tags: Funding Opportunities Meetings/Events Training/Fellowships/Career Development Preparing an Application Undergraduate Webinars Source Type: blogs

MIRA Renewals: Award Rates and Budget Changes
NIGMS funded its first round of renewals for the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) program in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. In this post, we compare data on the award rates and award sizes of MIRA renewals and R01 renewals to provide some insights into the early outcomes of MIRA renewals. We also examine award rates and budget changes for investigators applying to convert their NIGMS R01s to MIRAs. In the first section, we present award rates (the percentage of reviewed applications that receive funding), considering both programs overall and then FY 2021 renewal applications specifically. The second section de...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 3, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Director’s Messages Funding Trends Funding Outcomes Funding Policies MIRA R01 Source Type: blogs

Funding Opportunities: The ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Phenotyping Consortium
We want the research community to know about two funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) that NIGMS has joined as part of an NHLBI initiative to support the formation of a multisite study, the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Pneumonia, and Sepsis Phenotyping (APS) Consortium. The study seeks to better define the heterogeneity underlying critical illness syndromes and to identify the mechanisms of illness development and recovery, as well as relationships and overlap between these syndromes. The FOAs are: RFA-HL-23-001, ARDS, Pneumonia, and Sepsis Phenotyping Consortium Clinical Centers (U01...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 2, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Sepsis Research Source Type: blogs

Wanted: Genetics and Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology Division Director
GMCDB Search Committee Members: Dorothy Beckett, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Chair Celeste Berg, University of Washington Orna Cohen-Fix, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Tom Dever, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Dan Gallahan, National Cancer Institute Anna Ramsey-Ewing, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences David Rice, Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, NIH Laura Stanek, Office of Human Resources, NIH With the selection of Dorit Zuk as the NIGMS deputy director, a search is open for an outstandi...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - February 1, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Job Announcements Source Type: blogs

NIGMS Administrative Supplements for Equipment
We’re offering administrative supplements for equipment to select NIGMS-funded research projects, resources, centers, and core facilities. Funds are intended for the purchase of needed equipment that will enhance user access to the resource and/or the impact of the parent grant. The application deadline is March 1. R01, R35, and R37 grantees: Funds are available for the purchase of single equipment systems with requested direct costs up to $250,000. R15 and R16 grantees: Funds are available for the purchase of single equipment systems with requested direct costs up to $100,000.Supplement awards may provid...
Source: NIGMS Feedback Loop Blog - National Institute of General Medical Sciences - January 27, 2022 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Chrissa Chverchko Tags: Funding Opportunities Resources Administrative Supplements Research Resources Source Type: blogs