FY 2022 By the Numbers: Extramural Grant Investments in Research
Today we present our annual snapshot of NIH grant funding and success rate data for fiscal year (FY) 2022 enacted appropriations. These data are available in the NIH Data Book, which is also being regularly updated with other FY 2022 grants information. Similar to our FY 2021 and FY 2020 posts, spending related to special appropriations for coronavirus are excluded here, but may be found using RePORTER’s advanced search capabilities.
In FY2022, NIH spent $33.3 billion of its total $45.2 billion appropriation for competing and noncompeting grant awards. This is a 3.1% increase (or $1.02 billion) in spending over the p...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - March 1, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike awards grants Success Rate Source Type: funding
Recommendations for Proactively Addressing Authorship Disputes
In my research days, there was a time when a colleague did not want to be an author on one of our papers. They contributed to the work but disagreed with parts of the draft manuscript. It was an honest disagreement, one that we discussed professionally. I was not offended and could see where they were coming from. Long story short, we agreed they would not be an author on the final submitted paper, and life went on.
Sometimes disagreements about authorship cannot be avoided, and many have likely seen it up close. They can be handled thoughtfully and appropriately. But when they are not, they may lead to serious consequence...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 23, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike anti-harassment publications Research integrity Source Type: funding
Advancing the Promise of Open Science: We Want to Hear from You!
Dr. Lyric Jorgenson
Dr. Susan Gregurick
Dr. Nina Schor
Dr. Patti Brennan
This blog has been co-authored with Dr. Patti Brennan (Director, National Library of Medicine); Dr. Nina Schor (NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research); Dr. Susan Gregurick (NIH Associate Director for Data Science); and Dr. Lyric Jorgenson (Acting NIH Associate Director for Science Policy). Originally posted on the Under the Poliscope blog.
It is only February, but this has already been a busy year with respect to open science. First off, the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) became effective January 25, 2023! As you most l...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 21, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Lyric Jorgenson Tags: blog Open Mike Open Access Public access Source Type: funding
Share Your Thoughts on How to Re-envision NIH Supported Postdoctoral Training
Post-docs – and those of you who interact and work with post-docs: We want to hear from you!
In November 2022, NIH announced the creation of a new Working Group (WG) to the Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) on re-envisioning NIH-supported post-doctoral training. The most recent concerns surrounding post-doctoral (“post-doc”) training involve numbers, including the numbers of post-docs and the number of available tenure-track faculty positions. Recent data from NSF suggest a substantial decline in post-doc numbers, coming at a time of pandemic stresses, global economic disruptions, and concerns surrounding sala...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 14, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike ACD biomedical research workforce postdocs Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding
Take Advantage of Our Many Resources for Enhancing the Rigor of Animal Research
“Despite the numerous successes stemming from animal research, concerning reports over the past decade have described biomedical experiments that fail to replicate or to translate in ways that improve human health. All research is not expected to translate to human treatments, as there is no perfect model. Scientific process is as much about failure as it is about success. Yet part of the scientific process is also continual improvement, which includes working to understand what might contribute to unexpected outcomes within animal research.”
The Advisory Committee to the NIH Director (ACD) expressed that view in their...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 10, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Alternatives to Animals reproducibility rigor Source Type: funding
NIH Preprint Pilot Expands to Include Preprints Across NIH-funded Research
Guest post by Kathryn Funk, program manager for NLM’s PubMed Central. Originally posted on the Musings from the Mezzanine blog.
Kathryn Funk, Program Manager, PubMed Central, NLM
In 2020, I shared information about NLM’s launch of the NIH Preprint Pilot: A New Experiment for a New Era to explore how inclusion of preprints in our literature resources, PubMed Central (PMC) and PubMed, could accelerate the discoverability and maximize the impact of NIH-supported research. Preprints are complete, public drafts of scientific documents that are not yet peer reviewed. We are now expanding into a second phase of the pilot to i...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Kathryn Funk Tags: blog Open Mike preprint Public access Source Type: funding
Encouraging Use of the PHS Assignment Request Form in Applications
You have likely come across the Public Health Service (PHS) assignment request form when putting together your grant application. It’s optional, but we encourage applicants to fill it out.
This form is available in nearly all competing NIH application form packages and allows you to provide specific application assignment and review information to referral and review staff.
Applicants may suggest NIH Institute/Center/Office (ICO) assignments, particular study sections, names of people who may have a conflict with reviewing the application, and areas of expertise needed for the review. The information provided is not incl...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike application forms Peer review Source Type: funding
Revisit Funding Opportunity Announcements Within 30 Days of the Due Date
Many NIH funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) have multiple due dates each year for up to three years. A lot can change over three years (e.g., application form updates, implementation of new policies, changes to due dates, institutes can add or discontinue participation on an FOA).
Here’s the good news …
We talk about big changes – like new data management and sharing policies – months to years ahead of implementation. So, you can learn about upcoming changes by following the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (subscribe for weekly updates) and the Extramural Nexus blog (subscribe for real-time or monthly upd...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 11, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Tips Before You Submit funding opportunity announcement Source Type: funding
2022: A Year in Review
This past year, 2022, has been an eventful one. Our policies and programs supporting the future biomedical workforce led to a record number of newly funded early-stage investigators and to many fellows and trainees receiving childcare cost reimbursements. Our focus on integrity and transparency and objectivity in NIH-supported research continued, bolstered by White House guidance on research security and researcher responsibilities. We now require stronger recipient notifications, safety plans for NIH-supported conferences, and behavioral codes of conduct as part of ending the culture of harassment in biomedical science.
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Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 4, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Funding data grants conference Source Type: funding
Behavioral Codes of Conduct for NIH Award Recipients
We are pleased to announce that the NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS) was recently updated, replacing the December 2021 version as standard terms and conditions of award. The updated GPS applies to all awards issued on or after October 1, 2022. Consistent with longstanding federal regulations (45 CFR 75.303), institutions receiving NIH support will now be required to have internal controls to assure compliance with terms and conditions of award. These internal controls include behavioral codes of conduct to assure safe and healthful working conditions for their employees and foster work environments conducive to high-quali...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 29, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike anti-harassment Compliance GPS Source Type: funding
Support Product Development and Entrepreneurial Training – Apply To Be a Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub
Matt McMahon, Director, NIH Small business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED)
We are excited to announce the release of a new funding opportunity aimed at strengthening the NIH Proof of Concept Network, an academic innovation ecosystem converting scientific discoveries into biomedical products at over 79 research institutions across 19 states. The funding will be used to stand up five new hubs that will increase research and development impact as well as stimulate regional innovation partnerships.
In less than 10 years, with only $74 million in NIH funding, the NIH Proof of Concept Network has led to the form...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 14, 2022 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: blog Open Mike funding opportunities small business Source Type: funding
Data on Researchers ’ Self-Reported Disability Status
Ensuring a strong and diverse workforce is a top priority for NIH. To this end, we regularly assess the sex/gender, race, and ethnicity of NIH-supported researchers to better understand the composition of our workforce and participation in our programs. Investigators may self-report their disability status along with these other demographic characteristics on their eRA personal profile. This allows us to learn more about researchers with disabilities in the NIH-supported scientific workforce. Not only is this of interest to NIH, but many in the community have also asked us about this as well. This post presents some of the...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 13, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Funding data scientific workforce diversity Source Type: funding
Update on Simplifying Review Criteria: A Request for Information
Discussions are underway to incorporate consideration of a Plan for Enhancing Diverse Perspectives (PEDP) and rigorous review of clinical trials RPGs (~10% of RPGs are clinical trials) within the proposed framework.
Simplified Review Criteria
NIH proposes to reorganize the five review criteria into three factors, with Factors 1 and 2 receiving a numerical score. Reviewers will be instructed to consider all three factors (Factors 1, 2 and 3) in arriving at their Overall Impact Score (scored 1-9), reflecting the overall scientific and technical merit of the application.
Factor 1: Importance of the Research (Significance, In...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 8, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Center for Scientific Review CSR Peer review Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding
Feedback Sought on Strengthening Capacity for Emergency Clinical Trials
The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and National Security council recently released a Request for Information seeking ideas on strengthening the national capacity of clinical trial infrastructure and emergency clinical trials. An OSTP blog discusses the importance of having a robust clinical trial infrastructure prepared for an emergency as well as the importance of inclusive and well-designed studies.
Echoing the OSTP post, it is a good time to look back on our clinical trial efforts as the public health emergency moves into a new phase. What worked? What did not? How can we apply lessons learne...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 28, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Clinical Trials Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding
UNITE CO-CHAIRS ’ CORNER: Announcing the Inaugural UNITE Progress Report
Guest post originally published on the NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Office Blog.
Today we published our first NIH UNITE Progress Report!
Covering Fiscal Years 2021–2022, the UNITE Progress Report describes NIH’s actions to identify and address structural racism that may exist within the NIH and in the biomedical and behavioral research enterprise. It discusses UNITE’s initial efforts across four focus areas that aim to elevate health disparities and minority health research across institutes and centers (ICs), promote equity in the NIH-supported biomedical and behavioral research ecosystem, p...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 20, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: blog Open Mike COVID-19 scientific workforce diversity UNITE Source Type: funding
