Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): NIDCR Support for Research on the Physiological Involvement of Oral Cavity in Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Notice NOT-DE-21-001 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 26, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Aging-Relevant Behavioral and Social Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Notice NOT-AG-21-015 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 26, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Check Out NIH ’s New COVID-19 Research Website
We are pleased to announce that the new NIH COVID-19 website launched last week. The site provides a central location for trusted, up-to-date, accurate information about NIH research and our strategic role in COVID-19 research. The site complements information made available on our COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding webpage. The new site includes information about key programs such as the Accelerating COVID-19 Therapeutic Interventions and Vaccines public-private partnership and the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics initiative to develop state-of-the-science diagnostic tests for COVID-1...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 19, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: funding

What You Read in 2020
Looking back on 2020 includes seeing how well we have done to capture your interest with our Open Mike blog posts.  Did we hit the mark? Here we analyze page views on the Open Mike blog. Similar to what we did for 2018, below we show the top ten blog posts from 2020 based on overall page views pulled from Google Analytics. We issued 43 blogs last year on many different subjects. Posts on topics that are directly related to grant funding were the ones that were viewed the most. Rank Title Page Views 1 COVID-19 Funding and Funding Opportunities 51,295 2 COVID-19 Resources for Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 19, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: funding

Reminder: NIH Will Continue to Accept Preliminary Data as Post-Submission Material Through August/October 2021 Councils
In recognition of the fact that COVID-19 may still be adversely affecting the ability of applicants to generate preliminary data, NIH will continue to accept a one-page update with preliminary data as post-submission materials for applications submitted for the August/October 2021 council (beginning with applications submitted for the January 25, 2021 due date for Summer 2021 review meetings), ONLY if the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) used for submission allowed preliminary data in the application (NOT-OD-20-179). The deadline for submitting all post-submission materials, including preliminary data, will be 30 da...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 13, 2021 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories coronavirus COVID-19 preliminary data Source Type: funding

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Availability of Emergency Administrative Supplements to Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program Awards to Address 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Needs
Notice NOT-TR-21-011 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 17, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding

New FAQs on Policy for Charging PPE to NIH Grants & Cooperative Agreements (NOT-OD-20-164)
FAQs now available to clarify our recent guidance on the ability to direct charge personal protective equipment (PPE) costs to clinical trials and clinical research awards (NOT-OD-20-164). (Source: NIH Extramural Nexus)
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 2, 2020 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: You Ask, We Answer coronavirus COVID-19 FAQs Source Type: funding

Extended Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications During the COVID-19 Pandemic
NIH grant applications should NOT include contingency plans that would outline steps needed to recover from temporary, emergency situations, or institutional return-to-the-workplace plans, resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Contingency plans will not be considered in peer review but, if needed, COVID-19 contingency plans will be requested and carefully considered by NIH staff before funding. Reviewers will continue to receive instruction to assume that temporary, emergency problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic will be resolved and complications related to COVID-19 should not affect their scores. Reviewers will be ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 1, 2020 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Tips Before You Submit coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: funding

Should We Keep Meeting This Way?
We examined roster composition carefully to see if reviewer demographics have changed during the pandemic. So far, we see little change. Interpretation is complicated by the fact that reviewers are dealing with two large changes at once – video format, which may make it easier to participate, and COVID, which likely makes it harder. We are all still learning. “How to run better Zoom meetings” is a frequent topic of workshops, meetings, and staff conversations. Reviewers have reached out, for example, reminding us of the challenging home/work realities they are contending with. We understand that many reviewers must w...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - November 19, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Bruce Reed Tags: blog Open Mike coronavirus COVID-19 Peer review Source Type: funding

Notice of NIA Withdrawal from Participation in NOT-OD-20-097 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus and the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Notice NOT-AG-20-058 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 16, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Notice of NIA Withdrawal from Participation in NOT-MH-20-047 "Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Administrative Supplements and Urgent Competitive Revisions for Mental Health Research on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus"
Notice NOT-AG-20-057 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 16, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions and Administrative Supplements for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Individuals with Down Syndrome
Notice NOT-AG-20-055 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 12, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Emergency Awards: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) on Pan-Coronavirus Vaccine Development Program Projects
Notice NOT-AI-21-002 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 10, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding

Notice of NIA Withdrawal from Participation in NOT-OD-20-129 Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) regarding the Availability of Urgent Competitive Revisions and Administrative Supplements for Research on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Individuals wi
Notice NOT-AG-20-055 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 10, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding

NIA Withdraws Participation in NOT-AG-20-022 - NIA Availability of Administrative Supplements and Revision Supplements on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Notice NOT-AG-20-054 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 5, 2020 Category: Research Source Type: funding