Reviewers, Some Handy Resources to Help With Required Training
Most reviewers participating in review meetings in early 2024 are required to complete 2 training modules before they can access their assigned applications in the Internet Assisted Review (IAR) module. The training, to be taken once every 3 years, is designed to raise awareness of bias in review and actions that breach the integrity of peer review (See NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-23-156 and Open Mike blog).
Two resources are available to help reviewers:
An eRA webpage: Take Required Review Integrity & Bias Awareness Training
An updated eRA video tutorial: For Reviewers: You Received an IAR Invitation. Now What? ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - November 3, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources eRA Peer review Source Type: funding
Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-MH-24-181 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) focuses on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental health, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. For the purposes of this NOFO, social media are defined as internet-based communication platforms and applications that enable interactions between users by sharing or consuming information. The NOFO focuses on adolescents (broadly defined here as 10-20 years of age), who have increasing access to social media and greater autonomy...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 1, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-MH-24-180 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) focuses on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental health, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. For the purposes of this NOFO, social media are defined as internet-based communication platforms and applications that enable interactions between users by sharing or consuming information. The NOFO focuses on adolescents (broadly defined here as 10-20 years of age), who have increasing access to social media and greater autonomy...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - November 1, 2023 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-MH-23-116 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) focuses on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental health, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. For the purposes of this FOA, social media are defined as internet-based communication platforms and applications that enable interactions between users by sharing or consuming information. The FOA focuses on adolescents (broadly defined here as 10-20 years of age), who have increasing access to social media and greater autonomy...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 29, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Bidirectional Influences Between Adolescent Social Media Use and Mental Health (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
Funding Opportunity RFA-MH-23-115 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) focuses on understanding bidirectional relationships between social media use and adolescent mental health, psychiatric symptoms, and risk or resilience for psychopathology. For the purposes of this FOA, social media are defined as internet-based communication platforms and applications that enable interactions between users by sharing or consuming information. The FOA focuses on adolescents (broadly defined here as 10-20 years of age), who have increasing access to social media and greater autonomy...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - December 29, 2022 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Affordable Connectivity Program
A benefit that helps low-income households pay for broadband service and internet connected devices. The Affordable Connectivity Program replaces the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Federal Communications Commission, Universal Service Administrative Company (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - June 1, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure Program
Funding for the construction, improvement, and/or acquisition of middle mile infrastructure with the goal of expanding and extending infrastructure to reduce the cost of connecting areas that are unserved or underserved to the internet. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - May 25, 2022 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS)
Full Proposal Window: June 15, 2022 FRONTIER proposals Program Guidelines: NSF 21-551Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are engineered systems that are built from, and depend upon, the seamless integration of computation and physical components. Advances in CPS will enable capability, adaptability, scalability, resiliency, safety, security, and usability that will expand the horizons of these critical systems. CPS technologies are transforming the way people interact with engineered systems, just as the Internet has transformed the way people interact with information. New, smart ...More at https://beta.nsf.gov/programid/503286T...
Source: NSF Upcoming Due Dates - May 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Internet Measurement Research: Methodologies, Tools, and Infrastructure (IMR)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: March 22, 2022 Track 3 - Refer to the Solicitation for Applicable Deadline Program Guidelines: NSF 22-519 (Source: NSF Upcoming Due Dates)
Source: NSF Upcoming Due Dates - March 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: funding
How Virtual Convenings Can Enhance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
Marie A. Bernard, M.D., NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity.
Guest post by Marie A. Bernard, M.D., NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity, originally posted on the NIH Chief Officer for Scientific Workforce Diversity Office Blog.
In the COSWD Office, we continually explore ways to foster inclusive excellence in the biomedical research enterprise. As such, I have decided to hold all COSWD seminars, conferences, and meetings entirely online throughout 2022.
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced shift to online events has led to a growing body of research on the impacts of virtual scientific convening...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 24, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Marie A. Bernard Tags: blog Open Mike COVID-19 Diversity Source Type: funding
Quiz Yourself on Security and Confidentiality in NIH Peer Review: Rules, Responsibilities and Possible Consequences
Maintaining security and confidentiality in the NIH peer review process is essential. We would like to remind the extramural community of the federal statutes, regulations, and NIH policies regarding peer review security and confidentiality; their responsibilities for abiding by those rules; and possible actions that the NIH (in coordination with other offices) may take and consequences that may ensue from a violation of those rules. Check your knowledge with the following quiz.
True or False?
Only peer reviewers need to abide by the rules and responsibilities of maintaining security and confidentiality in peer review.
ANS...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - January 27, 2022 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Tips Before You Submit Peer review Source Type: funding
Internet Measurement Research: Methodologies, Tools, and Infrastructure (IMR)
Full Proposal Deadline Date: February 15, 2022 Track 1 - Refer to the Solicitation for Applicable Deadline Program Guidelines: NSF 22-519 (Source: NSF Upcoming Due Dates)
Source: NSF Upcoming Due Dates - January 16, 2022 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Internet Measurement Research: Methodologies, Tools, and Infrastructure (IMR)
Available Formats: HTML: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22519/nsf22519.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickPDF: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2022/nsf22519/nsf22519.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickDocument Number: nsf22519Public Comment: This is an NSF Program Announcements and Information item. (Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information)
Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information - October 27, 2021 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Two-Factor Authentication to Access eRA Modules: See When You Need to Transition
Have you moved to using two-factor authentication when using eRA modules like eRA Commons, ASSIST and Internet Assisted Review? If not, read on to see when you need to make the transition and what steps you should take!
eRA had earlier set a deadline of September 15, 2021 for all eRA users to start using Login.gov instead of their eRA username and password. To give users more time, eRA is now phasing in the requirement to use two-factor authentication to access these modules. Users can choose between:
Login.gov, or
an InCommon Federated account (when an organization authenticates its own users to access eRA modules) that ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - August 11, 2021 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories eRA Commons Source Type: funding
The Use of Internet Explorer for eRA Modules is Coming to an End July 19
Back in August of last year, Microsoft announced that it would be discontinuing its support of Internet Explorer (IE) 11 by August 17, 2021.
As a result of that announcement, eRA is phasing out the use of IE for all eRA systems due to security concerns. By July 19, 2021, eRA systems will no longer be available when using the IE browser.
It recommended that you switch to one of the other supported browsers such as Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari (and Microsoft Edge once IE is phased out), when using eRA systems (see eRA’s Browser Compatibility statement). (Source: NIH Extramural Nexus)
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 22, 2021 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories eRA Source Type: funding
