Announcing Revisions to the NIH Fellowship Review and Application Process
Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., Director of NIH Center for Scientific Review
This blog has been co-authored with Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., Director, Center for Scientific Review, NIH. This is also posted on the Review Matters blog.
We are pleased to announce the details of changes to the peer review process and application forms for fellowship applications, to be implemented for applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25th, 2025. (See NOT-OD-24-107.) As we have discussed on this blog before (see here, here, here, and here), these changes are meant to facilitate the identification of the most promising candidates a...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 18, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike applications fellowship Peer review postdocs Source Type: funding
Changes Coming to Applications and Peer Review in January 2025
NIH is implementing multiple changes that will impact the preparation and peer review of most grant applications submitted to NIH for due dates on or after January 25, 2025. Although each of these initiatives have specific goals, they are all meant to simplify, clarify, or ensure greater fairness.
We just released a guide notice (NOT-OD-24-084), what we are referring to as an “uber” notice, that provides an overview of each change to help the community contextualize them as details are released over the next few months. We developed this video (25 min) to provide you with an overview of the following changes:
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Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 4, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike applications Grants policy Peer review Source Type: funding
Preparing for Funding Opportunities Using the Simplified Review Framework
Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., Director of NIH Center for Scientific Review
Last October, we announced that NIH was implementing a simplified review framework for most research project grants (RPGs). As a reminder, in the simplified review framework NIH aims to better facilitate the mission of scientific peer review – identification of the strongest, highest-impact research. The changes are intended to:
Enable peer reviewers to better focus on answering the key questions necessary to assess the scientific and technical merit of proposed research projects: Can and should the proposed research project be conducted?
Mitigate ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 4, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike funding opportunities Peer review Source Type: funding
What Happens If a Due Date Falls on a Weekend?
When an application due date falls on a weekend (or Federal holiday, or Washington, DC area Federal office closure) the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day. For example, the May 25, 2024 standard due date for some of our programs falls on a Saturday, which means it slides to Monday, May 27, 2024.
Note that January 25, 2025, the effective due date for many upcoming application and/or peer review changes, also falls on a Saturday and would slide to Monday, January 27, 2025 (see FAQ).
Learn more on our Submission Policies page. (Source: NIH Extramural Nexus)
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 3, 2024 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: You Ask, We Answer applications Grants policy Source Type: funding
Sustainable, Healthy Learning Environments in Rural and Tribal Schools in Montana
Assessment, education, and training opportunities for rural and tribal schools in Montana to reduce childhood exposures to environmental contaminants and increase the number of schools establishing lung-friendly policies and practices. Geographic coverage: Montana -- American Lung Association (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 14, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
How Implementing a 2022 Law is Helping Us Ensure Safe and Respectful Workplaces
Nearly two years ago, we implemented a provision in a law (Section 239 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022). The law requires NIH grant recipients to notify us when their senior key personnel on awards are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions. This step represented an important milestone to help ensure safe and respectful workplaces, free from harassment and discrimination. Here we provide an update on the implementation of Section 239.
Table 1 shows how many harassment self-disclosures we received in ca...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - March 13, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Compliance harassment Source Type: funding
Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund Learning Partnerships
A 1-year fellowship that places a medical or health sciences librarian or information scientist with a host organization that is involved in health sciences service delivery, research, or product development. Rural organizations are encouraged to apply. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Grace and Harold Sewell Memorial Fund (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 8, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Tribal Researchers Cancer Control Fellowship
In-person training, distance learning, and mentorship for people interested in tribal cancer control research. Geographic coverage: Idaho, Oregon, and Washington -- Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - March 7, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
Leveraging Data at Scale to Understand Natural Product Impacts on Whole Person Health (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-AT-24-008 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. This notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) will support development, adaptation, and/or applications of computational tools to aggregate and analyze orthogonal chemical and/or biological data sets related to natural products with the aim of generating novel testable hypotheses regarding their biological activity and role in the context of whole person health research. Projects must leverage and merge multiple compatible or interoperable sources and/or types of data. Use of artificial intelligence and machine learning approaches is encouraged. ...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - March 5, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Institutional Translational Research Training Program (T32 - Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity PAR-24-108 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of the NINDS Institutional Translational Research Training Program is to equip trainees with the knowledge and skills needed to advance basic research toward clinical application. These programs will support, students and/or postdocs conducting basic, disease-relevant research in an environment that includes 1) basic neuroscientists and clinicians who are actively engaged in collaborative research projects, 2) neuroscience researchers with expertise in translational processes who are conducting research designed to move basic discove...
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 28, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Hispanic-Serving Institutions: Enriching Learning, Programs, and Student Experiences
Available Formats: HTML: https://new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/hispanic-serving-institutions-enriching-learning/nsf24-551/solicitation?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickPDF: https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/nsf24551.pdf?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=clickDocument Number: nsf24551Public Comment: This is an NSF Program Announcements and Information item. (Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information)
Source: NSF Program Announcements and Information - February 27, 2024 Category: Science Source Type: funding
Unmasking Potential: Introducing New Beta Version Tool for Biomedical Dataset Discovery
Guest post by Dianne Babski, Director of the NLM User Services and Collections Division (USCD), and Peter Seibert, USCD Librarian. Originally posted on the NLM Musings from the Mezzanine blog.
Peter Seibert, Librarian, User Services and Collections Division, NLM
Dianne Babski, Director, User Services and Collections Division, NLM
In a world of rapidly changing digital expectations, new formats to access and store information, and a dynamic biomedical landscape, users want to connect to data across an abundant, widely available, and growing ecosystem of biomedical research with one click. That is the future we are w...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 16, 2024 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: blog Open Mike Data sharing Funding data Source Type: funding
Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Validation of Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Tools for Improved Assessment in Biomedical and Behavioral Research
Notice NOT-CA-24-031 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 15, 2024 Category: Research Source Type: funding
You ’ll Love These Grants Policy Updates
In our 2024 NIH Grants Policy Updates webinar, compliance and system policy experts from the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) shared the latest policy updates and how your institutions may be impacted. Some highlights include a simplified peer review framework, updated guidance for subaward agreements, and common forms for biosketch and other support.
Learn more about what’s coming up in the next year in these areas:
Budget
Policy
System Process
Compliance Updates
Policy Reminders (Source: NIH Extramural Nexus)
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 14, 2024 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources Grants policy Source Type: funding
Community Health Center Climate Resilience Learning Collaborative
Learning collaborative for clinical and administrative health center representatives to identify challenges related to a changing climate, specifically extreme heat. Health center teams will engage in interactive activities to enhance preparedness and develop strategies to build resilience to extreme heat. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- National Association of Community Health Centers (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 12, 2024 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
