A Reflection on Impact
Some of you may have heard me quote a thoughtful essay by Daniel Shapiro and Kent Vrana (both of Pennsylvania State College of Medicine) that is critical of research institutions promoting what funds they’ve received over what scientific progress those funds have supported. The authors argue that instead of using a ranking system to measure success that favors number of grants and dollars, we should consider a new system that focuses on the efficiency by which the science was conducted and how the research contributes to answering questions that are meaningful to science.
With that in mind, it’s worth reflecting that i...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - May 26, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike COVID-19 innovation reflection Source Type: funding
Basic Research to Inform Vaccine and Therapeutic Development for Non-Polio Human Enteroviruses (NPEV) (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
Funding Opportunity RFA-AI-21-006 from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to solicit applications to expand basic research on non-polio enteroviruses (NPEV) that will inform the development of pan-enterovirus vaccines and broad-spectrum antivirals against enteroviruses A, B, C, and D. (Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA))
Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - February 12, 2021 Category: Research Source Type: funding
Polio Eradication and Emergency Response in Priority Countries
Funding Opportunity ID: 283007 Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH16-1721 Opportunity Title: Polio Eradication and Emergency Response in Priority CountriesOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.185Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Route de Pre-Bois, 1, 1214 Vernier, Gen...
Source: Grants.gov - February 19, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
Cooperative Agreement on Immunization with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Funding Opportunity ID: 287064 Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH13-13020401SUPP16 Opportunity Title: Cooperative Agreement on Immunization with United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 93.185Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)Agency Code: HHS-CDC-CGHAgency Name: D...
Source: Grants.gov - August 5, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
Polio Eradication and Emergency Response in Priority Countries
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH16-1721 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.185Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDC-CGHClosing Date: Jun 15, 2016Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Apr 14, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: Polio Eradication and Emergency Response activities to increase vaccine coverage in priority countries, i.e. Afghanistan and Pakistan, includ...
Source: Grants.gov - April 15, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
National Stop Transmission of Polio (NSTOP) initiative supporting polio eradication in Africa
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH15-1612 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.318Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Mar 10, 2015Award Ceiling: $18,000,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jan 08, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: Polio is a crippling and potentially fatal infectious disease and is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) to be a Public He...
Source: Grants.gov - January 9, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH THE PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO): Protecting the Advances in Polio, Rubella and Measles Elimination: Strengthening Immunization Programs in the Americas
Funding Opportunity Number: CDC-RFA-GH14-1401 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: HealthCFDA Number: 93.185Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: HHS-CDCClosing Date: Dec 20, 2013Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Sep 23, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: The cooperative agreement will support the US Government endorsed Global Polio Eradication Initiative, Global Measles Initiative, and the Global ...
Source: Grants.gov - September 26, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Health Source Type: funding
