Seeking Your Input on Simplifying Review Criteria
Bruce Reed, Ph.D., Deputy Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review Guest post by Bruce Reed, Deputy Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review, originally released on the Review Matters blog Over the past several years we have heard consistent concerns about the complexity of review criteria and administrative load of peer review. CSR shares the concern that the current set of standards has the unintended consequence of dividing reviewer attention among too many questions, thus reducing focus on scientific merit and increasing reviewer burden. Each element was intended make review better, but we w...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 27, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Bruce Reed Tags: blog Open Mike CSR Peer review Source Type: funding

Migratory Bird Monitorying Assessment and Conservation
Funding Opportunity ID: 292006 Opportunity Number: F17AS00126 Opportunity Title: Migratory Bird Monitorying Assessment and ConservationOpportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 15.655Eligible Applicants: Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAdditional Information on Eligibility: Agency Code: DOI-FWSAgency Name: Department of the InteriorFish and Wildlife ServicePosted Date: Feb 23, 2...
Source: Grants.gov - February 23, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

FY 2017 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
Funding Opportunity ID: 291285 Opportunity Number: BJS-2017-11590 Opportunity Title: FY 2017 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryOpportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Information and StatisticsCategory Explanation: CFDA Number(s): 16.813Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Additional Information on Eligibility: Eligible applicants are limited to (a) the agency designated by the Governor to administer the NARIP, (b) the...
Source: Grants.gov - February 19, 2017 Category: Research Tags: Information and Statistics Source Type: funding

FY 2016 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
Funding Opportunity Number: BJS-2016-9017 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Information and StatisticsCFDA Number: 16.813Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJSClosing Date: May 10, 2016Award Ceiling: $250,000Expected Number of Awards: 28Creation Date: Feb 12, 2016Funding Opportunity Description: This program was authorized by the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007 (NIAA). The NIAA was enacted in the wake ...
Source: Grants.gov - February 13, 2016 Category: Research Tags: Information and Statistics Source Type: funding

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00457 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationEnvironmentScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.657Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Sep 18, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Sep 11, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTEN...
Source: Grants.gov - September 11, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Education Environment Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Development of Powell River, VA Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration Case Strategy
Funding Opportunity Number: F15AS00265 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.658Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Jun 23, 2015Award Ceiling: $100,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jun 18, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: THIS IS NOTICE INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE AND THERE IS NO FULL ANNOUNCE...
Source: Grants.gov - June 19, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

FY 2015 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
Funding Opportunity Number: BJS-2015-4103 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Information and StatisticsCFDA Number: 16.813Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJSClosing Date: May 07, 2015Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 25Creation Date: Feb 23, 2015Funding Opportunity Description: The NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007, Pub. L. 110-180 (NIAA or the Act), was signed into law on January 8, 2008, in...
Source: Grants.gov - February 24, 2015 Category: Research Tags: Information and Statistics Source Type: funding

Piping Plover Adaptive Management Support for Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Funding Opportunity Number: P14AS00264 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Science and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.945Eligible Applicants Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Private institutions of higher educationOthers (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: Sep 05, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 18, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: This...
Source: Grants.gov - August 19, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

NRDAR Assessment of Reintroduced Mussel Populations in the Clinch and Powell Rivers
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00386 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Natural ResourcesCFDA Number: 15.658Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Aug 15, 2014Award Ceiling: $101,007Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Aug 08, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD TO A SINGLE SOURCE, AND THERE IS NO FULL AN...
Source: Grants.gov - August 9, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Natural Resources Source Type: funding

DOI Projecf #SA067; Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief, Fire Island, NY; Coastal Resiliency Studies
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00189 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Other (see text field entitled "Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity" for clarification)CFDA Number: 15.677Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Jun 17, 2014Award Ceiling: $110,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: May 20, 2014Funding Opportunity Description...
Source: Grants.gov - May 21, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Other (see text field entitled Explanation of Other Category of Funding Activity for clarification) Source Type: funding

FY 2014 NICS Act Record Improvement Program (NARIP)
Funding Opportunity Number: BJS-2014-3834 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: Information and StatisticsCFDA Number: 16.813Eligible Applicants Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)Agency Name: USDOJ-OJP-BJSClosing Date: May 12, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: 27Creation Date: Mar 20, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: BJS is publishing this notice to announce the continuation of the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)...
Source: Grants.gov - March 21, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Information and Statistics Source Type: funding

Cooperative Agreement for Terrestrial Survey and Monitoring at Eglin AFB
Funding Opportunity Number: F14AS00061 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.657Eligible Applicants Unrestricted (i.e., open to any type of entity above), subject to any clarification in text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility"Agency Name: DOI-FWSClosing Date: Jan 20, 2014Award Ceiling: $0Expected Number of Awards: Creation Date: Jan 15, 2014Funding Opportunity Description: THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD T...
Source: Grants.gov - January 16, 2014 Category: Research Tags: Education Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding

Educational Models of 4 significant truss designs in wooden truss evolution
Funding Opportunity Number: P13AS00147 Opportunity Category: DiscretionaryFunding Instrument Type: Cooperative AgreementCategory of Funding Activity: EducationScience and Technology and other Research and DevelopmentCFDA Number: 15.945Eligible Applicants Public and State controlled institutions of higher educationAgency Name: DOI-NPSClosing Date: Aug 05, 2013Award Ceiling: $60,000Expected Number of Awards: 1Creation Date: Jul 22, 2013Funding Opportunity Description: NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD This Funding Announcement is not a request for applications. This announcement is to prov...
Source: Grants.gov - July 31, 2013 Category: Research Tags: Education Science and Technology and other Research and Development Source Type: funding