ARRA 2009 Information
      and Opportunities

National Science Foundation http://nsf.gov/

Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2009/nsf09038/nsf09038.pdf

Important Notices
http://nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in131.pdf

Find Funding
http://nsf.gov/funding/

National Institutes of Health http://grants.nih.gov

Information and Opportunities :
http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/

Challenge Grants :
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/

Highest Priority Challenge - Omnibus
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/High_Priority_Topics.pdf

Standard Terms and Conditions
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/NIH_HHS_ARRA_Award_Terms.pdf

Review Criteria, Scoring System, and Suspension of Appeals Process
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-054.html

Availability of ARRA Funds for Administrative Supplements
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-056.html

Availability of ARRA Funds for Competitive Revision Applications
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-058.html

Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html

NHLBI ARRA Frequently Asked Questions
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/recovery/faq.html

Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/recovery/

Department of Energy
http://www.energy.gov/recovery/

NASA
http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/

National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/recovery/

Centers with funding authority listed below will participate with the NIH Office of the Director in this initiative. Reviews and awards will be administered by the participating Institutes and Centers.

National Cancer Institute (NCI/NIH)
http://www.cancer.gov

National Eye Institute (NEI/NIH)
http://www.nei.nih.gov

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI/NIH)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/index.htm

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI/NIH)
http://www.genome.gov

National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH)
http://www.nia.nih.gov

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA/NIH)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS/NIH)
http://www.niams.nih.gov

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB/NIH)
http://www.nibib.nih.gov

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR/NIH)
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK/NIH)
http://www.niddk.nih.gov

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA/NIH)
http://www.nida.nih.gov

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS/NIH)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS/NIH)
http://www.nigms.nih.gov

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS/NIH)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM/NIH)
http://nccam.nih.gov

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
http://www.ncmhd.nih.go

The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
http://dpcpsi.nih.gov/osc

OGM1 Form Revisions Effective
Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Enhancements have been made to the ERGO system OGM1 web form (Proposal Review Certification Form). The modifications will help report Time and Effort (T&E) commitments of the Primary Investigator, Fellow, and each of the Key Persons anticipated for participation in the proposed grant. The information provided by these enhancements will enable Principal Investigators to better determine who may be available to participate in key roles on the grant and, in addition, to better determine their own level of commitment for the proposed application.

Furthermore, email notices will be automatically generated to each of the Key Persons named within the proposed grant. These notices will state to which current grants the Key Person is already committed and the amount of effort to which he/she is being asked to commit in the proposed grant. The named Key Persons will then be enabled to make a judgment regarding the availability of effort for the proposed grant and respond accordingly to the submitting PI.

The modifications which have been made to the OGM1 form do not remove any of the previous functions nor required data, but provide enhancements which compile the relevant T&E information. To access a User Guide which illustrates and explains those added features please click here.

For technical assistance with the ERGO OGM1 form, please contact:
Chris Perkins 214.648.3261 or Carl Campbell 214.648.7665.

Updated Aug 07 2008

Federal Agencies Converting Submission Forms from PureEdge to Adobe 

The Age of Adobe forms is coming. Federal granting agencies plan to put all grant application packages into forms created by Adobe Systems software.

Because of the scale of this project and its technical requirements, conversion from PureEdge to Adobe will move forward in phases. Testing will occur during the Summer of 2008 and, as each becomes readied, agencies will progressively migrate to the new Adobe PDF format. Formal full  transition is scheduled to begin in December 2008 (see Timeline)

PureEdge Viewer will be phased out completely, and applicants will be required to download a compatible version of the Adobe Reader software from Grants.gov. By Spring of 2009, the Adobe PDF will be used in all Grants.gov application forms, including the training grants (T), career awards (K), and fellowships (F) application packages.

For more information about this transition, check these locations:

Grants.gov Webcast Video Archives
http://www.grants.gov/help/stakeholder_communications.jsp

Grants.gov Informational PDF Slideshows
http://www.grants.gov/assets/shpres07162008.pdf
http://www.grants.gov/assets/shpresentation04162008.pdf

Grants.gov Adobe FAQs
http://www.grants.gov/help/general_faqs.jsp#adobe
http://www.grants.gov/assets/WebcastQA071608.pdf
http://www.grants.gov/assets/WebcastQA041608.pdf

Grants.gov Adobe Acrobat Professional Compatibility
http://grants.gov/assets/UsingAcrobatPro.pdf

Grants.gov Adobe Error Messages
http://www.grants.gov/assets/AdobeReaderErrorMessages.pdf

Grants.gov Adobe Test Application Packages.
Download These and Test YOUR PC or MAC.
http://www.grants.gov/aboutgrants/buildreleases.jsp

Verify you have a compatible version of
Adobe Reader installed.
http://at07web.grants.gov/applicants/AdobeVersioningTestOnly.jsp

Posted June 10 2008

Announcing "All About Grants" – A New Applicant Resource! (a Grants.gov Update)

Grants.gov is pleased to announce today an additional online resource for the applicant community, the new "All About Grants" web page.

The "All About Grants" section includes information on Grants.gov webinars and upcoming events, additional resources from grantors, related articles and links to related associations and organizations. Check it frequently, because new applicant tips and updated information will be provided in this section on the Grants.gov web site.

Visit the new "All About Grants" web page at 
http://www.grants.gov/applicants/all_about_grants.jsp 

Posted Nov 25 2008

Learn about The American Heart Association,
click here for Slideshow

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
American Heart Association
Submission Process Has Changed

The method for submitting grants to The American Heart Association has changed from previous years. The actual submission to The American Heart Association is done electronically by the Institution.

Questions regarding proposal content can be directed to Dr. Rhonda Bassel-Duby at
Rhonda.Bassel-Duby@UTSouthwestern.edu .

You may also contact The American Heart Association at Research@heart.org or phone 650.259.6700 .

Please contact your Grants and Contracts Specialist for further information (reference the menu at the left of this page).

HHS NIH Jointly Sponsored Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Institutional Predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences (T32)

This predoctoral Training Program in the Neurosciences supports broad and fundamental, early-stage graduate research training in the neurosciences via institutional NRSA research training grants (T32) at domestic institutions of higher education. Trainees are supported during years 1 and 2 of their graduate training when they are typically not committed to a dissertation laboratory. The primary objective is to prepare qualified individuals for careers in neuroscience that have a significant impact on the health-related research needs of the Nation.

DUE: up to May 25, 2010. 

AWARD: the total amount awarded and the number of awards will depend upon the number, quality, duration, and costs of the applications received.

For more information, go to:

Grants.gov Joint Sponsor

Posted Apr 15 2008

K Award Policy Change

On Thursday, NIH released a notice revising and expanding the policy concerning concurrent support from career development award and a research grant.  The notice states that "currently mentored K award recipients in the last two years of their support period are permitted to reduce the level of effort required for the K award and replace that effort with the effort on an NIH research grant or subproject provided that they remain in a mentored situation." The policy change "expands eligible grants to include research grants obtained from any Federal agency, clarifies when the research grant may be obtained relative to the years remaining on the K award, and clarifies that status as a PI on a multiple PI award also confers eligibility."

For more information, go to:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-065.html

March 19, 2008

NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal covers each step from mapping out your next ten years of research to renewing your funded grant. We answer your most critical application questions, including:

• How much time should you allow?
• How much work should you propose?
• How do you balance time, money, and effort?
• How much detail should you include?
• Should you involve collaborators?
• What should you do if you don't succeed?

Though much of our information and advice pertains to grantsmanship in general, the Cycle is written from an NIAID perspective. We share with you the knowledge and experience of NIAID staff, including former NIH grantees.

This new resource packs in even more guidance from senior-level scientists in the Institute, while incorporating four of our former All About Grants tutorials -- Application Basics, How to Plan an Application, How to Write an Application, and How to Manage Your Award.

March 19, 2008

Animal Welfare Assurance Format and Process Updates

If you're conducting animals research, your institution should use the new sample animal welfare assurance format beginning April 15, 2008. Read the full article.

March 19, 2008

Learning Good Clinical Practices

Want to learn more about human subjects research? The NIAID Good Clinical Practices (GCP) Learning Center offers free computer-based GCP courses to grantees. Courses cover the scientific and ethical standards of human subjects research, including NIH, FDA, and HHS, as well as international clinical trials policies, guidelines, and regulations. Principal investigators log in using their eRA Commons username and password.