September 19, 2007
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Wrapping Up the Fiscal Year
As we head into the end of this fiscal year, we have taken down the FY 2007 paylines from Paylines and Budget and archived them at NIAID Historical Paylines.
At this point, we are funding grants within the payline and those approved by Council for discretionary payment.
Understanding Online Payline Information
NIAID's ability to set and post paylines each fiscal year depends on when we receive our annual appropriation.
Because the timing varies each year, we cannot give you exact dates for posting new payline information. These varying time frames plus incremental changes to the budget information we post during the year can make understanding the Paylines and Budget page a challenge.
To help you know what to expect, we've created a new page, Paylines and Budget Page Changes Throughout the Year.
Beginning the Next Fiscal Year
Congress typically does not pass the NIH's appropriations bill by October 1, and we expect to begin FY 2008 operating under a continuing resolution.
Also as usual, we will start paying some grants using interim paylines while under a continuing resolution. For FY 2008, NIAID plans to set the interim payline at the 10 percentile. We will add this to the Paylines and Budget page in October.
NIAID uses interim paylines as a way to let us award the best-scoring grants while we wait for Congress to pass our appropriations for that year. At NIAID, interim paylines are designed to be conservative so that we don't inadvertently exceed our budget while we are on a continuing resolution.
However, even after Congress passes the appropriations bill, it will take several weeks for the funds to get to us and for our budget office to evaluate the legislation and crunch the numbers to determine the FY 2008 paylines. And whereas the final R01 payline remains constant throughout the year, other mechanisms' paylines may change.
Staying Alert
You can keep abreast of this information in two ways:
For more information on the budget process, see Appropriations Set the Dollars and When We Don't Get a Budget.
To read more about paylines and deferred grants, see Paylines Are a Conservative Funding Cut Point.
New Policy and Data Repository for Genome-Wide Association Studies
NIH is updating its data sharing policy for NIH-supported research involving genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Starting in January 2008, you will submit your data to NIH’s GWAS data repository, now called the Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP), housed at the National Center for Biotechnology Information in the National Library of Medicine.
This resource gives the scientific community open access to data sets with de-identified genotypic and phenotypic data, while maintaining the privacy of research participants and the integrity of scientists' research investments.
In addition to the open access information, NIH encourages you to submit curated and coded phenotype, exposure, genotype, and pedigree data, to be housed in the controlled access part of the database. NIH’s database is not exclusive -- you can continue contributing to other databases as well.
Your institution has responsibilities too: it will need to certify that all submissions meet NIH's and its own policies. Read the details for both submitting and requesting GWAS data in the August 28, 2007, Guide notice.
If you are looking for funding opportunities in this area, check out the August 17, 2007, request for applications, which sets aside $1.8 million for GWAS research.
By revealing the genetic mutations associated with common diseases, this new research frontier will expand understanding of disease biology, ultimately improving disease diagnosis and patient care.
Find more information at NIH's GWAS Web site.
Your Breaking News
Got something newsworthy? Our Office of Communications and Government Relations can help announce any exciting new discoveries. Notify us as soon as you know your article has been accepted for publication. NIAID can help publicize your findings in a news release and field questions from the press.
For help or more information, contact Ms. Laurie Doepel, chief, News and Public Information Branch, at 301/496-5717 or doepel@niaid.nih.gov.
Expiration Dates and Emails From Grants.gov
Do you subscribe to Grants.gov automated emails? You will receive an email for each funding opportunity announcement (FOA) when it is updated. If you signed up to receive updates to all FOAs, you will receive hundreds of messages indicating changes.
Earlier this year, submission deadlines changed and left some FOAs with an expiration date before the the last submission date. Between September 18 and November 2, 2007, expiration dates will change to the day after the last submission deadline. The date change doesn't affect submission dates. It only changes when the opportunity expires.
For more information, read the September 17, 2007, Guide notice.
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Advice Corner |
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Reader Questions
Chris Zack, University of Illinois at Chicago, asks:
"Is there a window of time that a PI can submit an application as a renewal? Can I submit an application as a renewal even though the original funding has been closed out?"
There is no time limit for a renewal application, but reviewers will probably be concerned by major gaps between projects.
If a significant amount of time has elapsed, indicate what you have done in the interim. Highlight any preliminary data you may have obtained, and show that your planned research is current with the latest science.
Don't assume that a renewal is your best choice.
- Apply as a renewal if you are continuing along the same research path. Applying as a renewal gives you some advantage because you are continuing an existing research project and the study section knows it takes time to build a successful research team.
- Apply as a new application if you want to significantly change or expand the scope of your research. A new application reflects a clear change in direction and approach for your research. Be sure to use a new title.
The science should drive your decision.
See our Renewal Funding SOP and What should I do during this era of lean budgets? in the Renewal Applications questions and answers.
Contact your program officer for more advice on applying with new application versus a renewal.
Courtney Maus, BD Diagnostics, asks:
"The titles of our patents are too long to fit in the box provided on the HHS 568 form. Could you suggest a way to address this issue?"
Staff in NIH's Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration needs the correct full name of the invention because they check the title against their records. If the HHS 568 form fields are too short, do the following:
- Type "See attached list" in the first line of that section.
- Create the list you'll attach in your word processing program. Identify the grant by number and type out the information required by the three columns on the form.
- Print out the form and the attachment and send them in together.
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