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The table below lists two months of updates to the Research Funding section of the NIAID Web site. Also see the following key lists:

NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID
Special Announcements -- Chronological list of other Guide notices.
Top Policy Changes -- Summaries of major policy announcements.

Date	Description
January 13	Updated Children in Research Policy SOP to clarify that reviewers judge whether the age group proposed in an application is appropriate to the study.
January 12	New glossary term Secure Payee Reimbursement System (SPRS).
January 12	Updated September 2008 DAIT Council-Approved Concepts with link to published initiative.
January 12	New NIH Funding Opportunity Relevant to NIAID: RFA-AI-08-066, Resources to Assist Investigations in Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
January 12	Updated Reentry Supplements and Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research to clarify guidelines and limitations.
January 12	Updated Grants Management Program documents: GMP Assignment spreadsheet GMP Assignment Map - Region A - West GMP Assignment Map - Region C - Northeast and Puerto Rico
January 9	Updated Upcoming NIH Grants Policy and Management Training Workshops with new workshop in Sydney, Australia.
January 9	Updated Prior Approvals for Post-Award Grant Actions SOP with new roles for grants management specialists and clarification of actions that require prior approval.
January 8	New How to Extend the Early-Stage Investigator Window and updated Are You "New"? to reflect NIH-clarified qualifications for early-stage investigators and the process for requesting an extension of the ten-year ESI period.
January 8	New Special Announcement: Guidance to IACUCs Regarding Use of Designated Member Review for Animal Study Proposal Review Subsequent to Full Committee Review
January 8	Updated May 2008 DAIDS Council-Approved Concepts with link to published initiative.
January 8	New NIH Funding Opportunity Relevant to NIAID: RFP-NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI2008050, Clinical Research Auditing
January 8	Updated NIAID Science Coding System Thesaurus.
January 7	Updated Council Guidance and Council Timetable with revised dates for January 26, 2009, Council.
January 7	Updated Research Training Grants SOP with new information in the Procedure, Principal Investigators, and Program Officers sections.
January 7	Updated Fellowship Grants SOP with more details in the Procedure, Applicants, Grantees and Fellows, and Program Officers sections.
January 5	Updated Top Policy Changes with information about new registration process for peer reviewer reimbursement.
January 5	New Special Announcements: NIH Implements New Registration Process for Reviewer Reimbursement for Participation in NIH Peer Review Meetings Early Stage Investigator Policies: Requesting an Extension of the ESI Period
December 31	Updated CAAP and NPARS SOP to put staff roles in sequence.
December 31	New NIH Funding Opportunity Relevant to NIAID: PAR-09-068, NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (K22)
December 31	Updated Change of Principal Investigator SOP with new grantee roles and more information about the PI replacement process.
December 31	New glossary term Interim PI.
December 24	New NIH Funding Opportunity Relevant to NIAID: RFA-DK-08-011, Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet: Clinical Centers
December 24	Updated Top Policy Changes with new information about registration in ClinicalTrials.gov.
December 24	*December 24, 2008, Inside Extramural.*
December 24	Updated Small Business High-Priority Areas of Interest with new areas for DAIT.
December 23	Updated NIAID Program Project (P01) Applications questions and answers with new information on multiple PI applications and receipt dates.
December 22	New opportunity on NIAID's List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources for Human Frontier Science Program.
December 19	Updated Meeting Your Audit Requirements in Part 11a. Managing Your Grant. Submit audit reports using the Federal Audit Clearinghouse’s Internet Data Entry System.
December 18	Updated MERIT Awards and Extensions SOP with new GMP MERIT Coordinator contact information.
December 17	December 17, 2008, NIAID Funding News.
December 16	New Special Announcement: Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Ice Storm in New England
December 15	New September 2008 Council minutes added to Council Meeting Minutes.
December 15	New peer review process described on these pages: Peer Review Meetings -- CSR Part 4. Target Your Audience Part 8. Assignment and Review Part 10. Funding Decisions
December 12	New Special Announcements and new entries on Top Policy Changes: Transition of Individual Career Development (K) Applications to Electronic Submission (Grants.gov)—New Business Processes and Other Information Clarification of NOT-OD-08-014 and NOT-OD-08-023 Regarding Registration in ClinicalTrials.gov
December 12	Updated links to the new PAs for career development awards.
December 12	Updated PHS Grantee SOP to emphasize contacting the program officer to discuss whether a PHS agency is eligible for NIH funding.
December 11	New interim NIAID Payline for R15.
December 11	Updated Office of Acquisitions Contacts.
December 11	Updated Review Criteria SOP to reflect enhanced criteria announced through NIH notice number NOT-OD-09-025. Added links.
December 10	Updated site with link to list of State Sponsors of Terrorism.
December 10	Updated Top Policy Changes with information about the transition to Adobe-based forms.
December 10	New Special Announcement: Impact of NIH Transition to Adobe Forms on Appointed Members of NIH Chartered Study Sections
December 10	Updated Minority Biomedical Research Support Programs SOP with new DMID contact.
December 9	Updated Instructions for Preparing a Multiproject Grant Application tutorial with new advice, rules, and instructions for projects and cores.
December 8	New interim NIAID Paylines for R03s, R21s, F31s, F32s, SBIR, STTR, and Ks (other than K99).
December 8	New Special Announcements: NIH Announces the Availability of Adobe-Based Grant Application Forms Correction to Application Instructions for: PAR-09-013, 2009 NIH Director’s New Innovator Award Program Correction to Application Instructions for: PAR-09-012, 2009 NIH Director’s Pioneer Award Program
December 4	New opportunities on NIAID's List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources for Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and Immune Tolerance Network.
December 4	Updated Pathway to Independence Awards (K99/R00) SOP with more details in the Grants Management Specialist section.
December 4	Updated Are You "New"? with revised list of grant types affecting new PI status. See a summary at Top Policy Changes.
December 2	Updated Special Announcements and Top Policy Changes with three new Guide notices: New Scoring Procedures Enhanced Review Criteria Enhancing Peer Review: Updated Implementation Timeline
December 2	Updated Grants Timeline for Fiscal Year with new date for expedited reviews for January Council.
December 1	New NIAID Council Agenda on the Advisory Council portal for January 26, 2009, meeting.
December 1	Updated GMP Divisional Program Codes by Geographic Area.
December 1	Updated Career Development Grants questions and answers with new links to Guide notices.
December 1	Updated Training Grants questions and answers with new information about data tables.
December 1	New Special Announcement: NIH to Migrate Approximately 100 FOAs in Early Dec; Applicants Will Receive Automated E-mail from Grants.gov
December 1	New NIH Funding Opportunity Relevant to NIAID: RFA-AI-08-057, Integrated Preclinical/Clinical Program for HIV Topical Microbicides (IPCP-HTM).
December 1	Updated Primary Caregiver Technical Assistance Supplements with new advice and eligibility information.
November 26	*November 26, 2008, Inside Extramural.*
November 26	Updated Are You "New"? to clarify how R21/R33 awards affect new investigator status.
November 25	New members on Council Members, Biographical Sketches: Mr. William M. McLin, Dr. Samuel L. Stanley, Jr., Dr. Chris Walker, and Dr. Richard Whitley.
November 25	New question on Fellowships questions and answers: Is it true that I no longer have to sign my application?
November 24	Updated entry on Top Policy Changes with the latest information on early-stage and new investigators status.
November 24	New Special Announcements: Reminder and Clarification on Transition to Adobe-based Forms for Electronic Submissions through Grants.gov Implementing the Early Stage Investigator Policy: Updating eRA Commons Profiles to Include Degree and Residency Completion Dates
November 24	Updated Program Officers Listed by Program Class Code (XLS) with program officer for A26, Diana Finzi.
November 24	New Certification of Tax Filing SOP.
November 24	New items to complete NIAID's FY 2009 Financial Management Plan for competing awards, noncompeting awards, and set-aside fund pools for selective pay and R56-Bridge awards.
November 21	*November 21, 2008, NIAID Funding News.*
November 21	Updated Are You "New"? with the advantages of being a new investigator and information on getting an early-stage investigator status extension.
November 20	Updated Grants Timeline for Fiscal Year with FY 2009 dates and link to Council Timetable.
November 20	Updated NIAID Policy for Country-Specific Solicitations with new Examples from previous solicitations: S&T Agreement Between the U.S. and India Joint Statement on the Expansion of Indo-U.S. Collaboration on Contraceptive and Reproductive Health Research Links to archived PAs and RFA
November 20	Updated Deviations and Waivers to Grant Policies SOP to clarify the grants management approvals and to note that a deviation would be needed to transfer a grant between foreign institutions.
November 19	Updated GMP Assignment Maps: Region A - West Region B - Midwest and Southeast Region C - Northeast and Puerto Rico
November 19	New Special Announcement: January IACUC 101 & 201 PLUS Workshops in Tucson, Arizona
November 17	New entry on NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID: RFA-AT-09-001, CAM Approaches in the Management of HIV Disease and Its Complications
November 17	New Special Announcement: Extension of Expiration Date for PA-06-042 Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA): Parent R15
November 17	Updated Upcoming NIH Grants Policy and Management Training Workshops on the International Awards portal with a schedule and Sample Agenda.
November 13	New Special Announcement: Request for Information: Public Comment on Development of a Funding Opportunity Announcement on HIV Persistence
November 13	New opportunity on NIAID's List of Foundations and Other Funding Sources for Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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