Shortening the Review and Application Process

·        Shortening the Review Cycle

·        Shortening the Time to Post Review Summary Statements

·        Automated Referral Workflow System

Shortening the Grant Application

·        Shortening the Grant Application

Recruiting the Best Reviewers by Developing Additional

Review Modes

·        Continuous Submission of Applications

·        Asynchronous Electronic Discussion Review

·        Video Enhanced Discussion

·        Out of Town Meetings

Improving Study Section Alignment to Ensure the Best Reviews

·        Monthly Integrated Review Groups Internal Reviews

·        Bimonthly Open House Workshops to Assess CSR’s Review Groups

Other Initiatives

·        Development of Comparison Models to Predict the Number of Applications Received by NIH

·        Improvements to the Reviewer Travel Reimbursement Program--SREA