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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 30	New information on upcoming PI salary caps for FY 2009 on PI Salary Cap and Stipends. Updated Budget and Funding to reflect the change. New question and answer How does the salary cap apply to NIH-funded awards? on PI Salary Cap and Stipends.
January 29	New dates for fiscal year 2010 on NIAID R01 Application to Award Timeline.
January 29	New Know Who Helps You at Each Stage section in NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal.
January 29	New Special Announcements: Application Delays Due to Ice Storms, January 2009 Adobe Application Forms for All NIH FOAs Requiring Electronic Submission Transition to Electronic Submission for Fellowships (F) Postponed, Career (K) Transition on Time Error-Correction Window Extended for Electronic Applications Through February 2009
January 29	New NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID: RFA-MD-09-003, NCMHD Research Infrastructure in Minority Institutions RFA-MD-09-002, NCMHD Endowment Program for Increasing Research and Institutional Resources Capacity in Section 736 Health Professions Schools (NCMHD Research Endowment Fund)
January 28	*January 28, 2009, Inside Extramural.*
January 28	New question and answer What may I do if a reissued RFA allows resubmissions of applications from the previous RFA?
January 28	New Special Announcement: Change in Application and Submission Guidelines for RFA-DK-08-011: Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet: Clinical Centers (U01)
January 23	Updated How Laws and Regulations Affect NIH's Programs to add NIH Reform Act of 2006.
January 23	Updated Top Policy Changes with the following: New entry on K Awards: New Policy on Part-Time Institutional Appointments. New entry on P01 Review Criteria and Multiple PIs. Added links to the Form for Requesting an ESI Extension and January 21, 2009, NIAID Funding News articles.
January 22	New NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID: PA-09-081, PHS 2009-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR) PA-09-080, PHS 2009-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR)
January 22	New Form for Requesting an Extension link on the How to Extend the Early-Stage Investigator Window page of the New Investigator Guide to NIH Funding.
January 21	New Special Announcements: Career Development (K) Awards: Leave, Temporary Adjustments to Percent Effort, and Part-Time Institutional Appointments Threshold for Negotiation of Facilities and Administrative (F&A) Costs for Phase II Small Business Grants Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts Under the Current Continuing Resolution
January 21	January 21, 2009, NIAID Funding News.
January 14	New IACUC Requirements Vary for Domestic and Foreign Institutions section in How to Write an Application Involving Research Animals.
January 14	Updated Top Policy Changes with new entry for identifying and extending ESI status.
January 14	Updated Does the public access policy affect my progress report? on the Copyright and Publication for Grantees questions and answers with new information about citations in a progress report.
January 13	Updated Reimbursement for Peer Reviewers SOP with new information about the reimbursement process.
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.
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 registration form for 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.

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