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Standard Operating Procedure Table of Contents
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Purpose
To enable ICs that share research areas to co-sponsor program
announcements (PAs) and request
for applications (RFAs).
Procedure
ICs often co-sponsor initiatives using the following methods.
- NIH-wide initiatives that all or most ICs support are discussed by
EPMC and
released in the NIH Guide. These include PAs,
e.g., for training, fellowship, and career development programs; and
RFAs, e.g., for NIH
Roadmap initiatives.
- All other RFAs and PAs are sponsored by one or more ICs.
- In some cases, co-sponsorship is determined before an IC
enters the draft RFA and PA into the NIH
Early Notification System (ENS).
- Once in ENS, the system sends an early notification notice with
a link to the draft RFA and PA to all ICs so each can determine 1)
if there
is overlap with its programmatic responsibilities, and if so 2)
if it wants to co-sponsor the initiative. ICs have 14 days to respond.
- If they have concerns, ICs can initiate a hold to postpone publication
in the NIH Guide for
14 days to resolve matters.
- At that point,
NIH will publish a funding opportunity announcement (FOA)
even if a hold hasn't been resolved.
- If an IC wishes to co-sponsor an RFA or PA,
both ICs negotiate a revision to it.
- Any IC with an unresolved hold won't be listed on a FOA or Guide notice
until it confirms its participation in a follow-up notice.
- Each IC has an internal process for determining whether it will co-sponsor
and how much money it will contribute. At NIAID, this is done centrally,
usually by the Executive Committee, which reviews and approves all
proposed co-sponsorships.
- After peer review, participating organizations determine which applications
to fund, how they will be funded, and who will fund what.
Program Officers
- If you have an initiative that could or should be co-sponsored by
one or more ICs, discuss this with your division's
leadership. Often you will identify these opportunities when you develop
a concept.
- If co-sponsorship has been agreed to during initiative development,
include this information in your draft RFA or PA.
- Complete an EN
Information form,
which includes instructions for sending DEA an electronic draft
of the RFA or PA.
- If other ICs are interested in the initiative, follow the guidance
for co-sponsored RFAs and PAs in NIH's OER
Policy Announcement 1997-03 and ENS Web pages. Sponsoring
and co-sponsoring ICs should do the following:
Contacts
Applicants with questions should Contact Staff for Help.
Contact for NIAID Staff
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Links
Concept Development SOP
Dual Assignments SOP
Early
Notification SOP
Requests for Applications SOP
Program Announcements SOP
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