American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Stimulus Package)

NIAMS ARRA Administrative Supplements for Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators

March 18, 2009

The purpose of this program is to encourage students to seriously pursue research careers in the health-related sciences, as well as provide elementary, middle school, high school and community college science educators with short-term research experiences in NIH-funded laboratories. NIAMS strongly supports this initiative.

Areas of Scientific Priority

NIAMS accepts proposals related to its mission of research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases, and the training of basic and clinical scientists to carry out this research.

Funding Priorities

In addition to the restrictions in the NIH Notice, NIAMS has targeted ARRA administrative supplement funds to only certain mechanisms. Please review these carefully prior to submission. NIAMS will only consider supplements to R00, R01, R15, R37, P01, P30, P50, P60, U01, and U54.

Applicants must provide convincing evidence that students or educators are available to fill slots created by the supplemental funds.

Submission Instructions

Instructions for submission are as given in the NIH Notice. All of the requirements specified in the NIH Notice apply to proposals to NIAMS, but please note that the above requirements specified by NIAMS may be more restrictive in some cases.

Address for Sending Administrative Supplement Applications for students and teachers

Requests for ARRA administrative supplements for NIAMS grants should be submitted to:

Mr. Andrew Jones
Acting Chief Grants Management Officer, NIAMS, NIH
6701 Democracy Blvd. Suite 800
Bethesda, MD 20892-4872, or 20817 if using an express courier

Alternatively, you may submit your request via e-mail, with a PDF attachment, to: jonesan@mail.nih.gov
Please identify in the subject line of the e-mail that you are submitting an ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPLEMENT REQUEST.

Application Receipt Dates for Administrative Supplements for students and teachers

Applications for ARRA administrative supplements in response to this NIH Notice will be accepted by NIAMS until June 15, 2009. If funding is available, NIAMS may elect to accept additional proposals in 2010.

Timeline for Review of Administrative Supplements for students and teachers

NIAMS will endeavor to expedite review of proposals that include the summer of 2009. Otherwise, ARRA administrative supplement applications will be reviewed by end of August with notification of award by September 30, 2009.

Reporting Requirements

Funds provided by the Recovery Act are not "business as usual." Final guidance on reporting is still being developed. By submitting an application for ARRA funding, the PI and the institution are agreeing to abide by the requirements, once released. Preliminary guidance can be obtained here.

Contact Information

Please contact the Program Director of the parent grant for questions related to scientific or programmatic content.

Please contact the Grants Management Specialist assigned to the parent grant for questions about administrative and budgetary requirements.