The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act or ARRA), signed February 17, 2009, is an unprecedented effort to stimulate our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and address multiple challenges so our country can thrive.

Some current NICHD grantees can request ARRA funds for supplements to existing grants or projects. To qualify for these supplements, grantees must demonstrate an ability to spend the money in the two-year time frame, meet the special reporting and other requirements of ARRA projects, and fulfill goals of the Recovery Act:

These initiatives are among several being offered by the NIH and by individual Institutes and Centers, including the NICHD, to help fulfill the goals of the Recovery Act by stimulating the economy through support of biomedical research:

• Administrative Supplements to Existing Grants
  • NICHD Areas of Scientific Priority for Administrative Supplements
  
  
• Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences to Students and Science Educators
  • NICHD Areas of Scientific Priority for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
  
  
• The NICHD has decided not to use ARRA funds to support Revision Applications (formerly known as Competitive Supplements) to existing grants as described in NOT-09-058. However, NICHD grantees with active R01, R21, R33, R37, or U01 awards may submit Revision Applications under the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) funding opportunity to leverage resources, expertise, and infrastructure of NCRR centers and center-like programs through significant expansion of the scope or research protocol of approve, funded projects. Receipt dates for this program are April 21, 2009, or July 10, 2009. The NICHD will only consider using ARRA funds to support this type of Revision Application. Investigators may still apply for Revision Applications on the standard receipt dates or request supplements from NICHD as part of the usual (non-ARRA) process for funding consideration.

The Institute will provide a limited number of supplements to further its mission.  The Institute will give priority to those requests that clearly create or preserve jobs, build infrastructure for future research activities, and move science forward.

If you are thinking about applying for a supplement to an existing grant, please contact your Program Officer to discuss the topic in more detail. Contact information for the Program Official is available in the NIH Commons and in other official documents related to the grant.

Additional information about the Recovery Act FOAs and related NIH opportunities is available through the Office of Extramural Research at http://grants.nih.gov/recovery.

Important Notes

Applicants (individuals and organizations) must register in both the grants.gov and the electronic Research Administration (eRA) commons systems to apply for most NIH grants; to register on grants.gov, visit http://grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp; to register on eRA commons, visit https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/registration/registrationInstructions.jsp.

For all applications funded through the Recovery Act, funds are available for two years only (Fiscal Year 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010); after that time, all projects must be completed. Successful applicants will need to meet special reporting and other requirements in accordance with the guidelines set forth in the Recovery Act. Please review the ARRA Award terms for more information.