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Funding Opportunities for the Recovery Act: Administrative Supplements to Existing Grants

Recovery.gov logoNIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements (NOT-OD-09-056)

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.

The following initiative is one of many initiatives being offered by the NIH to help fulfill the goals of the Recovery Act by stimulating the economy through support of biomedical research. Additional information about the Recovery Act Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) and related NIH opportunities is available through the Office of Extramural Research at http://grants.nih.gov/recovery.

Areas of Scientific Priority for NICHD

The NICHD places priority on using Recovery Act funds for NIH Administrative Supplements to existing grants in the following scientific areas:

  • Developmental Biology and Perinatal Medicine
    Complex biological processes, which determine health and well-being, begin even before conception, and fetal and early childhood development set the stage for physical, cognitive, and behavioral outcomes throughout life. A major NICHD priority is to advance fundamental and clinical knowledge about maternal health and problems of child development. This research includes (but is not limited to):
  • Maternal and Child Health
    To improve maternal and child health in the United States and worldwide, a major priority of the NICHD is to conduct research to address major areas. This research includes (but is not limited to): 
  • Contraception, Reproduction, and Population Research
    Understanding reproductive health and biology for both men and women is crucial to improving health and quality-of-life around the world. Improved knowledge about human population dynamics is also essential to successful and sustainable communities. This research includes (but is not limited to): 
  • Medical Rehabilitation Research
    Medical rehabilitation research is essential to developing scientific and technical knowledge needed to enhance health, productivity, independence, and quality-of-life for people with disabilities. This research includes (but is not limited to):

Funding Priorities for NICHD

The NICHD expects to devote a limited portion of its ARRA funds to support supplements to existing grants and projects, including Administrative Supplements. The Institute will only consider give priority to those requests that clearly create or preserve jobs, build the infrastructure for future research activities, and accelerate the pace of science.

Grantees requesting these Administrative Supplements may request to add/retain personnel for an existing research grant to accelerate progress, expand research objectives within the scope of the goals of an existing project, and/or purchase equipment costing less than $100,000 for which there is a clear and convincing need. Keep in mind that:

  • If you have an existing grant with the NICHD, contact the program official for your grant to discuss the details of your request and to confirm that your grant and concept is fully eligible for this type of supplement. (See below for contact information.)
  • Applicants should request a reasonable amount and should convincingly justify that amount in terms of the goals for the supplement.  The supplement request generally should not exceed the cost of the original grant.
  • Applicants seeking equipment costing $100,000 or more should respond to the ARRA activities coordinated by the National Center for Research Resources, Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10): RFA-09-118 .
  • Applicants may also request Administrative Supplements to support the the special program for students and educatorsas described in Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators (NOT-OD-09-060).
  • Because these requests will be funded as Administrative Supplements to existing awards, the request for additional funds must be submitted by the Principal Investigator (PI) of an active NIH grant.
  • The NICHD will determine the total amount of funds awarded in response to each request for Administrative Supplements.
  • Currently, the NICHD is not funding supplements or otherwise using ARRA funds to further support Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) projects; however, the NICHD may consider using ARRA funds in the future for these mechanisms.
    • SBIR/STTR applicants 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.
    • In addition, small business applicants are eligible to apply for NIH Challenge Grants and Grand Opportunities (GO) Program solicitations as indicated in the RFAs for those funding opportunities.

Grants Eligible for Administrative Supplements through NICHD

For this initiative, the NICHD may consider requests to add Administrative Supplements to the following types of grants (indicated by activity code):

  • R00
  • R01
  • R03
  • R15
  • R21
  • R24 
  • R37
  • U01
  • U10
  • U54
  • P01
  • P30
  • P50
  • K Series Grants, excluding K12s 

Grants Ineligible for Administrative Supplements through NICHD

The NICHD will not accept requests for Administrative Supplements to T and F series grants.

Application Receipt Dates

The NICHD must receive requests for Administrative Supplements no later than June 30, 2009, for Fiscal Year 2009 consideration. The NICHD may consider requests received after that date for possible funding in Fiscal Year 2010.

Mailing Address for Applications

Applicants should submit requests for Administrative Supplements electronically in Portable Document File (PDF) format, to the Program Official responsible for the existing grant. Contact information for the Program Official is available in the NIH Commons and in other official documents related to the grant.

Timeline for Application Review

Review of Administrative Supplement applications for Fiscal Year 2009 will occur by the end of August 2009; notification of award will occur by September 30, 2009.

Contacts

For more information, please contact:

Eugene Hayunga, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Extramural Policy
Office of the Director, NICHD
National Institutes of Health
Phone: (301) 435-6856
E-mail: ehayunga@mail.nih.gov

For Financial or Grants Management questions, contact:

Bryan S. Clark, M.B.A.
Chief Grants Management Officer
Grants Management Branch, Office of the Director, NICHD
National Institutes of Health
Phone: (301) 435-6975
E-mail: clarkb1@mail.nih.gov

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 (2009 and 2010, after which 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.
 
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