NIAID Funding News Back Issues, 2014

December 17, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Safeguarding Intellectual Property

Opportunities and Resources

• Exploring Novel Therapeutics for Fighting Bacterial Infections
• Get Funding to Develop Big Data Educational Resources
• More Chances for Innovative Research on HIV Reservoirs

In The News

• New Format for Biographical Sketches
• News Briefs
  • Chance to Comment on Use of Single IRBs for Multisite Research
  • Clarification From OLAW on Shared Animal Welfare Concerns
  • Style Requirement Lifted for Resubmission Applications

Advice Corner

• Befuddled by a FOA? Scientific Contact Can Clear Up Confusion, Questions
• Reader Questions
  • Will my grant application be assigned to and reviewed at NIAID since it is HIV/AIDS-related?
  • How should I address reviewers' comments in my resubmission application, given the single-page limit for the Introduction?

New Funding Opportunities

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December 4, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Preliminary Research: Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough

Opportunities and Resources

• FOA Seeks New Approaches to Host-Directed TB Therapy
• New Funding Opportunities Target Eosinophils and Eosinophil-Associated Disorders

In The News

• Mark Your Calendar for 2015 Small Business Conferences
• News Briefs
  • Reminder: Annual Reports to OLAW Due Next Month
  • Comment on Policy for Reporting Clinical Trial Results
  • Reissue of Administrative Supplements FOA
  • Registering a Clinical Trial? Include Your NIH Grant Number

Advice Corner

• Become a Search Superhero
• Reader Questions
  • Why doesn't NIAID post paylines for all grant types?
  • Could you clarify what kind of IRB certification you need for just-in-time? Would the IRB approval letter be enough?

New Funding Opportunities

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November 20, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• A Refresher on Subawards

Opportunities and Resources

• Get Funding for Research on Implementation of HIV Treatment and Care Programs
• HIV and Mucosal Immunity: Learn More, Share Ideas

In The News

• Two Noteworthy Items About Clinical Trials
• Funding Pause for Some Gain-of-Function Research
• News Briefs
  • More Interim Paylines Announced
  • Two New RFIs Will Inform NIH Data Strategies
  • Send T32 and T35 Payback Forms to New Address
  • Extension of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome FOAs

Advice Corner

• New to RPPR? Tips for Your December 1 Progress Report
• Reader Questions
  • If a K99 recipient committed 75 percent effort in his or her proposal, with the remaining 25 percent effort reserved for other activities, can he or she participate in an R01 or R21 and charge his or her salary to the R award?
  • Is there a time limit to apply for a renewal?

New Funding Opportunities

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November 5, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Putting "Effort" Into Your Application

Opportunities and Resources

• Check Out FOA for Hepatitis C Cooperative Research Centers
• Innovating Diagnostic Technologies for Acute Febrile Illnesses
• Women's Health Is Focus of Career Development Award FOA

In The News

• NIH Gives Submission Extension to PIs Responding to Ebola Outbreak
• Change to CTSA Program May Impact NIAID-Funded Investigators
• Reminder of Invention Implementation Regulations
• Stay Tuned for BD2K News
• News Briefs
  • New Location, URLs for eRA Quick Queries
  • NIAID Participating in Small Business FOAs for Nucleic Acid Therapeutic Technologies
  • OMB Issues Guidance on Student and Postdoctoral Researcher Roles

Advice Corner

• Technical Glitches With Application Submission? Documentation Is Essential
• Reader Questions
  • Can I apply for a K08 award while also being a principal investigator on an R03 award?
  • Do I need to send my PHS 398 forms for an administrative supplement through the mail?

New Funding Opportunities

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October 16, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• An Update on the FY 2015 Budget Situation, Paylines, and Success Rates

Opportunities and Resources

• Support Services Needed for Radiation Countermeasure Products
• Check Out New Funding Opportunities for Carbohydrate Research
• Insights on Submission and Peer Review

In The News

• Summary of September's Advisory Council Meeting
• Important Instructions for NRSA Fellowship Applications
• News Briefs
  • Type 5 Non-SNAP Grants Move to RPPR on October 17
  • Phone Number Changes for NIAID's DEA
  • Niche Assessment Program Returns for 2014
  • NIH Seeks Feedback on Physician-Scientist Initiative
  • Deadline Extended for Sex as a Biological Variable RFI

Advice Corner

• Peer Reviewers and Council Members: A Not So Confidential Reminder About Confidentiality
• Reader Questions
  • Where can I find the character limits for items in the SF 424 application form?
  • If awarded an R21 during the final two years of a K23, can the awardee reduce the level of effort on the K23 to below 75 percent?

New Funding Opportunities

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October 1, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Use EQAPOL to Ensure Reproducible Research Results

Opportunities and Resources

• Collaborate With Brazilian Researchers, Request Supplemental Funds
• Staged Vaccine Development Takes Center Stage in New BAA
• Round 14 of Grand Challenges Explorations Now Open

In The News

• Verify That Your FY 2014 Award Information Is Correct
• News Briefs
  • Comment on Sex as a Biological Variable
  • Fill Us In on Viral Disease Studies
  • Next Chance to Apply for SRATP R01 Approaches

Advice Corner

• Make Sure That New Application Is New
• Reader Questions
  • I am in the final two years of my K23 award and was recently awarded an R21 grant. Do I need to communicate any new information to NIAID?
  • My PI's R01 funds my current research project. Can I apply for an F32 award using the R01-funded project?

New Funding Opportunities

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September 17, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• September Is National Biosafety Stewardship Month

Opportunities and Resources

• A Solution if You're Struggling With Foreign Clinical Regulations
• NIH Solicitation for Small Business Innovation Research Contract Proposals
• FOAs Focus on Role of the Microbiome in HIV-1 Vaccine Responses
• Collaborative Research Program on Disease Transmission

In The News

• NIH Clarifies Significant Changes to Animal Activities
• A Reminder About Just-in-Time Information
• Just Posted: Sample F31-Diversity Application
• News Briefs
  • New $500,000 Challenge in Single Cell Analysis
  • Collecting Input on Data-Related Standards Resource
  • Updated Forms for Some Administrative Supplements

Advice Corner

• See What's New About Our Renewal Advice
• Reader Questions
  • Are organizations in the United Kingdom eligible for NIH funding? If so, are there any special restrictions?
  • For a renewal application, should I use my original Specific Aims or write new Specific Aims?

New Funding Opportunities

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August 20, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Researching Research Topics and Teammates

Opportunities and Resources

• Funding Opportunities Zero In on Xenotransplantation
• Collaborate With Chinese Partners on HIV/AIDS Cure Research
• HIV Researchers: An R01 Prevention Opportunity for You
• Exploring the Ramifications of Genomic Research

In The News

• Deadline for Small Business CAP Program Is Near
• News Briefs
  • Revised Policy on Individual Development Plans
  • Requirements for Sandy Supplements
  • Still Time to Register for 2014 Small Business Conferences
  • Only One Funding Newsletter in September

Advice Corner

• Consider Our Advice When Considering an R03
• Reader Questions
  • I currently have a K01. Can I apply for a grant from a private source and still maintain my K award?
  • How can I tell if my application will be reviewed by NIAID or CSR?

New Funding Opportunities

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August 6, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• A Convenient Source of Human Biospecimens for HIV Research

Opportunities and Resources

• Funding for Research on Diseases Caused by Free-Living Amoebae
• An Alternate Route to Market for Small Businesses
• FOA Focus: The Latent HIV Reservoir and Assays to Quantify It

In The News

• Loan Repayment Programs: New Notices Issued, New Application Cycle to Begin
• Help Us Help You: Improving NIAID Resources
• News Briefs
  • NIH's Research Program—Why What We Do Matters
  • Change to CFAR FOA for Proposals That Involve Human Subjects
  • Thinking Ahead About Addressing Sex Differences in Research

Advice Corner

• Have Research News Worth Sharing? Let Us Help Spread the Word
• Reader Questions
  • I am applying for a diversity supplement. What is the timeframe requirement for the parent grant?
  • The next AIDS application deadline, September 7, 2014, falls on a Sunday. What's the real deadline to submit?

New Funding Opportunities

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July 16, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Addressing Unforeseen Administrative Issues After Submission

Opportunities and Resources

• An Opportunity to Participate in Immune-Related Genomics Consortium
• Now's Your Chance to Join Radiation Countermeasures Consortium
• Testing Immune Tolerance in Organ Donation
• Immune-Based Antiviral Products Solicitation On the Way

In The News

• K99/R00 Applicants: Be Aware of Modified Instructions
• News Briefs
  • New Web Tool Displays Timeline of Key Policy Changes
  • Administrative Cores Now Optional in Parent P01
  • Annual Requirement Dropped for NRSA Fellows at Foreign and Federal Institutions
  • Annotated Forms Available to Guide Small Business Applicants

Advice Corner

• Big Grant Applications Need Our Approval
• Reader Questions
  • Is there a limit to the number of summer months that can be listed on an NIH budget proposal?
  • How does the new submission policy extend to renewal applications?

New Funding Opportunities

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July 3, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• More Perspectives From NIAID's Experiences With Open Data Sharing

Opportunities and Resources

• Advancing the Efficacy of Topical HIV Microbicides
• For Your Consideration: Funding Opportunities on HIV Persistence
• Opportunities for Multidisciplinary Studies of HIV and Viral Hepatitis Coinfection

In The News

• News and Notes From NIAID's Advisory Council
• Your Insight Into NIAID's Funding Priorities: Council-Approved Concepts
• News Briefs
  • Upcoming Webinar on Human Subjects Incident Reporting

Advice Corner

• Tips for Writing a Strong Multiple PI Leadership Plan
• Reader Questions
  • Which publications should I list in my progress report?
  • Do I still qualify as an early-stage investigator if my collaborators are established principal investigators?

New Funding Opportunities

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June 19, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Getting a Response From Your Program Officer

Opportunities and Resources

• Develop Sample Sparing Assays for Immune Monitoring

In The News

• Coming in FY 2015: New NIH Policies to Correct Sex Imbalance in Preclinical Research
• News Briefs
  • Small Business Omnibus Receipt Date Looms
  • CSR Offers Prizes for Ideas to Reduce Bias During Peer Review
  • Change in Domestic Animal Welfare Assurance Renewal Criteria

Advice Corner

• When NIH Accepts Late Submissions
• Check Out Web Updates Due to the New Submission Policy
• Reader Questions
  • In my competing application, what is the correct citation format for a new publication available online but not yet in print?
  • Do the title and PI of an animal protocol have to match the title and PI name on the grant?

New Funding Opportunities

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June 4, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• The Benefits of Being a Peer Reviewer

Opportunities and Resources

• Several New FOAs Related to HIV
• Help Prevent or Treat HIV Through Sustained-Release Products and Strategies

In The News

• Date Set for Switch in Progress Reports to RPPR
• Registration Open for NIAID's SBIR/STTR Workshop
• News Briefs
  • Second Round of Pilots for New Biosketch Format
  • Domestic Noncompeting Awards Will Move to Payment Management System
  • Additional Educational Information Required for NRSA Fellowship Applications
  • NIH to Host SBIR/STTR Booth at MedTech Conference
  • Upcoming Grants Management Workshop in London

Advice Corner

• Don't Get Caught Behind a Bar to Award if You Want Your Grant Money
• Reader Questions
  • I am filling out the SBIR/STTR Financial Management form. Is an established line of credit with a major credit card company an accepted form of credit?
  • Is the R03 a good stepping stone to a future R01 for new PIs?

New Funding Opportunities

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May 22, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Early Insights From FY 2014 Application Totals

Opportunities and Resources

• Unlocking the Commercial Potential of Scientific Advances
• Solicitation for Radiation-Induced Lung Injury Treatments

In The News

• Inclusion Reporting Expands to Progress Reports
• News Briefs
  • FY 2014 Paylines Posted
  • eRA Systems Offline for Upgrades Over Memorial Day Weekend
  • Changes to Grant Closeout Policies Are On the Way
  • New Application Instructions for K22 Awards
  • SBIR/STTR Applicants Required to Use New Forms for Summer Receipt Date and Beyond

Advice Corner

• What to Do After You Apply, Before Your Application's Peer Review
• Reader Questions
  • Do I need to submit a final progress report if I am applying for a renewal?
  • Do site visits usually occur before or after review?

New Funding Opportunities

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May 7, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Perspectives From NIAID's Experiences With Open Data Sharing

Opportunities and Resources

• Apply to Be a Lasker Clinical Research Scholar
• A New Stepping Stone Toward HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials
• An Opportunity to Support DAIT's Clinical Research Programs
• Funding for Big Data Training Programs

In The News

• Important Info for Small Businesses
• Attention Career Development Applicants: Foreign Components Are Allowed
• News Briefs
  • May Webinar to Discuss High-Priority Areas of HIV Cure Research
  • Patent Holders Can Apply for Humanitarian Recognition
  • Improvements to Financial Conflict of Interest Module in eRA Commons

Advice Corner

• Know What to Look for When Choosing a Mentor
• Highlighting Synergy in Multiproject Applications
• Reader Questions
  • To renew a training grant, should I submit IRB and IACUC protocol approvals for mentors whose students are no longer being supported?
  • How does the big grant policy apply to program project applications?

New Funding Opportunities

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April 17, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Big News on Application Submission Policy

Opportunities and Resources

• An Opportunity to Lead the Network for Atopic Dermatitis Research
• Improved Understanding of Immunity Through Improved Computational Models
• Big Data Meets Small Business
• Innovative Research to Overcome Barrier to HIV Cure

In The News

• News Briefs
  • eRA Database Downtime Scheduled for Late May
  • SBIR/STTR Webinar Resources Available Online
  • Two Requests for Information About Chimp Facilities
  • You Can Nominate an SBIR/STTR Champion
  • Upcoming International Grants Management Workshop
  • Save the Date for Future Small Business Conferences

Advice Corner

• Know When You Do—and Don't—Have to Get NIAID's Prior Approval
• If Preaward Spending Is Okay With Your Institution, It's Okay With Us
• Reader Questions
  • Does NIAID sponsor individual researchers to attend conferences?
  • What is the submission deadline for an AIDS-related F32 application?

New Funding Opportunities

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April 3, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Step Ten to a Winning Application: Write to Excite

Opportunities and Resources

• An Opportunity to Lead NIAID's Food Allergy Consortium
• Creating Diagnostics for Pan-Drug Resistant Infections
• FYI: Fellowship FOAs Were Reissued

In The News

• Check Out New Concepts Approved by Council
• Hassle-Free GWAS Online Submission
• News Briefs
  • Request for Information From NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare
  • May Event Focused on Human Subjects Ethics

Advice Corner

• The More Things Stay the Same: Administrative Supplements
• Reader Questions
  • If I withdraw my application, does it still count as a submission?
  • Am I required to share model organisms? Who pays for that?

New Funding Opportunities

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March 19, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Syndication in Seven Easy Steps

Opportunities and Resources

• An Abundance of HIV-Related Funding Opportunities
• Opportunity for Small Business Concerns and Academic Institutions Working on HIV/AIDS

In The News

• Changes to Progress Reporting on the Horizon
• Read Our Primer on Peer Review Service
• News Briefs
  • Web Pages Updated with Latest Budget Information for FY 2014

Advice Corner

• Why Criterion Scores Don’t Add Up
• Reader Questions
  • Can I choose who reviews my grant application?
  • What are person months, and how are they calculated?

New Funding Opportunities

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March 5, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Step Nine to a Winning Application: Nail Your Budget

Opportunities and Resources

• Networking Opportunity: Contribute to Immune Profiling Data Network
• Overcoming Obstacles to Infectious Diseases Research Abroad
• Get the Latest on New Funding Opportunities for Big Data Projects

In The News

• Scavenger Receptor Biology and Nomenclature Workshops
• News Briefs
  • Upcoming NIH SBIR/STTR Webinar
  • Program Funding and Grants Administration Seminar

Advice Corner

• Have a Grant Application Submission Question? Ask a Help Desk
• Reader Questions
  • I have a clinical assistant supported by a K01. Can I use R01 funding to supplement their salary?
  • Does NIAID restrict direct costs requests for R01 diversity supplements?

New Funding Opportunities

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February 12, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Public Access Compliance: Room for Improvement

Opportunities and Resources

• Small Business: New Omnibus, New Pilot, Oh My!
• New FOAs Offer Chance for U.S.-South Africa Collaborative Research
• Thanks to Changes, Your Research May Now Fit an HIV Reservoir FOA
• In Search of Centers for AIDS Research Program
• Innovation Through Collaboration: Finding New Approaches to Eliminate HIV-1
• Three Funding Opportunities for Big Data Education and Training

In The News

• Request for Information (RFI) on Areas of HIV Cure-Related Research
• Provide Info on Multiplex Diagnostic Technologies
• News Briefs
  • Use Adobe Forms C for Administrative Supplements, Type 6, and Type 7
  • Page Limits for K Letters of Support

Advice Corner

• e-App Software: Compare to Prepare
• Reader Questions
  • Does NIAID support F30 grants?
  • As a new investigator, should I apply for the smallest grant type?

New Funding Opportunities

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January 15, 2014, NIAID Funding News

Feature Articles

• Step Eight to a Winning Application: Define Resources

Opportunities and Resources

• FOAs Intertwine International Collaborations and Infectious Diseases Research
• Delve Into Diversity-Related FOAs
• Two New Big Data Funding Opportunities

In The News

• News Briefs
  • Use Reissued Career Development FOAs
  • Transition Away From Class B Dogs for Research

Advice Corner

• Consider Multiple Points Before Making the Multiple PI Switch
• Reader Questions
  • For fellowships, could the purchase of computers, laptops, or tablets be considered allowable direct costs?

New Funding Opportunities

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