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NIH STIMULUS FUNDING INFORMATION


Supplement initiatives vary considerably between different NIH Institutes & Centers (ICs). This website includes summary information by NIH IC, including due dates for each type of supplement (administrative, competing revision and educator supplements) and IC specific features for each supplement type.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Check the NIH Director's Page and the NIH ARRA Site for more information

Links to Individual NIH ICs

 

Funds Available

The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides $10.4 billion for the National Institutes for Health (NIH).

  • $8.2 billion for research activities, of which $7.4 billon is to be allocated across the NIH;
  • Institutes, Centers, Divisions, and the Common Fund (which includes cross-cutting activities such as the NIH Roadmap); $800 million will remain in the Office of the Director;
  • $1 billion for extramural construction, repairs, and alterations through the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR); the review process for construction and renovation projects has not been determined;
  • $300 million to NCRR for shared instrumentation;
  • $500 million for construction and improvements on the NIH campus; and
  • $400 million transferred from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) for comparative effectiveness research.

 

Recently posted NIH funding opportunities

(10/1/09) RFA-OD-09-010
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4)
Receipt Date (LOI): 11/12/2009

(8/20/09) HHS today posted on Grants.gov two funding announcements for health information technology (HIT) grants supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA, P.L. 111-5).

  • One funding announcement (EP-HIT-09-003) makes $598 million available over three application cycles (for an estimated total of 70 awards) for qualified entities to serve as Regional Centers within the HIT Extension Program. According to the announcement, awards will range between $1 million and $30 million. Preliminary applications for the first cycle of awards ($189 million) are due Sept. 8, 2009, with successful applicants required to submit a full application by Nov. 3, 2009; preliminary applications for the second cycle ($225 million) are due Dec. 22, 2009, and preliminary applications for the third cycle ($184 million) are due June 1, 2010. An HHS-prepared fact sheet on the extension program is available at: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/hitech/factsheet.html.

The announcement is posted on Grants.gov at: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=Qn5tKNvfb4VHphvyRvDGQWdLDG27Ct0FTm0fNTJSbhbhdfpC1G9c!-1264077408?oppId=49167&mode=VIEW

  • The second funding announcement (EP-HIT-09-001) makes $564 million available for State Cooperative Agreements to promote HIT through planning and implementation projects to advance health information exchange (HIE). Awards will be made to states or state-designated entities. Additional information about the state cooperative agreements is available at: http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/programs/hitech/stateinfoexch.html

ONC Materials: http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=1310&parentname=CommunityPage&parentid=8&mode=2&in_hi_userid=11113&cached=true#2  
ONC Grants Primer:
http://healthit.hhs.gov/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_10741_877878_0_0_18/Grants_Primer_update.pdf

(8/12/09) HHS Deputy Secretary Bill Corr announced the release of $13.4 million for loan repayments to nurses who agree to practice in facilities with critical shortages and for schools of nursing to provide loans to students who will become nurse faculty. The awards will come from two programs:

  • Nurse Education Loan Repayment Program ($8.1 million)
  • Nurse Faculty Loan Program ($5.3 million)

To learn more about these programs, visit the HRSA Health Professions Recovery Act Home

Funding Available to Expand Health Professions Training (press release 7/28/09)
This Recovery Act funding is directed as follows: $80.2 million for scholarships, loans, and loan repayment awards; $47.6 million for the primary care training programs; $50 million in grants to health professions training programs for equipment; $10.2 million to increase health professions diversity; $10.5 million to strengthen the public health workforce (including preventive medicine residencies); and $1.5 million to support the efforts of state professional licensing boards in reducing barrier to telemedicine.

RFA-AI-09-040
Recovery Act Limited Competition:Protection of Human Health By Immunology and Vaccines (U01, U19) (6/2/09)
LOI: 9/15/09
Due date: 10/15/09

The following NIH Recovery Act funding opportunities related to Health Disparities are now available:

RFA-MD-09-006
Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Community Participation in Health Disparities Intervention Research Planning Phase (R24)
Receipt Date: 06/30/2009

RFA-MD-09-007
Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Exploratory Centers of Excellence (P20)
Receipt Date: 07/01/2009

RFA-MD-09-008
Recovery Act Limited Competition: NCMHD Dissertation Research Award to Increase Diversity (R36) NCMHD
Receipt Date: 06/30/2009

You may find these and other NIH Recovery Act funding opportunities and resources at http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/.


NCRR has established an informational website (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RR-09-012.html for the RFA-RR-09-009: Recovery Act 2009 Limited Competition: Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Discovery (U24).  Frequently Asked Questions and Answers related to this RFA can be found on this site.  In addition, the website provides individuals the opportunity to post their interest in this RFA and review the posts of others to facilitate potential applicants finding application partners. (posted 5/1/09). The complete RFA can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-009.html

Amendment: Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Infrastructure Grand Opportunities (RC2) NOT-AI-09-031 (released 4/22/09) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AI-09-031.html

NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03)(released 4/16/09) This funding opportunity supports small research projects that can be carried out in a short period of time with limited resources. Opening date for applications: May 16, 2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-163.html


Recovery Act Limited Competition:Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) (released 4/20/09). The purpose of the AREA program is to stimulate research in educational institutions that provide baccalaureate or advanced degrees for a significant number of the Nation's research scientists, but that have not been major recipients of NIH support. Opening date for applications: August 24, 2009.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-007.html

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Enabling National Networking of Scientists and Resource Recovery (U24) (released 4/20/09). This NIH FOA invites applications designed to develop, enhance, or extend infrastructure for connecting people and resources to facilitate national discovery of individuals and of scientific resources by scientists and students to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and scientific exchange. Application deadline: June 15, 2009
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-009.html

Clarification to FAQ about Process Issues for the Pediatric Outcomes Administrative Supplement (4/07/09)


Notice of Clarification to RFA-RR-09-007 and RFA-RR-09-008 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RR-09-011.html  (4/01/09)

Recovery Act Limited Competition: Supporting New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30) (released 3/30/09)
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-005.html

Administrative supplements for NCRR (released 3/25/09)
(http://www.ncrr.nih.gov/the_american_recovery_and_reinvestment_act/
administrative_supplements_and_competitive_revision_applications/ competitive_revision_applications/).

These awards are intended to leverage the resources, expertise and infrastructure of NCRR Centers and Center-like programs, including the CTSA program. Investigators may request up to $300,000 per year for one or two years. Applications are due April 21 for two-year awards, and July 10 for one-year awards.

Eligible for these awards are investigators with active NIH RO1 awards. Certain other investigator-initiated NIH grants (such as R33, R37, and U01 awards) may also be eligible. The following NIH institutes and centers are not participating in this program: NHLBI, NIDCD, FIC and NCMHD.

RFA-OD-09-004 - Recovery Act Limited Competition for NIH Grants: Research and Research Indfrastructure "Grand Opportunities" (RC2) (released 3/24/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-004.html

RFA-MH-09-170 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R01) (released 3/23/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-170.html

RFA-MH-09-171 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Collaborative R01) (released 3/23/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-171.html

RFA-MH-09-172 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R21) (released 3/23/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-172.html

RFA-MH-09-173 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R34 and Collaborative R34) (released 3/23/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-MH-09-173.html

NOT-OD-09-058 - NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications (released 3/18/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-058.html

NOT-OD-09-060 - NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators (released 3/18/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-060.html

NOT-OD-09-056 - NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements (released 3/18/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-056.html

RFA-RR-09-007 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20) (update 3/19/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-007.html

RFA-RR-09-008 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06) (update 3/19/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-008.html

PAR-09-118 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) (released 3/5/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-118.html

NOT-RR-09-008 - Addition of Recovery Funds to the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (released 3/5/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RR-09-008.html

RFA-OD-09-003 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) (update 3/6/09) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-003.html

NOT-RR-09-005 - Notice of Availability of Administrative Supplements for Research on Outcome Measures for Pediatric Clinical Trials in support of the Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act (released 2/19/09)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RR-09-005.html

Funding Opportunities for "for-profit" entities (UR could not apply directly)


RFA-OD-09-008
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Pilot Program (RC3). The purpose of this pilot program is to address the funding gap between promising research and development (R&D) and transitioning to the market (6/2/09)
LOI: 8/3/09
Due date: 9/1/09

RFA-OD-09-009
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research (R43).
NIH invites grant applications from small business concerns that propose to accelerate innovation through high risk, high reward research and development (R&D) that has commercial potential and is relevant to the mission of the NIH. The Small Business Catalyst Award is further expected to support entrepreneurs of exceptional creativity, drawn from scientific and technological environments beyond NIH, who propose pioneering and possibly transformative approaches to addressing major biomedical or behavioral challenges with the potential for downstream commercial development (R43) (6/2/09)
LOI: 8/3/09
Due date: 9/1/09

 

Anticipated use of ARRA Funds by NIH

NIH will focus scientific activities in several areas:

Funding recently peer reviewed, highly meritorious R01 and similar mechanisms capable of making significant advances with a two-year grant. R01 are projects proposed directly from scientists across the country. NIH will also fund new R01 applications that have a reasonable expectation of making progress in a two-year grant.

NIH will accelerate the tempo of ongoing science through targeted supplements to current grants. For example, NIH may competitively expand the scope of current research awards or supplement an existing award with additional support for infrastructure (e.g., equipment) that will be used in the two-year availability of these funds.

NIH anticipates supporting new types of activities that fit into the structure of the Recovery Act. It will support a reasonable number of awards to jump start the new NIH Challenge Grant program. This program is designed to focus on health and science problems where progress can be expected in two years. The number of awards and amount of funds will be determined, based on the scientific merit and the quality of applications.

NIH will also use other funding mechanisms, as appropriate.

 

Challenge Grants

Application Due Date: April 27, 2009

As part of the Recovery Act, NIH has designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009 - 2010 for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research. Please visit the NIH Challenge Grants website at

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/ for more details

 

Increased Reporting Requirements

NIH has instituted additional reporting requirements for ARRA funds. Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/NIH_HHS_ARRA_Award_Terms.pdf for details