Headline News and Policy Updates
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NIH eSubmission Items of Interest - 6/17/13
Tue Jun 18 at 11am
From: ESubmission Update to Organization Officials [mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of NIH OER Communications Office (NIH/OD) Sent: Monday, June 17, 2013 5:37 AM To: ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: NIH eSubmission Items of Interest - June 17, 2013
NIH eSubmission Items of Interest - June 17, 2013
July 5th R01 Deadline is On
With the July 4th federal holiday falling on Thursday, it’s quite tempting to make an extra-long weekend and take Friday off, too. Don’t forget that NIH’s July 5th R01 deadline will take place as scheduled - even if your own organization is closed.
Get your applications in early and enjoy some time off!!
Application Form Update A-B-Cs
It’s a basic fact of government forms – they have a limited shelf life. In fact, agencies are required to seek reauthorization from the Office of Management and Budget at least every three years to continue to use existing forms. Add to that the need to update forms to address programmatic and reporting changes and it seems like form versions are continually in flux. We’ve already been through a few form updates since NIH began to transition grant applications to electronic submission in 2005. If you’ve been doing this as long as I have you may recall the ‘ADOBE-FORMS-A’ transition in 2009 when we moved from PureEdge to Adobe-based forms or the ‘ADOBE-FORMS-B’ transition in 2010 when we implemented the ‘Enhancing Peer Review’ changes. Now, it’s time for FORMS-C (see NOT-OD-13-074).
For many agencies form updates aren’t a big deal. They have a small number of programs and their announcements have single due dates. They can simply let current FOAs run their course and use new forms the next time they post an opportunity. NIH isn’t like many agencies. We have over 600 active Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) at any given time, hundreds of activity codes with various standard due dates, and opportunities that are open for 3 years. This makes updating forms a major undertaking for NIH and confusing for applicants.
I can’t do anything about the need to update forms, but let’s see if I can help avoid some of the confusion through this Q&A…
· When do I need to use the updated forms (FORMS-C)?
Applications to FOAs with due dates on/after September 25, 2013 must use updated forms (FORMS-C), except:
o Career Development, Fellowship, and Training FOAs will transition to updated forms for deadlines on/after January 25, 2014
o Small Business FOAs will NOT transition to updated forms until Small Business Reauthorization form changes are also available – timing TBD
· What changes to the forms are included in FORMS-C?
Specific changes are documented at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ElectronicReceipt/files/FORMS-C_Changes.pdf.
· How can I tell if my application package was created using the appropriate forms?
NIH gives each set of updated forms a version name for quick identification and easier communications (in this case ‘FORMS-C’). When we post an opportunity and its application package on Grants.gov we provide some basic information (opportunity title and number, key dates, etc.). We also have the ability to provide a ‘Competition ID’ to further identify an opportunity. We use the Competition ID to convey the form version name. The version name shows up in the Competition ID field in various screens and within the application package (see Do I have the Right Electronic Forms for My Application? ). If the Competition ID is ADOBE-FORMS-B1 or B2, then the application was created using the older forms. On the other hand, if it is FORMS-C, then the application was created using the newest forms.
· Will NIH be reissuing each FOA or simply posting a new application package to incorporate the form updates?
For the activity codes transitioning to updated forms for deadlines on/after September 25, 2013, we will simply expire old application packages and post new ones to the existing FOAs (i.e., no new FOA number, but must use the application package with a Competition ID of ‘FORMS-C’).
Planning is still underway for the Fellowship, Training, Career Development and Small Business programs that will transition later. Since those form changes will be made in conjunction with other programmatic changes, it is likely that we will need to post new FOAs as well as application packages for those transitions.
· When will the Application Guides be updated to reflect the new forms?
The Application Guides currently posted on the SF424 (R&R) Forms/Applications/Instructions page are specifically for use with ‘Adobe Forms Version B Series’ application packages. NIH staff are working hard to have new Application Guides posted for ‘Forms C Series’ application packages. The updated guides will be ready no later than mid-July (hopefully sooner).
Be careful to use the correct application guide for your opportunity and due date. Since some programs will transition after September 25, the Forms B Series and the Forms C Series guides will both be available on our Web site for a period of time.
· When will the Applying Electronically web site be updated to reflect the updated forms?
General resources available on the Applying Electronically web site, such as, Avoiding Common Errors, Annotated Forms, and FAQs will be posted in late July to early August. We want to wait until after some of our major summer deadlines are behind us to avoid additional confusion.
· What happens if I try to submit my R01 application for the October 5 deadline using ADOBE-FORMS-B2?
Your application will be Rejected with Errors at Grants.gov. Thank goodness you all submit early to leave time to address unforeseen issues. You will need to move to the updated forms and submit BEFORE the deadline. Finding out that you used the wrong forms right at the deadline will not be considered a valid reason for a late submission.
Form updates are not anyone’s idea of a good time, but they don’t have to be a huge source of stress. We got through the A and B transitions and we’ll get through the C transition, too.
The Same But Different
We are starting to receive some inquiries regarding the new look and feel of Grants.gov application form packages. Don’t panic - we haven’t jumped the gun and started posting FORMS-C form packages yet. However, Grants.gov has updated the initial Grant Application Package screen used to manage the forms within existing packages. The changes are actually quite nice. Mandatory forms are now automatically included in your application without dragging them from one side of the page to the other and optional forms can be added with a simple check-box. Each form is also hyperlinked for easy access. Basic opportunity information (opportunity title, offering agency, etc.) remains at the top of the screen. This is also where you can find the Competition ID which, at least for now, should say ADOBE-FORMS-B1 or B2.
Since it is the exact same opportunity with the same underlying application forms just presented in a slightly different way, you can continue to use the same application package for your submission regardless of whether the old or new Grant Application Package screen is used.
Stop By and Say Hi
If you are attending NIH’s Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration in Baltimore at the end of the month, please stop by and say hi. Scarlett Gibb, Joe Schumaker, Vera Holder and I will be at the eRA booth and would love to see you.
Take care,
Sheri
Sheri Cummins
Division of Communication and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
cumminss@mail.nih.gov
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Changes Coming Soon to the UW Budget (No-Cost) Extension Form
Mon Jun 10 at 7am
NSF Grants must now use the UW Budget (No-Cost) Extension Form
Starting on June 13th the NCE form will be modified slightly. The initial question about NSF being the sponsor will be removed – going forward all sponsors and all application types will need to use this form when requesting a budget extension.
Why? All budget (no-cost) extension requests need to undergo compliance review and be approved by OSP (whether they have been approved by the sponsor or still need approval). In order to do this review, OSP needs pieces of administrative and compliance information from the campus unit. This now includes NSF funded projects.
Where is this form located? The Budget Extension Request Tool can be found on the OSP website.
What has changed? This change effects NSF funded projects which now must use this form in addition to completing the No-Cost Extension Notification or Request in Fastlane. OSP will review the UW NCE Form and if the project qualifies then we will submit the NSF NCE Notification or Request in Fastlane.
If you have any questions, please contact you the Program Coordinator on your OSP Team.
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Reminder of NIH System Issue Policy
Fri Jun 7 at 7am
From: ESubmission Update to Organization Officials [mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 11:15 AM To: ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: ATTN NIH Applicants: Reminder of NIH System Issue Policy
Reminder of NIH System Issue Policy
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
NIH Applicants,
We understand that some applicants are experiencing issues submitting grant applications through Grants.gov to NIH. Despite these issues, NIH has received a steady stream of applications both yesterday and today. NIH does not plan on extending today’s R01 deadline since the issues experienced are not affecting the majority of applications.
If you are experiencing system issues that threaten your on-time submission, please follow our standard system issue policy documented at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ElectronicReceipt/support.htm#guidelines and in the recent reminder notice (NOT-OD-13-054).
A couple items to keep in mind:
· Remember that viewing your assembled application in eRA Commons is the best way to ensure we have received your application.
· Grants.gov does not guarantee that applications will be processed in the order submitted. Check to ensure your final application is the version you want to move forward for consideration.
· Help Desks are very busy. If you only need to document your issue and don’t need to talk to a help desk agent, take advantage of the eRA Commons Help Desk’s web ticketing system at http://public.era.nih.gov/commonshelp.
As long as we can verify that a system issue impeded the timely submission of your application and you work diligently to complete the process, you will not be penalized for these issues beyond your control.
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
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Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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NIH eRA Commons, ASSIST and IAR Unavailable June 8th from 2-6pm PST
Wed Jun 5 at 1pm
eRA Information: eRA Commons, ASSIST, and IAR Will Be Unavailable June 8, 5pm-9pm
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
eRA Commons, ASSIST and IAR will be unavailable Saturday, June 8, 2013 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. During this time, NIH will complete network maintenance that may affect eRA systems. As a precaution, those systems will be offline during the maintenance period.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
We are sorry if you receive duplicates. This notification was sent to multiple distribution lists. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from our listservs, please visit http://era.nih.gov/about_era/get_connected.cfm.
Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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Engineered biomaterial could improve success of medical implants - Buddy Ratner Quoted
Wed Jun 5 at 6am
UW Today story excerpt: The UW researchers created a synthetic substance that fully resists the body’s natural attack response to foreign objects. Medical devices such as artificial heart valves, prostheses and breast implants could be coated with this polymer to prevent the body from rejecting an implanted object. Currently working on mice, the researchers Ratner and Shaoyi Jiang plan to test on humans. Read the full story about this amazing research advancement in UW Today.
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KOMO News: UW engineers working on breakthrough in DNA research
Wed Jun 5 at 6am
KOMO News writes: “SEATTLE — University of Washington engineers have created a new DNA device that could give clues to cold cases or cancer research, and it’s getting worldwide attention.” Read the full article on KOMOnews.com about how this new instrument can analyze and send DNA information in a fraction of the time from the previous process.
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Submission Problems with Grants.gov and SAGE Grant Runner
Tue Jun 4 at 12pm
Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2013 11:31 AM To: mram@u.washington.edu Subject: [Mram] Submission Problems with Grants.gov and SAGE Grant Runner
Dear Colleagues,
OSP has been experiencing submission problems with Grants.gov and SAGE Grant Runner applications in the past few days. We want to assure you that we are working with ORIS to resolve the Grant Runner issues and that help tickets have been opened with Grants.gov for each application experiencing problems. OSP Administrators and Grant & Contract Coordinators will be in touch with their departments regarding the status of specific applications. Based on past experience we anticipate that all applications submitted in accordance with deadline requirements will be accepted by sponsors. OSP staff have documented the issue and will continue to shepherd proposals through the process.
Please support your PI and OSP by doing the following:
· Please don’t panic
· Please check your eGC1 History & Comments for the most up to date information regarding your submission
· Please let your PI know that OSP is your advocate in this situation and we are keeping on top of the ever-changing situation.
From the Grants.gov Blog (6/4/13 at 7:00am)
Grants.gov system slowness – Some customers are reporting that the Grants.gov website is currently experiencing slowness or time out errors when downloading and submitting applications. The Grants.gov program management office is aware of the issue and is working to correct the issue as soon as possible. We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work through the issue.
If you have questions that must be answered, please contact your OSP Team member who reviewed your application and we will do our best to provide additional information.
Thank you for your patience.
Lynette Arias
Assistant Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
ariasl@uw.edu
543-4043
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Fri May 31 at 10am
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts May 31, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- Notice of Correction to Application Instruction in PAR-13-219 Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20)
(NOT-OD-13-059) Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
- HHS Reissues PHS 2013-02 SBIR and STTR Omnibus Grant Solicitations Implementing Venture Capital Provision and SBA Company Registry Requirement of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
(NOT-OD-13-071) National Institutes of Health
- Notice of Change in Application Due Date for RFA-OD-13-009 Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25)
(NOT-OD-13-073) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
- NIH to Require Use of Updated Electronic Application Forms for Due Dates on or after September 25, 2013
(NOT-OD-13-074) National Institutes of Health
- NIH Announces an Adjustment to Transition Timeline for Electronic Submission of Multi-Project Applications
(NOT-OD-13-075) National Institutes of Health
- Request for Information (RFI): Future Research Priorities for the Common Fund LINCS Program
(NOT-RM-13-020) The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
Requests for Applications
- Seek, Test, Treat, and Retain Data Harmonization Coordinating Center (U01)
(RFA-DA-14-007) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): August 16, 2013
- FY14 NIDA Avant-Garde Award Program for HIV/AIDS Research (DP1)
(RFA-DA-14-008) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): November 06, 2013
- Services Research for Autism Spectrum Disorder across the Lifespan (ServASD): Research on Early Identification and Linkage to Services for ASD (R01)
(RFA-MH-14-100) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): October 22, 2013
- Services Research for Autism Spectrum Disorder across the Lifespan (ServASD): Pilot Research on Services for Transition-Age Youth (R34)
(RFA-MH-14-101) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): October 22, 2013
- Services Research for Autism Spectrum Disorders across the Lifespan (ServASD): Pilot Studies of Services Strategies for Adults with ASD (R34)
(RFA-MH-14-102) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): October 22, 2013
Program Announcements
- Reissue PHS 2013-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (Parent SBIR [R43/R44])
(PA-13-234) National Institutes of Health Administration for Children and Families Food and Drug Administration National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Library of Medicine Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Reissue PHS 2013-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH for Small Business Technology Transfer Grant Applications (Parent STTR [R41/R42])
(PA-13-235) National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Library of Medicine Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Research Grants Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI) (R01)
(PA-13-236) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institute on Aging Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Research Grants Using the Resources from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI)(R21)
(PA-13-237) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institute on Aging Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Chronic Inflammation and Age-related Disease (R01)
(PAR-13-233) National Institute on Aging National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Office of Dietary Supplements Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Limited Competition: Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Phase III — Transitional Centers [P30]
(PAR-13-238) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): August 02, 2013
- Native American Research Centers for Health (NARCH) (S06)
(PAR-13-239) National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): August 06, 2013
NIH Funding Opportunities now available in RSS (Really Simple News Syndication) format - see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rss_info.htm for details.
To UnSubscribe to the NIH Guide Weekly TOC LISTSERV, follow the instructions at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm.
This weekly list can be found at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=05-31-2013
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NIH eRA Commons - Items of Interest for May 2013
Fri May 31 at 7am
NIH eRA Commons Items of Interest – May 2013
Coming This Summer to an NIH Grant Program Near You!
Each summer is an exciting time when the best block-buster movies are released. NIH will join in on the excitement with some releases of its own:
It’s a Wonderful Progress Report – Drama
In a dramatic but anticipated move, Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) added two variations to Progress Report Additional Materials (PRAM) in April: Public Access PRAM: which is a way for a grantee to enter, review, and submit information in response to non-compliant publications; and IC Requested PRAM: which is a way for a grantee to respond to specific request(s) by the IC for additional information following the submission of an RPPR. These options appear as links on the Status screen in eRA Commons.
If you have not already done so, make sure to read the Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-061 as it explains in detail the timeline for submitting reports. You can also visit March’s Items of Interest article on RPPR. Take note as part of the July release, the eSNAP option in Commons will be removed.
And coming this fall is the sequel already in development that will include non-SNAP, multi-project and training awards.
IAR Reboot – Action / Adventure
Sometimes it is the little things that are the most exciting. The Internet Assist Review (IAR) system has gotten a reboot, an upgrade, if you will, with a new online help system! And it is amazing.
A new link on the IAR List of Meeting screen, called IAR for Reviewers Online Screen Help, provides quick and easy access to step by step instructions on how to navigate and use IAR. This exciting new resource for Reviewers is searchable, organized by topic, and easy to use. And not to be out done by other eRA Commons components, this too has a sequel. In the next release, the online help system will be integrated within the application screens. Where ever you see a you will be able to click on it and it will take you to the online help system for that topic.
But fear not! If you are old school and are looking for that IAR PDF user guide, it is still available! All the same great info in a familiar format.
Personal Profile: Into the Future – Science (Non)Fiction
Stardate 309462.21: eRA Commons Personal Profile is coming! So cool, so new, so modern you will think it’s from the bridge of the USS Enterprise herself. Just don’t talk to it, it won’t answer back (yet).
The interface will request only role specific information. Trainees are required to provide specific information that an SO or PI are not, so only trainees will see areas to provide that information. Missing information? Not a problem because the interface will show you where you are missing required information! Very helpful for encouraging trainees to complete the profile! Want to know why we are asking for different types of information? Well, the new layout includes text as to why NIH asks for some information and explains how that information is used. And there is more to come as we look to expand this functionality to the institutional profile in the near future!
Like Harry Potter, Rocky, Rambo, Lord of the Rings.. there is so much cool stuff happening here, it can never be released at once!
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
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Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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NIH SNAP and F Progress Reports must use RPPR starting July 1st
Tue May 21 at 1pm
From: MRAM On Behalf Of Lynette F. Arias Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 9:25 AM To: mram@u.washington.edu Subject: [Mram] NIH SNAP & F Progress Reports must use RPPR starting July 1st
Dear Colleagues,
All SNAP and F progress reports with start dates of July 1st or later are required to use the Research Performance Progress Report format (RPPR). This was announced in February via NIH NOT-OD-13-035 and per eRA Commons listserv in April (see OSP Announcements).
This requirement has been a long time coming and UW was fortunate to be part of a pilot in using the RPPR. Lessons learned and tips on using the RPPR can be found on the OSP RPPR webpage for your use and reference. This includes a link to a useful NIH webinar. In addition I have included below the most recent NIH email announcement which has information on this topic.
As some of you may still be new to the RPPR format, more information will be shared at the June MRAM. In the meantime, note that OSP Grant and Contract Coordinators have reviewed and submitted several RPPRs during the pilot and while RPPR was optional. If you have questions, please seek out local support in your division, department and school/college, and then always feel free to ask your OSP Grant and Contract Coordinator.
Lynette Arias
Assistant Vice Provost for Research, Office of Research
Director, Office of Sponsored Programs
ariasl@uw.edu
543-4043
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From: ESubmission Update to Organization Officials [mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:03 AM To: ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, April 18
eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, April 18
Monday, April 15, 2013
Highlights of eRA’s April Software Release for eRA Commons
The following are highlights of eRA’s upcoming April 18-19 system-wide software release.
eRA Commons
· The Expansion of Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) functionality
§ Progress Report Additional Materials (PRAM) link on Status screen can appear in two formats:
o Public Compliance PRAM
Ø This link will appear on the Status screen upon submission of an RPPR with publications that are not in compliance with the public access policy (current PRAM functionality).
o IC Requested PRAM
Ø IC Requested PRAM link will appear when the funding Institute/Center sends a request for additional material, information or clarification concerning a submitted RPPR
Ø The grantee will submit a response to that request through the eRA Commons
§ See Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-035 for more information about RPPR and PRAM.
§ RPPR is replacing eSNAP for SNAP progress reports and the PHS 416-9 for Fellowship progress reports
o All SNAP and F progress reports with start dates of July 1st or later will be required to use RPPR
o For SNAP awards the initiate eSNAP option will remain available until July 2013; however, this is only to accommodate reports due before May 15th that are late.
o If you initiate an eSNAP for a report due on or after May 15th, contact the eRA Help Desk so that the eSNAP can be removed and an RPPR initiated in its place.
· Other small issues within Commons have been fixed. See the Release Notes for detailed information on these fixes.
LikeThis - Search Tool for Locating Funded Projects & Publications
· Now retrieves publications from the MEDLINE Baseline Repository (MBR)
§ MBR is the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s® (NLM) premier bibliographic database
§ Contains over 19 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine
§ LikeThis users are now able to access a broader set of publications data
· LikeThis is available as a link after logging into eRA Commons
Scheduled Downtime for April Release:
eRA Commons will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, April 18 and will return to service by 7 a.m. ET Friday, April 19.
After the April Release, make sure to review the Release Notes for detailed information on the changes.
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
We are sorry if you receive duplicates. This notification was sent to multiple distribution lists. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from our listservs, please visit http://era.nih.gov/about_era/get_connected.cfm.
Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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KGMI Reports on NSF Survey: UW among universities receiving most government money in 2012
Tue May 21 at 10am
KGMI reports on an NSF survey shows the UW second in federal funding in 2012. The survey reports the UW received $949M in federal research and development grants. Johns Hopkins University was number one in funding.
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The Regional Cabled Observatory; Journey to the Bottom of the Sea: Geoff Cram (APL) and John Delaney (Oceanography) Quoted
Tue May 21 at 8am
The goal of the Regional Cabled Observatory is, “…to better understand and monitor the depths of the Pacific Ocean – from volcanic eruptions to deep-sea earthquakes that could lead to tsunamis.” Geoff Cram, a Mechanical Engineering at the Applied Physics Lab (APL) is working on some of the complex technology (deployed in June) which includes a monitoring device called a medium powered junction box. These devices will be deployed in multiple locations in the depths of the Pacific off the coast of Oregon and Washington. Data will be sent via fiberoptic cable. Want to see a volcano erupt in real time? Video technology is also available. Delaney commented, “It’s going to be gee whiz, here’s what happens when an underwater volcano erupts and no one’s captured the full drama and potential science that goes with a very dynamic very transient event that’s hard to predict. We will be there.” Read the full article on KUOW.
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GeekWire Highlights BeatBio’s funding for Technology Developed at the UW to Stimulate Heart Activity
Tue May 21 at 7am
Charles Murray and an Interdisciplinary Research Team Develop Technology for ‘super fuel’ that boosts the heart’s ability to pump during failure. Read the full article in GeekWire about this amazing research.
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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices - May 17th
Fri May 17 at 2pm
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts May 17, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- Notice of Correction for PAR-13-131 Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R03)
(NOT-OD-13-066) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research
- Change in the Application Due Date for RFA-OD-13-199 NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act - Non-Construction (Admin Supp)
(NOT-OD-13-067) National Institutes of Health
- Findings of Research Misconduct
(NOT-OD-13-068) Department of Health and Human Services
- Notice of Termination of PAR-11-188 Support of NIAMS Program Project Grants (P01)
(NOT-AR-13-019) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Notice of Change to Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards for RFA-FD-13-022 Postmarketing Surveillance of Generic Drug Usage and Substitution Patterns (U01)
(NOT-FD-13-007) Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Change to Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards for RFA-FD-13-020 Collection of Dose Adjustment and Therapeutic Monitoring Data to Aid Narrow Therapeutic Index Drug Classification (U01)
(NOT-FD-13-009) Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Change to Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards for RFA-FD-13-019 Evaluation of Dissolution Methods for Complex Parenteral Dosage Forms (U01)
(NOT-FD-13-010) Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Clarification of the Scope of Research Projects Encouraged by PAR-13-207 Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R01)
(NOT-HD-13-005) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- New Requirements for Applications Submitted to PA-12-114: Infrastructure Development Program in Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) (R24) regarding Advance Permission for Eligibility and Detailed Budget Request
(NOT-HS-13-008) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- AHRQ Announces Interest in Research to Improve Diagnostic Performance in Ambulatory Care Settings
(NOT-HS-13-009) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Notice of Participation of Additional NIH Institutes and Centers in PAR-13-208 Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects (U01)
(NOT-NS-13-029) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Update on Budget Format to Use for Applications to PAR-13-129
(NOT-OH-13-011) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Update on Budget Format to Use for Applications to PAR-12-200
(NOT-OH-13-012) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- Update on Budget Format to Use for Applications to PAR-12-252
(NOT-OH-13-013) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Requests for Applications
- National Consumer Food Safety Education Conference (U13)
(RFA-FD-13-003) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): July 15, 2013
- Collaborating Centers of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-034) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): July 08, 2013
- Pediatric Critical Care and Trauma Scientist Development Program (K12)
(RFA-HD-14-019) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Application Receipt Date(s): November 13, 2013
- Clinical Centers (CC) for the NHLBI Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network (U01)
(RFA-HL-14-014) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Application Receipt Date(s): July 25, 2013
- Clinical Coordinating Center (CCC) for the NHLBI Prevention and Early Treatment of Acute Lung Injury (PETAL) Clinical Trials Network (U01)
(RFA-HL-14-015) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Application Receipt Date(s): July 25, 2013
- Research on the Role of Epigenetics in Social, Behavioral, Environmental and Biological Relationships, throughout the Life-Span and across Generations (R21)
(RFA-TW-13-002) John E. Fogarty International Center National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Library of Medicine Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research Office of Dietary Supplements NIH Basic Behavioral and Social Science Opportunity Network Office of Research on Women’s Health Application Receipt Date(s): November 13, 2013
Program Announcements
- Evidence-based Demonstration Projects in Immunization (Admin Supp)
(PA-13-226) National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Biomarkers for Diabetes, Digestive, Kidney and Urologic Diseases Using Biosamples from the NIDDK Repository (R01)
(PAR-13-228) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
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Status of the NHLBI Payline
Thu May 16 at 3pm
From: The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute [mailto:subscribe@updates.nhlbi.nih.gov] Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 1:07 PM To: osp@u.washington.edu Subject: Status of the NHLBI Payline
To the NHLBI-supported scientific community:
We have faced extraordinary budgetary uncertainties this year and an incredibly fluid fiscal situation. At the beginning of this fiscal year, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) established a conservative approach to an interim payline with the hope that our final appropriation would allow us to reach paylines comparable to historical baselines. I recognize that the fiscal challenges we are facing have caused incredible anxiety and hardships within our scientific community. Now that Congress and the Administration have provided greater clarity on our budget for FY 2013, I would like to update you on our funding allocation and operating plans for this year.
The NHLBI’s budget for FY 2013 will be approximately $2.9 billion, which is nearly $175 million (about 5.7%) less than the FY 2012 funding level. The magnitude of the budget reductions mandated by ‘the sequester’ necessitated a broad-based approach that affected all NHLBI budget lines. The implementation of the budget cuts was guided by our enduring principles to prioritize investments in investigator-initiated R01 awards, new/early stage investigators, and trainees. The fiscal austerity reflected in our appropriation necessitated a difficult choice between two options: 1) fully-funded awards with a consequential decrease in the number of awards and single-digit payline versus 2) a double-digit payline with an approximate 5-7% total cost reduction in all awards. In accordance with our stated principles and the guidance of the NHLBI Advisory Council, we elected to pursue the latter allocation approach. As a result, the NHLBI will increase the FY 2013 payline for R01 awards to the 11th percentile from the current 6th percentile. Similarly, despite the overall cut in the budget, our prioritization strategy will strive to restore paylines to other mechanisms related to trainees and new/early-stage investigators toward those of FY 2012. For additional details on our Funding/Operating guidelines, please visit our site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/policies/operguid.htm.
My hope is that this fiscal update message will provide clarity and some reassurance that we remain committed to being responsible stewards of public resources while fulfilling our mission to invest in outstanding discovery science and nurture the next generation of scientific leaders.
Thank you for your continued patience and dedication in pursuit of the NHLBI mission together.
Sincerely,
Gary H. Gibbons, MD
Director, NHLBI
For more information about funding at the NIH level, please see the NIH notice on fiscal policy for 2013 grant awards: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-064.html.
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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for May 10, 2013
Fri May 10 at 2pm
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts May 10, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards FY 2013
(NOT-OD-13-064) National Institutes of Health
- Notice of Open Planning Meeting for Public Access to Federally Supported Research and Development Data: May 16-17, 2013 in Washington, DC
(NOT-OD-13-065) National Institutes of Health
- Notice of Correction to PAR-11-120 NIAID Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18)
(NOT-AI-13-045) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Notice of Change to Award Budget in RFA-AR-14-004 Biomarker Candidate Platforms for Inflammatory Diseases (U44)
(NOT-AR-14-009) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Notice of Correction to Application and Submission Information in PAR-13-201 Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12)
(NOT-CA-13-010) National Cancer Institute
- Notice to Clarify Number of Applications Allowed per Institution for RFA-DA-14-004 Medications Development Centers of Excellence Cooperative Program (U54)
(NOT-DA-13-027) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice of Change in Application Due Dates for PAR-13-205 MARC U-STAR (T34) Institutional Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Program
(NOT-GM-13-114) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Correction to Eligibility Information in RFA-GM-14-009 Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Centers of Excellence (U54)
(NOT-GM-13-115) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PAR-10-225 Biomedical Technology Research Center (P41)
(NOT-GM-13-116) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Change of Policy for Budget Limits and Renewals of NICHD P01 Applications
(NOT-HD-13-002) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Notice of Correction of Expiration Date for PAR-11-052 Mechanisms of Adverse Drug Reactions in Children (R03)
(NOT-HD-13-003) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Clarification of the Scope of Research Projects to be Supported by PAR-13-206 Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R21)
(NOT-HD-13-004) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Clarification of Review Process for Applications Submitted to PAR-11-210 Center for Inherited Disease Research (CIDR) High Throughput Genotyping and Sequencing Resource Access (X01)
(NOT-HG-13-008) National Human Genome Research Institute
- Pre-application Teleconference for RFA-MH-14-070 Pediatric Suicide Prevention in Emergency Departments (U01)
(NOT-MH-13-017) National Institute of Mental Health
Requests for Applications
- Functional Glycomics in HIV Vaccine Design (R01)
(RFA-AI-12-056) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): December 02, 2013
- Limited Competition: Enhancing Investments in Comparative Effectiveness Research Resources (R01)
(RFA-HS-13-011) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Application Receipt Date(s): June 28, 2013
- Limited Competition: Mental Health Research Network II (U19)
(RFA-MH-14-110) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): July 22, 2013
- Integration and Analysis of Diverse HIV-Associated Data (R03)
(RFA-MH-14-200) National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): August 19, 2013
Program Announcements
- Improvement of Animal Models and Development of Technologies for Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Medicine (SBIR)(R43/R44)
(PA-13-223) Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Improvement of Animal Models and Development of Technologies for Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Medicine (STTR)(R41/R42)
(PA-13-224) Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- NIDA Research Center of Excellence Grant Program (P50)
(PAR-13-222) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 25, 2013, September 25, 2014, September 25, 2015; AIDS Dates: January 7, 2014, January 7, 2015, January 7, 2016
- National Cooperative Reprogrammed Cell Research Groups (NCRCRG) to Study Mental Illness (U19)
(PAR-13-225) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Mon May 6 at 10am
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NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts May 03, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- Notice of NIA’s Participation in RFA-NS-13-013 Collaborative Research on Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy and Delayed Effects of Traumatic Brain Injury: Neuropathology and Neuroimaging Correlation (U01)
(NOT-AG-13-009) National Institute on Aging
- Notice of NIA’s Participation in RFA-NS-13-014 Pilot Projects on Sports-Related Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (R21)
(NOT-AG-13-010) National Institute on Aging
- Notice of NIA’s Participation in RFA-NS-13-015 Pilot Projects on Sports-Related Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (R03)
(NOT-AG-13-011) National Institute on Aging
- Notice of Correction to Award Information in RFA-AI-13-024 Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (R01)
(NOT-AI-13-042) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA): Adjuvant Discovery Program, BAA-NIAID-DAIT-NIH-AI-2013168
(NOT-AI-13-044) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Opportunities for Cancer-relevant Innovative Technologies with Transformative Potential
(NOT-CA-13-009) National Cancer Institute
- Request for Information (RFI): Input on a Literature Review Approach Evaluation of the State of the Science for Transgenerational Inheritance of Health Effects
(NOT-ES-13-006) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Notice of Change to Approved Pre-Award Cost for Travel in RFA-FD-13-006 Food Protection Rapid Response Team (U18)
(NOT-FD-13-002) Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Change to Funds Available, Anticipated Number of Awards, and Contact Information for RFA-FD-13-014 Development of in vivo Predictive Dissolution Method for Orally Inhaled Drug Products (U01)
(NOT-FD-13-003) Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Change to Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards for RFA-FD-13-029 In vitro-In vivo Correlations of Ocular Implants (U01)
(NOT-FD-13-004) Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Correction to Eligibility Information and Application Submission Instructions in PAR-13-196 Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
(NOT-GM-13-111) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Technical Assistance Workshop for PAR-13-205 MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34) and PAR-13-196 Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
(NOT-GM-13-112) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Cancellation of AHRQ RFA-HS-13-009 The Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Research Network (U19)
(NOT-HS-13-007) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- Temporary Hold on Publication of New NIOSH Funding Opportunity Announcement for NIOSH Supported Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13): Due Dates After January, 2013
(NOT-OH-13-010) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Requests for Applications
- Biomarker Candidate Platforms for Inflammatory Diseases (U44)
(RFA-AR-14-004) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): October 11, 2013
- Substance Use Disorders and Molecular Regulation of Brain Energy Utilization (R01)
(RFA-DA-14-005) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): August 15, 2013
- Substance Use Disorders and Molecular Regulation of Brain Energy Utilization (R21)
(RFA-DA-14-006) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): August 15, 2013
- Systematic Evaluation of Excipient Effects on the Efficacy of Metered Dose Inhaler Products (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-013) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): July 01, 2013
- Closing the Gap in Healthcare Disparities through Dissemination and Implementation of Patient Centered Outcomes Research (U18)
(RFA-HS-13-010) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Application Receipt Date(s): July 31, 2013
- Methodologies and Formative Work for Combination HIV Prevention Approaches (R01)
(RFA-MH-14-180) National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): September 03, 2013
- Methodologies and Formative Work for Combination HIV Prevention Approaches (R21)
(RFA-MH-14-181) National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): September 03, 2013
- Methodologies and Formative Work for Combination HIV Prevention Approaches (R34)
(RFA-MH-14-182) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): September 03, 2013
- Short Courses on Innovative Methodologies in the Behavioral and Social Sciences (R25)
(RFA-OD-13-009) Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health Office of Disease Prevention Application Receipt Date(s): July 03, 2013
Program Announcements
- Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R01)
(PA-13-216) National Institute of Mental Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Office of Dietary Supplements Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R21)
(PA-13-217) National Institute of Mental Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Office of Dietary Supplements Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Research on Autism Spectrum Disorders (R03)
(PA-13-218) National Institute of Mental Health Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Office of Dietary Supplements Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- The Effects of Modulating Chronic Low Grade Inflammation on Geriatric Conditions: Secondary Data and/or Biospecimen Analyses and Ancillary Studies in Ongoing or Completed Clinical Trials (R01)
(PA-13-221) National Institute on Aging Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Developing and Improving Institutional Animal Resources (G20)
(PAR-13-219) National Institutes of Health Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): August 2, 2013, August 1, 2014 and August 3, 2015
- Center of Excellence for Research on CAM (P01)
(PAR-13-220) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 25, 2013 and September 25, 2014; AIDS Date: January 7, 2014 and January 7, 2015
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National Academy of Sciences selects Mary Lidstrom, David Kaplan
Thu May 2 at 6am
The University of Washington’s Mary Lidstrom and David Kaplan are among the 84 new members and 21 foreign associates from 14 countries just announced by National Academy of Sciences. Members are named for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, according to the academy.
Lidstrom is vice provost for research and a professor of chemical engineering and microbiology. Her research focuses on developing environmentally friendly and economically viable alternatives to chemical fuels. Lidstrom was elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2011. She also is a fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Lidstrom has been at the UW twice, from 1978 to 1985 and again since 1996. She received her bachelor’s in microbiology from Oregon State University and her master’s and doctorate in bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin.
Kaplan is a professor of physics and the director of the UW’s Institute of Nuclear Theory. He did his undergraduate work at Stanford University and earned a doctorate in physics from Harvard University in 1985. He joined the UW faculty in 1994 and became director of the Institute for Nuclear Theory in 2006. Kaplan’s research focuses on the application of quantum field theory to the strong interaction, lattice field theory, cosmology and physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. The Standard Model is the well-tested theory of the strong, weak and electromagnetic interactions that predicted the existence of the Higgs boson, which was discovered last year at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland. (UW Today Article posted 5/1/13.)
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Login Issue Resolved - eRA Commons, ASSIST and IAR
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eRA Update: eRA Commons, ASSIST, and IAR Now Available
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Reminder: Do Not Bookmark eRA Commons Login Page
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Fri Apr 26 at 3pm
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts April 26, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- Findings of Research Misconduct
(NOT-OD-13-063) Department of Health and Human Services
- Notice of Correction to Advisory Council Review Dates and Earliest Start Dates for PAR-11-066 NIA Program Project Applications (P01)
(NOT-AG-13-008) National Institute on Aging
- Notice of Correction to Application Instructions in PAR-12-087 HIV Vaccine Research and Design (HIVRAD) Program (P01)
(NOT-AI-13-040) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Notice of Correction for Reporting Progress and Requesting Support for the Development of Clinical Projects for RFA-AI-12-059 Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, Clinical Research Program (UM1)
(NOT-AI-13-041) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Notice to Extend the Expiration Date for PAR-10-165 National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cancer Education and Career Development Program (R25)
(NOT-CA-13-008) National Cancer Institute
- Notice of NIDA’s Participation in PA-13-194 Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R01)
(NOT-DA-13-024) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice of NIDA’s Participation in PA-13-193 Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R21)
(NOT-DA-13-025) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice to Clarify Institutional Eligibility for PAR-13-196 Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
(NOT-GM-13-010) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Onsite Tools and Technologies for Heart, Lung, and Blood Clinical Research Point-of-Care SBIR (R43/R44)
(NOT-HL-13-176) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Onsite Tools and Technologies for Heart, Lung, and Blood Clinical Research Point-of-Care STTR (R41/R42)
(NOT-HL-13-177) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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- NIAMS Clinical Trial Outcome Instrument Development Grant Program (U01)
(RFA-AR-14-008) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): February 07, 2014
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(RFA-DA-14-004) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt Date(s): August 15, 2013
Program Announcements
- Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R01)
(PA-13-209) National Institute of Nursing Research Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Symptom Management in HIV-Infected Individuals with Comorbid Conditions (R01)
(PA-13-210) National Institute of Nursing Research Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Symptom Management in HIV-Infected Individuals with Comorbid Conditions (R21)
(PA-13-211) National Institute of Nursing Research Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Innovative Measurement Tools for Community Engaged Research Efforts (R21)
(PA-13-212) National Institute of Nursing Research Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Limited Competition: Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country Institutions (D43)
(PAR-13-126) John E. Fogarty International Center National Cancer Institute National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014, July 30, 2015
- Preclinical Research on Model Organisms to Predict Treatment Outcomes for Disorders Associated with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (R01)
(PAR-13-195) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Dual Purpose with Dual Benefit: Research in Biomedicine and Agriculture Using Agriculturally Important Domestic Animal Species (R01)
(PAR-13-204) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Department of Agriculture Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 24, 2013, September 24, 2014, September 24, 2015
- MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T34)
(PAR-13-205) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 24, 2013, 2014, 2015
- Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R21)
(PAR-13-206) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 17, 2013; September 17, 2014; September 17, 2015
- Biophysical and Biomechanical Aspects of Embryonic Development (R01)
(PAR-13-207) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 17, 2013; September 17, 2014; September 17, 2015
- Countermeasures Against Chemical Threats (CounterACT) Cooperative Research Projects (U01)
(PAR-13-208) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 16, 2013; September 16, 2014; September 16, 2015
- Outcome Measures for Use in Treatment Trials for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (R01)
(PAR-13-213) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Limited Competition: Planning Grant for Fogarty HIV Research Training Program for Low-and Middle-Income Country institutions (D71)
(PAR-13-214) John E. Fogarty International Center National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014, July 30, 2015 ; AIDS Date: July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014, July 30, 2015
- Limited Competition: Training Programs for Critical HIV Research Infrastructure for Low- and Middle-Income Country Institutions (G11)
(PAR-13-215) John E. Fogarty International Center National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014, July 30, 2015; AIDS Date: July 24, 2013, July 24, 2014, July 30, 2015
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NIH Requires Use of RPPR for All SNAP and Fellowship Progress Reports
Thu Apr 25 at 1pm
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-13-061.html
NIH Reminds Grantee Institutions of the Requirement to Use the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All SNAP and Fellowship Progress Reports for Awards with Start Dates On or After July 1, 2013
Notice Number: NOT-OD-13-061
Key Dates
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Related Announcements
NOT-OD-13-035
Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Purpose
Grantee institutions are reminded that they are required to use the eRA Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) Commons Module for submitting Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process (SNAP) and Fellowship progress reports for awards with start dates on or after July 1, 2013 (i.e., due dates on or after May 15, 2013, for SNAP awards and May 1, 2013, for Fellowships). See the NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-035 for more information about the use of the RPPR for these awards. Noncompliance with these reporting requirements will jeopardize the NIH’s ability to issue timely awards to the institution.
Progress reports submitted in another format for SNAP and Fellowships will not be processed by the NIH and will require resubmission in the RPPR format. If a progress report for a Fellowship has been submitted on paper, the grantee must resubmit the progress report using the RPPR format. If a progress report for a SNAP grant has been initiated as an eSNAP, the grantee must contact the eRA Help Desk (1-866-504-9552 or commons@od.nih.gov) to change the progress report format to the RPPR. It may take eRA up to two business days to reset the progress report so the user can initiate a progress report in the appropriate format.
Compliance Reminder
Failure to submit timely RPPR progress reports for SNAP and fellowship awards subject to this requirement may adversely affect future funding to the organization and/or awards to the same Project Director/Principal Investigator. Accordingly, NIH may impose sanctions on institutions that fail to follow these reporting requirements. Such sanctions may include, but are not limited to, corrective actions, removal of authorities, and/or delay or withholding of future awards to the project or program.
Inquiries
For general questions about using the eRA Commons:
eRA Commons Help Desk Web: http://era.nih.gov/help/ (Preferred method of contact) Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552 Phone: 301-402-7469 TTY: 301-451-5939 Hours: Mon.-Fri., 7a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time Email: commons@od.nih.gov (for Commons Support)
For inquiries about this Notice:
Division of Grants Compliance and Oversight Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration Office of Extramural Research National Institutes of Health 6705 Rockledge Drive, Suite 350 Bethesda, MD 20892 Telephone: 301-435-0949 Email: GrantsCompliance@od.nih.gov
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NIH eRA Commons Technical Issue
Wed Apr 24 at 1pm
eRA Alert: RPPR Errantly Made Available for Non-SNAP Eligible Awards
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Due to a technical issue, eRA Commons is currently allowing for the initiation of a Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for non-SNAP awards. Per Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-035, the RPPR process can only be used for SNAP and Fellowship awards. We are working to have this issue corrected before Friday, May 3, 2013.
Please do NOT initiate RPPRs for non-SNAP grants.
RPPR currently only supports streamlined progress reports for Streamlined Noncompeting Award Process (SNAP) and Fellowship awards, as it lacks the functionality to provide detailed budgets. As such, the RPPR is not currently an acceptable format for a progress report for non-SNAP awards.
Submit your non-SNAP progress report using the standard paper process as described in the instruction guide for Non-Competing Continuation Progress Report PHS 2590 (Revised 08/2012).
If you inadvertently initiate an RPPR for a non-SNAP award, please revert back to the standard paper process and contact Scarlett Gibb at gibbs@mail.nih.gov so that the electronic report can be deleted from the database. Please provide all relevant information about the grant in question (grant number, organization/institution, PI Commons account name, etc.) to Scarlett.
We are sorry for this inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we work to correct the error.
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
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Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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NIH eRA Commons System Changes
Tue Apr 23 at 7am
eRA Enhancement: Meeting Date Available Earlier to PIs on Status Information Screen
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
We are pleased to inform you that thanks to an enhancement included in last week’s system-wide software release, the review meeting date on the Status Information screen in eRA Commons is now displayed as soon as the date is available in the system.
This will provide principal investigators (PIs) a heads up on the deadline for submitting post-submission materials related to their grant application. Prior to this enhancement, the PIs could see the meeting date only 30 days prior to the meeting. This made it difficult for them to follow the policy for post-submission materials, which requires that these materials be submitted no later than 30 days before the review.
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
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Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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Dept of Energy PAMS not available Sunday from 9am-1pm EST
Mon Apr 22 at 12pm
The Department of Energy is updating their system - Portfolio and Analysis Management System (PAMS) - this coming Sunday, April 28th from 6:00 - 10:00am. During this time the PAMS application will not be available. Below is the offical email.
From: PAMS [mailto:PAMS.Autoreply@science.doe.gov] Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 1:00 PM To: osp@uw.edu Subject: DOE PAMS Scheduled Maintenance Notification
All,
DOE PAMS Release 1.3.1 will be deployed into production on April 28, 2013 between 9 A.M. and 1 P.M. EST. During this time, the PAMS Application will not be available. Should you have any questions, concerns, or issues, please contact the PAMS Helpdesk at 301-903-9610 (or 855-818-1846) or via email at (sc.pams-helpdesk@science.doe.gov).
NOTE: This is a system-generated message. Please do not respond to this message.
Thanks, PAMS Team
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Fri Apr 19 at 3pm
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts April 19, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- Notice of Change in Expiration Date of PAR-12-266 Tobacco Control Regulatory Research (R21)
(NOT-OD-13-055) National Institutes of Health Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Change in Expiration Date of PAR-12-267 Tobacco Control Regulatory Research (R01)
(NOT-OD-13-056) National Institutes of Health Food and Drug Administration
- Notice of Change in Expiration Date of PAR-12-268 Tobacco Control Regulatory Research (R03)
(NOT-OD-13-057) National Institutes of Health Food and Drug Administration
- Discontinuation of Form Using the 1977 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Racial Standards
(NOT-OD-13-058) National Institutes of Health
- Notice of Clarification of the Funded Extension Option in RFA-OD-13-199 “NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Non-Construction (Admin Supp)”
(NOT-OD-13-060) National Institutes of Health
- NIH Reminds Grantee Institutions of the Requirement to Use the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All SNAP and Fellowship Progress Reports for Awards with Start Dates On or After July 1, 2013
(NOT-OD-13-061) National Institutes of Health
- IACUC 101 and 301 Workshops: June 5-6, 2013 in St. Louis, MO
(NOT-OD-13-062) National Institutes of Health
- Request For Proposals (RFP) Notice: Assessment of Potential Cocaine Treatment Medications in Non-human Primates
(NOT-DA-13-035) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice to Clarify Institutional Eligibility in PAR-13-069 Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Advancement Award (SC1)
(NOT-GM-13-007) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice to Clarify Institutional Eligibility in PAR-13-070 Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Pilot Project Award (SC2)
(NOT-GM-13-008) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice to Clarify Institutional Eligibility for PAR-13-071 Support of Competitive Research (SCORE) Research Continuance Award (SC3)
(NOT-GM-13-009) National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Notice of Extension of Expiration Date for PAR-10-195 NLM Independent Career Development Award for Biomedical Informatics (K22)
(NOT-LM-13-002) National Library of Medicine
- Notice of Correction to the Review and Selection Process of RFA-NS-13-014 Pilot Projects on Sports-Related Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (R21)
(NOT-NS-13-025) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Notice of Correction to the Review and Selection Process of RFA-NS-13-015 Pilot Projects on Sports-Related Brain and Spinal Cord Injury (R03)
(NOT-NS-13-026) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Notice of Clarification of Research Objectives in RFA-RM-13-001 Planning Grants for the NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative (P20)
(NOT-RM-13-015) NIH Roadmap Initiatives The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
- Notice of Participation of NCATS in RFA-HL-14-012 Small Market Awards: SBIR Phase IIB Competing Renewals for Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Technologies with Small Commercial Markets (R44)
(NOT-TR-13-006) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Requests for Applications
- Optogenetic Tools for the Study of Neural Systems in Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease (R01)
(RFA-AG-14-002) National Institute on Aging Application Receipt Date(s): August 01, 2013
- Pharmacological Approaches to Evaluating Drug Regimens to Address Antimicrobial Resistance (R01)
(RFA-AI-13-024) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): July 30, 2013
- NIDCD Research On Hearing Health Care (R21/R33)
(RFA-DC-14-001) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Application Receipt Date(s): October 24, 2013, June 24, 2014 and February 24, 2015
- Planning Grants for Translating CKD Research into Improved Clinical Outcomes (R34)
(RFA-DK-13-002) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Application Receipt Date(s): July 30, 2013
- Hazardous Materials Worker Health and Safety Training (U45) Administrative Supplements for Hurricane Sandy Response and Recovery (Admin Supp)
(RFA-ES-13-008) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): May 02, 2013
- Development of in vivo predictive dissolution method for orally inhaled drug products (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-014) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): July 01, 2013
- In vitro release tests for transdermal drug delivery systems (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-015) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): July 01, 2013
- In vitro release tests for topical dermatological products (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-016) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): July 01, 2013
- In vitro-In vivo Correlations of Ocular Implants (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-029) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): June 01, 2013
- In vitro-In vivo Correlations of Parenteral Microsphere Drug Products (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-030) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): June 01, 2013
- Small Market Awards: SBIR Phase IIB Competing Renewals for Heart, Lung, Blood and Sleep Technologies with Small Commercial Markets (R44)
(RFA-HL-14-012) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): June 19, 2013; June 19, 2014; June 19, 2015
- AHRQ Patient Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Institutional Mentored Career Development Program (K12)
(RFA-HS-13-008) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Application Receipt Date(s): July 17, 2013
- The Developing Evidence to Inform Decisions about Effectiveness (DEcIDE) Research Network (U19)
(RFA-HS-13-009) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Application Receipt Date(s): May 31, 2013
- Pediatric Suicide Prevention in Emergency Departments (U01)
(RFA-MH-14-070) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt Date(s): October 18, 2013
- Limited Competition: Restoration of New Investigator Pilot Projects Adversely Affected by Hurricane Sandy (R21)
(RFA-OD-13-005) National Institutes of Health John E. Fogarty International Center National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Library of Medicine Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Application Receipt Date(s): June 19, 2013
- Limited Competition: Shared Instrumentation For Hurricane Sandy Disaster Relief (S10)
(RFA-OD-13-006) National Institutes of Health Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Application Receipt Date(s): July 19, 2013
- Limited Competition:Restoring Research Resources Lost Due to Hurricane Sandy (R24)
(RFA-OD-13-008) National Institutes of Health Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Application Receipt Date(s): July 19, 2013
- NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Non-Construction (Admin Supp)
(RFA-OD-13-199) National Institutes of Health John E. Fogarty International Center National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Cancer Institute National Eye Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Library of Medicine Office of Behavioral and Social Science Research Office of Dietary Supplements Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs Office of Research on Women’s Health The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination Application Receipt Date(s): June 12, 2013; January 14, 2014
Program Announcements
- The Role of Extracellular RNA in Mediating the Health Effects of Alcohol (R21)
(PA-13-197) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) (R25)
(PAR-13-196) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 20, 2013
- Food Protection Task Force Conference (R13)
(PAR-13-200) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 1, 2013; July 1, 2014; July 1, 2015
- Paul Calabresi Career Development Award for Clinical Oncology (K12)
(PAR-13-201) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 18, 2013; June 18, 2014; June 18, 2015, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Enhancing post-market surveillance through developing registries for medical device epidemiology (U01)
(PAR-13-202) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): April 30, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Methods Development for Obtaining Comprehensive Genomic Information from Human Specimens that are Easy to Collect and Store (R43/R44)
(PAR-13-203) National Human Genome Research Institute Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 29, 2013; December 2, 2013; March 26, 2014; July 29, 2014; December 2, 2014; March 26, 2015; July 29, 2015; December 2, 2015; March 25, 2016
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eRA Commons Down Tonight beginning 6pm PST
Thu Apr 18 at 7am
REMINDER
From: eSubmission system-to-system info sharing [mailto:NIH_ESUB_SYS2SYS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2013 7:11 AM To: NIH_ESUB_SYS2SYS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: eRA Reminder: Scheduled Downtime Begins Tonight at 9 p.m.
eRA Reminder: Scheduled Downtime Begins Tonight at 9 p.m.
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Just a reminder that eRA Commons and ASSIST will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. ET tonight, Thursday, April 18.
All systems are slated to be available by no later than 7 a.m. ET tomorrow morning, Friday, April 19.
The downtime will allow for the deployment of new features in eRA’s April system-wide software release.
(Original message below sent Tuesday, April 16 at 12:03 p.m.)
eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, April 18
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Highlights of eRA’s April Software Release for eRA Commons
The following are highlights of eRA’s upcoming April 18-19 system-wide software release.
eRA Commons
· The Expansion of Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) functionality
§ Progress Report Additional Materials (PRAM) link on Status screen can appear in two formats:
o Public Compliance PRAM
Ø This link will appear on the Status screen upon submission of an RPPR with publications that are not in compliance with the public access policy (current PRAM functionality).
o IC Requested PRAM
Ø IC Requested PRAM link will appear when the funding Institute/Center sends a request for additional material, information or clarification concerning a submitted RPPR
Ø The grantee will submit a response to that request through the eRA Commons
§ See Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-035 for more information about RPPR and PRAM.
§ RPPR is replacing eSNAP for SNAP progress reports and the PHS 416-9 for Fellowship progress reports
o All SNAP and F progress reports with start dates of July 1st or later will be required to use RPPR
o For SNAP awards the initiate eSNAP option will remain available until July 2013; however, this is only to accommodate reports due before May 15th that are late.
o If you initiate an eSNAP for a report due on or after May 15th, contact the eRA Help Desk so that the eSNAP can be removed and an RPPR initiated in its place.
· Other small issues within Commons have been fixed. See the Release Notes for detailed information on these fixes.
LikeThis - Search Tool for Locating Funded Projects & Publications
· Now retrieves publications from the MEDLINE Baseline Repository (MBR)
§ MBR is the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s® (NLM) premier bibliographic database
§ Contains over 19 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine
§ LikeThis users are now able to access a broader set of publications data
· LikeThis is available as a link after logging into eRA Commons
Scheduled Downtime for April Release:
eRA Commons will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, April 18 and will return to service by 7 a.m. ET Friday, April 19.
After the April Release, make sure to review the Release Notes for detailed information on the changes.
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
We are sorry if you receive duplicates. This notification was sent to multiple distribution lists. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from our listservs, please visit http://era.nih.gov/about_era/get_connected.cfm.
Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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NIH eRA Enhancements Coming in April
Tue Apr 16 at 8am
From: ESubmission Update to Organization Officials [mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:03 AM To: ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, April 18
eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, April 18
Monday, April 15, 2013
Highlights of eRA’s April Software Release for eRA Commons
The following are highlights of eRA’s upcoming April 18-19 system-wide software release.
eRA Commons
· The Expansion of Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) functionality
§ Progress Report Additional Materials (PRAM) link on Status screen can appear in two formats:
o Public Compliance PRAM
Ø This link will appear on the Status screen upon submission of an RPPR with publications that are not in compliance with the public access policy (current PRAM functionality).
o IC Requested PRAM
Ø IC Requested PRAM link will appear when the funding Institute/Center sends a request for additional material, information or clarification concerning a submitted RPPR
Ø The grantee will submit a response to that request through the eRA Commons
§ See Guide Notice NOT-OD-13-035 for more information about RPPR and PRAM.
§ RPPR is replacing eSNAP for SNAP progress reports and the PHS 416-9 for Fellowship progress reports
o All SNAP and F progress reports with start dates of July 1st or later will be required to use RPPR
o For SNAP awards the initiate eSNAP option will remain available until July 2013; however, this is only to accommodate reports due before May 15th that are late.
o If you initiate an eSNAP for a report due on or after May 15th, contact the eRA Help Desk so that the eSNAP can be removed and an RPPR initiated in its place.
· Other small issues within Commons have been fixed. See the Release Notes for detailed information on these fixes.
LikeThis - Search Tool for Locating Funded Projects & Publications
· Now retrieves publications from the MEDLINE Baseline Repository (MBR)
§ MBR is the U.S. National Library of Medicine’s® (NLM) premier bibliographic database
§ Contains over 19 million references to journal articles in life sciences with a concentration on biomedicine
§ LikeThis users are now able to access a broader set of publications data
· LikeThis is available as a link after logging into eRA Commons
Scheduled Downtime for April Release:
eRA Commons will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, April 18 and will return to service by 7 a.m. ET Friday, April 19.
After the April Release, make sure to review the Release Notes for detailed information on the changes.
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
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Funding Opportunity - DOD Prostate Cancer Research Program
Tue Apr 16 at 7am
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 11:13 AM Subject: Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program
NEWS RELEASE
Defense Health Program Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program Funding Opportunities for Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13)
The FY13 Defense Appropriations Act provides $80 million (M) to the Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP) to support innovative, high-impact prostate cancer research. This program is administered by the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC) through the Office of Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
The PCRP is providing the information in this pre-announcement to allow investigators time to plan and develop applications. FY13 PCRP Program Announcements and General Application Instructions for the current award mechanisms (see linked URL below) are anticipated to be posted on the Grants.gov website in May and June 2013. Pre-application and application deadlines will be available when the Program Announcements are released. This pre-announcement should not be construed as an obligation by the government.
IMPORTANT: The PCRP’s FY13 mission is to find and fund research that will lead to the elimination of death and enhance the well-being of men with prostate cancer. As such, the PCRP seeks to focus applications and direct funding by providing three Overarching Challenges and seven Focus Areas to address critical needs in prostate cancer research and clinical management. Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit research that addresses one or more of the Overarching challenges and Focus Areas.
Overarching Challenges: (1) Develop better tools to detect clinically relevant disease in asymptomatic men; (2) Distinguish aggressive from indolent disease in men newly diagnosed with prostate cancer; (3) Develop effective treatments and address mechanisms of resistance for men with high-risk or metastatic prostate cancer
Focus Areas: (1) Biomarker Development; (2) Genetics; (3) Imaging; (4) Mechanisms of Resistance; (5) Survivorship and Palliative Care; (6) Therapy; and (7) Tumor and Microenvironment Biology
Information about FY13 PCRP award mechanisms can be found at:
http://cdmrp.army.mil/pubs/press/2013/13pcrppreann.shtml
All applications must conform to the final Program Announcements and General Application Instructions that will be available for electronic downloading from the Grants.gov website. The application package containing the required forms for each award mechanism will also be found on Grants.gov. A listing of all USAMRMC funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.
A pre-application is required and must be submitted through the CDMRP eReceipt website (http://cdmrp.org) prior to the pre-application deadline. Applications must be submitted through the federal government’s single-entry portal, Grants.gov. Submission deadlines are not available until the Program Announcements are released. Requests for email notification of the Program Announcements release may be sent to help@cdmrp.org. Email notifications of funding opportunities are sent as a courtesy and should not be used as a sole source of notification; applicants should monitor Grants.gov for official postings of funding opportunities.
For more information about the PCRP or other CDMRP-administered programs, please visit the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil).
Point of Contact:
CDMRP Public Affairs 301-619-9783 usarmy.detrick.medcom-cdmrp.mbx.cdmrp-public-affairs@mail.mil
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KOMO News: “University of Washington scientists developing Mars rocket”
Fri Apr 12 at 2pm
The UW has developed a market capable of making it to mars! Read the full article on KOMO news.
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King 5 Hosts a Video of UW Inventions!
Fri Apr 12 at 1pm
http://www.king5.com/on-tv/evening-magazine/Inventions-that-came-from-the-UW-201087971.html
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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for April 12, 2013
Fri Apr 12 at 1pm
Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts April 12, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- FAQs for Costing of NIH-Funded Core Facilities
(NOT-OD-13-053) National Institutes of Health
- Reminder of NIHs Policy for Handling Electronic System Issues that Threaten On-Time Grant Application Submission
(NOT-OD-13-054) National Institutes of Health
- Notice: NIA Intervention Testing Program (NIA ITP) Announces Annual Call for Compounds to Test for Anti-Aging Activity in Mice
(NOT-AG-13-007) National Institute on Aging
- Broad Agency Announcement (BAA): Development of Medical Countermeasures to Enhance Platelet Regeneration and Survival Following Radiation Exposure from a Radiological/Nuclear Incident, BAA-NIAID-DAIT-NIH-AI-2013-166
(NOT-AI-13-039) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Notice of NIAMS’ Participation in PA-13-118 Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R01)
(NOT-AR-13-017) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Notice of NIAMS’ Participation in PA-13-119 Mechanisms, Models, Measurement, & Management in Pain Research (R21)
(NOT-AR-13-018) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Notice to Amend PAR-13-182 Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36)
(NOT-DA-13-023) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice Regarding Upcoming Changes in Eligibility for PAR-12-283 NIDCR Dentist Scientist Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
(NOT-DE-13-004) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
- Notice to Clarify and Update Research Objectives of PAS-13-031 Stimulating Hematology Investigation: New Endeavors (SHINE) (R01)
(NOT-DK-13-011) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Request for Information (RFI): Challenges and Opportunities for Testing a Point of Care Device for the Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease in Low Resource Settings
(NOT-HL-13-178) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Notice to Clarify Application Due Dates for PAR-12-278 Collaborative R01s for Clinical and Services Studies of Mental Disorders and AIDS (Collaborative R01)
(NOT-MH-13-015) National Institute of Mental Health
- Notice of Clarification on Responsive Projects for RFA-NS-13-009 High Impact Neuroscience Research Resource Grants (R24)
(NOT-NS-13-024) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Notice Announcing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Archived Technical Assistance Webinar for RFA-RM-13-002 Planning Grants for the NIH National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN) (P20)
(NOT-RM-13-016) National Institutes of Health The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
- Notice Announcing Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Archived Technical Assistance Webinar for RFA-RM-13-001 Planning Grants for the NIH Building Infrastructure Leading to Diversity (BUILD) Initiative (P20)
(NOT-RM-13-017) National Institutes of Health The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
Requests for Applications
- Methods Development in Natural Products Chemistry (SBIR)(R43)
(RFA-AT-14-001) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): August 02, 2013
- Methods Development in Natural Products Chemistry (STTR) (R41)
(RFA-AT-14-002) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): August 02, 2013
- Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Research Projects (U01)
(RFA-GM-14-007) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): July 18, 2013
- Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Information Technology Resource (U24)
(RFA-GM-14-008) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): July 18, 2013
- Modeling of Infectious Disease Agent Study Centers of Excellence (U54)
(RFA-GM-14-009) National Institute of General Medical Sciences Application Receipt Date(s): November 26, 2013
- Male Contraceptive Development Program (U01)
(RFA-HD-14-023) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Application Receipt Date(s): August 27, 2013
- Eradication of HIV-1 from CNS Reservoirs: Implications for Therapeutics (R01)
(RFA-MH-14-170) National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Application Receipt Date(s): September 17, 2013
- Eradication of HIV-1 from CNS Reservoirs: Implications for Therapeutics (R21)
(RFA-MH-14-171) National Institute of Mental Health National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Application Receipt Date(s): September 17, 2013
- NINDS Stroke Trials Network - National Data Management Center (U01)
(RFA-NS-13-016) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Application Receipt Date(s): August 14, 2013
Program Announcements
- Structural Interventions, Alcohol Use, and Risk of HIV/AIDS (R01)
(PA-13-191) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Structural Interventions, Alcohol Use, and Risk of HIV/AIDS (R21)
(PA-13-192) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R21)
(PA-13-193) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Mechanisms of Alcohol and Nicotine Co-Addiction (R01)
(PA-13-194) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Revisions to P50 Awards for Research on Detection of Pathogen-Induced Cancer (DPIC) (P50)
(PAR-13-170) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013
- Revisions to P01 Awards for Research on Detection of Pathogen-Induced Cancer (DPIC) (P01)
(PAR-13-171) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013
- Revision Applications to R01 Awards for Research on Detection of Pathogen-Induced Cancer (DPIC) (R01)
(PAR-13-172) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013; December 11, 2013; July 10, 2014; December 11, 2014; July 10, 2015; December 11, 2015
- Revision Applications to U01 Awards on Detection of Pathogen-Induced Cancer (DPIC) (U01)
(PAR-13-173) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013; December 11, 2013; July 10, 2014; December 11, 2014; July 10, 2015; December 11, 2015
- Revision Applications to P50 Awards for Research on Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (P50)
(PAR-13-174) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013
- Revision Applications to P01 Awards for Research on Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (P01)
(PAR-13-175) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013
- Revision Applications to U01 Awards for Research on Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (U01)
(PAR-13-176) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013; December 11, 2013; July 10, 2014; December 11, 2014; July 10, 2015; December 11, 2015
- Revision Applications to R01 Awards for Research on Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (R01)
(PAR-13-177) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013, December 11, 2013, July 10, 2014, December 11, 2014, July 10, 2015, December 11, 2015
- Collaborative Research in Integrative Cancer Biology (U01)
(PAR-13-184) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 18, 2013; November 13, 2013; June 18, 2014; November 13, 2014; June 18, 2015; November 13, 2015
- Image-guided Drug Delivery in Cancer (R01)
(PAR-13-185) National Cancer Institute National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): June 19, 2013; November 19, 2013; June 19, 2014; November 19, 2014; June 19, 2015; November 19, 2015
- NIDCD Research Career Enhancement Award for Established Investigators (K18)
(PAR-13-186) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis in the United States (R01)
(PAR-13-187) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Reducing the Duration of Untreated Psychosis in the United States (R34)
(PAR-13-188) National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Imaging and Biomarkers for Early Cancer Detection (R01)
(PAR-13-189) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013, December 11, 2013, July 10, 2014, December 11, 2014, July 10, 2015, December 11, 2015
- Detection of Pathogen-Induced Cancer (DPIC) (R01)
(PAR-13-190) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 10, 2013; December 11, 2013; July 10, 2014; December 11, 2014; July 10, 2015; December 11, 2015
- Centers of Excellence in Genomic Science (CEGS) (P50)
(PAR-13-198) National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute of Mental Health Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): July 08, 2013
NIH Funding Opportunities now available in RSS (Really Simple News Syndication) format - see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rss_info.htm for details.
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The New York Times article on Digital Green Quotes Professor Richard Anderson
Fri Apr 12 at 1pm
UW in the News: he New York Times profiles the work of Digital Green, a non-governmental organization that teaches agricultural methods in India using locally-produced short videos. Richard Anderson, professor of computer science and engineering, is quoted.
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USDA - sponsor system changes
Fri Apr 12 at 1pm
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 10:34 AM To: REEport Subject: NIFA Transition from CRIS Web Forms to REEport
To: Users of CRIS Web Forms and the New REEport System (to Replace CRIS Web Forms)
We are casting the widest possible net with this email to try to reach as many project directors and institutional representatives as possible who receive grants from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). You are receiving this email because your email address is associated with one or more of our grant projects within the Current Research Information System (CRIS).
NIFA has been working for the past three years on a grants reporting system to replace the CRIS web forms data entry system. On May 6, 2013, the Research, Education, and Extension project online reporting tool (REEport) will be launched to replace that system. REEport will implement the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR); a standard format which all federal government research granting agencies must implement.
There are a couple of resources I want to direct your attention as we launch REEport in case you have not already visited.
1. The REEport Implementation web page located at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/business/reeport_imp.html contains training materials, newsletters, and the REEport user manual.
2. The NIFA Reporting Web Conference Series located at http://www.nifa.usda.gov/rwc contains recording, slides, and Question & Answer documents from the Reporting Web conferences we have held on grant reporting over the past few years.
Both resources should be helpful to you if you report on grant projects received from NIFA.
The REEport deployment schedule is as follows:
April 15, 2013 – CRIS Webforms Blackout Begins
April 26, 2013 – The NIFA Reporting Portal Blackout Begins
May 6, 2013 – REEport Deploys and is open for Business
The March 19, 2013 newsletter explains the deployment schedule. It can be found on the REEport Implementation web page described above.
If you receive a grant from NIFA and used to report on them in CRIS web forms, please visit the websites described above.
The customer service contacts for REEport are Adam Preuter and Laura Wascavage. They can be reached via the REEport email address (reeport@nifa.usda.gov) or at the REEport hotline at 202-690-0009. The REEport email address will evoke the quickest response since more than one person monitors that email box.
Thank you for your patience as we transition from CRIS web forms to REEport.
Bart Hewitt
Director - Planning, Accountability, and Reporting Staff
Office of the Director National Institute of Food and Agriculture Voice: 202-720-0747
Email: bhewitt@nifa.usda.gov
Agency Web site: http://www.nifa.usda.gov
Planning and Accountability Web site: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/opa/
Investing In Science | Securing Our Future
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Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Fri Apr 5 at 1pm
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts April 05, 2013 Table of Contents (TOC) Web Version
Notices
- Notice of Correction to NOT-OD-13-051 Request for Information (RFI): FY 20132018 Strategic Plan for the Office of Disease Prevention, National Institutes of Health
(NOT-OD-13-052) Office of Disease Prevention
- Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Dose Response and Efficacy Studies on the Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Functional Outcomes in Elderly (U01)
(NOT-AG-13-005) National Institute on Aging
- Notice of Availability of Updated Sequencing Plan for PAR-12-183 National Institute on Aging Analysis of Alzheimer’s Disease Genome Sequencing Project Data [U19]
(NOT-AG-13-006) National Institute on Aging
- Notice of NIAMS Policy for Submission of Applications Containing Clinical Trials
(NOT-AR-13-015) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for New Ways to Counteract Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse (Small Business Technology Transfer [STTR R41/42])
(NOT-DA-13-019) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for New Ways to Counteract Prescription Drug Diversion and Abuse (Small Business Innovation Research [SBIR R43/44])
(NOT-DA-13-020) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice of NIDA’s Participation in RFA-AA-13-003 Research on Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Interventions (R01)
(NOT-DA-13-021) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Notice of NIDA’s Participation in RFA-AA-13-004 Research on Comparative Effectiveness and Implementation of HIV/AIDS and Alcohol Interventions (R21)
(NOT-DA-13-022) National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Updates on Sections I, III, IV and VI for PAR-13-129 Occupational Safety and Health Research (R01)
(NOT-OH-13-009) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Requests for Applications
- FaceBase 2: Craniofacial Development and Dysmorphology Dataset, Tool, and Resource Development (U01)
(RFA-DE-14-004) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Application Receipt Date(s): August 22, 2013
- FaceBase 2: Craniofacial Development and Dysmorphology Data Management and Integration Hub (U01)
(RFA-DE-14-005) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Application Receipt Date(s): August 22, 2013
- Development of Bio-relevant In-vitro Assay to Determine Labile Iron in the Parenteral Iron Complex Product (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-017) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): May 24, 2013
- Evaluation of Dissolution Methods for Complex Parenteral Dosage Forms (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-019) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): May 24, 2013
- Collection of Dose Adjustment and Therapeutic Monitoring Data to Aid Narrow Therapeutic Index Drug Classification (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-020) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): May 17, 2013
- Bioequivalence of Generic Bupropion (U01)
(RFA-FD-13-021) Food and Drug Administration Application Receipt Date(s): May 31, 2013
- Genomic Medicine Pilot Demonstration Projects (U01)
(RFA-HG-13-004) National Human Genome Research Institute Application Receipt Date(s): July 17, 2013
- Undiagnosed Diseases Gene Function Research (R21)
(RFA-RM-13-003) NIH Roadmap Initiatives Application Receipt Date(s): June 14, 2013
Program Announcements
- Indo-U.S. Vaccine Action Program (VAP) Small Research Grant Program (R03)
(PA-13-179) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Investigator Award (K08)
(PA-13-180) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
(PA-13-181) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Addressing Health Disparities in NIDDK Diseases (R01)
(PA-13-183) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- The Role of Microbial Metabolites in Cancer Prevention and Etiology (U01)
(PAR-13-159) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): November 14, 2013, November 14, 2014
- Academic-Industrial Partnerships for Translation of in vivo Imaging Systems for Cancer Investigations (R01)
(PAR-13-169) National Cancer Institute Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- NIDCR Small Research Grants for Secondary Analysis of FaceBase Data (R03)
(PAR-13-178) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
- Drug Abuse Dissertation Research (R36)
(PAR-13-182) National Institute on Drug Abuse Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
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NIH eRA Info - Ext-UAT (Commons & ASSIST Demo Environments) down April 10th
Fri Apr 5 at 7am
eRA Information: Ext-UAT (Commons & ASSIST Demo Environments) Scheduled Downtime for Wed, Apr. 10
Friday April 5, 2013
This is to notify you that the External User Acceptance Test (Ext-UAT) environment, which includes eRA Commons and ASSIST Demo environments, will be down all day on Wednesday, April 10, 2013, in preparation for the April system-wide software release.
Please note that this downtime does not affect the Production environment.
We are sorry for any inconvenience it may cause.
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
Looking ahead: RPPR required for SNAP and Fellowship progress reports in May 2013 (See NOT-OD-13-035)
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Training - Research Administration Learning Program
Fri Apr 5 at 7am
April Class Sessions are Scheduled!
The Research Administration Learning Program is offering 4 classes in the month of April. These courses were developed collaboratively by GCA, MAA, OSP, ORIS and Procurement Services. All sessions are free of charge.
So get your teams ready for the upcoming Spring and Summer deadlines by going to training!
· Introduction to Research Administration
· FEC Beyond the Basics – Managing Faculty Effort – next Wednesday
· Introduction to Grant and Contract Certification (GCCR)
· How to Prepare a Basic Budget
· Grant & Contract Fiscal Administration: Compliance
· Post Award Financial Administration: Processes, Offices, and Best Practices
“Managing Faculty Effort” is a brand new course. This class provides the more advanced FEC Coordinator with a general introduction to compliance requirements and Federal, sponsor and University rules and regulations. Specific attention will be given to changes or reductions in the distribution of effort, shifts in funding sources, no cost extensions and 100% research funded Faculty.
If you have a question about a specific course, email the contact listed on the website, but if you have questions about the learning program in general please email ralp@uw.edu.
Thank you and happy learning!
Lynette Arias & Tami Sadusky
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The paradox of reduce-reuse-recycle - Post by Daniel Schwartz
Thu Apr 4 at 11am
Post in Foster Unplugged from Prof. Daniel Schwartz: When I think Cleantech, my mind goes straight to the triangular logo on my waste container at work: “reduce, reuse, recycle.” These three words are central to most enduring cleantech innovations, though sometimes in paradoxical ways. “Reduce” is the most prone to paradox, since reducing one thing generally happens by increasing another. Let’s explore this “reduce” paradox via two well-known examples in that space.
In recent years, Washington has done a good job of reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Today, the average American emits 41% more greenhouse gas than the average Washingtonian (2012 State Energy Strategy report). We reduced our emissions by increasing our reliance on hydropower. Here’s where the “reduce” paradox comes in. Increases in hydropower have led to fewer salmon in our waters. Thinking long term, if we want to grow our economy and further reduce our emissions while avoiding consequences like this, we’ll need major innovations in the cost and performance of solar energy and grid-scale batteries. And we’ll need to make sure those innovations don’t lead to a depleted Earth. Read the full article in Foster Unplugged
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Gene therapy may aid failing hearts
Tue Apr 2 at 3pm
The potential of gene therapy to boost heart muscle function was explored in a recent University of Washington animal study. The findings suggest that it might be possible to use this approach to treat patients whose hearts have been weakened by heart attacks and other heart conditions. Read the full article in UW Today.
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The Office of Research Campus Update is Available Online
Tue Apr 2 at 1pm
The Office of Research Campus Update is now available online. Read about sequestration, an update on the Research Roadmap and a variety of topics of interest to the research community.
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Tenfold boost in ability to pinpoint proteins in cancer cells
Fri Mar 29 at 12pm
Better diagnosis and treatment of cancer could hinge on the ability to better understand a single cell at its molecular level. New research offers a more comprehensive way of analyzing one cell’s unique behavior, using an array of colors to show patterns that could indicate why a cell will or won’t become cancerous.
A University of Washington team has developed a new method for color-coding cells that allows them to illuminate 100 biomarkers, a ten-time increase from the current research standard, to help analyze individual cells from cultures or tissue biopsies. The work is published this week (March 19) in Nature Communications.
Read the full article in UW Today.
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UW Bothell is the first University in Washington to create a School of STEM
Fri Mar 29 at 12pm
UW Bothell is the first University in Washington to create a School of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math).
Read the full article in GeekWire or Daily Journal of Commerce.
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UW students create, harvest fog in campus ‘hoop house’
Fri Mar 29 at 12pm
In the fog chamber, a thick cool mist rolls from one end to the other blurring glasses, wetting caps and coats and sending water dripping down the latest test panel.
University of Washington students have been testing low-cost materials capable of harvesting water from fog in a temporary “hoop house” next to the Botany Greenhouse. They create the fog with a specially adapted power washer and record how much water condenses and drips off various panels of low-cost materials, such as shade cloth.
In tests on campus this month, faculty member Ben Spencer checks the water condensing and dripping down matting material used in landscapes to control soil erosion. The group is evaluating inexpensive, readily available materials for fog harvesting.
They specifically want to find a way to help residents on the northern edge of Lima, Peru, where less than half an inch of rain falls, but heavy fogs occur consistently for six to nine months a year. The faculty and students are seeking a way to condense enough water to irrigate new plantings that would, in turn, harvest fog on their own, naturally bringing water into the landscape, said Susan Bolton, a professor of environmental and forest sciences and one of the group’s instructors. Read the full article in UW Today.
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NSF Project Reports Have Transitioned to Research.gov
Fri Mar 22 at 7am
From: The Research.gov Team at the National Science Foundation Sent: Tuesday, March 19, 2013 1:39 PM Subject: Attention NSF Awardees: Project Reports Have Transitioned to Research.gov
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Colleagues,
The National Science Foundation (NSF) is happy to announce that project reporting has successfully been transitioned to Research.gov. This means that you will now log in to Research.gov to prepare and submit your final, annual, and interim project reports. You will also continue to use Research.gov to submit your Project Outcomes Reports.
NSF would like to thank the 19 research organizations who volunteered to pilot this service starting in October 2012. Because of their feedback, we were able to improve the service before the final rollout. Research.gov is NSF’s grants management system that provides easy access to research-related information and grants management services in one location. Research.gov is the modernization of FastLane, providing the next generation of grants management capabilities for the research community.
Where Can I Find Out More? For more information about the transition of annual, final, and interim project reporting to Research.gov, please visit the Project Report Informational Page or see our Online Help.
For technical assistance, contact the Research.gov Help Desk, 7 AM - 9 PM Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except for federal holidays):
- Email the Help Desk at: rgov@nsf.gov
- Call the Help Desk at 1-800-381-1532
Thank you,
The Research.gov Team at the National Science Foundation
Note: On March 18, 2013, FastLane began automated compliance checking for all required proposal sections. Guidance on the required sections is available in the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG), Chapter II.C.2. FastLane will not accept your proposal if a required section is missing.
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NIH Regional Seminar, Baltimore - June 27-29
Wed Mar 20 at 9am
Sent: Friday, March 15, 2013 9:03 PM To: NIH_SEMINARS@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: One NIH Regional Seminar This Year - Don’t Miss it!
Meet, Share & Learn at the 2013 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration - Note: Early Registration Rates End March 25!
Baltimore Orioles fans are not the only ones heading to Baltimore, Maryland this summer. Nor are they coming just because of the recent Super Bowl win by the Baltimore Ravens! Approximately 35 NIH and HHS extramural research experts, as well as approximately 600 attendees from around the world, will be coming together to participate in the 2013 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration:
June 27-29, 2013 Baltimore, MD (“Early Registration Rate” available through March 25!)
Note: This year, there will be only one NIH Regional Seminar offered so don’t miss this opportunity! Another one won’t occur until spring or summer 2014!
Who should attend and what kind of program is offered? Presentations are primarily targeted towards attendees new to the NIH grants process, seeking information on the grants process, resources and contacts. However, there are sessions for more experienced attendees wanting learn the latest news that NIH senior leadership and policy officials have to share. Session “tracks” allow administrators and researchers to easily identify the topics of interest. (Agendas are available on the Regional Seminar’s “Program” Web page.)
-New grants administrators should gain valuable information from sessions such as: NIH Top Ten (NIH Fundamentals), After the Award is Made…Then What?, eRA Commons, Budget Basics, A Walk Through the SF424 (R&R), Interacting Electronically with NIH, and so many more!
-Sessions of interest to postdocs, grad students, new and early stage investigators attending the NIH Regional Seminars might be: Grant Writing for Success, NIH Peer Review, Mapping Your Career with NIH (including New & Early Stage Investigators, Career Development Timeline, NIH Loan Repayment, and more), and NIH Peer Review Process. (Check out this year’s special discount available for Graduate Students, PreDoctoral and PostDoctoral trainees located on the Regional Seminar’s “Registration” Web page.)
-For more senior faculty and administrators, there will be sessions such as Advanced Administrative Topics, Current Issues at NIH, Rock Talk with Dr. Sally Rockey, Research Integrity, Common Compliance Pitfalls & Strategies for Success, Understanding Research Project Grants, how to prepare a NIH training grant application or a career award application, as well as how to effectively communicate your program to reviewers.
-Topics of special interest to all may be ClinicalTrials.gov, Data Sharing & Intellectual Property, SBIR/STTR program, R15 AREA awards, research involving animals and humans, Public Access, etc.
In addition to the formal presentations, NIH and HHS experts will be on hand during breaks and the lunch hour for you to get your questions answered. That means 2 full days of sessions, networking opportunities and valuable expertise around every corner. There’s also an optional opportunity for an eRA Workshop on the day prior to the seminar. Reserve your space today and don’t miss the best rates for both the seminar and the hotel! Note: Food will not be provided during the optional eRA Workshop day or the 2-day seminar, but there are many local options.
We hope to see you there and don’t forget to share the news with your peers who could also benefit from the NIH Regional Seminars experience! (In addition to this message, flyers can be downloaded and posted to your institution’s intranet or bulletin boards from the seminar Website, and don’t forget to pass along the information using the Share This Event icons from the site’s home page!)
· NIH Regional Seminar Website for Baltimore, MD: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/regionalseminars/Baltimore_2013/index.html
· General NIH Regional Seminar Home Page: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm
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eRA Commons & ASSIST Offline - March 23rd
Thu Mar 14 at 9am
eRA Commons and ASSIST will be offline overnight during the weekend of March 23-24, as eRA upgrades a specialized database that stores user names and passwords for user authentication.
The upgrade is designed to improve recent log-in issues with eRA programs experienced by users.
eRA Commons and ASSIST will be unavailable starting at 10 p.m. Saturday, March 23 until 5 a.m. Sunday, March 24.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs
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NIH eRA - Ext-UAT & Commons Demo Environments Offline March 15-17
Wed Mar 13 at 8am
Both the External User Acceptance Testing (Ext-UAT) environment and the eRA Commons Demo systems will be periodically unavailable this coming weekend. It is anticipated the systems will go offline Friday, March 15, 5:00PM EST for 4-5 hours. Users may experience periodic disruptions throughout the weekend. Full service will be restored by 6:00AM EST, Monday, March 18, 2013.
We are sorry for the inconvenience it may cause.
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
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March Research Administration Learning Opportunities are Available
Wed Mar 6 at 2pm
The Research Administration Learning Program is offering 9 class sessions in March. These courses were developed collaboratively by GCA, MAA, OSP, ORIS and Procurement Services. All sessions are free of charge.
· The Nuts and Bolts of Administering Outgoing Subcontracts
· SAGE 101: Creating and Submitting eGC1s
· Contracts Gone Wild
· FEC Beyond the Basics – Modifying an FEC Using Comments and Adjusting Cost Share
· Managing Research Administration Files
· SAGE Budget
· FEC Beyond the Basics – Modifying an FEC, Changes Outside eFECS and Recertifications
· FIDS 101
· SAGE 102: Grant Runner
To view a list of Core and Advance courses, read course descriptions and register for an upcoming class, please go to the Research Administration Learning Program webpage. If you are interested in a course not offered this month, please click on the “request an email alert” link for each class and we will notify you when that course is scheduled. The more people on the Alert List the sooner we will offer that course again.
Finally, if you have a question about a specific course, email the contact listed on the website, but if you have questions about the learning program in general please email ralp@uw.edu.
Thank you and happy learning!
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UW Unveils The World’s Most Comprehensive Analysis of Global Health
Wed Mar 6 at 12pm
The Seattle Times Headline Reads: “Bill Gates is expected to announce today that his foundation will help fund more frequent updates to global health data, as UW researchers unveil the most comprehensive analysis ever undertaken of health measures around the world.” Read the story in The Seattle Times or The Daily.
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Kenneth Zeichner Selected to become a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association
Wed Mar 6 at 9am
Dr. Kenneth Zeichner, Boeing Professor of Teacher Education and Director of Teacher Education, was selected to become a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). This is one of the highest honors that an education researcher can attain. The AERA Fellows Program was established by the AERA Council to honor education researchers with substantial research accomplishments, to convey the Association’s commitment to excellence in research, and to emphasize to new scholars the importance of sustained research of excellence in the field.
He joins his colleagues Dr. Jim Banks, Dr. Bob Abbott, and Dr. John Bransford in this distinction.
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Grant Opportunities from the Gates Foundation
Tue Mar 5 at 2pm
From: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [mailto:gates@notifications.gatesfoundation.org]
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 8:07 AM
To: Kimberly P. Littlefield
Subject: Grant opportunities from the Gates Foundation and its partners
Dear Colleagues:
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and its funding partners in the Grand Challenges family of grant programs are inviting innovators to apply for three new grant opportunities:
1) Grand Challenges Explorations, an initiative to encourage innovative and unconventional global health and development solutions, is now accepting grant proposals for its latest application round. Applicants can be at any experience level; in any discipline; and from any organization, including colleges and universities, government laboratories, research institutions, non-profit organizations and for profit companies.
Proposals are being accepted online until May 7, 2013 on the following topics:
* The “One Health” Concept: Bringing Together Human and Animal Health for New Solutions - NEW
* Increasing Interoperability of Social Good Data - NEW
* Develop the Next Generation of Condom - NEW
* New Approaches for Detection, Treatment, and Control of Selected Neglected Tropical Diseases
* Labor Saving Strategies and Innovations for Women Smallholder Farmers
Initial grants will be US $100,000 each, and projects showing promise will have the opportunity to receive additional funding of up to US $1 million. Full descriptions of the new topics and application instructions are available at:
www.grandchallenges.org/explorations.
2) Saving Lives at Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development has launched its third call for innovative prevention and treatment approaches for pregnant women and newborns in poor, hard-to-reach communities around the world. Saving Lives at Birth partners will fund transformative approaches that cut across three main domains: (i) science & technology, (ii) service delivery, and (iii) demand-side innovation.
The application deadline is March 28, 2013. Details on how to apply for a grant can be found at www.savinglivesatbirth.net.
3) The Grand Challenges Brazil partnership has launched Reducing the Burden of Preterm Birth. This program seeks to develop new ways to prevent preterm birth; to improve the survival, health, and development of preterm infants; and to scale-up known effective prevention and treatment options.
Grants will be to Brazilian researchers, but partnerships including those with researchers in other countries are encouraged. Letters of Inquiry for this opportunity are due May 7, 2013. More information and the English version of the request for proposals can be found at www.grandchallenges.org/GrantOpportunities/Pages/reducetheburden.aspx
We are looking forward to receiving innovative ideas from around the world and from all disciplines. If you have a great idea, please apply. If you know someone else who may have a great idea, please forward this message.
Thank you for your commitment to solving the world’s greatest health and development challenges.
The Grand Challenges Team
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Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives.
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UW Today Article features “Five with UW links named to Forbes 30 under 30″
Mon Mar 4 at 1pm
Forbes releasted it’s 30 under 30 honor in December of 2012. Five of those listed for this prestigious international honor had ties to the UW.
The article in UW Today provided the list of spectacular young adults: (more…)
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Seattle Times Article on UW and PNNL’s Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing
Fri Mar 1 at 4pm
The University of Washington and the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are forming a new enterprise, the Northwest Institute for Advanced Computing, to tackle a wide range of the world’s most vexing issues – from the causes of disease to how climate change will impact the planet.
The institute is designed to find ways to mine the huge amounts of data generated every day by scientific instruments and household electronics, said Doug Ray, associate director of Richland-based PNNL, in a release. Read the full article in Seattle Times online.
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Multiple sclerosis study reveals how killer T cells learn to recognize nerve fiber insulators
Fri Mar 1 at 4pm
Misguided killer T cells may be the missing link in sustained tissue damage in the brains and spines of people with multiple sclerosis, findings from the University of Washington reveal. Cytoxic T cells, also known as CD8+ T cells, are white blood cells that normally are in the body’s arsenal to fight disease. Rea the full article in UW Today.
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NIH eRA Commons Newsletter - January 2013
Fri Feb 1 at 9am
NIH eRA eSubmission Items of Interest – January 2013
Continuous Submission: Do I or Don’t I?
Occasionally we get this question: “I have participated in the peer review process, how do I know if I am eligible for Continous Submission?” Well, to answer that question effectively, let me review what the peer review process is and why that makes some people eligible for this perk called Continuous Submission.
NIH evaluates applications by a dual peer review process as mandated by statute, in accordance with section 492 of the Public Health Service Act and federal regulations governing “Scientific Peer Review of Research Grant Applications and Research and Development Contract Projects.”
The first level of review is carried out by a Scientific Review Group (SRG) composed primarily of non-federal scientists who have expertise in relevant scientific disciplines and current research areas. The second level of review is performed by Institute and Center (IC) National Advisory Councils or Boards. Councils are composed of both scientific and public representatives chosen for their expertise, interest, or activity in matters related to health and disease.
As a way of recognizing their service to NIH, reviewers with substantial review service are permitted to submit their research grant applications (R01, R21, or R34) on a continuous basis and to have those applications undergo initial peer review in a timely manner. This process is referred to as Continuous Submission and applies to those peer reviewers with recent substantial service (six times in 18 months).
It is important to note that the Continuous Submission option ONLY applies to the R01, R21, and R34 Activity Codes and ONLY to FOAs using those activities with standard submission dates.
So the answer to the question as to how one checks their Continuous Submission status or the status of a PI is:
1. In eRA Commons, from the Advanced Search Tab under accounts, you can search by PI and one of the columns is CS Eligible. If they are eligible, it says yes; if they are not, it is blank.
2. If you are delegated to see their personal profile, it can be found under the Reviewer Specific tab in their personal profile along with the committees they have served on.
3. There is a list online at this link http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/CS_2012_combined.pdf.
Additionally, if the Principal Investigator (PI) is also the Signing Official (SO), that person will need two separate accounts since Continuous Submission status is only tracked for PIs.
ASSIST Has Landed!
There was Superman, Batman, Spiderman, The Hulk, Ironman, Thor, and NOW ASSIST-MAN!
OK, so it’s not that impressive in the super-hero world. But in the real world of multi-project grants and application submission, we think you will find ASSIST to be pretty heroic.
As discussed in October’s Items of Interest (The 800 Pound Gorilla – and thank you to the many kind folks who gently pointed out that my image was more likely an orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus, suspects Jill J), ASSIST is a web-based system that allows applicants to initiate an application; set access controls for various parts of the application; run a complete check against NIH business rules to figure out errors before submission; and view an application image before submitting to Grants.gov.
ASSIST went online in early November, and on January 23rd we received our first ever electronic submissions of multi-project applications! It was a historic day! With a system as complex and encompassing as ASSIST, it is not surprising that we discovered some undocumented features (aka bugs). But those were quickly identified and addressed. And we continue to identify features for the wish list, some of which we expect to be able to accommodate before the September transition dates.
We would like to thank both the institutes and the applicants for their willingness to be the test subjects on this exciting advancement in the processing of NIH grant applications. Everyone working through this new process has been patient, helpful with constructive feedback, and has maintained a wonderful sense of humor as we have all learned together.
Remember, ASSIST is a powerful, and intuitive application that deals with some very complicated scenarios (multi-project applications), so if you need help, make sure to look for the Help Icon to access the help files or contact the eRA Commons Help Desk. We also have some great resources on the web and training materials to assist you (sorry, I couldn’t resist!).
You will also want to look at the Transition Timeline to see current pilot opportunities and see when activity codes that are of interest to you are due to be transitioned to electronic submission.
Flag on the Play – Referee Reference Letters
If you have ever submitted, or been asked to submit, a reference letter, then you will be aware that you have to upload the letter to eRA Commons as a PDF formatted document. The PDF guidelines outline the specifics required for NIH PDF files.
Additionally Grants.gov offers several resources for getting PDF Conversion Programs and other software related to grant application processing.
And even after you download a converter and make all your attachments into PDFs, you may still get flagged when uploading the letter. The error may even tell you your PDF is not a PDF (now that’s unsportsmanlike conduct!). If this happens to you, allow me to make a few suggestions to try to resolve the issue:
1. Double check what you are attaching. Is it a PDF? Is it the correct PDF? Or did you accidently grab another file?
We have received everything from kids’ homework, to cooking recipes, to family photos.
2. Review the PDF Guidelines to ensure the file name is appropriate and within the specified limits.
File naming rules have recently changed, so it might be good to review the guidelines again.
3. Try using a different browser.
Believe it or not, all browsers are not the same (I think I just got flagged for stating the obvious!). Each type, and even different versions of the same type of browser, can deal with the upload process differently, sometimes leading to an error.
eRA continually tests Commons on Internet Explorer and Firefox. The challenges are varied and many. We can never be sure if the issue is with a computer setting (possibly some security option set on the local computer); a browser setting (as we rely more on the World Wide Web, browsers have become more complex, more powerful with many more optional settings); a network issue (network scanners and traffic monitors add potential challenges); or an issue within Commons. The frustrating part for us, as at the time of the article, we have not been able to replicate the problem which makes it nearly impossible to identify the root cause. But we will not stop digging!
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
Questions? Please contact the eRA Help Desk. Check out self-help resources on the Help page before submitting an online ticket; or call Toll-free: 1-866-504-9552, Phone: 301-402-7469, TTY: 301-451-5939; or email helpdesk@od.nih.gov. The Help Desk hours are Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
Help us improve our communications; send your suggestions and feedback to eRACommunications@mail.nih.gov or call 301-435-8185.
To read other recent articles and messages, please visit our Latest News page at http://era.nih.gov/news_and_events/index.cfm.
Check out the eRA Training pages for eRA Commons demos, presentations and FAQs.
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Funding Opportunity - Superstorm Sandy
Thu Jan 31 at 3pm
From: No title defined [mailto:SRP-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of Carlin, Danielle (NIH/NIEHS) [E] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 10:43 AM To: SRP-ALL@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: FW: FOA: Superstorm Sandy
Dear SRP community,
In light of the time sensitive nature, we wanted to let you know about the following funding opportunity, for which NIEHS is seeking research proposals on toxic exposures and impacts from Superstorm Sandy: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-ES-13-003.html
This is a general summary of the notice:
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the extramural community that NIEHS is accepting time-sensitive research applications related to potential exposures and health outcomes as a result of Superstorm Sandy. Applications should be submitted to the NIEHS PAR-10-084 “Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21)”. Time-sensitive applications focusing on Superstorm Sandy will only be accepted up to the February 20, 2013 due date.
The unprecedented and widespread damage caused by Superstorm Sandy in the northeastern states is significant. The potential for exposures to biological and chemical hazards and its effects on physical and mental health for responders and residents could be substantial. Applications are being sought that focus on novel questions of public health importance that will provide new insights into exposures and/or potential health effects as an aftermath to Superstorm Sandy. Applications focusing on environmental exposure assessment necessary to understand short and/or long term health effects as well as human health studies are appropriate. It is expected that the research conducted will provide information necessary for the rapid translation of the science to protect the health and safety of affected communities.
Applications that focus on animal studies should not be submitted to this FOA.
Note: Time-sensitive applications on other topics are still being accepted.
For more information about the Time sensitive mechanism link to: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-10-084.html
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
Claudia Thompson, Ph.D. Chief Susceptibility and Population Health Branch National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 530 Davis Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Telephone: 919-541-4638 Email: thomps14@niehs.nih.gov
Thank you,
Danielle
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Danielle J. Carlin, PhD, DABT
Program Administrator
Division of Extramural Research & Training
Center for Risk & Integrated Sciences
Superfund Research Program
National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences
Keystone Bldg., 530 Davis Dr.
P.O. Box 12233, Maildrop K3-04
Research Triangle Park, NC 27560
Office: 919-541-1409
Blackberry: 919-316-8710
Fax: 919-541-2843
e-mail: danielle.carlin@nih.gov
website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/srp/index.cfm
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USAID Public-Private Partnerships
Thu Jan 31 at 3pm
From: Vajra Allan [mailto:vallan@wghalliance.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:01 PM To: Undisclosed recipients: Subject: Funding opportunities
A few funding opportunities that might be of interest to your organization
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has issued the Annual Program Statement (APS) for the FY2012 Global Development Alliance (GDA) which brings together NGOs and the for-profit agencies together under the public-private partnership to address critical development challenges worldwide. To apply a concept paper, must be submitted by January 31, 2013 http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=pKXJQ2nKPkhpkhKJLfQT6gkPRV3xMLFyMKJlZ42Qvp3QqsQSGZbn!-1328374230?oppId=150033&mode=VIEW
The Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship: the Skoll Foundation presents the Skoll Awards for Social Entrepreneurship each year to a select few social entrepreneurs whose proven innovations have demonstrated impact on some of the world’s most pressing problems. The Skoll Award recognizes organizations with the potential to not only be individually successful, but also to catalyze large-scale, system-level change.
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Office of Innovation and Development Alliances, invites applications for Development Innovation Ventures (DIV). DIV aims to find and support breakthrough solutions to the world’s most important development challenges. DIV seeks applicants that have ideas for addressing development challenges more effectively and more cheaply. The application deadline is April 12, 2013. For more information go to Grants.gov and search for “DIV” in the keyword box and select the Agency for International Development to narrow your search.
Vajra Allan, MPA, PMP Washington Global Health Fund
Street address: 1900 9th Avenue, Floor 10, Seattle, WA 98101 | Mailing: 1900 9th Avenue, M/S C9S-10, Seattle, WA 98101| Direct line: 206.456.9613
The information in this message, including any attachments, is intended only for the designated recipient(s), and may be privileged, confidential, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, alteration, dissemination, retention, distribution, or use in any way of this message, its contents, and any attachments, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message.
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NOAA Education Grants Available
Thu Jan 31 at 3pm
From: OED Grants - NOAA Service Account [mailto:OED.Grants@noaa.gov] Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 12:42 PM To: _OED ELGAnnounce Subject: NOAA announces new Environmental Literacy Grants funding opportunity
NOAA’s Office of Education (OEd) has issued a request for applications for projects designed to build the capacity of informal educators (including interpreters and docents) and/or formal educators (pre- or in-service) to use NOAA data and data access tools to help K-12 students and/or the public understand and respond to global change. Successful projects will enhance educators’ ability to use the wealth of scientific data, data visualizations, data access technologies, information products, and other assets available through NOAA (plus additional sources, if desired) to engage K-12 students and/or other members of the public in a minimum of two U.S. states or territories.
This funding opportunity identifies two priority categories of eligible applicants, both of equal importance. Eligible applicants for Priority 1 are collaborative teams of two or more U.S. institutions. Eligible applicants for Priority 2 are collaborative teams of two or more non-profit U.S. aquariums, of which at least one must be accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Collaborative applicant teams in both Priority 1 and Priority 2 are strongly encouraged to include at least one applicant that has not previously received a grant from NOAA’s Environmental Literacy Grants program. Proposed projects in each priority must be between two and five years in duration and have combined federal requests of $500,000 - $1,000,000 for all years of the project.
*Deadlines*
The deadline for applications to this funding opportunity is 11:59:59 pm EST on March 12, 2013. Applications must be submitted online via www.grants.gov. It is anticipated that awards under this announcement will be made by September 30, 2013 and that the projects funded under this announcement will have a start date no earlier than October 1, 2013.
*Informational Webinar*
Two informational webinars with the program officers will occur on February 5, 2013 from 3:00 to 5:00 pm EST and February 6, 2013, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm EST. By noon EST on February 1, 2013, interested applicants should register by contacting oed.grants@noaa.gov and including in the Subject line of the email: “Register for Educator Capacity Building FFO Webinar” and providing the interested party’s name, institution, telephone number, email address and preferred webinar date in the body of the email. You will receive an email response from oed.grants@noaa.gov with the log-in information and date for the webinar. Whenever possible, individuals from the same institution should try to join the webinar from the same computer/phone line.
*Additional Information*
To read the full funding announcement, visit www.grants.gov.
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2013 Education, Math & Engineering Technology Conference
Thu Jan 31 at 3pm
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2013 Education, Math & Engineering Technology by Hawaii University International Conferences (June 10 - 12, 2013)
Call for Papers/ Proposal /Abstracts/Submissions Submission Deadline: December 31, 2012 Extended Deadline: March 15, 2013
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For information please visit our website.
For submission via our online form, please click here.
For email submissions please refer to the following instructions: For Education submissions | For Math & Engineering Technology submissions
If the link does not work for you please copy and paste it to your browser.
The 2013 Hawaii University International Conferences (HUIC) on Education, Math and Engineering Technology welcomes and invites papers (in English only) from all areas of Education, Mathematics, Engineering Technology and related fields. The conference will be held from June 10 to 12 (Monday through Wednesday) at the Ala Moana Hotel, in Honolulu Hawaii.
The conference aim objective is to provide a platform for researchers, engineers, and academicians as well as industrial professionals from all over the world to present their research results and development in their related fields.
Education Topics & Focus Area
Original contributions on topics covered under broad areas but not limited to:
- Academic Advising and Counseling
- Art Education
- Adult Education
- Business Education
- Counselor Education
- Curriculum, Research and Development
- Distance Education
- Early Childhood Education/Elementary Education
- Human Resource Development
- Indigenous Education
- Kinesiology & Leisure Science
- Language Education
- Music Education
- Reading Education
- Rural Education
- Science Education
- Secondary Education
- Social Studies Education
- Special Education
- Student Affairs
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- Educational Administration
- Educational Foundations
- Educational Measurement and Evaluation
- Educational Psychology
- Education Technology
- Education Policy and Leadership
- ESL/TESL
- Health Education
- Higher Education
- Teacher Education
- Second Language Studies
- Sociology
- Social Science
- Speech/Communication and Translation
- Theatre
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Visual Arts
- Women’s Studies
- Inter-disciplinary and other areas of Arts and Humanities
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Math Topics & Focus Areas
Original contributions on topics covered under broad areas but not limited to:
- Algebra
- Applied Mathematics
- Calculus
- Computational Mathematics
- Discrete Mathematics
- Foundations of Mathematics
- Financial Mathematics
- Finite Mathematics
- Fractals
- Geometry
- History of Mathematics
- Logic
- Mathematics Education
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- Number Theory
- Numerical Analysis
- Philosophy of Mathematics
- Pre-Algebra
- Pre-Calculus
- Probability
- Psychology of Teaching and Learning Mathematics
- Statistics
- Topology
- Inter-disciplinary Areas of Mathematics
- Other Area Related to Mathematics Research and Practices
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Engineering Technology Topics & Focus Areas
Original contributions on topics covered under broad areas but not limited to:
- Low Power VLSI Design
- 3 D Integrated Circuit Design
- Current Trends in Semiconductor Devices
- Programming and Logic Devices
- Wireless Communications
- Embedded Technology
- Biomedical Engineering and Technology
- Mechatronics/MEMS/NEMS/Robotics/Automation
- Renewable and Non-renewable Conventional Energy Sources
- Bioinformatics
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- Nanotechnology
- Reliability Engineering
- Optimization Technologies
- Non-traditional Manufacturing Process
- Agile, Lean and Jet Manufacturing
- CAD/CAM/CAE/FMS/CIMS/CFT/RPT
- Industrial Engineering and Management
- Education Technology
- Entrepreneurship Development
- Partnership Between Academia and the Corporate World
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Please send your abstracts or papers as an MS word/PDF attachment to the following Email-address: mathengineering@huichawaii.org for Math & Engineering and education@huichawaii.org for Education.
The Conference accepts a limit of two contributed submissions per lead author.
Everyone is welcome to attend the conference. If you wish to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, evaluate papers to be included in the conference program and proceedings please send an email to: mathengineering@huichawaii.org for Math & Engineering and education@huichawaii.org for Education.
Session Chairs are required to register for conference.
Email your abstract and/or paper, along with a title page, acknowledgement of received submissions will be corresponded via email. If you have not heard from within 72 hours, please do not hesitate to contact us or send us an email.
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Email your abstract and/or paper, along with a title page. Acknowledgement of received submissions will be via email. If you have not heard from us within 72 hours, please do not hesitate to contact HUIC.
Submitting a Proposal/ Submission Procedure: Via email or regular post mail.
1. Create a Title Page for your submission. The title page should include:
a. Title of your paper/proposal b. Topics/Areas c. Presentation format: Papers, Workshop, or Poster d. Synopsis: A brief description of your presentation (50 words or less; this is to be used on our program book) e. Name(s) of the author(s) f. Department(s) and Affiliation(s) g. Mailing Address(es) h. E-mail Address(es) i. Contacts/Phone Number(s) j. Fax number(s) k. Corresponding/presenting author if different than lead author
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NIDRR Grant Forcast
Thu Jan 31 at 3pm
From: NIDRR Announcements [mailto:NIDRR-announcements@naric.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 9:22 AM To: osp@u.washington.edu Subject: NIDRR grant forecast has been updated
The Grant Forecast lists programs and competitions NIDRR has previously announced, as well as those NIDRR plans to announce at a later date.
http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html#chart7
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BSF Funding Opportunitites
Thu Jan 31 at 3pm
From: US-Israel Binational Science Foundation [mailto:bsf@bsf.org.il]
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 11:26 AM
To: Carol Rhodes
Subject: Special CALL FOR PROPOSALS by the BSF
Dear Research Administrator;
We would like to bring to your attention that the U.S-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF) has issued two new CALLS FOR PROPOSALS in its special programs:
1. `Transformative Science`, a special program for ground breaking ideas in scientific research. You can find the CALL using the link:
http://www.bsf.org.il/data/FormsToDownload/BSF-Transformative-Call.pdf
2. `Prof. R. Rahamimoff Travel Grants for Young Scientists`, a special program supporting short, research related, trips of young American scientists to Israel, and young Israeli scientists to the U.S. You can find the CALL using the link:
http://www.bsf.org.il/data/FormsToDownload/BSF-TravelGrant-call.PDF
We would be most thankful if you could pass this information to the faculty scientists and PhD students in your organization.
Sincerely,
Dr. Heni Haring .
Assistant Director
United States - Israel Binational Science Foundation
8 Hamarpeh Street
P.O.Box 45086
Har Hotzvim
Jerusalem 91450 Israel
Tel: 972-2-5828239, Ext 110
Fax: 972-2-5828306
www.bsf.org.il
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Funding Oppportunity - Defense Medical Research & Development Program (DMRDP)
Mon Jan 28 at 10am
From: communications@cdmrp.org [mailto:communications@cdmrp.org] Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:44 AM To: osp@u.washington.edu Subject: Just Released! FY13 DoD PH/TBI Program Announcement
This e-mail is to notify the research community of the recently released funding opportunity from the Defense Medical Research and Development Program (DMRDP), The US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command (USAMRMC), Combat Casualty Care Research Program and Joint Program Committee 6. Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) is assigned as one of the execution agents of the DMRDP.
Detailed descriptions of the funding opportunity, evaluation criteria, and submission requirements can be found in the Program Announcement. The Program Announcement is currently available electronically for downloading from the Grants.gov website (http://www.grants.gov).
The documents will be also be available shortly on the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil/funding/prgdefault.shtml) and the CDMRP eReceipt System (https://cdmrp.org).
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Defense Medical Research and Development Program - Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury Research Program
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research Award
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All funding opportunities, both recently and as previously released, are available on the CDMRP website (http://cdmrp.army.mil).
Subsequent notifications will be sent when additional funding opportunities are released. A listing of all CDMRP funding opportunities can be obtained on the Grants.gov website by performing a basic search using CFDA Number 12.420.
Please do not respond directly to this message. To be added or removed from this email list please send an email to help@cdmrp.org.
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More Funding Opportunites for Juvenile Justice Projects
Mon Jan 28 at 10am
From: Tepfer, Sean (USAWAW) [mailto:Sean.Tepfer@usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 12:44 PM To: Tepfer, Sean (USAWAW) Cc: Bates, Thomas (USAWAW); Diaz, Michael (USAWAW); Leung, Michelle (CRT); Mygatt, Timothy (CRT) Subject: GRANTS - New Department of Justice and other Federal grant solicitations for week ending 1/25/13
Good afternoon all,
Here are the current open Department of Justice grant solicitations for this week. New this week are 2 Second Chance Act grants, a Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program, drug court and sex offender monitoring grants. I am hearing that there may be some School Resource Officer hiring grants from both the COPS office and the Department of Education. This has not been confirmed yet. I have included grants from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (VA), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which may apply to some of your work.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Sean
Sean Tepfer
Law Enforcement Coordinator & Community Outreach Specialist
United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington
700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220
Seattle, Washington 98101-1271
Desk: (206) 553-5103
Cell: (206) 718-2490
sean.tepfer@usdoj.gov
From the Office of Justice Programs (OJP)
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From the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) office
FY2013 Consolidated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)
Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) is now open to federally recognized Tribes and Tribal consortia. You can submit a single application and select from nine competitive grant programs. The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) is offering funding through Purpose Area #1: Tribal Resources Grant Program (TRGP) Hiring and Equipment/Training. While COPS’s FY 2013 appropriation is not yet finalized, we anticipate funding to be made available through Tribal grant programs administered by COPS to improve public safety and enhance community policing in federally recognized Tribal jurisdictions with established law enforcement agencies. Purpose Area #1 is designed to expand the implementation of community policing and meet the most serious needs of law enforcement in Tribal Nations through a broadened comprehensive program. The funding can be used to hire or re-hire career law enforcement officers and Village Public Safety Officers as well as procure basic equipment and training to assist in the initiation or enhancement of Tribal community policing efforts. FY 2013 CTAS reflects improvements and refinements from earlier versions based on your feedback during Tribal consultations and listening sessions, from a specially developed assessment tool about the application experience, and from written comments from applicants and grantees.
All awards are subject to the availability of appropriated funds and to any modifications or additional requirements that may be imposed by law.
Detailed information for FY2013 CTAS can be found at www.justice.gov/tribal along with other helpful information and resources. You can access the open 2013 solicitation, as well as sample documents at http://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-sol.html. The fillable templates and workbooks necessary for the submission of your application can be downloaded from GMS.
The COPS Office will continue to update our website and provide Tribes with information and resources that will help enhance the community policing efforts in Tribal Nations. You can find the CTAS Fact Sheet, COPS Allowable and Unallowable Costs, and the Indirect Cost Rate Fact Sheet below and on the Tribal Justice and Safety webpage.
From the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
Education, Training and Enhanced Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women with Disabilities Grant Program (PDF)
Enhanced Training and Services to End Violence Against and Abuse of Women Later in Life Program (PDF)
Court Training and Improvements Program (PDF)
Sexual Assault Services Culturally Specific Grant Program (PDF)
From the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
FY 2013 Grant Announcements
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Notice: Pre-application webinar now available.
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From the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
From the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency - Service Coordinators Program http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=XrlGQ52VSppp9YJyKPJ1J3LdY4P584VXvhNRRQtHQLY0sD1Cty3L!-1502138492?oppId=213453&mode=VIEW
Rural Capacity Building for Community Development and Affordable Housing Grants http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=XrlGQ52VSppp9YJyKPJ1J3LdY4P584VXvhNRRQtHQLY0sD1Cty3L!-1502138492?oppId=212434&mode=VIEW
Strong Cities, Strong Communities National Resource Network http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=XrlGQ52VSppp9YJyKPJ1J3LdY4P584VXvhNRRQtHQLY0sD1Cty3L!-1502138492?oppId=208514&mode=VIEW
From the Department of Agriculture
Higher Education Challenge Grant http://nifa.usda.gov/fo/highereducationchallenge.cfm
Secondary Education Challenge Grant http://nifa.usda.gov/fo/secondaryeducationchallenge.cfm
Hispanic-Serving Institutions Education Grants Program (HSI) http://nifa.usda.gov/fo/hispanicservinginstitutionseducation.cfm
Rural Youth Development Grant Program http://nifa.usda.gov/fo/ruralyouthdevelopment.cfm
Rural Community Development Initiative http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=YQwJQ51hhXqygwvVD6xTFzsCd42stB0YbKz2b01W7X601zQnH0ND!-1502138492?oppId=157274&mode=VIEW
From the Department of Labor (DOL)
Your Build Grants http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=LX3rQ57FTqshRTgf0TLGfyMBMVyVVzkHSy38CmdM6ny2hSSyJCyS!-1502138492?oppId=216413&mode=VIEW
From the Department of Veterans Affairs
Supportive Services for Veterans Families Program Grants http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/SSVF.asp
From the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Environmental Justice Small Grants Program http://www.epa.gov/compliance/environmentaljustice/resources/publications/grants/ej-smgrants-rfp-2013.pdf
From the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
ONDCP Model State Drug Law Initiative http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do;jsessionid=4NSYQ52B0Dw4rTL12jv8VqqZ19cXpV1QSCpn4YB2LqM6SgKXnVBC!-1502138492?oppId=215413&mode=VIEW
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Funding Opportunity for Juvenile Justice Projects
Mon Jan 28 at 10am
From: Tepfer, Sean (USAWAW) [mailto:Sean.Tepfer@usdoj.gov] Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 5:06 PM To: Tepfer, Sean (USAWAW) Subject: Washington state grant
Good afternoon all,
Please find the below grant solicitation announcement from the Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJ).
Have a great weekend.
Sean
Sean Tepfer
Law Enforcement Coordinator & Community Outreach Specialist
United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington
700 Stewart Street, Suite 5220
Seattle, Washington 98101-1271
Desk: (206) 553-5103
Cell: (206) 718-2490
sean.tepfer@usdoj.gov
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WAPCJ has issued a Request for Proposals to fund programs that divert minority youth from entering or re-entering the juvenile justice system at the arrest and referral to formal court processing decision points. The programs will target minority youth and also address their behavioral health needs.
The RFP and applications are available on our website: http://www.dshs.wa.gov/ojj/funding_opportunities.shtml
PURPOSE In Washington, minority youth (e.g., African-American, Native American/Alaskan Native, Latino/Hispanic and recent immigrant populations) come into contact with the juvenile justice system at a higher rate in comparison to white youth. In addition, research shows that youth of color may have undiagnosed and/or unmet behavioral health concerns. The WA-PCJJ is seeking pre-filing and/or pre-formal court processing diversion programs that address both DMC and Behavioral Health for minority youth. This would encompass programs and strategies designed to divert youth from initial contact with the juvenile justice system at the school, law enforcement and/or prosecutorial level. The WA-PCJJ is specifically interested in proposals that involve innovative community-based alternatives to formal court processing and effective strategies to address behavioral concerns that may be related to the reported misconduct.
Proposals are due March 4, 2013.
Lisa Wolph Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC) Coordinator Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice Office of Juvenile Justice Department of Social & Health Services lisa.wolph@dshs.wa.gov 360-902-0874 Fax: 360-902-7527 www.juvenilejustice.dshs.wa.gov
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NSF Requiring Progress Report Submission via Research.gov
Mon Jan 28 at 10am
NSF is implementing a new reporting service on Research.gov that adopts the RPPR format. This will replace NSF’s annual, final and interim project reporting on Fastlane. As of February 1st, 2013, progress reports will not be submitted via Fastlane. Instead, reports will be prepared and submitted via Research.gov. NSF intends to have Research.gov reporting capabilities available as of March 18th.
NSF has extended the overdue date:
- By 45 days for reports due between January 31st and March 31st
- By 30 days for reports due between April 1st and April 30th
Please view the NSF webinar posted on our RPPR webpage or check with your NSF program officer for more information.
Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) University of Washington
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NIH eRA Commons Updates
Wed Jan 23 at 9am
From: ESubmission Update to Organization Officials [mailto:ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of eRA Communications Office Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 5:11 AM To: ERA_COMMONS_ADMIN-L@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, Jan. 24
eRA Enhancements: Highlights of Upcoming Commons Release & Scheduled Downtime for Thu, Jan. 24
Monday, January 21, 2013
Highlights of eRA’s January Software Release for eRA Commons
The following are highlights of eRA’s upcoming January 24-25 system-wide software release.
xTrain
· The Statement of Appointment (Form PHS 2271) has been modified to reflect the OMB approved revised list of Field of Training (FOT) codes and Specialty Boards
· xTrain will now recognize the amendment date when an appointment has been modified and the trainee is appointed or reappointed before the original end date. The system will no longer display an error message about overlapping appointment dates.
· The fellowship will now be displayed under Prior Support when the trainee has an appointment and previously had a fellowship.
· When fellowships are being terminated, only the years where the stipend amount is greater than zero and the status is either awarded or terminated will be displayed.
· New online help for xTrain. When you see a question mark (?) and click on it, it will take you to information about that page or content. The question marks appear on the following screens: My Grants, Trainee Roster, Trainee Appointments and Terminations, Statement of Training Appointment, Termination Notice NRSA, and List of Grants.
eRA Commons
· Expansion of Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) with several fixes and enhancements added
ASSIST
· Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST) pilot underway.
· Users are getting their first experience developing multi-project applications on-line in the new ASSIST system as they prepare to submit for January due date.
· Additional pilot opportunities will close over the next few months.
· NIH will transition all multi-project applications to electronic submission by January 2014 (see Transition Timeline).
· For information, see Submitting a Multi-project Application.
Scheduled Downtime for January Release:
eRA Commons will be unavailable beginning at 9 p.m. ET Thursday, January 24 and will return to service by 7 a.m. ET Friday, January 25.
After the January Release, make sure to review the Release Notes for detailed information on the changes.
Joe Schumaker
eRA Communications
Division of Communications and Outreach
NIH Office of Extramural Research
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UW Royalty Research Fund - Request for Proposals
Fri Jan 18 at 10am
Members of the UW Research Community:
This is to announce the Spring 2013 round of the Royalty Research Fund (RRF). Proposals are due on Monday, March 4, by 5:00 PM.
Note: The RRF is continuing to pilot a program with the UW Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS). If requested by the applicant, we will refer funded proposals with translational potential to ITHS for consideration for follow-on support services. For details about how to participate in this program, see http://www.washington.edu/research/main.php?page=rrfInstructions#description-of-research.
The RRF proposal submission and review process is electronic - all proposals must be submitted using SAGE (System to Administer Grants Electronically). Briefly, the RRF application consists of an eGC1 (electronic Grant and Contracts Form 1, created online in SAGE), the proposal documents, and the suggested reviewers memo. The proposal documents are gathered into a single PDF file and attached electronically to the eGC1. The completed application is then routed electronically to all of the individuals that need to approve the proposal (Chairs, Directors and Deans). It is then automatically routed to RRF staff who review the proposal for adherence to instructions/program rules. The suggested reviewers memo is submitted separately to a special email account; this completes the submission process.
In our ongoing efforts to improve service, the RRF program continues to evolve and there are changes to the rules and/or application instructions each round. Therefore, please advise your faculty and staff that it is essential that applicants thoroughly read and carefully follow all instructions each round. Proposals that do not adhere to the guidelines will be returned for immediate correction and resubmission if time permits; otherwise, they will not be considered eligible for funding. Additionally, it is the applicants’ responsibility to find out how much lead time is required by each unit which needs to approve their proposal, through the Dean’s level. We strongly encourage all applicants to monitor the progress of their application throughout the approval process. Applications not fully approved by the RRF deadline will not be accepted - NO EXCEPTIONS.
Attached, please find a more extensive cover letter. The RRF application instructions, including specific directions for completing the eGC1, are currently available at the Office of Research web site located at:
http://www.washington.edu/research/?page=rrf
As a reminder, Deans, Directors and Chairs should only be approving RRF proposals for faculty who are eligible for the program; see the full eligibility section on the RRF home page referenced above. Faculty with acting, affiliate, or visiting appointments are not eligible. In addition, if a UW faculty member holds an eligible rank but is based at another institution (i.e. Seattle Children’s or Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center), his/her extramural grants must be run through the UW in order to be eligible for an RRF award.
Please don’t hesitate to contact the RRF administrative staff if you have questions about the program; new applicants should contact Peter Wilsnack, doogieh@uw.edu, (685-9316) and existing awardees should contact Barbara Thompson, bthompso@uw.edu, (616-9089). Questions about SAGE and the eGC1 should be directed to the SAGE help desk, sagehelp@uw.edu, (685-8335). Questions about the ITHS should be directed to Kathy Long, ithsapps@uw.edu, (616-9195).
Please forward this information to all interested parties.
Judy Ramey
Interim Dean, College of Engineering; Professor, Human Centered Design and Engineering; and Chair, Royalty Research Fund
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Funding Opportunity - Preventing Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism
Fri Jan 18 at 10am
From: Poindexter, Heather [mailto:heather.poindexter@HQ.DHS.GOV] Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:56 AM To: Poindexter, Heather Subject: Call for Proposals Solicitation for DHS/DNDO CFP13-100 Importance: High
The attached is solicitation#HSHQDC-13-R-B0002 for Exploratory Research in Preventing Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office of Procurement Operations (OPO), Domestic Nuclear Detection Office Acquisition Division (DNDOAD), is seeking proposals for the Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Call for Proposals (CFP) program in direct support of the DNDO mission. The BAA is soliciting proposals in Preventing Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism. The BAA will be issued to private industry that may team/subcontract with other companies, organizations and institutions to include FFRDCs, UARCs, and other Federally-funded Government activities, as appropriate, to best utilize individual strengths.
Full Proposals and White Paper submission instructions for any organization that wishes to participate can be found on page 40 of the solicitation. Any questions related to the submission of full proposals and white papers can be found on page 41 of the solicitation. No phone calls will be accepted.
Heather L. Poindexter
Contracting Officer
Department of Homeland Security
Office of Procurement Operations/DNDO
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Funding Opportunity - Middle East Research & Development
Fri Jan 18 at 9am
From: haim@bard-isus.com [mailto:haim@bard-isus.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 8:37 AM To: osp@u.washington.edu Subject: BARD RFP MARD Facilitating Grant
BARD Announces New RFP for MARD Facilitating Grants
BARD announces a new RFP for MARD (Middle East Research and Development) Facilitating Grants.
The purpose of the Facilitating Grant program is to enable small research groups from the Middle East region and the US, to jointly prepare a detailed research proposal which will be submitted by the research team for funding to other international granting agencies.
The proposal may include a request to fund a preliminary research, if required, in order to strengthen the team’s proposal when applying to the international granting agency.
Grants are for a maximum of 1 year and $50,000 (please see budget options in our website). The deadline for submission is July 1, 2013
The research team should consist of representatives from The Palestinian Authority (PA), Jordan, Israel and the US. Investigators from other Arab nations such as Egypt, Morocco, etc., may also participate when preparing a proposal to be submitted to MERC, USAID, DFG or similar funding agencies that require participation of such nations.
MARD encourages FG proposals related to animal and plant stress physiology under extreme weather conditions and global warming, to ensure safe and productive agricultural systems.
More details can be found on our website: http://www.bard-isus.com
Haim Katz
Project Coordinator
BARD
Phone: +97239683982
Fax: +9729662506
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IBS Research Funding Opportunity
Fri Jan 18 at 9am
From: Kimberly Krivacic [mailto:kimberly.krivacic@krfoundation.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 11:53 AM To: Kimberly Krivacic Subject: Research Grants & Innovations Symposium - Kenneth Rainin Foundation
Hello,
Because of your research interest, we thought you might be interested in learning more about the Kenneth Rainin Foundation (KRF) 2013 Innovator Awards Program, which are 1 year, $100,000 grants for transformative Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) research projects. The next Letter of Inquiry (LOI) window will be open from January 15 – February 15, 2013. For more details and to submit a LOI starting January 15, 2013, please visit http://krfoundation.org/grants/health/.
Also, you (or someone you know) might be interested in attending the KRF’s Innovations Symposium, entitled “Stress Responses, Inflammation and Disease” to held on Friday, July 12, 2013 at The Four Seasons Hotel Chicago. If you would like to register, please visit www.rainin-symposium.com. Early registration is recommended as seating is limited to 150.
Below is a list of our guest speakers along with their preliminary talk titles:
· Hiroshi Ohno, M.D., Ph.D. - “Function and differentiation of M cells, a subset of intestinal epithelial cells specialized for mucosal antigen uptake”
· Richard I. Morimoto, Ph.D. - “The heat shock response - protecting from cell stress and promoting proteome health”
· Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, M.D., Ph.D. – “ER Stress and New ways to Control Chronic Stress and Inflammation”
· M. Celeste Simon, Ph.D. – “Hypoxia, inflammation, and tumor progression”
· Vishva Dixit, M.D. – “Signaling lessons from death receptors: the inflammasome and beyond”
· Herbert W. Virgin IV, M.D., Ph.D. - “What stands between the genome and the disease phenome”
The goal of the Kenneth Rainin Foundation is to bring leading authorities from a variety of fields together to initiate and encourage scientific dialogues and to support “out-of-the-box” innovative research projects that are potentially transformative to the Foundation’s efforts to diagnose, treat and/or cure IBD. To learn more about us, please visit www.krfoundation.org.
Please feel free to post the attached flyers, or share as you see fit.
Thank you for your time & stop by our booth at DDW.
Kimberly
Kimberly Krivacic, Ph.D.
Program Officer, Health
Kenneth Rainin Foundation
425-765-6736 (Cell)
www.krfoundation.org (Foundation website)
Kimberly.krivacic@krfoundation.org (E-mail)
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NIH Newsletter - January 2013
Fri Jan 4 at 2pm
From: Update from the NIH Office of Extramural Research to the external biomedical [mailto:EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV] On Behalf Of NIH Extramural Nexus (NIH/OD) Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 9:35 AM To: EXTRAMURALNEXUS@LIST.NIH.GOV Subject: NIH Update: Supporting Small Business, Webinar Announcements
Read the full issue online.
Rock Talk
Supporting Small Business Across the Country
Posted on December 14, 2012 by Sally Rockey
While most of the conversation here on Rock Talk, particularly in the comments, is about research at academic institutions and non-profit organizations, NIH also funds researchers at small businesses. …. Continue reading →
Posted on December 7, 2012 by Sally Rockey
At the Advisory Committee to the Director’s meeting today and yesterday, NIH director Francis Collins, NIH deputy director Lawrence Tabak, and I presented some exciting new initiatives in support of the future of biomedical research. Continue reading →
You Ask, We Answer
The applicant is responsible for tracking his or her reference letters or reference forms in the eRA Commons and contacting referees to ensure that the letters or forms are submitted and matched to the application by the application due date. Continue reading →
New Resources
NIH has posted its first pilot funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) that require applicants to submit using ASSIST (Application Submission System and Interface for Submission Tracking). You can find the pilot opportunities posted on this timeline, and read the Rock Talk blog post about our transition to electronic submission of multi-project grant applications to learn more. Continue reading→
Calendar
Recently, NIH announced upcoming changes to public access policy reporting requirements and related NIH efforts to enhance compliance. To help grantee institutions improve their understanding of the public access policy, NIH will host an online training webinar on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Continue reading →
NIH (including help desks) will be closed January 21 (Monday), 2013. Continue reading →
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To get updates in real time, subscribe to the RSS feed or follow us on Twitter @NIH_OER and @RockTalking.
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Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
Thu Dec 27 at 10am
From: urbanwaters@epa.gov [mailto:usaepa@govdelivery.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2012 2:30 PM To: osp@uw.edu Subject: Urban Waters Funding Opportunities
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The EPA Urban Waters team is excited to share the below information on two funding opportunities, both of which may be relevant to your organization.
The first is a Request for Proposals from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, and the opportunity to apply for grants ranging from $20,000 - $50,000. While applications are not due until February 7, 2013, this information is very time sensitive as a webinar will be held this Thursday, Dec. 6th.
The second funding opportunity, available from the Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD), will award $10 million to one entity to serve as an Administrator for the SC2 Network as described below. This may be of interest to you if your organization is in a position to be an applicant, team up with a consortium of eligible applicants, or if your organization represents a distressed community that might ultimately make an assistance request once an administrating entity is selected.
We hope you find this information useful, and we will continue to share funding opportunities brought to our attention.
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Request for Proposals for the Five Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grant Program
The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Five-Star and Urban Waters Restoration Grants. Details are available at www.nfwf.org/urbanwaters/rfp. The grant programs seek to develop community capacity to sustain local natural resources for future generations by providing modest financial assistance to diverse local partnerships for wetland, forest, riparian and coastal habitat restoration with a particular focus on urban waters and watersheds.
EPA’s OWOW Five Star Program and the Urban Waters Program partnered with U.S. Forest Service to contribute funds to this grant program. Additional private funds were leveraged by NFWF to make approximately $1.5 million available for grants of between $20,000 and $50,000 each. Additional Urban Waters Federal Partnership agencies are also considering contributing to the total funding available.
There is a webinar scheduled for potential applicants this Thursday, December 6, at 2:00-3:30 p.m. EST. The webinar will review the RFP and provide an overview of the program. Applicants are encouraged to participate in the webinar, but it is not mandatory. To register, click here. If you are unable to participate, the recorded webinar will be posted online for review and you may also direct questions to the contacts listed at http://www.nfwf.org/fivestar. Applications must be postmarked by February 7, 2013, and award notifications are scheduled for July 31, 2013.
Department of Housing and Urban Development Announces NOFA
On November 28th, HUD announced its Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the SC2 Network. HUD has been an integral partner of the Obama Administration’s Strong Cities Strong Communities (SC2) Initiative, a federal interagency initiative focused on improving technical assistance and capacity support to cities facing long-term economic challenges. The SC2 Network is one of SC2’s four key components.
The NOFA competes out approximately $10 million in funding to be awarded to only one entity or a consortium to manage and implement the SC2 Network. Entities that are eligible to apply are nonprofit organizations, foundations, anchor institutions, for-profit companies, or a consortium of these entities with demonstrated ability to raise philanthropic support. Anchor institutions are defined as entities that represent educational institutions, or regional and national organizations that support economic drivers such as in housing, infrastructure, and/or economic and workforce development.
The SC2 Network is a capacity building program to assist the nation’s most distressed cities, and will function as a central portal to connect such places to national and local experts with wide-ranging expertise and skills.
Applicants must apply by January 28, 2012. For more information on the SC2 Network, as well as how to apply, interested applicants should visit: https://apply07.grants.gov/apply/forms_apps_idx.html. At this website, applicants will be prompted to enter an identifier code for the SC2 Network. To get the SC2 Network NOFA, along with the application materials, applicants should enter 14.534 under the heading for “CFDA Number.”
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AMA Stroke Research Funding Opportunity
Thu Dec 27 at 10am
From: American Heart Association [mailto:email@heartemail.org] Sent: Monday, December 10, 2012 8:27 AM To: osp@u.washington.edu Subject: Request for Applications: New ASA/Bugher Foundation Funding Opportunity
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