NIH & HHS Experts Ready to Meet & Share with You in Baltimore, MD this Spring!

February 4, 2020

If you’re looking for an opportunity to talk with NIH & HHS program, review, grants management and/or policy experts then keep reading! From April 20-22, 2020, over 100 NIH & HHS experts will be on hand at the NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding & Grants Administration in Baltimore, Maryland, ready to provide you with the latest policy and process information.

Involved in Lab Animal Care and Use Programs? Upcoming ICARE Academy Workshops Are for You!

February 3, 2020

Looking to better understand research animal welfare, federal regulations related to the care and use of animals in research, and IACUC oversight issues? Then the Interagency Collaborative Animal Research Education (ICARE) Academy is for you. The 2-day Introduction to IACUC Function workshop is for those IACUC and animal program personnel who are new to the … Continue reading “Involved in Lab Animal Care and Use Programs? Upcoming ICARE Academy Workshops Are for You!”

New “All About Grants” Podcast on Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)

February 3, 2020

When dutifully scanning the weekly Table of Contents email for the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts every Friday afternoon, have you found yourself wondering where all the Notices of Special Interest (NOSI) came from? And, what is a NOSI anyways? Dr. Jodi Black, Deputy Director of NIH’s Office of Extramural Research, joins us in … Continue reading “New “All About Grants” Podcast on Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs)”

Clarifying Due Dates vs. Expiration Dates on Funding Opportunity Announcements

February 3, 2020

An application due date is not the same as a funding
opportunity expiration date. If you submit on the expiration date – you’re
late, the opportunity has expired. The Key Dates section of each funding opportunity either
lists specific due dates or points to our table of standard
due dates. When standard due dates are used, applicants can submit
applications to any of the appropriate due dates up until the funding
opportunity announcement (FOA) expires.

Searching for Funding Just Got a Little Easier

February 3, 2020

What’s new with the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts? In addition to faster, more precise search results, a few key filtering features have been updated. Notices of Special Interest (NOSIs) are displayed in the results when searching either “Funding Opportunities” or “Notices.” The “Type of Funding Opportunities” filter now includes “Notice of Special Interest.” … Continue reading “Searching for Funding Just Got a Little Easier”

Broadening the Pool of NIH Reviewers

January 27, 2020

The scientific peer review process benefits greatly when the study section reviewers bring not only strong scientific qualifications and expertise, but also a broad range of backgrounds and varying scientific perspectives. Bringing new viewpoints into the process replenishes and refreshes the study section, enhancing the quality of its output.

Case Study in Review Integrity: Asking for Favorable Treatment

January 10, 2020

What happens when a former colleague contacts you, a reviewer, out of the blue to ask if the application on which he is a principal investigator could be treated favorably at the review meeting? Do you brush off the investigator and figure you will not let the contact influence your review of that application? Or do you instead immediately notify NIH? Intrigued? We have a case for you (based on true stories, details have been changed slightly and names have been fictionalized). Read on.

NIH & You: Join Us at the 2020 NIH Regional Seminars in Baltimore & Nashville

January 9, 2020

If the year 2020 has you looking for an opportunity to learn more about working with NIH extramural research, then consider the NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration. These unique and informative seminars will provide you with the latest policy and process information, as well as guidance and resources directly from NIH & HHS experts.