We are committed to ensuring accountability and transparency of NIH research spending. To this end, we are sharing how we review and adapt our methodologies to provide accurate reports of NIH expenditures for NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) categories.
To avoid the pitfalls that inconsistent use of terms can lead to, NIH and FDA developed a glossary of terms related to clinical research that could be used to assist the research community in effectively communicating about clinical trials. NIH and FDA are most interested in hearing community feedback on the utility of the glossary in its goal of promoting effective communications. Comments will be accepted until June 24, 2024.
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In 2021, we showed that the age at which a researcher is designated on an NIH award for the first time had increased since 1995 and plateaued in the 2010s, and that age differences were most correlated with the terminal degree of the investigator. Today we are sharing an update on these data for FYs 2021-2023, including information related to degree, gender, race, ethnicity, and disability status.
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We are committed to sustaining the vitality of the future biomedical research workforce, including providing appropriate support and addressing the many challenges faced by postdoctoral scholars in biomedicine. As part of this commitment, we are pleased to announce stipend and childcare subsidy increases for the over 17,000 early career scholars supported on NIH Kirschstein National Research Service Awards.
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We previously showed that the inequalities in the distribution of Research Project Grant funding to principal investigators increased, especially at the top end of funding, during the NIH budget doubling and the first few years after the 2013 budget sequestration. The degree of inequality appeared to fall, however, after NIH implemented the Next Generation Researchers Initiative. Here we present follow-up data that shows that the trends seen in recent years appear to be continuing in fiscal year 2023.
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NIH is pleased to announce revisions to the fellowship application and review process for grant submission deadlines on or after January 25, 2025. The changes are meant to improve the chances that the most promising fellowship candidates will be consistently identified by scientific review panels.
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NIH is implementing multiple changes that will impact the preparation and peer review of most grant applications submitted to NIH for due dates on or after January 25, 2025. Although each of these initiatives have specific goals, they are all meant to simplify, clarify, or ensure greater fairness.
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Last October, we announced that NIH was implementing a simplified review framework for most research project grants (RPGs). Today, NIH released a Guide Notice to provide an update on our implementation plans for the simplified review framework.
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From 2014 to 2018, the NIH budget increased every year, and yet, the Research Project Grant (RPG) success rate remained relatively constant at ~20%. From 2003 to 2006 the NIH budget remained relatively flat, yet the success rate decreased dramatically from 30% to 20%. Why don’t success rates neatly track the NIH budget?
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Nearly two years ago, we implemented a provision in law that requires NIH grant recipients to notify us when their senior key personnel on awards are removed from their position or are otherwise disciplined due to concerns about harassment, bullying, retaliation, or hostile working conditions. Here we provide an update on implementation of Section 239.
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