Category: EYE on PI

A new public Web site keeps the public informed about the way Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) categorization will change the way NIH develops reports on research funding for fiscal year 2008, and beyond. A webinar will be held on June 11, 2008 to introduce the system to the public.

Public health relevance statements from grant applications provide NIH, Congress and the public a description of the potential of your project to improve public health.

NIH seeks scientists to provide expert advice on human subjects protection issues related to NIH extramural programs.

The NIH is seeking input from the scientific community, health professionals, patient advocates, and the general public about innovative and cross – cutting initiatives to be funded through the NIH Common Fund.

The NIH Director’s Bridge Award Program, initiated last year, is designed to provide transitional funding for R01 investigators who just miss the nominal payline of a given institute on a renewal application and have limited additional research support.

NIH issued a Guide Notice Feb. 11 that details a list of new mandates emanating from the fiscal year (FY) 2008 budget legislation–including the mandatory Public Access requirement.