In FY 2009, NIH expects to support New Investigators at the same rates as established investigators submitting new applications. We strongly recommend that New Investigators keep their profile information in the eRA Commons current so that NIH is able to give their applications special consideration. (more…)

At the request of the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, United States House of Representatives, NIH Acting Director Raynard S. Kington, M.D., Ph.D., testified at a hearing entitled “Treatments for an Ailing Economy:Protecting Health Care Coverage and Investing in Biomedical Research,” held on November 13, 2008. (more…)

NIH is currently operating under a continuing resolution (CR), effective through March 6, 2009. A CR is legislation enacted by Congress when the new fiscal year is about to begin (or has begun) to provide budget authority for federal agencies and programs to continue operating until regular appropriations acts are ratified.

After her tenure as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, Dr. Norka Ruiz Bravo has announced that she will step down as NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research and Director, Office of Extramural Research (OER) in November.

The NIH is decreasing the number of amended grant application resubmissions from two to one in an effort to fund meritorious science earlier.

While many details continue to be worked through, the first set of changes to the Peer Review process are already underway.

Pilot program enables enhanced management of FCOI reports via the eRA Commons.

This month NIH will be intensifying its efforts to ensure compliance with the Public Access Policy.

While you wait for the Adobe forms, download the FOA and develop your research plan today!

On September 11, 2008 the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property heard testimony on a proposed amendment to reverse current law requiring NIH-funded research be publicly accessible. The NIH Public Access Policy remains unchanged, and complete compliance with the Policy is expected of all NIH-funded researchers.