NIAID Funding News, January 9, 2019

January 9, 2019 NIAID Funding News

Read this full issue online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/funding-news-notices

Feature Articles 

Eligibility Requirements for Foreign Investigators and Institutions

Every funding opportunity announcement (FOA) includes information that specifically states whether the FOA allows foreign institutions to apply as the primary grantee or be a subcomponent on a different institution’s grant.

Opportunities and Resources

Seeking Research Applications To Understand the Natural History of STIs

NIAID will fund research that addresses the natural history of gonorrhea, syphilis, or chlamydia in the context of: 1) correlates of protection, 2) host response to infection, 3) clinical endpoints of disease, or 4) biological and clinical factors that influence clearance rather than persistence of infection.

A Collaboration Opportunity for U.S. and Brazilian Scientists

Grant funding will provide scientists in the U.S. and Brazil a chance to pursue partnerships that address public health topics of mutual benefit to both nations, including allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases.

Consider NIAID's Simian Vaccine Evaluation Units Solicitation

You could be the ideal offeror to provide nonhuman primate resources and conduct preclinical studies through a Simian Vaccine Evaluation Units contract.

Check Out Funding Opportunity To Create Academic Entrepreneurship Hubs

A new initiative aims to address barriers that hinder translating novel scientific advances into commercially viable diagnostics, devices, therapeutics, and tools that improve patient care and public health.

In The News

We Appreciate Peer Review and Advisory Committee Volunteers

On behalf of NIAID and our research community, we thank those who have donated valuable time and effort as peer reviewers or on advisory committees.

Request for Information on Reducing Administrative Burden for Animal Research

Share your feedback on proposed recommendations to reduce the administrative burden associated with laboratory animal research while maintaining appropriate protections and scientific integrity.

Advice Corner

Automated Application Withdrawal Emails Are Not Cause for Alarm

If you receive a message alerting you to a change in your application status, avoid confusion by verifying which of your applications is being referenced.

Reader Questions

• “Am I required to use My Bibliography or SciENcv to list my published work in the biosketch?”
• “Can an investigator with appointments at two distinct institutions be the PI for an award at one and oversee a subaward (from the same grant) at the other?”

New Funding Opportunities

• PAR-19-134, Research Enhancement Award Program (REAP) for Health Professional Schools and Graduate Schools (R15, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-122, Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-124, Mentored Quantitative Research Development Award (Parent K25, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-126, Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-130, NIH Pathway to Independence Award (Parent K99/R00, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-117, Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-119, Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent K23, Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PA-19-121, Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research (Parent K24, Independent Clinical Trial Required)

See other announcements at Opportunities & Announcements.

Send suggestions or comments to deaweb@niaid.nih.gov.