NIAID Funding News, February 20, 2019

February 20, 2019 NIAID Funding News

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

Feature Articles 

A Look at the First Advisory Council Meeting of 2019

Catch up on outcomes from the January 28 Advisory Council session, including presentations from NIAID Director Dr. Anthony Fauci and NIAID Division of Clinical Research Director Dr. Cliff Lane.

Opportunities and Resources

New FOAs for HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials Networks

Every seven years, NIH competitively renews funding for the HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks, which operate in the United States and internationally to drive innovation and discovery through HIV clinical trials.

Wanted: FOA Applicants Who Can Develop Computational Models of Immunity

Propose a project that incorporates human immunological studies as well as computational methods and modeling platforms to allow ready integration with other models and comprehensive annotation.

Propose To Develop a Centralized Dosimetry Harmonization Effort

NIAID is soliciting an offeror to assess the current state of radiation dosimetry within NIAID’s Radiation Nuclear Countermeasures Program (RNCP); ultimately, RNCP will use the results to develop a consistent means of comparison and reproducibility across institutes.

In The News

Submit Feedback on NIAID’s Research Framework for Antibacterial Resistance

NIAID seeks community feedback to inform an update of our five-year strategic framework for antibacterial resistance research and development, Antibacterial Resistance Program: Current Status and Future Directions.

For Your Consideration: Two NIAID Workshops in March

Consider attending two upcoming NIAID-sponsored workshops, one aimed at career development awardees and the other for physician-scientists and basic research investigators.

Provide Feedback on NIH’s Tickborne Diseases Strategic Plan

Offer comments on a strategic framework that NIH is developing to advance tickborne diseases research and development for the next five years and beyond.

NIH Now Updates ESI Status in eRA Commons Automatically

If you are an early-stage investigator (ESI), submit an application, and then update or request an extension of your ESI status, NIH will automatically update the ESI status of your application within eRA Commons.

Advice Corner

How To Submit RPPRs With Inclusion Enrollment Data

Find instructions for preparing a Research Performance Progress Report with inclusion enrollment data following technical updates from eRA Commons.

Reader Questions

• “What is a notice of special interest?”
• “Can an SBIR or STTR budget include a consulting fee for an expert who helps prepare the grant application?”

New Funding Opportunities

• NIAID-DAIDS-NIHAI201800016, NIAID Clinical Research Products Management Center
• RFA-AI-19-012, Centers for Medical Countermeasures Against Radiation Consortium (U19, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• RFA-OD-19-016, Transformative Research Award for the INCLUDE (Investigation of Co-occurring Conditions across the Lifespan to Understand Down syndrome) Project (R01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed).

See other announcements at Opportunities & Announcements.

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