NIAID Funding News, October 16, 2019

October 16, 2019 NIAID Funding News

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

Feature Articles 

Apply Early To Guard Against Electronic Submission Errors

To successfully submit an electronic grant application, you need to pass two automated systems validations: Grants.gov and eRA Commons. Waiting until the last minute to apply will limit your ability to resolve any problems that may arise.

Opportunities and Resources

Take a Fresh Look at the NIAID Career Transition Award

The K22 program is meant to support biomedical and behavioral postdoctoral scientists transitioning from non-independent training positions into full-time assistant professorships.

New FOA Explores Sex and Gender Influences on Health and Disease

NIAID is interested in research on the influence and intersection of sex and gender factors in disease conditions, particularly in the context of HIV infection and other infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Check Out New Opportunities for Funding Within ECHO Program

NIH will support clinical sites conducting clinical trial pediatric research in five focus areas: pre-, peri-, and post-natal outcomes; obesity; upper and lower airways; neurodevelopment; and positive health.

In The News

Take Note if Proposing Human Fetal Tissue Research

We have a reminder and updates for investigators proposing to use human fetal tissue in their grant, cooperative agreement, or research and development contract.

Two Announcements From NIH Offices Concerning Sex and Gender

NIH’s Office of Research on Women’s Health is seeking feedback on a proposed prize competition, and NIH’s Sexual & Gender Minority Research Office will host a listening session next Tuesday, October 22, 2019.

SBIR Contract Solicitation: Due Date Nears, Resources Available

Before applying for the Fiscal Year 2020 HHS SBIR Contract Solicitation, take a moment to review materials from the August 7, 2019 pre-proposal conference webinar.

Advice Corner

Before Pursuing a Small Business Opportunity, Complete Registrations

A small business concern is a for-profit, domestically owned and operated organization with no more than 500 employees. Before applying for NIH funding, such organizations must complete several registrations.

Reader Questions

• “For a research enhancement award (R15), which sets a limit on grantees’ past NIH support, how is eligibility determined for an institution composed of multiple schools and colleges?”
• “Must a principal investigator at a U.S. institution be a U.S. citizen to be eligible for a research project grant?”

New Funding Opportunities

• RFA-AI-19-059, Accelerating Discovery of Efficacious Pre-erythrocytic Stage Malaria Vaccines (U01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• PAR-20-029, Sustained Release of Antivirals for Treatment or Prevention of HIV (SRATP) (R01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• RFA-AI-19-065, Understanding Phage Biology to Support the Development of Bacteriophage Therapy (R21, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• RFA-HD-20-002, Pediatric HIV/AIDS Cohort Study (PHACS) 2020 (P01, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

See other announcements at Opportunities & Announcements.

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