Allocation of ARRA Funds by NIH Institute

National Institutes of Health

Office of the Director

RFA-OD-09-003 - The Challenge Grant (Parent RFA: Note: Individual institutes list challenge grants that may be institute specific?
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-003.html
NIH has designated at least $200 million for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/). This new program will support research in topic areas that address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical research, behavioral research, and public health that would benefit from significant 2-year jumpstart funds and are of the highest impact. NIH Institutes and Centers have selected specific Challenge Topics within each of the Challenge areas. You may find the listing of NCI's topics at http://challenge.nci.nih.gov.

National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

RFA-RR-09-007 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-007.html
These funds support institutions that propose to renovate, repair, or improve core facilities. A core facility, for this purpose, is defined as a centralized, shared resource that provides access to instruments or technologies or services, as well as expert consultation to investigators supported by the core. The major objective here is to upgrade core facilities to support the conduct of Public Health Service-supported biomedical and/or behavioral research.  NOTE: Please contact Rob Cook (rcook@som.umaryland.edu) concerning this opportunity.

RFA-RR-09-008 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-008.html
These funds aim to support institutions that propose to expand, remodel, renovate, or alter biomedical or behavioral research facilities. The major objective here is to facilitate and enhance the conduct of Public Health Service-supported biomedical and behavioral research by supporting the costs of improving non-Federal basic research, clinical research, and animal facilities to meet the biomedical or behavioral research, research training, or research support needs of an institution.  NOTE: Please contact Rob Cook (rcook@som.umaryland.edu) concerning this opportunity.

PAR-09-118 - Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-118.html
This funding opportunity encourages applications from groups of NIH-supported investigators to purchase a single major item of equipment to be used for biomedical research that costs at least $600,000. The maximum award is $8,000,000.  NOTE: Please contact Nick Ambulos (nambulos@som.umaryland.edu) concerning this opportunity.

NOT-RR-09-008 - Addition of Recovery Funds to the Shared Instrumentation Grant Program
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-RR-09-008.html
This funding opportunity encourages applications for shared instrumentation and other capital research equipment, as well as $1B for grants or contracts under section 481A of the Public Health Service Act to construct, repair, or renovate existing non-Federal research facilities. NOTE: Please contact Nick Ambulos (nambulos@som.umaryland.edu) concerning this opportunity.

Links

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
http://www.cancer.gov/recovery

National Eye Institute (NEI)
http://www.nei.nih.gov/recovery/

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/funding/recovery.html

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
http://www.genome.gov/27530304

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
http://www.nia.nih.gov/recovery/

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
http://www.niaaa.nih.gov/recovery/default.htm

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/budget/challenge.htm

NIAID is asking many unfunded investigators who applied in FY 2008 or FY 2009 to submit their just-in-time information as soon as we request it.

Submit it now for the following grant types (excluding foreign, clinical trials, epidemiology, and others not allowed under ARRA):

* R01 -- up to the 25 percentile.
* R21 or R03 -- up to a 179 priority score.

Having this information as soon as possible will enable us to gear up quickly for the two-year grants we will be awarding. Read more at Don't Confuse Stimulus Money With Our FY 2009 Budget.

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
http://www.niams.nih.gov/Recovery/default.asp

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
http://www.nibib.nih.gov/Recovery

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/recovery/

The NICHD will receive approximately $330 million from the Recovery Act and plans to use the funds in a variety of ways to further its mission. For some of our grantees, this support will come in the form of supplements to existing research or training grants; for others, it will support applications already received and reviewed, but up to a higher percentile than was possible previously. The funds will also support new projects or new aspects of existing projects.

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/recovery.htm

NIDCD's portion of the NIH allocation from the ARRA is approximately $100 million.  Information concerning the allocation of these funds will be provided at a later date.

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/Recovery/

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Recovery/

NIDDK will use the ARRA funds to support recently peer-reviewed, highly meritorious applications for research project grants (R01s) and similar mechanisms capable of making significant advances in two years; targeted supplements to current grants that will accelerate the tempo of ongoing science; and additional new activities, including the NIH Challenge Grant program that will focus new efforts on significant health and science problems where measurable progress can be expected in two years.

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
http://www.nida.nih.gov/recovery/

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/recovery/index.cfm

National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/recovery.htm

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/recovery/index.shtml

NIMH will use these funds to implement its Strategic Plan.  Specifically, Recovery Act funds will be used to (a) support select basic and clinical research project applications with outstanding scores, (b) supplement currently funded projects in specific areas of need, and (c) award NIH Challenge Grants as part of a new 2-year R01 program, and (d) jumpstart progress with new requests for applications.

National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/recovery/index.htm

Funding particularly meritorious grant applications consistent with the goals of the ARRA:  (1) We anticipate using at least half of our allocation to fund high quality applications (including R01s, R21s, R03s, and R15s) that were reviewed recently but not selected for funding. We will select meritorious applications that will contribute to the economic stimulus by creating or retaining jobs and accelerating the pace of scientific research. Applications will be selected based on the reviewers' comments and the potential to achieve a subset of the project's goals in 2 years. The majority of applications under consideration will have scores corresponding to percentiles between our current payline (the 11.0th percentile) and approximately the 25.0th percentile. They will be selected primarily from the pool of applications normally awarded with fiscal year 2009 funds - those from the September 2008, January 2009, and May 2009 Council rounds; (2) Depending on the availability of funds, we may also consider a subset of applications from the September 2009 Council round; (3) Since ARRA funds must be disbursed by September 2010, stimulus R01s will be funded in 2009 for a maximum of 2 years. We will only fund R01 applications for which it is reasonable to expect that significant progress can be made within this time period. Program directors will contact all PI's with applications under consideration to discuss potential revisions of the Specific Aims and budget. It is not necessary to contact your program director to discuss your application; and (4) 2 year ARRA R01s will not be awarded to new investigators. NINDS is already planning to fund most new PI R01s within this percentile range (as we did last year) and we would prefer that new PIs receive the longer terms of funding requested in their applications.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
http://nccam.nih.gov/recovery/

National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD)
http://ncmhd.nih.gov/recovery/dirstimuliscomment.asp

NCMHD will use several mechanisms to disburse its stimulus funds including the ones listed below. Specific guidelines for applying under each mechanism will be available by clicking the relevant link once solicitations are announced.

(1) Administrative Supplements - Open only to eligible NCMHD grantees with an active grant

(2) NCMHD-Specific RFAs (2-year grants): Open to any interested applicant with or without a NCMHD or NIH grant

(3) NIH Challenge Grants (RC1) - Open to any interested applicant with or without a NCMHD or NIH grant

(4) Loan Repayment Program Awards -Open only to NCMHD FY2009 Applicants