Getting to Know National Institutes of Health
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slide1. Getting to Know National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding Opportunities<br>
slide2. This roundtable session aims to build attendees’ capacity to work effectively with NIH, thereby increasing the likelihood of funding health-related research.
Overview
Introductions and NIH General Information
Panel Discussion
Q&A
Planning Ahead
Panelists: Successful NIH Applicants
Dr. Katharine Stewart, Vice Provost Faculty Affairs
Dr. Sarah Desmarais, Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Laura Widman, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Moderator: Dr. Jeni Burnette, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Co-hosted by the NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences & the Social Behavioral Health Research Group.<br>
slide3. Mission of the NIH To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
Conducts and supports research in:
the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and cure of human diseases;
the processes of human growth and development;
the biological effects of environmental contaminants;
the understanding of mental, addictive and physical disorders;
directing programs for the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information in medicine and health.<br>
slide4. NIH Institutes & Centers 21 Institutes
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
6 Centers
Fogarty International Center
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Center for Scientific Review<br>
slide5. Types of NIH Grants R – Investigator initiated research grants
K – Career development awards
F – Individual fellowships
F31=predoc; F32=postdoc
T – Institutional training grants
L – Loan repayment
P – Research program projects/centers
SBIR – Small Business Innovative Research<br>
slide6. Grant Review Criteria R grants
Significance, Investigators, Approach, Innovation, and Environment
K grants
Candidate, Career Development Plan/Mentoring Plan, Research Plan, Mentors/Co-mentors/Consultants, and Environment/Institutional Support for Candidate
F grants
Fellowship Applicant, Sponsors/Collaborators, Research Training Plan, Training Potential, and Environment/Institutional Support for Applicant<br>
slide7. Sample R grants R01: Research Project Grant Program (R01)
Support discrete, specified, circumscribed research projects for 3-5 years
No budget limit unless specified in FOA (generally $500k/yr in direct costs)
R03: Small Grant Program
Support small projects, including: pilot or feasibility studies, collection of preliminary data, secondary analysis of existing data, small, self-contained research projects, etc.
Limited to 2 years up to $50,000 per year in direct costs
R21: Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
Encourages new, exploratory, and developmental research projects up to 2 years
Providing up to 2 years of support for early stages of project development.
Combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period $275,000.
R34: Clinical Trial Planning Grant
Permits early peer review of the rationale for the proposed clinical trial and support development of essential elements of a clinical trial
Project period of 1-3 years with budget ~$100k/year, but up to $450k total direct costs<br>
slide8. Sample K grants K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
Provides support and “protected time” to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research.
K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
Supports supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators focusing on patient-oriented research.
K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award
Provides support for individuals ready to transition to an independent research career.<br>
slide9. Sample F Grants F31: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows
Enables promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research.
Proposed mentored research training is expected to clearly enhance the individual’s potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist.
F32: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows
Provides support to promising Fellowship Applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers<br>
slide10. Panelists Discussion Writing and Building Relations<br>
slide11. General Info Grants are peer-reviewed by three experts on study section
Study section membership online
Only half of grants receive a score and get discussed
Lower scores = better scores
The rest get feedback from 3 reviewers
Depending on mechanism, success rate around 7-20%
The review process is slow…
Best case is 9 months from submission to award notification
Add at least 3-6 more months if you have to resubmit
You can reapply (up to) 1 time with same idea to same institute<br>
slide12. Timeline & Next Steps Grants accepted 3 times per year
Dates differ across funding programs
Find and contact program officer ASAP
Early in planning stage
Throughout design and writing process
Notify H&SS Research Office as soon as you know that you will be applying
Subcontract/consortium arrangements finalized at least 2-3 weeks prior NIH deadline
Full proposal should be submitted to H&SS Research Office two weeks before NIH deadline
Routed through university for approval
Uploaded into NIH’s electronic Research Administration (eRA)<br>
slide13. Additional Resources Good summary videos from NIH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNwsg_PR90w (15m overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAOGtr0pM6Q (4 mins tips)
NIH-funded projects in RePORTER
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
NIH application guide
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide.html<br>
slide2. This roundtable session aims to build attendees’ capacity to work effectively with NIH, thereby increasing the likelihood of funding health-related research.
Overview
Introductions and NIH General Information
Panel Discussion
Q&A
Planning Ahead
Panelists: Successful NIH Applicants
Dr. Katharine Stewart, Vice Provost Faculty Affairs
Dr. Sarah Desmarais, Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Laura Widman, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Moderator: Dr. Jeni Burnette, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Co-hosted by the NC State College of Humanities and Social Sciences & the Social Behavioral Health Research Group.<br>
slide3. Mission of the NIH To seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability.
Conducts and supports research in:
the causes, diagnosis, prevention, and cure of human diseases;
the processes of human growth and development;
the biological effects of environmental contaminants;
the understanding of mental, addictive and physical disorders;
directing programs for the collection, dissemination, and exchange of information in medicine and health.<br>
slide4. NIH Institutes & Centers 21 Institutes
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
6 Centers
Fogarty International Center
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
Center for Scientific Review<br>
slide5. Types of NIH Grants R – Investigator initiated research grants
K – Career development awards
F – Individual fellowships
F31=predoc; F32=postdoc
T – Institutional training grants
L – Loan repayment
P – Research program projects/centers
SBIR – Small Business Innovative Research<br>
slide6. Grant Review Criteria R grants
Significance, Investigators, Approach, Innovation, and Environment
K grants
Candidate, Career Development Plan/Mentoring Plan, Research Plan, Mentors/Co-mentors/Consultants, and Environment/Institutional Support for Candidate
F grants
Fellowship Applicant, Sponsors/Collaborators, Research Training Plan, Training Potential, and Environment/Institutional Support for Applicant<br>
slide7. Sample R grants R01: Research Project Grant Program (R01)
Support discrete, specified, circumscribed research projects for 3-5 years
No budget limit unless specified in FOA (generally $500k/yr in direct costs)
R03: Small Grant Program
Support small projects, including: pilot or feasibility studies, collection of preliminary data, secondary analysis of existing data, small, self-contained research projects, etc.
Limited to 2 years up to $50,000 per year in direct costs
R21: Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
Encourages new, exploratory, and developmental research projects up to 2 years
Providing up to 2 years of support for early stages of project development.
Combined budget for direct costs for the two year project period $275,000.
R34: Clinical Trial Planning Grant
Permits early peer review of the rationale for the proposed clinical trial and support development of essential elements of a clinical trial
Project period of 1-3 years with budget ~$100k/year, but up to $450k total direct costs<br>
slide8. Sample K grants K08: Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award
Provides support and “protected time” to individuals with a clinical doctoral degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research.
K23: Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award
Supports supervised study and research for clinically trained professionals who have the potential to develop into productive, clinical investigators focusing on patient-oriented research.
K99/R00: NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award
Provides support for individuals ready to transition to an independent research career.<br>
slide9. Sample F Grants F31: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows
Enables promising predoctoral students to obtain individualized, mentored research training from outstanding faculty sponsors while conducting dissertation research.
Proposed mentored research training is expected to clearly enhance the individual’s potential to develop into a productive, independent research scientist.
F32: Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Postdoctoral Fellows
Provides support to promising Fellowship Applicants with the potential to become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and Centers<br>
slide10. Panelists Discussion Writing and Building Relations<br>
slide11. General Info Grants are peer-reviewed by three experts on study section
Study section membership online
Only half of grants receive a score and get discussed
Lower scores = better scores
The rest get feedback from 3 reviewers
Depending on mechanism, success rate around 7-20%
The review process is slow…
Best case is 9 months from submission to award notification
Add at least 3-6 more months if you have to resubmit
You can reapply (up to) 1 time with same idea to same institute<br>
slide12. Timeline & Next Steps Grants accepted 3 times per year
Dates differ across funding programs
Find and contact program officer ASAP
Early in planning stage
Throughout design and writing process
Notify H&SS Research Office as soon as you know that you will be applying
Subcontract/consortium arrangements finalized at least 2-3 weeks prior NIH deadline
Full proposal should be submitted to H&SS Research Office two weeks before NIH deadline
Routed through university for approval
Uploaded into NIH’s electronic Research Administration (eRA)<br>
slide13. Additional Resources Good summary videos from NIH:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNwsg_PR90w (15m overview)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAOGtr0pM6Q (4 mins tips)
NIH-funded projects in RePORTER
https://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
NIH application guide
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide.html<br>