PHHP and NIH Stimulus Funding

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PHHP and NIH Stimulus Funding

• February 26, 2009

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American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

• 10.4 billion added to NIH budget
• Total allocation must be obligated by September
  30, 2010
• Focus on demonstrating an economic impact
• Creation of jobs
• Positive economic impact on communities
• Unprecedented reporting requirements
• Quarterly expenditure reports

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Background

• NIHs current annual budget is 28B
• 90 of budget is allocated to extramural funding
  through its 27 Institutes and Centers
• Average time from grant submission to grant award
  is 9 months
• NIH grant award system is not well suited to
  rapid review and funding of a very large increase
  in applications

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Allocation of the Stimulus Funds

• 1B to NCRR for extramural renovation/repairs and
  new construction
• 500M for NIH campus facilities
• 400M for comparative effectiveness research
• 300M for shared instrumentation
• 8.2B to scientific research priorities
• 7.4B to Institutes and Centers
• 800M to NIH Directors discretionary fund

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FY07 Funding of Largest Institutes

• NCI 4.5B
• NIAID 4.0B
• NHLBI 2.5B
• NIGMS 1.5B
• NIDDK 1.5B
• NINDS 1.0B
• NIMH 1.0B
• NICHD 1.0B
• NIA 900M

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Distribution Categories

• Existing unfunded RO1 applications
• Review of FY08 and FY09 applications
• Suitability for 2 years of funding
• Supplementation of currently funded grants
• Administrative supplements
• Competitive supplements
• Challenge grants
• Specific target areas identified by Institutes
• 1 to 2 years of funding

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Administrative Supplements

• RO1s with gt 1 year of funding remaining
• No change in Specific Aims
• Funding to enhance accomplishment of Specific
  Aims previously approved
• Does not require additional peer review
• Review is conducted internally by NIH staff
• Rapid review and funding is expected

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Competitive Supplements

• Addition of new Specific Aim(s)
• Requires external peer review
• May be done by phone or internet review
• Time to complete peer review may be substantial
• Expected to have higher chances of funding
  compared with new applications

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Challenge Grants

• Must directly address targeted research problem
• May be funded for 1 or 2 years
• 500K per year (1M total max)
• Not an RO1
• Not renewable
• No-cost extensions will not be permitted

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Shared Instrument Grants

• Minimum of 3 PIs with active RO1s (RO3s and R21s
  do not qualify)
• Instrument/equipment must cost 100K to 500K
• Instrument/equipment should reside in a core
  area rather than in one PIs lab
• Institutional commitment to maintenance
  required
• Next deadline is March 23, 2009

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Other Considerations

• Each Institute will have considerable latitude in
  how it sets priorities and procedures for funding
• Most reviews are likely to be conducted via
  internet by small review panels
• Economic impact will be a funding consideration
• Institutes may fund applications out of order
  based on economic impact (job creation)
• Earliest applications will have greatest chance
  of funding
• NIH will attempt to allocate up to half of all
  funds in the next 7 months

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Next Steps

• Apply for stimulus funding if you believe it will
  help advance your research program
• The standard NIH applications mechanisms will
  still remain in effect
• Consider which stimulus funding mechanism is best
  suited to your research objectives
• Read the weekly NIH notices for details of
  stimulus funding priorities and procedures
• Contact NIH Project Officers for advice before
  submitting an application
• Use the PHHP Grant Work Group for feedback on
  application ideas