Transcript American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Impact on Research

American Recovery and
Reinvestment Act 2009
(787 billion)
Impact on Research
presented by:
NJMS Research Office
th
March 16 2009
Science Wins 21 B Dollar Boost
• $10.4 billion for the National Institutes of
Health (NIH)
• $3 billion for the National Science Foundation
(NSF)
• $1.6 billion for the Department of
Energy’s(DOE’s) Office of Science
• 1 billion for NASA
Science 323;992,2009
NIH Receives $10.4 Billion in
Funding through Recovery Act
• stimulate the US economy through the support
and advancement of scientific research
• create or retain jobs, and have the potential for
making scientific progress in 2 years.
• NIH Institutes and Centers have broad
flexibility to invest in many types of grant
programs
How Will it be Spent ?
NIH Intramural Buildings
$500 Million
Comparative Effectiveness
Research
$400 Million
NCRR-SIG/HEI
$300 Million
NCRR- Construction
$1 Billion
Special Mechanisms
Research Grants
(eg., Challenge grants and
GO grants)
$800 Million
Institutes and Centers
$7.4 Billion
How do they expect to spend the
research money?
• Select recently peer reviewed highly meritorious
research grant applications (R01s and others), that
can be accomplished in 2 years or less.
• Fund new research applications
• Accelerate the tempo of ongoing science through
targeted supplements to current grants.
• Support new types of activities such as the NIH
Challenge Grant program that meet the goals of
the ARRA.
• Use other funding mechanisms as appropriate.
$1.5 Billion in Grant Funds through
RFAs
$200 Million
Challenge Grants RFA
$300 Million
2 Instrumentation
Grant RFAs
(in addition to the
$60 million that was
already allocated to the
SIG grant program)
$1 Billion
2 Facilities Improvement
Grant RFAs
(Construction, Alterations,
Renovations)
http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/
Shared Instrumentation Grants
$300 million + $60 million
• For shared instruments in the range of $100,000 to $500,000,
eligible organizations should apply under PAR-09-028 .
Deadline March 23rd
FY 2010 plan was $43 million for 125 new awards,
Now $183 million dollars available, approx 530 grants.
• For instruments in the high end range of $600,000 to $8M,
eligible organizations should apply under PAR-09118. Deadline May 6th, expect to commit $160 million and
fund approx 40 new awards. Note upper limit of range is
greatly increased.
Challenge Grants
2 Years, 500K per year
Due April 27th
(will use new review and scoring system)
ORSP has prepared an NJMS pre-filled application package
that is available for download at our website
http://njms.umdnj.edu/research/orsp/rates_forms.cfm
This new program will support research on Challenge
Topics which address specific scientific and health
research challenges in biomedical and behavioral
research that will benefit from significant 2-year
jumpstart funds.
Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/
1 Billion for Facilities, Alterations
and Renovations
• Core Facilities
To renovate or repair core facilities, eligible organizations should apply
under RFA-RR-09-007. Funds requested can range from $1M to
$10M. Deadline September 17th 2009, two applications per institution
allowed. In addition to funds for alterations and renovations, this FOA
anticipates support for general equipment for core facilities as long as each
instrument is under 100K. Total project must be completed in 5 years.
• Alterations/Renovations to Existing Buildings
To make major alterations and renovations to existing buildings, add to
existing buildings, complete uninhabitable shell space in existing buildings,
or construct new facilities including research and animal facilities, eligible
organizations should apply under RFA-RR-09-008. Funds requested can
range from $2M to $15M. Deadlines May 6th $2-5M, June 17th $10-15M
and July 17th $5-10M. Three applications per institution allowed. Total
project must be completed in 5 years.
1 Billion Dollars
ARRA Supplements to Existing Grants
To be Obligated by Sept 2010
Focus:
Job Creation and Retention
&
Accelerating Tempo of Science
NOT-OD-09-056
NOT-OD-09-058
NOT-OD-09-060
Administrative Supplements
ARRA Competitive Supplements
ARRA Summer Research Experiences
NOT-OD-09-056
ARRA Administrative Supplements
* Reviewed by IC Staff, quick turn around
* Must be within the scope of the existing specific aims of the parent grant
* Hire new personnel, maintain existing personnel (if no cost ext),
equipment (up to 100K)
* No max dollar limit, should not be more than 50 percent of the parent grant
* Grants in a no cost extension can apply
* Applies to: Research Grants (all Rs), Program Projects (Ps), K awards,
Institutional Training Grants (Ts), Cooperative Agreements (Us),
* No deadline..but act quick and check with your IC (some may have deadlines)
* Support for up to 2 years can be requested (must be within grant end date)
* Use paper PHS398 Application Forms, apply directly by e-mail (pdf) to IC
* Check with your IC for specific guidelines, contact your PO by e-mail
Website for IC specific info: http://grnats.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html
NOT-OD-09-058
ARRA Competitive Supplements
* Revision Applications to fund Significant Expansion of Scope/New Specific Aims
* Almost all mechanisms (R,P, C, U, T, SBIR, STIR and K), but not Fellowships
or Conference Grants
* Deadline: April 21st 2009
* Funding Notices will issued by September 30th 2009
* Must go to your IC website for IC specific guideline*
* Must not extend beyond the current end date of the award (including no cost ext)
* Up to 2 years support
* No maximum dollar limit
* Equipment up to 100K
* Peer Reviewed, will receive a written critique
* Submitted through grants.gov in the same way as the parent grant,
see NOT-OD-09-058 guidelines (includes a cover letter, introduction 1 page)
Call or e-mail your PO before you start!
NOT-OD-09-060
ARRA Summer Research Experiences
* High school interns, college students, medical students, elementary ,
middle and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from
non research intensive institutions
* Up to 2 years
* Research Grants (Rs), Program and Center Grants (Ps), Cooperative Agreements (Us)
* Cover Cost Increases that are associated with providing research experiences in the
conduct of NIH funded research (position stipends/salary for summer employment,
plus $1000 supplies per position)
*Apply using PHS398 forms (see NOT instructions)
Submit directly to your IC PO or GMO (same as administrative sups)
•Research and Research Infrastructure
“Grand Opportunities” (RC2)
•RFA-OD-09-004
The purpose of the “GO” grants program is to support high
impact ideas that lend themselves to short-tem funding, and may
lay the foundation for new fields of investigation.
The “GO” grants program will support large-scale research
projects that accelerate critical breakthroughs, early and applied
research on cutting-edge technologies, and new approaches to
improve the synergy and interactions among multi and
interdisciplinary research teams.
The initiative seeks novel approaches in areas that address
specific knowledge gaps, scientific opportunities, new
technologies, data generation, or research methods that would
benefit from an influx of funds to quickly advance the area in
significant ways.
•Research and Research Infrastructure
“Grand Opportunities” (RC2)
Applicants may propose to address either a specific research
question or propose the creation of a unique
infrastructure/resource designed to accelerate scientific progress
in the future.
This program is a trans-NIH effort supported by Recovery Act
funds. For those projects that span the missions of Institutes,
Centers and Offices (ICs), support may come from Recovery Act
funds allocated to the Common Fund.
Only applications with budgets greater than $500,000 total costs
per year for a project period of two years are expected to be
considered. The total annual cost for individual awards is expected
to vary, depending on the scope of the project and the number of
participating institutions.
•Research and Research Infrastructure
“Grand Opportunities” (RC2)
 Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): April 27, 2009
 Application Due Date(s): May 27, 2009
 Peer Review Date(s): June/July 2009
 Council Review Date(s): August 2009
 Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 30,
2009
 Approximately $200 million of ARRA funds will be
obligated by September 30, 2010
Recovery Act Limited Competition: Biomedical Research
Core Centers to Enhance Research Resources (P30)

RFA-OD-09-005 has been temporarily
removed. It is expected to be available the
week of March 30 - April 3, 2009 at this
Web address.

Please check back later for the full
announcement.
NSF: $3 Billion
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/issuances/in131.pdf
The majority of the funds will be used to award grants that are already in house
and will be reviewed and awarded prior to September 2009.
Applications will be solicited in the Spring for:
Major Research Instrumentation Program
Academic Research Infrastructure Program
Science Masters Program
Seize the day
and Good Luck
Support Research Office
William C. Gause
Gwen Mahon, ORSP
Theresa Policastro
Additional Funds for
Comparative Effectiveness Research
(CER)
“a rigorous evaluation of the impact of different
options that are available for treating a given
medical condition for a particular set of patients.
Such a study may compare similar treatments,
such as competing drugs, or it may analyze
very different approaches, such as surgery and
drug therapy.”
Such research may include the development
and use of clinical registries, clinical data
networks, and other forms of electronic health
data that can be used to generate or obtain
outcomes data as they apply to CER.
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/