Date post: | 19-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | austen-harvey |
View: | 217 times |
Download: | 3 times |
Fundamentals of NLM Grants
National Library of Medicine Extramural Programs
Updated 2015
Contents of this slide set
NLM grant programs overview Grant review & approval process Tips for successful applications Electronic Grants Administration Contact information
Informatics Funding at NIH
Informatics is NLM’s research domain– Computer/information sciences applied to medicine,
biology/biochemistry or public health domain– Basic & applied research
NIH Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) Initiative supports training and research in biomedical big data science
Many other NIH institutes also support biomedical informatics with focus in their mission areas, e.g., NIBIB,NIGMS, NHGRI, NHLBI, NIMH, NCI
Types of NLM Grant Programs
Research grants – investigator initiated research Resource grants – infrastructure & applied informatics Training support – informatics research training at
academic centers Career development support – career support for
early career informaticians Grants for small businesses – commercialize good
ideas
Research Grants
Focus on research & development in biomedical or public health informatics, or bioinformatics– Investigator-initiated research grants (R01)– Experimental/developmental research grants (R21)– Conference Grants (R13)
Career Support Awards
Focus on building the supply of researcher investigators in biomedical/ public health informatics or bioinformatics– NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)– NLM Career Development Award in Biomedical
Informatics (K01)
Resource Grants
Focus on optimizing the management & use of health-related information– NLM Information Resources to Reduce Health
Disparities Grants (G08)– Grants for Scholarly Works in Biomedicine &
Health (G13)
Training & Fellowships
University-based Biomedical Informatics research training programs
Research Grant Supplements for Diversity and Re-entry
Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Individual Predoctoral Fellowships (F 30/F31)
NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects
Grants for Small Businesses
SBIR phase 1 and 2 grants for companies that want to bring a product to market
Fast-track – combine phase 1 and 2 in a single application. Requires prior approval by NLM staff
Priorities are the same as for research grants in biomedical informatics
Multi-Institute Grant Programs
NLM also partners with other NIH organizations on grant programs. Examples:– Understanding and Promoting Health Literacy (R01
and R21)– Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
R15
See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep Grant Programs listing
NLM Grant Deadlines
Open programs are the same as for other NIH Research Grants– see
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm for dates
RFA deadlines are published in the grant funding announcement, in the NIH Guide
Peer Review for NLM Grants
Center for Scientific Review (CSR) receives all applications, assigns them to a study section and a funding Institute
NLM study sections review most of NLM’s grants– Biomedical Library & Informatics Review Committee (BLIRC)– Special Emphasis Panels (SEP) for some NLM grants
Multi-Institute grants in which NLM is a participant, such as SBIR grants, are reviewed by CSR study sections
Review Steps for Grants - Example
REVIEW STEP Received at CSR 1st Review by BLIRC
2nd Review by BOR Final Decision, NLM
TIMETABLE Feb 5 June – in NIH Commons
– Priority scores @ 2 days– Summary statements @ 30 days
Sept @ Nov (Apr, Aug)
– Exact date varies
Grant Review Outcomes
PRIORITY SCORES– 10 -30 (most likely to be considered for funding)– 30-35 (sometimes funded, esp. new investigator or
early stage investigators R01, or Career Transition grants)
– Greater than 35: not likely to be funded
NIH Review Criteria for Research Grants
Criterion Questions in Reviewer’s mind
Significance Does it address an important informatics problem? How will science or clinical practice be advanced?
Approach Is the conceptual or clinical framework sound? Are potential problems discussed?
Innovation Are the aims, concepts, methods, outcomes novel? Do they challenge paradigms?
Investigator Does the PI/team have appropriate training and experience?
Environment Does the study benefit from this scientific/clinical environment?
NIH Review Criteria for Resource Grants
Criterion Questions in Reviewer’s mind
Significance Is there an expressed need? Benefits for wider audience?
Approach Are the FTE/expertise sufficient to the task? Are the timeline & milestones realistic? Are the methods appropriate? Is the evaluation clear and meaningful?
Innovation Not required
Investigator Does the PI/team have appropriate training and experience?
Environment Is there a plan for future support?
Components of Good Proposals
Responsive to the program announcement and NLM stated priorities
Clearly-stated goals and methodology A detailed work plan that fits the stated project goals A timeline and milestones References to publications, placing the work in context
of other, similar work and state of the art
Components of Good Proposals
Evidence of advance planning, e.g., pilot data or user needs assessment
Key personnel with relevant expertise and adequate FTE dedicated to the work
Evidence that problems & contingencies have been considered
Letters of agreement from named collaborators & consultants
Other Helpful Hints
DO Contact program officer with
questions Name the grant program (e.g.,
PAR 13-300) in appropriate field of application form
Register with NIH Commons and grants.gov
Use most recent application form & instructions – watch for updates to electronic application!!!
DON’T Put information in appendix
that is needed to judge merit Request more than $500K/yr
without prior written approval by NLM
Send the same application to 2 institutes
Send the same application at 2 different deadlines
Electronic Grants Administration
Register with the NIH eRA Commons for access to priority scores and summary statements
– Register at https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/ – Both PI and Institutional Official need Commons accounts– eRA Commons registration is REQUIRED for electronic
submissions through Grants.gov All NIH grant programs have moved to electronic grant
submission. Institution MUST complete all registrations as set out in each funding opportunity announcement prior to an application being submitted. Registration can take 6 weeks or more
Program points of contact
Dr. Valerie Florance – General overall program directions, Informatics training programs and special initiatives.
Dr. Hua-Chuan Sim – Clinical and public health informatics in research grants (R01), exploratory/developmental grants (R21), conference grants, career development awards (K01), Pathway to Independence grants (K99).
Dr. Jane Ye – Bioinformatics and computational biology in research grants (R01), exploratory/developmental grants (R21), conference grants, career development awards (K01), Pathway to Independence grants (K99). Also responsible for SBIR/STTR grants.
Dr. Alan VanBiervliet – Consumer Health Informatics in research grants (R01), exploratory/developmental grants (R21), conference grants, career development awards (K01), Pathway to Independence grants (K99). Also responsible for Informatics Resource and Scholarly Works grants.
For more information
Program: 301-594-4882 for Sim, VanBiervliet & Ye;http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep
for program announcements, links to application forms http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/faq.html answers many
specific questions http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/funded.html for list of funded
projects http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ElectronicReceipt/
index.htm for electronic applications information