Overview of the National Institutes of Health NIH

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Overview of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH)

• Carlos E. Caban, Ph.D., M.P.H.
• Office of Extramural Research, NIH
• cc25a_at_nih.gov
• 301 435-2690

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Highlights

• The NIH Mission Budget
• How NIH is organized and functions
• 20 Ways to participate in NIH activities
• How to find out about NIH funding Initiatives and
  communicate with NIH

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1. NIH Mission

• The NIH mission is to uncover new knowledge that
  will lead to better health for everyone --
  
• to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat
  disease and disability, from
  the rarest genetic disorder to the common cold.
  
• NIH is committed to the highest ethical and
  scientific standards for HS research

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NIH Budget

• NIH Budget 28.59 Billion (FY2005)
• FY 2004
• 22.9 Billion in Extramural Awards to the
  research community(80 of NIH )
  
• 2.3 Billion for Intramural Research at NIH
• 10,052 Competing Grant Awards (all types)
• 54,121 awards total (all types)
• 24.6 Overall NIH Success Rate
• 30 Involve Human Subjects

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FY 2005 Budget 28.59 Billion
Training 3 761 million
Research Project Grants 53 15.3 billion
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2. NIH Organization

• 27 Institutes and Centers (ICs)
• 24 ICs Provide Separate Funding for Research
  Projects and Activities
  
• Office of Director
• Office of Extramural Research(OER)
• Office of Intramural Research (OIR)
• OD Offices for Trans-NIH Initiatives
• ORWH OBSSR ODP OAROC

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Office of the Director
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholi
sm
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskele
tal
and Skin Diseases
National Cancer Institute
National Institute on Aging
National Institute of Child Health and Human De
velopment
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dis
eases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and

Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial R
esearch
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute of Environmental Health Scie
nces

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communi
cation
Disorders
National Eye Institute
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
National Institute of Mental Health
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and

Stroke
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institute of Nursing Research
National Center for Complementary and Alternativ
e
Medicine
National Center on Minority Health and Health
Disparities
National Library of Medicine
Fogarty International Center
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and B
ioengineering
Center for Information Technology
Center for Scientific Review
Clinical Center
No funding authority
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NIH Has Separation of Peer Review from Program
Management

• Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is independent
  of the Institutes/Centers
  
• receives applications
• reviews majority of Grants
• Each Institute/Center has a separate Review
  Office
  
• Program management is in each I/C

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Advisory Committees Dual Review System

• Second Level of Review
• Council/Board
• Assesses Quality of SRG Review
• Recommends on Funding
• Evaluates Program Priorities Relevance
• Advises on Policy

• First Level of Review
• Scientific Review Group (SRG, SS,SEP)
• Located at CSR or IC
• Provides Initial Scientific Review
• Makes Recommendations for Level of Support Time

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Extramural Program Organization in some ICs

• Research Programs
• Division
• Branch
• Research Program
• Program Director for Scientific Area

• Extramural Affairs or Activities
• Division
• Peer Review Branch
• Scientific Review Administrator
• Grants Management Br.
• Contract Mgmt. Branch
• Committee Mgmt Office

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The Research Partnership
Applicant Institution
NIH
Authorized Institutional Official
Principal Investigator
Program Administrator
Review Administrator
Sponsored Research Administrator
Grants Management Administrator
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COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES
Extramural Scientists Committees
NIH Scientific Review Administrator
NIH Extramural Program Scientist
Principal Investigator Institution
NIH Grants Management Official
NIH Contracting Official
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320 Ways to Participate in NIH Programs

• Do an Internship or Summer Research Training
• Do Research Training/ Career Programs (grant)
• Participate in NIH Workshops by ICs
• Get a Research Supplement to Promote Diversity
• Be a Consultant on a Grant

• Be Key Staff on Grants
• Be Co-Investigator /-clinical research site
• Be Program Director on a Program Project Grant -
  PO1
  
• Respond to RFA/RFP
• Be a Principal Investigator on a Grant

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20 Ways to Participate in NIH Programs(continued)

• Go to NIH Conferences, regional meetings
• Participate in ORWH, ORMH, etc.,events
• Go to NIH Presentations at Professional Mtgs
• Be on Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)
• Be a Peer Reviewer (Regular or temporary)

• Be on a Peer Review Committee
• Be an Advisory Council Member
• Be a Consultant to NIH
• Do an IPA tour at NIH- (Intergovernmental
  Personnel Act)
  
• Work at NIH (Employment )

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4. How to find out about NIH Funding Initiatives
and Communicate with NIH
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Communicate With NIH!

• Find NIH staff at the NIH Directory E-MAIL
• http//directory.nih.gov/
• http//ned.nih.gov/
• Generic xxnx_at_nih.gov
• Phone and fax
• Look at WWW Information
• www.nih.gov
• Talk to NIH Staff
• Listed on Notices, RFA/PA, etc.

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Access Information About NIH on the Internet

• www.nih.gov
• The NIH Extramural Programs are large, complex,
  and multifaceted.
  
• There is so much information, it is often hard to
  find what you need

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GRANTS - Office of Extramural Research(OER)
Website http//grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

• Grants Policy and Guidelines
• Grants Policy Guidance
• Laboratory Animal Welfare
• OER Human Subjects Web site
• Peer Review
• Reviewers Instructions
• Electronic Research Administration (eRA)
• Electronic Submission of Grant Applications
• eRA Home Page
• NIH eRA Commons
• About OER
• Introduction to Extramural Research
• NIH Extramural Nexus
• Outreach Activities
• Help and Other Resources

• Funding Opportunities
• Funding Opportunities (RFAs, PAs)
• NIH GUIDE for Grants and Contracts
• NIH Research Training Opportunities
• Small Business Funding Opportunities (SBIR/STTR)
• Types of Grant Programs
• NIH Roadmap Initiatives
• Applications and Forms
• NIH Forms and Applications
• Submitting Your Grant Application
• Resources for Grant Applicants
• Awarded Grants
• Award Data
• Search Awarded Grants (CRISP)

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How To Find NIH Research Areas

• Investigator has idea for biomedical or
  behavioral research - submits application
  
• Institute/Center Homepage-
• Look for Research Opportunities
• Grants OER Home Page Grants Information,
  Policies and Opportunities
  
• NIH GUIDE Announcements
• Subscribe to get weekly table of contents
  http//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
  
• CRISP Searchable database of all research
  funded by NIH by topic, institution, PI, etc.
  
• https//www-commons.cit.nih.gov/crisp/

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NIH GUIDE on WWWhttp//grants.nih.gov/grants/guid
e/index.html

• NOTICES
• Policies, Workshops, Other Information
• RFPs - Requests for contract proposals
• REQUESTS FOR APPLICATIONS(RFA)
• Highest Priority Research Topic - Attached
• Special Receipt Date - Special Review Cmt
• PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT (PA)
• High Priority Research Area - No Attached
• Regular Receipt Dates - CSR Review Cmts

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NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for July
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• Weekly NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
• July 14, 2006Table of Contents (TOC)Web
  Version
  
• Notices
• NIH/AHRQ Reminder to Use Updated SF424 (RR) and
  Agency-Specific Electronic Forms in Reposted
  FOAs(NOT-OD-06-085)National Institutes of
  Healthhttp//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-f
  iles/NOT-OD-06-085.html
• Requests for Applications
• Mechanisms of Immune Modulation
  (R01)(RFA-AT-06-004)National Center for
  Complementary and Alternative MedicineNational
  Cancer InstituteApplication Receipt Date(s)
  December 12, 2006 http//grants.nih.gov/grants/gu
  ide/rfa-files/RFA-AT-06-004.html
• Program Announcements
• Behavioral Integrative Treatment Development
  Program(R01)(PA-06-486)National Institute on
  Drug AbuseNational Center for Complementary and
  Alternative MedicineNational Institute on
  Alcohol Abuse and AlcoholismApplication
  Receipt/Submission Date(s) Multiple dates, see
  announcement. http//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/
  pa-files/PA-06-486.html

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Highlights RECAP

• The NIH Mission
• How NIH is organized and functions
• 20 Ways to participate in NIH activities
• How to find out about NIH funding Initiatives and
  communicate with NIH

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TOP TEN TIPS ABOUT NIH

• 10. NIH homepage www.nih.gov NIH Institute
  Homepages http//www.nih.gov/icd/
  
• 9. Register Your Institution and PIs on the NIH
  Commons https//commons.era.nih.gov/commons/
  
• 8. PUBMED - NLM- your computer science library
  www.nlm.nih.gov/hinfo.html
  
• 7. CRISP - Research funded by NIH -Search many
  ways
  
• http//www-commons.cit.nih.gov/crisp/
• 6. Grant Writing Tips Sheets
  http//grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm
  

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TOP TEN TIPS ABOUT NIH(continued)

• 5. Research Supplements to Promote Diversity....
  http//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-05
  -015.html
  
• 4. Electronic Submission of Grant Applications
  http//era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
  
• 3. NIH Research Training Site http//grants.nih.g
  ov/training/extramural.htm
  
• 2. Subscribe to NIH GUIDE Weekly -
• For new research opportunities
• http//grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
• 1. TALK TO NIH STAFF!! Find them at
• http//directory.nih.gov/