Institutional Development Award IDeA Program Historical Overview

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Institutional Development Award (IDeA) Program
Historical Overview National IDeA Symposium of
Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) July 20 -
22, 2006

W. Fred Taylor, Ph.D. IDeA Program Director
Division of Research Infrastructure National
Center for Research Resources
National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

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Institutional Development Award ProgramDivision
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• The IDeA Program was established for the purpose
  of broadening the geographic distribution of NIH
  funding for biomedical and behavioral research by
  enhancing the research capacity and
  competitiveness for research funding of
  institutions located in states in which the
  aggregate success rate for applications to the
  NIH historically has been low.

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• IDeA Program established in 1993.
• Authorized in NIH Revitalization Act of 1993
• Congressional intent to enhance geographical
  distribution of research funds and increase
  research capacity.
• Comparable to NSF Experimental Program to
  Stimulate Competitiveness in Research (EPSCoR),
  established in 1980.
• EPSCoR-like programs across 7 Federal Agencies
  (NIH, NSF, USDA, NASA, DOE, DOD, EPA.

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• Meeting the needs to increase competitiveness
  for NIH extramural support
• COBRE
• BRIN/INBRE
• Supplements for Improving Research and Animal
  Facilities/Core Instrumentation
• Supplements for Bioinformatics/Cyber-infrastructur
  e
• AFI/SIG
• Technology workshops
• Strategic Planning Meetings
• IDeANET (Lariat)
• Collaboration with NIH ICs (cofunding)
• Formal evaluation

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FY 2005 excludes contracts
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IDeA Opportunities for Inclusion