Volume 16, Number 5: November 4, 2009
FEDERAL NEWS
Further Information on New Shortened NIH Forms
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released further information about the redesigned forms since the article in the October Research Support.
NIH released a clarification on the timing of the transition and page limits and a further clarification of the timing of the transition to shorter forms and electronic submission for institutional training and career development grants.
The NIH Extramural Nexus for both October and November have information on the transition. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has another article in its newsletter on the new forms with an organized outline and links to more resources.
New Data Reporting Requirements for NIH Training and Research Grant Awardees
As part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Reform Act, changes will be made in the way graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are reported on training and research awards. These changes will provide NIH, Congress and the public with a more complete picture of NIH research training and the research workforce supported by NIH.
NIH on ARRA Reporting for Supplemental Awards
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has created a new resource to make records of past awards searchable.
FAQ on New NIA Network Infrastructure Program
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has released an FAQ on the Network Infrastructure Support for Emerging Behavioral and Social Research Areas in Aging.
Possible Fulbright Program Changes
The October 18 Chronicle of Higher Education article "Fulbright Program Adapts to Obama Administration's Priorities" takes a look at the State Department's possible tweaks to the program to reflect current administration priorities, including more work in certain regions of the world and further increases in community college involvement.
Priorities for Department of Education's Investing in Innovation Fund
The Department of Education has announced priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund, including grants to scale-up, validate, and develop education programs to close achievement gaps and improve outcomes for students.
NIH Survey on Peer Review
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is conducting two surveys on the changes made thus far to the peer review process. If you are randomly selected to participate in one of these surveys, please take the time to participate and offer your views on your recent experiences with peer review.
Vertical Lift Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul Partnership Opportunity
The University of North Carolina General Administration and the Fleet Readiness Center (FRC) East Cherry Point have entered a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) and seek university faculty, researchers, centers, institutes, and other campus units for a Vertical Lift Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) Partnership to:
- Exchange information about technical requirements for MRO of vertical-lift aircraft
- Foster university and FRC East collaborations that apply university expertise to needed solutions
- Accelerate demonstration and commercialization of technological solutions in MRO
- Demonstrate a viable model for connecting university expertise to industrial and community needs in North Carolina
Through this MOA and proposed MRO Partnership, the Vertical Lift Center of Excellence (VLCOE) at FRC East Cherry Point seeks new and improved technologies to further its mission objectives. Current interest areas include cleaning, data collection/management, nondestructive inspection, stripping/coating removal, composite repair technologies, coating/plating technologies, direct digital manufacturing, surface finishing, analysis, utilities conservation, and vibration. For details on current technologies in use and new technologies of interest in each area, click here.
If you are interested in participating in this partnership, please reply to Courtney Thornton, Research Director at UNC General Administration by January 11, 2010 with the following information:
- Name, address, phone, and email address (for individuals) or name, address, phone, and email address of contact person for programs, interdisciplinary projects, centers/institutes, or other units
- Evidence of expertise and capabilities in one or more of the interest areas
FAQ on AHRQ Recovery Act CHOICE Grants
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released answers to questions about the Recovery Act program Clinical and Health Outcomes Initiative in Comparative Effectiveness (CHOICE).
NIH Retires CRISP
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) retired the Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects (CRISP) awards made database at the end of October. CRISP has been replaced by Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool Expenditures and Results (RePORTER). For more information, see the September Research Support funding tip.