David Crouse, PhDAssociate Vice Chancellor

Academic Affairs

March 26, 2009

ARRA Overview NIH ARRA Funding Current Announcements Timelines and Process NIH Review and Scoring Criteria Challenge Grants Other NIH Opportunities Roles, Responsibilities & Resources

Estimated Total: $789 Billion (One time funding) Emphasis:

Job Creation Economic Boost & Stabilize State/Local Budgets

More than $15 billion for Federal R&D (~2% of Total) $10B to National Institutes of Health (NIH) $3B to National Science Foundation $1.6B to Dept of Energy, Office of Science $700M to Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Additional funds to other agencies (NASA, NIST,

NOAA…)

HRSA Title VII and VIII health professions workforce

New Health Prevention & Wellness Community Health Clinic renovations Health Information Technology Dept of Energy (Infrastructure, Reliability and

Efficiency) Pell Grants (increases maximum grant to $5,350 in

2009-10) Medicaid Funding to States State Discretionary funds for Construction Indirect Medical Education payments

2009 ARRA Nebraska Funds

Education Funding

19%

Medicaid19%

Discretionary4%Transportation

22%

Energy6%

Water3%

Community Development

1%

Technology0%

Environment0%

Education12%

HHS12%

Law Enforcement

1%

Labor1%

$1.2 B Total to NE

~33%

$10.4 billion $8.2 billion – research

Double the amount awarded in competing grants last year

$1 billion – construction and renovation $300 million – shared instrumentation and

capital research equipment Two years

Funding considerations: Project lends well for 2 year (or less) grant Creates jobs Contributes to scientific advancement in long-term

Funds MUST be obligated before Sept 30, 2010

PIs are encouraged to spend all funds by Sept 30, 2010

Projects will follow expedited peer-review Funds are forward-looking “Unprecedented” transparency in reporting

Increase research Create jobs Disburse geographically Support ongoing research

Accelerate tempo Expand scope

Fuel new activities

Areas Electronic Deadline Institute & Center RFA/PA/PAR Direct Costs

Topic Paper Open Office of the Director Notices Total Costs

Investigator Driven Opportunities RFA-OD-09-003 (Challenge Grants – RC1) RFA-OD-09-004 (Grand Opportunities – RC2) RFA-OD-09-005 (Biomedical Res Core Centers – P30) Institute Specific Supplements:

Administrative Supplements Within general scope of funded project Outside current scope (extend current project)

Equipment Supplements Summer Research Experiences

Students Science educators

Institution Driven Opportunities PAR-09-118 (High End SIG – S10) RFA-RR-09-008 (Facilities Improvement – C06)

3 deadlines based on cost RFA-RR-09-007 (Core Facility –G20)

Special instructions Challenge Areas - >200 topical areas 2 year budget 12 page research plan

Electronic application GrantsERA

Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged

Due Date April 27, 2009

Special instructions 2 year budget – greater than $500K 12 page research plan

Electronic application GrantsERA

Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged

Due Date May 27, 2009

Special instructions Institutional Awards for shared interdisciplinary

resources 2 year budget – budgets vary by Institute/Center Total of $100M available Must be only one PI

Electronic application GrantsERA

Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged

Due Date LOI April 18, 2009 May 18, 2009

Institutes have specific Deadlines Instructions http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html

Three types Within the current scope

Administrative Equipment

Extending the current scope Administrative Equipment

Summer Experiences Students Science Educators

Purpose Instrumentation Limited by types of equipment

Special instructions Range from $600,000 to $8 million

Electronic application GrantsERA

Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged

Due Date May 6, 2009

Purpose Major Renovation Limited Number of Applications (3)

Electronic application GrantsERA

Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged

Due Dates May 6, 2009 - $2M-$5M June 17, 2009 - $10M-$15M July 17, 2009 - $5M-$10M

Purpose Core facilities renovation and repair Limited Number of Applications (2)

Electronic application GrantsERA

Volume of submissions can affect speed Early submissions are encouraged

Due Dates September 17, 2009 - $1M-$10M

Sponsored Programs Administration (SPAdmin) Grants in response to any RFA

From any agency Administrative Supplements Equipment Supplements

Office of Governmental Affairs Seeking stimulus funding for ideas not

covered in standard RFAs

Submit Early Stay Available!

UNMC Challenge Grant deadline April 24th, 2009

All other deadlines Waiting until deadline day may not allow for

submission of the application Volume at NIH Correction of errors SPAdmin volume of applications

Evidence of potential problems with late submissions

Full Applications Internal documents needed prior to

application Supplements and Existing Projects

Internal documents may be prepared after information is submitted to NIH

Used in the evaluation of ARRA applications Described in Funding Opportunity

Announcements (FOA) May not be applicable for some applications

(e.g. construction) Link with side-by-side comparison of old

and new review criteria http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/

guidelines_general/comparison_of_review_criteria.pdf

New for ARRA applications Uses a 9-point rating scale Applies to overall scores

Additional Review Criteria (considered in scientific and technical merit but will not give separate scores) Protections for Human Subjects Inclusion of Women, Minorities and Children Vertebrate Animals Resubmission Applications (not ARRA funding) Renewal Applications (not ARRA funding) Revision Applications (not ARRA funding) Biohazards

Additional Review Considerations No scores and not considered in overall

impact score Budget and Period Support Select Agent Research Applications from Foreign Organizations Resource Sharing Plans

Action: Suspended for ARRA funds Rationale: Time sensitivity of the

granting process

PHS398

Included Specific Aims Research Design and Methods

Do Not Include Introduction to application Background and Significance Preliminary Data Appendix

Excluded from the 12 page limit Specific Aims Inclusion Enrollment Report Protection of Human Subjects Inclusion of Women and Minorities Targeted/Planned Enrollment Inclusion of Children Vertebrate Animals Select Agent Research MPI Leadership Plan Consortium/Contractual Arrangements Letters of Support Resource Sharing PlanNote: No supplemental/update information will be

accepted

At least $200 million 200 or more grants to be funded Over 100 UNMC PI’s have expressed intent

Two year budget Total Costs = $500,000

Current F&A rate is 48.5% - Research Note

No F&A Waivers will be granted Cost share is not required

Total Costs = $500,000 Direct Costs = $336,700 F&A (Indirect Costs) = $163,300

Note: No Subcontracts, no equipment

Can contain a foreign component 10% of total direct costs

Or $25,000 total for all foreign subawards

whichever is less

Foreign scientists working in domestic institutions are eligible to be Principal Investigators Key Personnel and/or other personnel

Limited to One Page Must begin with this sentence adapted to

the appropriate broad challenge area and specific challenge topic “This application addresses broad

Challenge Area (01) Behavior, Behavioral Change, and Prevention and specific Challenge Topic, 01-GM-104: Mechanisms of Behavior Change Research”

Limited to one page

http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ic_supp.html

Grant must be active Supplement – 2 years

Project period must have 2 or more years remaining

Supplement – 1 year Project period must have 1 or more year(s)

remaining No Cost Extensions may need to be in place

prior to Supplement application

Detailed budgets will be provided Even for modular grants

Typical JIT information IRB information

Human Subjects Training IACUC information

Review of protocol with grant science must occur External approvals must be granted

Other support information Current information

Easily achieved through ADIS

$3 Billion in new funds (doubles budget) $2 B set aside for:

Supplementing existing grants Adding equipment to existing grants Lowering the funding line for reviewed grants

$1 B in new projects (solicitations later in the spring as of March 18. See: http://www.nsf.gov/recovery/ ) Math & Science Partnership Teacher Scholarship Program Major Equipment & Facilities Construction Academic Research Infrastructure Science Masters Program

HRSA – Little information. Track at: http://bphc.hrsa.gov/recovery/default.htm

DOD – Plans released – Little for research. Track at: http://www.defenselink.mil/recovery/

DOL – Mostly Workforce Development in existing programs. Track at: http://www.dol.gov/recovery/

Etc

RFA-OD-09-003 (Challenge Grants) April 20-24 (M-F)

6 am to 10 pm April 25-26 (S-S)

8 am to 5 pm April 27 (M)

6 am to 5:30 pm

Track Emails SPAdmin receives 4 from Grants.gov PI and SPAdmin receive 1 from NIH Commons

Know the difference between errors and warnings Errors – Must be fixed for a successful submission Warnings – Will not be fixed in ARRA submissions

Be available for needed corrections SPAdmin may need to contact you to correct

errors May require access to files you have created

Expanded tracking and reporting requirements Unclearly defined

Quarterly vs yearly Number of jobs created or retained Transparency will be focus

Challenge Grant - Frequently Asked Questions http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/

faqs_challenge.html NIH ARRA Home Page

http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ UNMC Stimulus Home Page

http://www.unmc.edu/dept/federalstimulus/ Highest Priority Challenge Topics

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/Omnibus.pdf