Overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

1. Overview of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Carlos E. Caban, Ph.D., M.P.H. Office of Extramural Research, NIH cc25a@nih.gov 301 435-2690 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

2. 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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

3. 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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

4. 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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

5. FY 2005 Budget$28.59 Billion Training 3% $761 million Research Project Grants 53% $15.3 billion HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

6. 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; OAR;OC; HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

7. Office of the Director * National Institute on Aging National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases National Cancer Institute National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases National Institute on Drug Abuse National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Eye Institute National Institute of General Medical Sciences National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute National Human Genome Research Institute National Institute of Mental Health National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke National Institute of Nursing Research National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities Fogarty International Center National Center for Research Resources National Library of Medicine National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Clinical Center Center for Information Technology Center for Scientific Review No funding authority HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

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9. 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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

10. 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 Second Level of Review Council/Board Assesses Quality of SRG Review Recommends on Funding Evaluates Program Priorities & Relevance Advises on Policy Advisory Committees & Dual Review System HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

11. 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 Extramural Program Organization in some ICs HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

12. The Research Partnership Applicant Institution NIH Program Administrator Principal Investigator Authorized Institutional Official Review Administrator Sponsored Research Administrator Grants Management Administrator HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

13. COMMUNICATION OPPORTUNITIES Extramural Scientists & Committees NIH Scientific Review Administrator NIH Extramural Program Scientist Principal Investigator & Institution NIH Grants Management Official NIH Contracting Official HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

14. 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 3:20 Ways to Participate in NIH Programs HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

15. 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 ) 20 Ways to Participate in NIH Programs(continued) HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

16. 4. How to find out about NIH Funding Initiatives and Communicate with NIH HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

17. Communicate With NIH! • Find NIH staff at the NIH Directory & E-MAIL • http://directory.nih.gov/ • http://ned.nih.gov/ • Generic: xxnx@nih.gov • Phone and fax • Look at WWW Information • www.nih.gov • Talk to NIH Staff • Listed on Notices, RFA/PA, etc. 7 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

18. 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 3 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

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22. 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 AwardedGrants (CRISP) 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 GRANTS - Office of Extramural Research(OER) Website: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

23. 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/ HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

24. NIH GUIDE on WWWhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

25. From: Grove, Susan (NIH/OD) [E] Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 3:08 PMTo: List NIHTOC-LSubject: NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices for July 14, 2006 (The NIH Guide TOC) 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 (R&R) and Agency-Specific Electronic Forms in Reposted FOAs(NOT-OD-06-085)National Institutes of Healthhttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/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/guide/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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

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37. 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 HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

38. 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 Sheetshttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban

39. 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.gov/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/ HACU Capacity Building Workshop - Dr. Carlos Caban