and Human Services (HHS)
EXPIRED
Participating Organization(s) |
National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
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Funding Opportunity Title |
NIH Administrative Supplements to Recover Losses Due to Hurricane Sandy Under the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act Non-Construction (Admin Supp) |
Activity Code |
Administrative Supplement Additional funds may be awarded as supplements to parent awards using the following Activity Code(s): http://grants.nih.gov/grants/ElectronicReceipt/files/Timeline_NIH_Complex_Transition.pdf G12 Research Centers in Minority Institutions Award |
Announcement Type |
New |
Related Notices |
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Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Number |
RFA-OD-13-199 |
Companion Funding Opportunity |
RFA-OD-13-005, R21 Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award |
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number(s) |
93.095 |
Funding Opportunity Purpose |
The purpose of this funding opportunity is for investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with active NIH grants to request: 1) a 24-month extension of the current budget period, with 12-months of funding at the same funding level as the current year of the grant; and/or, 2a) one-time administrative supplements of up to $50,000 in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) to replace lost and/or damaged research resources; and/or 2b) up to $100,000 to replace a single item of equipment so long as that request is accompanied by well-documented support for the need to replace that item of equipment. Applicable F&A costs should also be requested. Benefits of this opportunity are restricted to the FEMA declared major disaster states, which are: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Grants at NIH-supported institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy will be eligible for both the funded extension and/or administrative supplements. If a grant has relocated or relocates prior to the award of the funded extension, the funded extension may be withdrawn. Applications submitted in response to this announcement will be considered for funding only with funds appropriated from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, P.L. 113-2. This opportunity does not preclude additional requests for administrative supplements on other NIH grant programs or for these mechanisms. Institutes and Centers will still consider such requests on a case-by-case basis. These funds cannot duplicate nor overlap with reimbursement provided by FEMA, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance. Self-insurance is a formal plan, pursuant to law or regulation, in which amounts are set aside in a fund to cover losses of specified types and amounts, typically by a commercial insurance company. Appropriated funds are precluded from expenses that are or can be reimbursed by the formal self-insurance plan. This opportunity applies to awards active at the time of the storm (October 29, 2012). |
Posted Date |
April 15, 2013 |
Open Date (Earliest Submission Date) |
May 12, 2013 |
Letter of Intent Due Date(s) |
Not Applicable |
Application Due Date(s) |
June 12, 2013; January 14, 2014 Applications must be received by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. |
AIDS Application Due Date(s) |
Same as Application Due Dates above. |
Scientific Merit Review |
Not Applicable |
Advisory Council Review |
Not Applicable |
Earliest Start Date |
Not Applicable |
Expiration Date |
(Now Expiring September 28, 2013 per NOT-OD-13-067), Originally January 15, 2014. All subsequent applications must be submitted through the Parent Administrative Supplement FOA (currently PA-12-100) for consideration of funding using NIH base Appropriation Funds. |
Due Dates for E.O. 12372 |
Not Applicable |
Required Application Instructions
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Application Guide (SF424 (R&R) Application Guide or PHS 398 Application Guide, as appropriate) except where instructed to do otherwise (in this FOA or in a Notice from the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts). Conformance to all requirements (both in the Application Guide and the FOA) is required and strictly enforced. Applicants must read and follow all application instructions in the Application Guide as well as any program-specific instructions noted in Section IV. When the program-specific instructions deviate from those in the Application Guide, follow the program-specific instructions. Applications that do not comply with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for review.
Part 1. Overview Information
Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Section II. Award Information
Section III. Eligibility Information
Section IV. Application and Submission
Information
Section V. Application Review Information
Section VI. Award Administration Information
Section VII. Agency Contacts
Section VIII. Other Information
Applications submitted in response to this announcement will be considered for funding only with funds appropriated from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013, P.L. 113-2.
This funding opportunity is for those investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with NIH grants active at the time of the storm. Benefits of this award are restricted to the FEMA declared major disaster states, which are: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Two options are available:
1) Funded Extension: Grantees may request a funded extension at the same funding level as the current year of the grant. The active grant can have multiple future years still committed; e.g., it need not be in the final year. For those approved for funding, the extension will be funded as an 24-month extension; however, the funding provided will be equivalent to 12 months of support based on the funding level of the current budget period.
2) One-time Administrative Supplements: Grantees may request, a) up to $50,000 in direct costs (excluding consortium F&A costs) to replace lost and/or damaged research resources such as small pieces of equipment or their repair, supplies, reagents, animals, etc. and/or; b)up to $100,000 to replace a single item of equipment so long as that request is accompanied by well-documented support for the need to replace that item of equipment. If a grantee makes such a request for a single item of equipment, the total amount requested in the application may not exceed $100,000. This $100,000 limit includes dollars requested to replace lost and/or damaged research resources as described above. Applicable F&A costs should also be requested. Excluded from the one-time supplement options are salaries, training costs, alterations and renovation, travel and recurring supplies (only replacement supplies can be requested).
Grants at NIH-supported institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy will be eligible for the funded extension option and/or both administrative supplement options. If a grant has relocated or relocates prior to the award of the additional support, the additional support may be withdrawn.
This funding opportunity includes training and training-related programs at otherwise eligible institutions. Such programs include individual research career development awards (Ks), individual fellowships (Fs), institutional training and scientist development grants (Ts, Ds, K12s/KL2) and Education grants (R25s). Since the options available for these programs are very program-specific, contact the Program Official Contact identified in your Notice of Award before considering submitting an administrative supplement request. In all cases involving training and training-related programs, as part of any supplement request a justification must address how the training and/or educational plan has been disrupted.
This opportunity does not preclude additional requests for administrative supplements on other NIH grant programs or for these mechanisms. Institutes and Centers will still consider such requests on a case-by-case basis.
Funds provided by NIH through these supplements cannot duplicate nor overlap with reimbursement provided by FEMA, under a contract for insurance, or by self-insurance.
Funds for all options will be provided in a single award with a 24-month budget period. No-cost extensions will not be available. Therefore the applicant must assure that the scope of work proposed and outlays of awarded funds can be completed within this 24-month period.
Funding Instrument |
The funding instrument will be the same as the parent award. |
Application Types Allowed |
Non-competing Administrative Supplements |
Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards |
The number of awards is contingent upon funds received by NIH from the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 2013 (P.L. 113-2), and the submission of a sufficient number of meritorious applications. |
Award Budget |
This funding mechanism provides for the following options: 1) a funded extension of the current budget period at the same funding level as the current year of the grant, with 24 months to expend the awarded funds; and/or, 2a) one-time administrative supplements of up to $50,000 in direct costs (exclusive of any consortium F&A) to replace lost and/or damaged research resources such as small pieces of equipment or their repair, supplies, reagents, animals, etc. ; and/or 2b) up to $100,000 to replace a single item of equipment so long as that request is accompanied by well-documented support for the need to replace that item of equipment. If an applicant chooses to request funds using both options 2a and 2b, the total amount requested may not exceed $100,000. Applicable F&A costs should also be requested. Excluded from the one-time supplement options are salaries, training costs, alterations and renovation, travel and recurring supplies (only replacement supplies can be requested). If both a funded extension and one-time administrative supplement(s) are approved and awarded, the amount of the supplement(s) will be deducted from the amount provided for the funded extension of support. For both options, funds must be obligated and expended within 24 months of issuance of the initial supplement Notice of Award. No-Cost Extensions are prohibited. |
Award Project Period |
1) For the funded extension option, the application will request 24 months of additional time. 2) For the one-time administrative supplement options, the project and budget periods may be within the currently approved project period for the existing parent award if at least 24 months remain. However an extension of the current project period should be requested if less than 24 months remain in the current period. The requested budget period may not exceed 24 months. |
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
Eligibility is limited to research institutions located in the FEMA declared major disaster states, which are: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Applicants should first assess the impact of Sandy on a particular project, including time lost and the additional work necessary to restore the project in order to address the approved aims and objectives. Grantees will need to wait until after such an assessment has been completed before applying.
IMPORTANT: The research proposed by the NIH grantee in the supplement application must be within the original scope of the NIH-supported grant project. However, for the funded extension option, additional time can be requested.
Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entities (Foreign Institutions) are not eligible to apply.
Applicant organizations must complete the following registrations as described in the Application Guide to be eligible to apply for or receive an award. Applicants must have a valid Dun and Bradstreet Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number in order to begin each of the following registrations.
All Program Directors/Principal Investigators (PD(s)/PI(s))
must also work with their institutional officials to register with the eRA
Commons or ensure their existing eRA Commons account is affiliated with the eRA
Commons account of the applicant organization.
All registrations must be completed by the application due date. Applicant organizations
are strongly encouraged to start the registration process at least 6 weeks
prior to the application due date.
Individual(s) must hold an active grant or cooperative
agreement, and the research proposed in the supplement must be accomplished
within the competitive segment of the active award. Individuals are invited to
work with their organizations to develop applications for support.
For supplements to parent awards that include multiple PDs/PIs, the supplement
may be requested by any or all of the PDs/PIs (in accordance with the existing
leadership plan) and submitted by the awardee institution of the parent award. Do
not use this administrative supplement application to add, delete, or change
the PDs/PIs listed on the parent award. Visit the Multiple Program
Director/Principal Investigator Policy in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide
for more information.
This FOA does not require cost sharing as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
Applicant organizations may submit more than one application, provided that each is sufficiently distinct from any other administrative supplement currently under consideration by the awarding NIH Institute or Center. When a PD/PI has more than one grant eligible for this opportunity, if multiple applications are submitted for the same PD/PI, additional documentation will be required to assure no overlap requests are being submitted.
Since applications in response to this announcement will only receive administrative review by the awarding Institute or Center, and will not receive a peer review, the NIH policy on resubmissions will not apply. However, applications not accepted by the Institute or Center for review, or not funded by the Institute or Center, should not be submitted again without either responding to any written concerns or contacting the awarding Institute or Center for instructions first.
Applicants are required to prepare applications according to the current application forms in accordance with the Application Guide.
For electronic submissions, applicants must download the SF424 (R&R) application package associated with this funding opportunity using the Apply for Grant Electronically button in this announcement, or use the eRA Commons streamlined submission process.
All forms should be completed for the supplemental
activities only and should not reflect funding or activities for the
previously awarded parent award.
It is critical that applicants follow the instructions in the Application Guide
(SF424
(R&R) Application Guide or PHS 398
Application Guide, as appropriate) except where instructed in this funding
opportunity announcement to do otherwise. Conformance to the requirements in
the Application Guide is required and strictly enforced. Applications that are
out of compliance with these instructions may be delayed or not accepted for
review.
For additional information regarding funded extensions and administrative supplements for training and training-related programs, please contact the Program Official identified in your Notice of Award.
For information on Application Submission and Receipt, visit Frequently Asked Questions Application Guide, Electronic Submission of Grant Applications.
All page limitations described in the Application Guide and the Table of Page Limits must be followed.
The process for submitting an application varies depending on whether the activity code of the parent award requires electronic submission (as of the submission date of the supplement application). Visit the list of Activity Codes Processed Electronically by eRA to determine if the activity code of the parent award has transitioned to electronic submission.
Instructions for Submissions using Grants.gov/Apply for electronic-based submissions
For grants with activity codes that have transitioned to electronic submission using the SF424 (R&R) application forms, administrative supplement requests may be submitted electronically as a Revision application type on the R&R Cover Component. Prepare applications using the SF424 (R&R) application forms associated with this announcement. Please note that some components marked optional in the application package are required for submission of applications for this announcement. Follow all instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide to ensure you complete all appropriate required and optional components.
Note, Grants.gov submission may be used for both Supplement Options: 1) Extension with Funds and/or, 2) One-time administrative supplements.
Note also that, as indicated in the previous section, applicants should disregard the following warning: Unless specifically allowed in the FOA, the Anticipated End Date must be after the Anticipated Start Date and within the currently approved project period of the parent grant. This is a warning and not an error.
Special Instructions for Streamlined Submissions using the eRA Commons for electronic-based submissions
NIH now offers a streamlined system through the eRA Commons for submitting administrative supplements. Login to the eRA Commons, identify the parent award, and prepare an administrative supplement request. A User s Guide for submitting through this system is available.
Note, this streamlined submission is only available for use for the One-Time Supplement Option. Those requesting an extension with funds must use only Grants.gov submission or paper submission.
Include the Research Strategy and any other required documentation (described below) as a PDF file using the Add Other Attachments function. Budget information should be entered for the grantee institution in the fields provided.
Instructions for Submissions using the PHS 398 Application Forms (for paper-based submissions)
Applications must be prepared using the PHS 398 research grant application forms and instructions for preparing a research grant application. The grantee institution, on behalf of the PD/PI of the parent award, must submit the request for supplemental funds directly to the awarding component that supports the parent award. Submit to the awarding IC a signed, typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and two signed photocopies in one package. For a specific mailing address, contact the Grants Management Specialist identified on your Notice of Award.
On the face page of the application form, note that your application is in response to a specific program announcement, and enter the title and number of this announcement.
All instructions in the Application Guide must be followed for all Research Plan sections applicable to the proposed supplement activities. At a minimum, the Research Strategy section should be completed and must include a summary or abstract of the funded parent award or project. Other sections should also be included if they are being changed by the proposed supplement activities. Include in the Letters of Support section, other Sandy related support previously requested or anticipated to be requested. For all supplement options, the Research Plan should address the following points, as applicable:
i. Assessment of the impact of Sandy on the project including time lost and the additional work necessary to restore the project in order to address the project’s aims and objectives;
ii. Status of vertebrate animal research availability of research organisms and status of IACUC approval of facility and research protocol;
iii. Status of human subjects research availability of subject population, feasibility of achieving recruitment goals, status of IRB approval of project;
iv. Scope of research if the specific aims are changed from the original proposal, the new aims should be listed and the changes justified;
v. Milestones include specific milestones that could be used for judging progress on the project in the extended project period;
vi. A current estimate of the unobligated balance for the project.
PHS398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form
Only use this form for a funded extension or one-time administrative supplement to a Career Development Award. All instructions in the Application Guide must be followed for all Research Plan sections applicable to the proposed supplement activities. At a minimum, the Research Strategy section should be completed and must include a summary or abstract of the funded parent award or project. Other sections should also be included if they are being changed by the proposed supplement activities. As part of any supplement request a justification must address how the career development training plan has been disrupted.
PHS398 Research Training Program Form
Only use this form for a funded extension or one-time administrative supplement to a Training Program Award. All instructions in the Application Guide must be followed for all Research Training Program Plan sections applicable to the proposed supplement activities. At a minimum, the Program Plan section should be completed and must include a summary or abstract of the funded parent award or project. As part of any supplement request a justification must address how the training plan has been disrupted.
PHS398 Fellowship Supplemental Form
Only use this form for a funded extension or one-time administrative supplement to a Fellowship Award. All instructions in the Application Guide must be followed for all Research Training Plan, Additional Information, and Sponsor(s) and Co-Sponsor(s) sections applicable to the proposed supplement activities. At a minimum, the Research Strategy section should be completed and must include a summary or abstract of the funded parent award or project. Additionally, the Budget section should only include additional funds requests for the proposed supplement activities. As part of any supplement request a justification must address how the training plan has been disrupted.
Include the primary site where the proposed supplement activities will be performed. If a portion of the proposed supplement activities will be performed at any other site(s), identify the locations in the fields provided.
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed, with the following additional instructions:
Facilities and Other Resources: Provide a letter from the institution attesting that funds requested will not be used for costs that are reimbursed by FEMA, under a contract for insurance, or by self insurance. This letter must be signed by an institutional Signing Official. If, during the award, a claim is paid which provides duplication of benefits by FEMA, insurance, or self-insurance, the grantee will be required to pay back funds to NIH. In addition, this document must also include information on any other requests expected to be submitted on behalf of this same PD/PI. When multiple requests are being considered, the institution must assure that each request is unique and that overlapping support is not being requested.
Other Attachments: If applicable, include documentation that the proposed research experience was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or human subjects Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the grantee institution. Adherence to the NIH policy for including women and minorities in clinical studies must also be ensured, if additional human subjects involvement is planned for the supplement component.
List any changes from the original application and discuss the impact of the storm-related damage on the proposed research. Regarding the status of vertebrate animal research, describe the housing facility, the status of that facility, and the timeline for facility re-opening (if applicable).
Provide a letter from the institution attesting that funds requested will not be used for costs that are reimbursed by FEMA, under a contract for insurance, or by self insurance. This letter must be signed by an institutional Signing Official. If, during the award, a claim is paid which provides duplication of benefits by FEMA, insurance, or self-insurance, the grantee will be required to pay back funds to NIH. In addition, this document must also include information on any other requests expected to be submitted on behalf of this same PD/PI. When multiple requests are being considered, the institution must assure that each request is unique and that overlapping support is not being requested.
List the PD/PI as the first person (regardless of their role on the supplement activities). List Senior/Key Personnel on project, justification for changes in Senior/Key Personnel from previous grant period, status/availability of Senior/Key Personnel.
List any other Senior/Key Personnel who are being added through this supplement, or for whom additional funds are being requested through this supplement; include a biographical sketch for each. Follow all instructions in the Application Guide.
Budgets for all NIH research (R-series) and career development (K-series) applications should be submitted using the R&R Detailed Budget form regardless of the form used for the parent award, and should only include funds requested for the additional supplement activities.
PHS 398 Training Budget Form
Budgets for all NIH Training (T-series and D-series) applications should be submitted using the R&R Training Budget and R&R Detailed Budget forms (as appropriate), and should only include funds requested for the additional supplement activities.
SF424 Budget Information Construction Programs Form
Budgets for all NIH construction (C06) applications should be submitted using the SF424 Budget Information Construction Programs form and should only include funds requested for the additional supplement activities.
A proposed budget should be submitted using the PHS 398 budget forms, in accordance with the PHS 398 Application Guide, and should only include funds requested for the additional supplement activities.
IACUC Documentation and IRB Documentation: If applicable, include documentation that the proposed research experience was approved by the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) or human subjects Institutional Review Board (IRB) at the grantee institution. Adherence to the NIH policy for including women and minorities in clinical studies must also be ensured, if additional human subjects involvement is planned for the supplement component.
Part I. Overview Information contains information about Key Dates. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications before the deadline to ensure they have time to make any application corrections that might be necessary for successful submission.
Organizations must submit applications as described above. For electronically-submitted requests, applicants must then complete the submission process by tracking the status of the application in the eRA Commons, NIH’s electronic system for grants administration.
Applicants are responsible for viewing their application before the due date in the eRA Commons to ensure accurate and successful submission.
For electronic application submission, information on the
submission process and a definition of on-time submission are provided in the SF424(R&R)
Application Guide.
For paper-based application submission, information on the process of receipt and determining if your application is considered
on-time is described in detail in the PHS 398 Application Guide.
This initiative is not subject to intergovernmental review.
This funding opportunity is for those investigators and institutions impacted by Hurricane Sandy and with NIH grants active at the time of the storm. Eligibility is limited to research institutions located in the FEMA declared major disaster states, which are: Connecticut, Delaware, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia. All NIH awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement with the exceptions noted below.
Pre-award costs are allowable only as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. For the Funded Extension Option, funds are restricted to the same level of funding as the current year of the grants.
For the One-Time Supplement Options: a) funds are restricted to $50,000 in direct costs (exclusive of any consortium F&A) to replace lost and/or damaged research resources such as small pieces of equipment or their repair, supplies, reagents, animals, etc.; b) grantees may request up to $100,000 to replace a single item of equipment so long as that request is accompanied by well-documented support for the need to replace that item of equipment. If a grantee makes such a request for a single item of equipment, the total amount requested in the application may not exceed $100,000. This $100,000 limit includes dollars requested to replace lost and/or damaged research resources as described above. Applicable F&A costs should also be requested in accordance with the current negotiated rate established by the cognizant agency. Excluded from this option are salaries, training costs, alterations and renovation, travel and recurring supplies (only replacement supplies can be requested).
For all options, funds will be awarded in a single action using a 24-month budget and project period, will be restricted solely for support of relief from Hurricane Sandy, and must be expended within 24 months of the Initial Issue Date on the Supplement Notice of Award. Carryover of funds into the parent grant is prohibited. A no-cost extension of the supplement award is also prohibited.
Awards will be subject to quarterly financial and programmatic reporting requirements. Details for submitting these required reports will be provided in the Terms of Award.
Funds will be restricted so that they cannot duplicate costs reimbursed by FEMA, under a contract for insurance or self insurance. If during the period of the award a claim is paid which provides such duplication, the grantee will be required to pay back the funds to the NIH.
Applications must be submitted using the instructions specified above
Applicants must complete all required registrations before the application due date. Section III. Eligibility Information contains information about registration.
For assistance with your electronic application or for more information on the electronic submission process, visit Applying Electronically.
Important
reminders:
For applications submitted electronically on the SF424
(R&R) Application forms, all PD(s)/PI(s) must include their eRA Commons ID
in the Credential field of the Senior/Key Person Profile Component of
the SF 424(R&R) Application Package. Failure to register in the
Commons and to include a valid PD/PI Commons ID in the credential field will
prevent the successful submission of an electronic application to NIH.
The applicant organization must ensure that the DUNS number it provides on the
application is the same number used in the organization’s profile in the eRA
Commons and for the System for
Award Management (SAM). Additional information may be found in the Application
Guide.
See more
tips for avoiding common errors.
Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness by the awarding Institute or Center. Applications that are incomplete will not be reviewed.
Not Applicable
Administrative Supplements do not receive peer review. Instead, the administrative criteria described below will be considered in the administrative evaluation process.
The staff of the NIH awarding component will evaluate requests for a supplement to determine its overall merit. The following general criteria will be used:
Budget and Period of Support
NIH Staff will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Overall Impact
NIH staff will consider the ability of the proposed supplement activities to increase or preserve the parent award’s overall impact within the original scope of award:
Additionally, applications will be reviewed administratively by NIH program and grants management staff of the appropriate Institute or Center (IC) to determine that:
Preference will be given to applications which:
Staff will then make a funding recommendation to the senior leadership of the relevant IC that they represent.
In addition, each of the following criteria will be evaluated as applicable for the proposed supplement.
Protections for Human Subjects:
For research that involves human subjects but does
not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR
Part 46, NIH staff will evaluate the justification for involvement of human
subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their
participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to
subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the
subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data
and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or
more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, NIH
staff will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human subjects
involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials. For additional
information on review of the Human Subjects section, please refer to the Human
Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children
When the proposed project involves clinical research, NIH staff will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children. For additional information on review of the Inclusion section, please refer to the Human Subjects Protection and Inclusion Guidelines.
Vertebrate Animals
NIH Staff will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia. For additional information on review of the Vertebrate Animals section, please refer to the Worksheet for Review of the Vertebrate Animal Section.
Biohazards
NIH Staff will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
Administrative supplement requests will undergo an
administrative evaluation by NIH staff, but not a full peer review. Applications
submitted for this funding opportunity will be assigned to the awarding
component for the parent award and will be administratively evaluated using the
criteria shown above.
Not Applicable
A formal notification in the form of a Notice of Award (NoA) will be provided to the applicant organization for successful applications.
For funded extensions, the funding will be added to the current budget period as a funded extension. While 12-months of funding consistent with the current budget period will be provided, the budget period will be 24 months in length.
For one-time supplements, this will be as an NoA for the supplemental activities only.
For both options, the award for the supplemental funds will
be separate from any award for the parent grant. The award will be for a
24-month budget period. A no-cost extension is prohibited; therefore, the
grantee will be required to expend all awarded funds within 24 months of the
Initial Issue Date on the Supplement Notice of Award. The NoA signed by the
grants management officer is the authorizing document and will be sent via
email to the grantee’s business official.
Awardees must comply with any funding restrictions described in Section IV.5. Funding Restrictions. Selection
of an application for award is not an authorization to begin performance. Any
costs incurred before receipt of the NoA are at the recipient's risk. These
costs may be reimbursed only to the extent considered allowable pre-award costs.
Any application awarded in response to this FOA will be subject to the DUNS, SAM
Registration, and Transparency Act requirements as noted on the Award
Conditions and Information for NIH Grants website.
Awards will be subject to additional quarterly financial and
programmatic reporting requirements. Details will be provided in the Notice
of Award.
Funds will be awarded using a single 24-month budget and project period. Awarded funds shall be expended within 24-months of the Initial Issue Date listed on the Notice of Award. No-cost extensions will not be available. With the exceptions noted above, all NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards include the NIH Grants Policy Statement as part of the NoA. For these terms of award, see the NIH Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General and Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities. More information is provided at Award Conditions and Information for NIH Grants.
Due to the need for Hurricane Sandy funds to be separately awarded and managed, carryover and re-budgeting of funds into the parent grant is prohibited.
Quarterly financial and programmatic reporting is required of all grantees. NIH will closely monitor all grants.
Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award
Any supplements to Cooperative Agreements will be subject to the same Cooperative Agreement terms and conditions as the parent award.
Separate Federal Financial Reports (SF425s) will be required for each Hurricane Sandy administrative supplement award. This will be in addition to any financial reports required for the parent grant. In addition, the Hurricane Sandy administrative supplement will be closed out independent of the parent grant. Therefore, grantees will be required to submit a final progress report and a final invention statement in addition to the FFR. These closeout reports for Hurricane Sandy funding are required even when the parent grant continues.
Reporting requirements will be specified in the terms and conditions of award as applicable to the supplemental activities. In most non-competing continuation progress reports, the progress report for the supplement must be included with, but clearly delineated from, the progress report for the parent award. The progress report must include information about the activities supported by the supplement even if support for future years is not requested. When the supplement is provided to the final year of the current project period, such information will be provided in a final progress report. This information is submitted with the Non-Competing Grant Progress Report, PHS 2590 or RPPR, and financial statements as required in the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act), includes a requirement for awardees of Federal grants to report information about first-tier subawards and executive compensation under Federal assistance awards issued in FY2011 or later. All awardees of applicable NIH grants and cooperative agreements are required to report to the Federal Subaward Reporting System (FSRS) available at www.fsrs.gov on all subawards over $25,000. See the NIH Grants Policy Statement for additional information on this reporting requirement.
Awards will be subject to additional quarterly financial and programmatic reporting requirements. Details for submission of these quarterly reports will be provided in the terms of award.
We encourage inquiries concerning this funding opportunity and welcome the opportunity to answer questions from potential applicants.
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Please contact the Scientific/Research Contact identified in your Notice of Award. You may also wish to contact:
James Griffin, Ph.D.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Phone: 301-435-2307
Email: [email protected]
Barbara Sina
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Phone: 301-402-9467
Email: [email protected]
Stephen T. White
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: 240-276-6180
Email: [email protected]
Bernard Talbot, M.D. Ph.D.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Phone: 301-435-0793
Email: [email protected]
John Williamson, Ph.D.
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM)
Phone: 301-496-2583
Email: [email protected]
Lisa A. Neuhold, Ph.D. (NEI)
National Eye Institute
Phone: 301-451-2020
Email: [email protected]
Robert Musson, Ph.D.
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Phone: 301-435-0261
Email: [email protected]
Bettie J. Graham, Ph.D.
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: 301-496-7531
Email: [email protected]
Robin A. Barr, D. Phil.
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-496-9322
Email: [email protected]
Abraham P. Bautista, Ph.D.
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Phone: 301-443-9737
Email: [email protected]
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Phone: 301-443-6480
Email: [email protected]
Patricia Haggerty, Ph.D.
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
(NIAID)
Phone: 301-451-2615
Email: [email protected]
Laura K. Moen, Ph.D.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases (NIAMS)
Phone: 301-451-6515
Email: [email protected]
Christina H Liu, Ph.D. P.E.
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Phone: 301-451-7638
Email: [email protected]
Judith A. Cooper, Ph.D.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: 301-496-5061
Email: [email protected]
Lillian Shum, Ph.D.
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research
(NIDCR)
Phone: 301-594-0618
Email: [email protected]
Teresa L. Z. Jones, M.D.
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Phone: 301-435-2996
Email: [email protected]
Pat Mastin
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Phone: 919-541-3289
Email: [email protected]
Darren Sledjeski, Ph.D.
National Institute of G
eneral Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Phone: 301-594-0943
E-mail: [email protected]
Rebecca Claycamp
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Phone: 301-443-2811
Email: [email protected]
Nathan Stinson, Jr., Ph.D., M.D., M.P.H
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NIMHD)
Phone: 301-594-8704
Email: [email protected]
David F Owens, Ph.D.
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
(NINDS)
Phone: 301-496-1447
Email: [email protected]
Karen Huss, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, FAAN, FAAAAI, FAHA
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Phone: 301-594-5970
Email: [email protected]
Hua-Chuan Sim, M.D.
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Phone: 301-594-4882
Email: [email protected]
Franziska Grieder, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Office of Research Infrastructure Programs (ORIP)
Phone: 301-435-0744
Email: [email protected]
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Please contact the Financial/Grants Management Contact identified in your Notice of Award. You may also wish to contact:
Bryan S. Clark, MBA
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child
Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Phone: 301/435-6975
Email: [email protected]
Liz Cleveland Whittington
Fogarty International Center (FIC)
Phone: 301-451-6830
Email: elizabeth.[email protected]
Crystal Wolfrey
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Phone: 240-276-6277
Email: [email protected]
Christina Fleming
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Phone: [email protected]
Email: 301-435-0850
Shelley M. Carow
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
(NCCAM)
Phone: 301-594-3788
Email: [email protected]
William W. Darby
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Phone: 301-451-2020
Email: [email protected]
Jayanthi Regunathan
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Phone: 301-435-0175
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Cheryl Chick
National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Phone: 301-435-7858
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Traci Lafferty
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Phone: 301-496-8987
Email: [email protected]
Judy Fox
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Phone: 301-443-4704
Email: [email protected]
Pamela Fleming
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Phone: 301-443-6710
Email: [email protected]
Gregory P. Smith
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID
Phone: 301-402-5540
Email: [email protected]
Mr. Andrew Jones
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin
Diseases (NIAMS)
Phone: 301-435-0610
Email: [email protected]
Mr. James Huff
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)
Phone: 301-451-4786
Email: [email protected]
Christopher Myers
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication
Disorders (NIDCD)
Phone: 301-435-0713
Email: [email protected]
Dede Rutberg, MBA
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Phone: 301-594-4798
Email: [email protected]
Bob Pike
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK)
Phone: 301-594-8854
Email: [email protected]
Lisa Moeller, CRA
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)
Phone: 301-594-3914
E-mail: [email protected]
Dorothy Duke
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Phone: (919) 541-2749
Email: [email protected]
Rebecca Claycamp
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Phone: 301-443-2811
Email: [email protected]
Priscilla Grant, J.D.
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
(NIMHD)
Phone: (301) 594-8412
Email: [email protected]
Tijuanna Decoster
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke
(NINDS)
Phone: 301-496-9231
Email: [email protected]
Ron Wertz
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Phone: 301-594-2807
Email: [email protected]
Amy Keener
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Phone: 301-496-6131
Email: [email protected]
Christina Fleming
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
(ORIP/NCATS)
Phone: 301- 435-0850
Email: [email protected]
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