Notice Number: NOT-HL-16-301

Key Dates
Release Date: March 22, 2016

Issued by
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Purpose

On December 10, 2015, the NHLBI issued Funding Opportunity Announcement RFA-HL-16-024 "NHLBI Outstanding Investigator Award (OIA) (R35)". The purpose of this Notice is to clarify that during the OIA project period: 1) NHLBI will not consider funding an NHLBI multiple-PD/PI grant unless it fits one of the sources of funding noted in the revised language; and 2) an OIA awardee may apply for and, if selected for funding, receive NHLBI support as a program project, subproject lead.

Part 2. Full Text of Announcement

Section I. Funding Opportunity Description

Overview
Current language:
Since an NHLBI OIA is intended to provide the primary, and most likely sole, source of NHLBI funding on individual grant awards, most existing NHLBI grants (e.g., R01s, R03s, etc.) will be incorporated into the OIA award. However, the OIA does not eliminate the eligibility of the PD/PI for the following separate sources of NHLBI funding:

• Grants supporting research resources (e.g., P30, R24, or U24 awards);
• Contracts;
• Selected cooperative agreements;
• Grants supporting training, workforce development or diversity building (Note: individual career development grant mechanisms are not permitted except for the NHLBI K24 award [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/training/programs/established/mid-career-k24]);
• Clinical trials;
• SBIR/STTR grants;
• Conference grants;
• Multiple-PD/PI grants;
• NHLBI program project or center grants;
• Administrative Supplements;
• Applications submitted in response to selected targeted research programs (eligible FOAs to be determined by the NHLBI in consultation with the NHLBAC).

Revised Language:
Since an NHLBI OIA is intended to provide the primary, and most likely sole, source of NHLBI funding on individual grant awards, most existing NHLBI grants (e.g., R01s, R03s, etc.) will be incorporated into the OIA award. However, the OIA does not eliminate the PD/PI from consideration for the following separate sources of NHLBI funding:

• Grants supporting research resources (e.g., P30, R24, or U24 awards);
• Contracts;
• Selected cooperative agreements;
• Grants supporting training, workforce development or diversity building (Note: individual career development grant mechanisms are not permitted except for the NHLBI K24 award [http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/research/training/programs/established/mid-career-k24]);
• Clinical trials;
• SBIR/STTR grants;
• Conference grants;
• NHLBI program project or center grants (including subprojects)
• Administrative Supplements;
• Applications submitted in response to selected targeted research programs (eligible FOAs to be determined by the NHLBI in consultation with the NHLBAC).

All other aspects of the FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Meena Hiremath, PhD
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Telephone: 301-443-8765
Email: NHLBI_R35@mail.nih.gov