NIAID Funding News, December 16, 2020

December 16, 2020 NIAID Funding News Read this full edition online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/funding-news-notices Feature Articles  Checking on FY 2020 Application and Award Totals In fiscal year (FY) 2020, NIAID awarded more R01 and R21 grants than ever before, with success rates for R01 and R21 applications notably higher than in recent years. Opportunities and Resources NOSI Encourages Collaboration Among Synthetic Biologists and Infectious Disease Specialists This notice of special interest (NOSI) encourages collaboration to spur new developments in biomedical technologies and synthetic biology approaches. Commercialize Your Small Business Products With TABA Small business applicants and grantees can leverage the new Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) program to boost product development and commercialization efforts. NIH Joins NSF for Initiative Supporting Smart Health Research Apply to develop transformative and translational advances in computer and information science, engineering, mathematics, statistics, and behavioral and cognitive research to address pressing questions in the biomedical and public health communities. Find International Clinical Research Regulations on ClinRegs Website The resource is designed to increase awareness and understanding of clinical research regulatory and ethics requirements while also saving users time and effort when planning and implementing international clinical research. In The News News From NIAID's HIV Clinical Trials Networks NIAID announced the clinical investigators and institutions that will lead our four HIV clinical trials networks over the next seven years to conduct the innovative clinical research needed to accelerate progress against the HIV epidemic. Revision to Code of Federal Regulations Prompts New Rule for Grantees Federal award recipients are prohibited from using government funds to directly procure or enter, extend, or renew contracts with entities that use certain telecommunications equipment or services. Watch Virtual December ACD Meeting for Policy Updates NIH's Advisory Committee to the Director (ACD) is charged with recommending program development, resource allocation, NIH administrative regulation and policy, and other specific or general aspects of NIH policy. NIH and NIAID Budget Developments Ongoing This Week A new continuing resolution gives NIH and other parts of the federal government budget authority to continue operating through December 18, 2020. Advice Corner Understand Just-in-Time Requests and When To Respond When you applied, the instructions told you to leave some time-sensitive information out of your application. Instead, you and your business official send the last pieces of information before award using the just-in-time process. Remember NIAID-Specific Rules for Genomic Data Sharing If you plan an NIAID-funded research project that will generate large-scale human or nonhuman genomic data, follow our Genomic Data Sharing guidance on data submission and release, sample data sharing plans, informed consent, institutional certification, and more. Reader Questions "How do I determine level of risk when preparing an investigator-initiated clinical trial application?" "When can I begin pre-award spending if my application is likely to receive funding?" New Funding Opportunities Find announcements at NIAID Opportunities & Announcements. Send suggestions or comments to deaweb@niaid.nih.gov. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  |  National Institutes of Health Update your subscriptions, modify your password or e-mail address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use your e-mail address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please contact Subscriber Help. This service is provided to you at no charge by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID).                             This email was sent to edwardlorilla1986.paxforex@blogger.com using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 5601 Fishers Lane · Bethesda, MD 20892 · 1-866-284-4107