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American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA)
information for the UT-Houston Research Community

INFORMATION & RESOURCES
UTHSC-H CER INFO
UTHSC-H ARRA AWARDS
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ARRA provides $10.4 billion through September 2010 to the National Institutes of Health in support of:
Scientific Research Priorities ($8.2 billion), including Challenge Grants
Extramural Construction, Repairs and Alterations ($1 billion to NCRR)
Shared Instrumentation and Other Capital Equipment ($300 million to NCRR)
Comparative Effectiveness research (CER) ($400 million)

Competitive funds will also be available for additional health-related research opportunities including Comparative Effectiveness Research (AHRQ) ($1.1 billion), Health IT - EMR programs ($18 billion), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology ($2 billion), Prevention and Wellness Programs and Research (HHS Secretary) ($1 billion), and funds to the NSF. Information on specific RFAs will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

This site will serve to update UT-Houston investigators and research staff on ARRA-related extramural funding opportunities. Please check back frequently or contact Peter Davies, Executive Vice President for Research or Johnna Kincaid, Executive Director, OSP, with questions.


Information and Resources as of July 7, 2009


Key Due Dates for RFAs


ARRA Funding Opportunities and Announcements as of July 7, 2009


Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06)

  • Opening date: April 6, 2009
  • Applications are due:
    • Wednesday, May 6, 2009 (Projects between $2 million - $5 million)
    • Wednesday, June 17, 2009 (Projects between $10 million - $15 million)
    • Friday, July 17, 2009 (Projects between $5 million - $10 million)
  • Award amounts: Direct costs between $2 million - $15 million
  • Total project period may not exceed five years
  • Each institution is limited to three applications under this FOA
  • The PD/PI must be a highly placed institutional individual, who has responsibility for the allocation of space for biomedical and behavioral research and research training (e.g., Dean, Provost, Center, or Institute Director).


NIH releases RFAs for Supplements to existing NIH Grants *3/20/09*

NOT-OD-09-056 – Administrative Supplements

  • Opening date: March 27, 2009
  • Application deadlines are OPEN (see Institute/Center Web sites for specific dates)
  • To be eligible, the parent grant must be active and the research/scientific activities proposed in the supplement must be accomplished within the current competitive segment. The proposed supplement MUST be within the general scope of the peer-reviewed activities and aims approved within the parent grant, including projects on a no-cost extension; while supplemental funds may be awarded to grants during a no-cost extension, the period of support cannot extend beyond the award period for the additional time that was granted. Note that while NIH recommends that a no-cost extension already be in place before an administrative supplement request is submitted, this is not a requirement for all requests.
     

NOT-OD-09-060 - Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators

The NIH has very recently released a new RFA (NOT-OD-09-060) to provide administrative supplements to currently funded R-, P- or U- type NIH grants for summer research experiences for students and science educators. These awards will provide stipends and some limited additional research funds for qualified high school or undergraduate students and K-12 and college-level science educators interested in working with an NIH-funded investigator for a summer research internship. Funding is available for both 2009 and 2010 summer traineeships. UTHSC-H already supports a variety of NIH – funded science education initiatives including an undergraduate summer research program at the Medical School, directed by Dr. Rosenfeld, and educational partnership programs (SEPA grant funded) with high school science education programs in Houston and Brownsville, directed by Drs. Nancy Murray and Belinda Reininger respectively. These programs provide an excellent educational infrastructure for the recruitment and support of students and educators potentially interested in participating in this summer research experience program. Faculty interested in responding to this RFA are encouraged to contact Drs. Rosenfeld, Murray and Reininger for information that may be relevant to their administrative support proposals.


Recovery Act Limited Competition: NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program (NSF 09-561) *5/13/09*

  • Applications are due August 10, 2009
  • $200 million total available funds
  • Proposals can be accepted from PhD-granting institutions and non-degree granting organizations for single instruments or systems of related instruments "that share a common or specific research focus" and cost in a range from $100,000 and $6 million.
  • Each eligible organization can submit up to three proposals.


Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research (R43) (RFA-OD-09-009) *6/4/09*

  • Letters of Intent are due August 3, 2009
  • Applications are due September 1, 2009
  • This funding opportunity seeks to encourage fresh research perspectives and approaches to serve the mission of NIH. In particular, applications from small business concerns without a history of NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) support may receive funding priority.
  • $5 million total available funds; budget requests are limited to $200,000 in total costs for one year
  • The Research Plan is limited to a total of 7 pages, including 1 page for the Specific Aims and 6 pages for Research Design and Methods.


Recovery Act Limited Competition: AHRQ: Developing Prospective Practice-based Comparative Effectiveness Research Clinical Registries: Orthopedic Devices, Drugs, and Procedures (P50) *7/7/09*

  • Letters of Intent are due September 4, 2009
  • Applications are due September 23, 2009
  • The goal of the FOA is to generate and advance the scientific knowledge of hip and knee replacement procedures and orthopedic devices.
  • Applications may be up to four years in duration not to exceed $3 million per year in total costs to the government; applications with project periods that exceed four years or budgets that exceed $12 milliontotal costs will not be reviewed.
  • Applicants may submit more than one application, provided each application is scientifically distinct.

Questions and Comments
Peter Davies, M.D., Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Research
Office of Research
713.500.3082
 Johnna Kincaid
Executive Director
Office of Sponsored Projects
713.500.3094


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