1. Phuong Thi Kim Pham, National Cancer Institute Speakers
Opportunities for Cancer Research Funding at various NIH Institutes/Centers/Offices
Chairperson
Phuong Thi Kim Pham, National Cancer Institute
Speakers
David G. Badman, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Jean Chin, National Institute of General Medical Sciences
Liana Harvath, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Peter Muehrer, National Institute of Mental Health
Syed Musaddaq Quadri, Center for Scientific Review
Participants: Question and Answer Session
Ray Bramhall, National Cancer Institute
Virginia Wray, National Cancer Institute

2. David G. Badman, Ph. D.  Program Director/NIDDK db70f@nih
David G. Badman, Ph.D.  Program Director/NIDDK Ray Bramhall, Ph.D.  Chief, Program Coordination And Referral Branch/NCI Jean Chin, Ph.D.  Program Director/NIGMS Liana Harvath, Ph.D.  Deputy Director, Div of Blood Diseases & Res./NHLBI Peter Muehrer, Ph.D.  Chief, Health & Behavioral Sci Res Branch/NIMH Phuong Thi Kim Pham, Ph.D.  Program Director/NCI Syed Musaddaq Quadri, Ph.D.  Chief, Oncological Sciences IRG/CSR Virginia Wray, Ph.D.  Deputy Branch Chief, Res. Programs Review Branch/NCI

3. National Cancer Institute National Institute of Health
Overview of the National Institutes of Health Grant Process
Phuong Thi Kim Pham, Ph.D.
Program Director
National Cancer Institute
National Institute of Health
6116 Executive Boulevard Suite 7018
Rockville, MD U.S.A.
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4. The NIH Engine for Biomedical Research and Innovation
Annual Budget: $27 billion
$2.5 Billion for Intramural (NIH) Research
5,000 Intramural Scientists, 2,000 projects
35,000 Extramural (Mostly University) Funded Investigators at 3,000 organizations

5. The National Institutes of Health 27 Institutes and Centers
NHGRI
NIAID
NIDDK
NIA
NIDA
NICHD
NHLBI
NEI
NCI
NINDS
NIGMS
NIEHS
NIMH
NCRR
NIAMS
NCCAM

6. NIH Research Project Grants Success Rates – FY 1992 - 2001

7. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

8. NIAID FY-02 funding for cancer related projects
138 R Grants
35 U Cooperative Agreements
17 P01 Grants
3 P30 Grants
11 N01 Contracts
2 RFAs, 3RFPs, 4 PAs

9. TIPS in planning your research
Presidential announcements
Research Community
NIH areas of emphasis
Institutes/Centers’ strategic plans
Concepts
NIH guide

10. Grant Process
Referral
Review
Program
Grant Management

11. Referral And Review Of Applications For NCI Training And Career Development Awards
Subcom F
K01, K08, K22B, T32
NCI
CSR
Subcom G
K05, K07, K12, K22, K23, K24, R25
SEP
F32,F33

12. Referral CSR vs. Institutes? Which Institute? Grant #: 1R01CA012345-01
How many institutes: CA HL GM?
Can be funded by 1st, 2nd, 3rd or co-funded by more than one institute.
Abstract/cover letter

13. Tips: Cover Letter to be included with your application
Which study section is best suited to review your application?
Which institute(s) should your application be assigned to?
Request the appropriate study section and institutes with STRONG JUSTIFICATION based on the reviewers’ expertise & your area of research proposal.

14. Grant Process
Referral
Review
Program: Pre-App
Grant Management

15. Program Ideas Application tips Which mechanism? PA? RFA?
Pre-application
Ideas
Application tips
Which mechanism? PA? RFA?
Which study section?
What other institutes?

16. Grant Process
Referral
Review
Program
Grant Management

17. Review: Institutes/CSR
Review panel
Request additional expertise
Conflict of Interest reviewers
Provide information promptly as requested
Avoid additional materials at the last minute
Volunteer to be a reviewer
Courtesy goes a long way

18. Grant Process
Referral
Review
Program: post-review
Grant Management

19. Program: post-review
Restore funding or time request
Transfer or co-fund with other ICOs
Accomplishments
Award/Publications

20. Program: Post-award Problems Research
Funding: carry-over, unexpected cost
Staff
Type 2 application
Resource and Advocate

21. Grant Process
Referral
Review
Program
Grant Management

22. Grants Management Notice of Grant Award Budget
Change
Carry-over
Personnel
Direct & Indirect cost
Consultant
Courtesy goes a long way

23. What do you need to know about NIH grant process?
Grants topics
Everything you want to know about NCI grant process.
cancer.gov/admin/gab/02gpb/nci_grants_bk.pdf
NCI extramural funding opportunities
nih. gov/ funding.htm
Division of extramural activities
nih. gov/ index.htm
Computer retrieval of information on Scientific Projects

24. TIPS: APPLICATION Hypothesis Why? Literature, references
How? Detailed experiences (including time, sequence, budget, what ifs …) and references
If as expected, then what?
If not, then what?
Why should your project be funded? How will it move the field forward?
Instructions to the specific (398, 416,..) form