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2. Trans-NIH Short Application Design Team Cheryl A. Kitt, Ph.D. Deputy Director National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services December 3, 2007

3. Trans NIH committee Input and support from internal and external stakeholders RFI and analysis Pilots Trans-NIH Short Application Design Team Shortening the Size of R01 Applications

4. The Advantages of Shorter Applications Operational Each reviewer may read more applications Study sections may be smaller More experienced reviewers can be recruitedCultural Reviews can be more focused on impact and innovation and less on approach and preliminary results

5. First Trans-NIH Application Committee Committee communicated with scientific community via a web-based Request for Information (RFI). Committee developed recommendations for shortening in an integrated way with other peer review initiatives. Committee reported RFI results and its recommendations to PRAC and other groups April 2007.

6. NIH RFI on Shorter R01 Applications ResponsesNumber Percent For Shorter Applications3,82773% Against Shorter Applications1,25127% Total5,078100% Survey ended on January 8, 2007

7. Current NIH Short Application Pilots and Initiatives Self-Contained Pilots: Program Announcements with special features:Program Announcements with special features: Length: - Length: 8, 10, or 15 page research plans Biosketch: - Biosketch: e.g., 10 most relevant publications Format: - Format: may focus on different aspects, i.e., methods, impact, etc.

9. NIH Short Application Pilots Follow-up Develop questionnaire to gather information on research plan length and application format from reviewers and NIH staff: Focus on ability to assess science Probe issues related to length of research plan Probe issues related to format, including importance of potential impact vs. approach, review criteria, Biosketch, etc. Share draft questionnaire with NIH stakeholders

10. Short Application Survey

12. New Trans-NIH Short Application Design Team Goals: Design Generic Short R01 Application Template Design Review Criteria in Concert with Template Design Format/Template for Written Critiques (Summary Statement) Design Evaluation Instrument Select members from across NIH

13. TRANS-NIH SHORT APPLICATION DESIGN TEAM

14. Trans-NIH Short Application Design Team Action Items: Action Items: IC’s examples of RFAs, Pas, PARs, etc., that have solicited R01/U01 applications that were less than 25 pages How or if these short applications were evaluated Other examples of short grant application formats (i.e, Burroughs Welcome, etc) Suggestions for the design of the application and review criteria *Select one model short application as a template

15. Trans-NIH Short Application Design Team Report back to PRAC in April, 2007