Solicitation and Referral of Grant Applications at the NCI

NCI CRCHD Workshop July 12, 2011 Solicitation and Referral of Grant Applications at the NCI Christopher L. Hatch, Ph.D. Chief Program Coordination and Referral Branch Division of Extramural Activities, NCI 1

Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) Program Announcement (PA) Interest in an area of science. Multiple receipt dates over multiple years. Standard review criteria. No money committed up-front. Request for Applications (RFA) Actively promotes an area of science. Generally only one receipt date. Standard plus special review criteria. Funds committed ( set-aside ). 2

Searching Grants.gov To perform a basic search, go to http://www.grants.gov/search/basic.do and conduct: Keyword Search; Search by Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) number; or Search by Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number field. To perform an advanced search, go to http://www07.grants.gov/search/advanc ed.do and fill in chosen fields. 3

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers and Categories 4 93.392 Cancer Construction 93.393 Cancer Cause and Prevention 93.394 Cancer Detection and Diagnosis 93.395 Cancer Treatment 93.396 Cancer Biology 93.397 Cancer Centers Support 93.398 Cancer Research Manpower 93.399 Cancer Control

Searching the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts Standard search http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html#search Advanced search http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/search_guide.htm 5

Current FOAs for NCI NCI issued NCI joined F30 0 1 F31 0 2* F32 0 1 F33 0 1 K01 1* 0 K05 1 0 K07 1 0 K08 1* 1 K12 1 0 K18 0 1 K22 2* 0 K23 1* 2 K24 0 1 K99 0 1 R25 2 1 T32 0 1 NCI issued NCI joined P01 1 0 P20 1 0 P30 1 1 P50 2 0 R01 28 35 R03 10 12 R13 0 2 R15 0 1 R21 35 25 SC1 0 1 SC2 0 1 SC3 0 0 Other 17 7 All 105 98 *one involves diversity (data on July 8, 2011) 6

Cancer-related FOAs of other NIH ICs (as of 07/08/2011) R01 FOAs R21 FOAs R03 FOAs NHGRI 1 1 0 NHLBI 4 2 0 NIA 3 3 1 NIAAA 6 5 4 NIAID 1 0 0 NIBIB 5 2 1 NICHD 3 2 3 NIDA 2 1 1 NIDCR 2 2 0 NIDDK 5 2 0 NIEHS 1 2 1 NIGMS 4 2 0 NIMH 1 1 1 NINDS 0 1 0 NINR 7 6 2 7

FY10 Spending on Cancer Research by Most NIH Institutes and Centers (in thousands of dollars) NCI $ 4,522,595 NINDS $ 61,850 NIGMS $ 209,523 NIDCR $ 50,970 NIEHS $ 156,695 NIBIB $ 49,093 NIAID $ 114,766 NIA $ 44,058 NHLBI $ 106,665 NICHD $ 38,191 NIDDK $ 100,738 NIAMS $ 24,328 Roadmap $ 84,818 NCMHD $ 20,609 NCRR $ 80,058 NCCAM $ 14,293 NHGRI $ 69,036 NINR $ 14,250 Other ICs $ 60,110 Total $ 5,822,645 8

Must I contact NIH before applying? Yes under certain circumstances: Applications with budgets >$500,000 (direct cost) for any single year. An NIH institute or center (IC) must agree to accept the application. Applicant s request must be made 6 weeks before receipt date. Letter of Intent. Contact with program staff is always highly recommended. 9

Awaiting Receipt of Application (ARA) An ARA form is used to authorize the NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) to log in an application for assignment to an IC when the application involves: Budget > or = $500,000 direct cost in any 1 year; High NCI Programmatic Interest; Late Receipt (only when NCI-managed review); and/or NCI-managed review. 10

Pre-Submission Tips Know your ICs and how they work. Study the funding opportunities. Know and contact your Program Director(s). Be familiar with peer review process. Communicate with Scientific Review Officer(s), whether at CSR (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ ) or NCI or another IC. Assess the competition through Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT) (http://report.nih.gov).

Organization of an FOA Part 1. Overview Information Part 2. Full Text of the Announcement Section I. Funding Opportunity Description Section II. Award Information Section III. Eligibility Information Section IV. Application and Submission Info. Section V. Application Review Information Section VI. Award Administration Information Section VII. Agency Contacts Section VIII. Other Information 12

Part 1. Overview Information Participating Organizations and Components Title Activity Code (e.g., R01) Announcement Type (i.e., new or reissue) FOA Number Companion FOA(s) CFDA Numbers Purpose Key Dates 13

Part 2. Section I. Funding Opportunity Description The area of science being targeted is described in several subsections: Purpose Background Specific Research Objectives Examples Other Expectations Sidebar Issue of Responsiveness 14

Part 2. Section II. Award Information Funding Instrument: Grant or Cooperative Agreement Application Types Allowed: New and/or Renewal Funds Available and Anticipated Number of Awards Award Budget Award Project Period 15

Part 2. Section III. Eligibility Information Eligible Applicants Eligible Organizations Higher Education Institutions Non-Profit Organizations For-Profit Organizations Governments Other Required Registrations Eligible Individuals (Applicants) Additional Information on Eligibility Number of Applications 16

Part 2. Section IV. Application and Submission Information Requesting an Application Package Content and Form of Application Letter of Intent Required and Optional Components Page Limitations PHS Research Plan Component Foreign Components Submission Dates and Times Funding Restrictions Other Submission Requirements Post-Submission Materials 17

Part 2. Section V. Application Review Information Criteria Overall Impact Scored Review Criteria Significance, Investigator(s), Innovation, Approach, and Environment Additional Review Criteria Additional Review Considerations Review and Selection Process Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates 18

Part 2. Section VI. Award Administration Information Award Notices Administrative and National Policy Requirements Cooperative Agreement Terms and Conditions of Award Reporting 19

Part 2. Section VII. Agency Contacts Application Submission Contacts GrantsInfo Grants.gov Customer Support era Commons Help Desk Scientific/Research Contact(s) Peer Review Contact(s) Financial/Grants Management Contact(s) 20

Part 2. Section VIII. Other Information Indicates importance of checking for relevant NIH Policy Notices in the NIH Guide. Indicates that all awards are subject to requirements in NIH Grants Policy Statement. Authority and Regulations. 21

Help Desks for Applicants Grants.gov Contact Center: 1-800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov (24/7, except for Federal holidays). era Commons Help Desk Web: http://itservicedesk.nih.gov/era/ Tel.: 1-866-504-9552 or 301-402-7469 E-mail: commons@od.nih.gov Hours: M-F, 7a.m. to 8p.m. Eastern Time 22

Referral of Grant Applications to the NCI CSR Referral Officers refer (assign) grant applications to NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs) through use of the PHS Referral Guidelines and FOAs. NCI Referral Officers use the PHS Referral Guidelines and communicate with Referral Officers at other ICs to ensure that mission-relevant applications are assigned to the NCI. 23

Referral of Grant Applications within the NCI NCI Referral Officers use internal guidelines to refer grant applications appropriately to the 51 program (extramural research funding) areas at the NCI. 24

NCI Contacts for Applicants NCI Program Persons http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/contacts Program Coordination and Referral Branch Dr. Chris Hatch Chief 301-594-1403 Mr. David Contois Referral Officer 301-496-3428 Ms. Leota Hall Referral Officer 301-496-3428 Dr. Bratin Saha Referral Officer 301-402-0371 Common e-mail: ncirefgrp@mail.nih.gov ~~ The End ~~ 25