• LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans
(LSUSOM-NO) is the provider of Continuing
Medical Education for this activity. The planning
and presentation of all LSUSOM-NO activities
ensure balance, independence, objectivity and
scientific rigor.
• The LSU School of Medicine-New Orleans
designates this educational activity for a
maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1
Credit(s) ™. Physicians should claim only
the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
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Disclosure
• I do not have any relationship(s) with
commercial interests.
• A commercial interest is any entity
producing, marketing, re-selling, or
distributing health care goods or services
consumed by, or used on, patients.
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Tips for
Beginning Investigators
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Welcome
– Presenter:
• Nicole G. Hammill, MBA, CRA
• Coordinator of Grants and Development
• Office of Research Services
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433 Bolivar Street, Room 206E, New Orleans, LA 70112
Nbarro@lsuhsc.edu
(504) 568-4970 tel
(504) 568-8808 fax
http:
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/academic/ors/gra
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Office of Research Services
Director:
Dr. Kenneth E. Kratz
Staff:
Nicole G. Hammill – Pre-award (Grants and Contracts)
Rose Castay – IACUC and IBC
Dyan Melson – IRB
Lynn Arnold – IRB
Misty White – IRB
Anissa McDougle – Conflicts of Interest
Responsibilities:
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Pre-award, sponsored project activity; this includes evaluation and routing for signatures all grant
applications, research agreements, and clinical trial agreements.
Conflict of Interest Program based upon Chancellor’s Memorandum #35 “Individual and Institutional
COI in Sponsored Projects”.
The AAHRPP “Fully Accredited” Human Research Protection Program and Institutional Review
Board (IRB) which provides oversight for the protection of human subjects participating in research.
The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC) which provides oversight for the welfare
of animals used in research.
The Institutional Bio-safety Committee (IBC) which in collaboration with the Office of Environmental
Health and Safety provides oversight of bio-safety issues and recombinant DNA research.
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Helpful
Administrative Information
• Most of the numbers, dates, names, and
titles commonly needed for administrative
purposes can be found here:
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/acade
mic/ors/docs/Helpful_Administrative_Informa
tion.pdf
Routinely updated!
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Agenda
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Training and Information Resources
Where to search for funding
Types of NIH funding available
Other funding sources
Once you find a funding source
Internal policies and procedures
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Training and Information
Resources
• ORS Professional Development Series (visit
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/academic/ors/docs/ORS_Prof_
Dev_Series2016.pdf for copies of past presentations)
– Sessions held approximately once per month, on topics such as:
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Grants.gov
NIH Application Forms
Tips for Beginning Investigators
Grant Application Writing
Using eRA Commons
Conducting a Medicare Coverage Analysis for Clinical Trials
Preparing Budgets for Grant Applications and Clinical Trial Agreements
Clinical Trial Agreements, Contract Negotiations, and Processing
IACUC and IBC Application Basics
NIH Public Access Policy/Using My NCBI
The NIH Peer Review Process
When In Doubt, Route
IRB Basics
Office of Technology Management Refresher and Policies & Procedures Update
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Training and Information
Resources
• Mentors (formal and informal)
• Professional Associations
• NIH Regional Seminars on Program
Funding and Grants Administration
– http://grants.nih.gov/grants/seminars.htm
– Usually held twice to three times per year
• For 2016: held in D.C. and Chicago
– Includes “investigator” track
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Training and Information
Resources
• Visit the Office of Research Services web
site, particularly the “Research Resources
and Funding Opportunities” area:
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/acad
emic/ors/research_resources.aspx
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Where to Search
for Funding
•
Subscribe to listservs:
 “NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts”
 http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm
 Delivered weekly via e-mail directly to your inbox; watch for special opportunities
for new investigators, such as “Outstanding New Environmental Scientist Award”
 “NSF National Science Foundation Update”
 http://service.govdelivery.com/service/multi_subscribe.html?
code=USNSF&custom_id=823
 “SMARTS/SPIN”
 http://www.infoed.org/genius_live/login.asp (LSUHSC has an institutional
subscription)
 “GrantForward”
 http://www.grantforward.com/ (LSUHSC has an institutional subscription)
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Where to Search
for Funding
Search for federal funding using
www.grants.gov
~ And ~
Remember – Google is your friend!
http://www.google.com/
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Types of NIH funding available
Be sure to review the NIH’s excellent
guide for new investigators:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/new_investi
gators/index.htm
Note that many NIH awards do not
require U.S. citizenship!
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Types of NIH funding available –
Citizenship Requirements
• Generally, PIs and other personnel supported by NIH research
grants are not required to be U.S. citizens. However, some NIH
programs/mechanisms have a citizenship requirement. Any
citizenship requirement will be stated in the FOA. In these cases,
individuals are required to have the appropriate citizenship status
when the award is made rather than when the application is
submitted. For example, under K awards or Kirschstein-NRSA
individual fellowships, the individual to be trained must be a
citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States1 or have
been lawfully admitted for permanent residence at the time of
award.
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Defined as “persons born in or having ties with an outlying possession of the United
States”. Please check with the International Services Office at (504) 568-4802,
rall11@lsuhsc.edu, with questions about citizenship status.
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Types of NIH funding available –
Citizenship Requirements
• NIH requires the applicant to determine that individuals’ visas
will allow them to remain in this country long enough for them
to be productive on the research project, but NIH does not
provide guidance on or assess the different types of visas. NIH
expects grantee organizations to have policies, consistently applied
regardless of the source of funds, to address this area. If a grant is
awarded and an individual’s visa will not allow a long enough stay to
be productive on the project, NIH may terminate the grant (see
“Administrative Requirements—Changes in Project and Budget” and
“Administrative Requirements—Enforcement Actions—Suspension,
Termination, and Withholding of Support”).
Please check with the International Services Office at (504) 568-4802, rall11@lsuhsc.edu,
with questions about citizenship status.
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NIH Offers Funding Programs to Support
Scientists at Every Stage of Their Careers
Small
Grant
(R03)
Graduate/
Medical
Student
Post
Doctoral
Early
Predoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
Predoctoral Individual NRSA (F31)
Predoctoral Individual MD/PhD NRSA (F30)
Postdoctoral Institutional Training Grant (T32)
Postdoctoral Individual NRSA (F32)
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award
(K99/R00)
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award
(K01)
Research
Project
Grant
(R01)
Mentored Clinical Scientist Development Award
(K08)
Middle
Mentored Patient-Oriented RCDA (K23)
Mentored Quantitative RCDA (K25)
Exploratory/
Development
Grant
(R21)
Independent Scientist Award (K02)
Senior
Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented
Research (K24)
Senior Scientist Award (K05)
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Types of NIH funding available –
Activity Codes
Activity
Code
Category
Activity
Code
Category
C
Research Construction
Programs
P
Research Program Projects
D
Training Projects
R
Research Projects
E
Health Professions Programs
S
Research-Related Programs
F
Fellowship Programs
T
Training Programs
G
Resource Programs
U
Cooperative Agreements
H
Community Services Program
K
Research Career
Programs
L
Loan Repayment Programs
M
General Clinical Research
Centers Program
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Types of NIH funding
available – the “F” Series
• Visit the NIH’s “F” Kiosk for:
– Information about Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA
(National Research Service Award) Individual
Fellowship Funding Opportunities
– http://grants.nih.gov/training/f_files_nrsa.htm
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Selected Types of NIH funding available –
the “F” Series
F30
Predoctoral
MD/PhD
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for
Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD and Other Dual Doctoral
Degree Fellows (Parent F30)
The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research
Service Awards (Kirschstein-NRSA) is to provide support to
individuals for combined MD/PhD and other dual doctoral
degree training.
NHLBI Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service
Awards for Individual Predoctoral MD/PhD Fellows (F30)
The NHLBI is interested in supporting individual predoctoral
fellowships for combined MD/PhD training in research areas
relevant to the mission of the NHLBI.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “F” Series
F31
Predoctoral
MD/PhD
(diversity)
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellowships to Promote Diversity in
Health-Related Research (Parent F31 - Diversity)
The purpose of this individual predoctoral research training fellowship is to improve the diversity of the health-related research
workforce by supporting the training of predoctoral students from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (Parent F31)
The purpose of this individual predoctoral research training fellowship is to provide support for promising doctoral candidates
who will be performing dissertation research and training in scientific health-related fields relevant to the missions of the
participating NIH Institutes and Centers.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows In Nursing Research (F31)
The NINR is particularly interested in facilitating the progress of students who are in research training programs for recent
nursing graduates and students in BSN to PhD programs.
NINDS Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in MD-PhD
programs (F31)
The NINDS provides support for doctoral candidates who are enrolled in combined MD-PhD programs, who will be performing
dissertation research relevant to the mission of the NINDS.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for Individual Predoctoral Fellows in PharmD/PhD
Programs (F31)
Supports promising students enrolled in a PharmD/PhD degree program who will be performing dissertation research and
training in areas relevant to the missions of NIGMS, NICHD, and the Office of Dietary Supplements.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “F” Series
F32
Postdoctoral
MD/PhD
or PhD
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA) for
Individual Postdoctoral Fellows (Parent F32)
The purpose of this individual postdoctoral research training fellowship is to
provide support to promising Fellowship Applicants with the potential to
become productive, independent investigators in scientific health-related
research fields relevant to the missions of participating NIH Institutes and
Centers.
Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards for Individual
Postdoctoral Fellowships in Muscular Dystrophy Research (F32)
The purpose of the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
(NRSA) individual Postdoctoral fellowship (F32) program is to provide support
to promising applicants with the potential to become productive and successful
independent research investigators in scientific health-related fields relevant to
the programmatic interests of the National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
• Visit the NIH’s “K” Kiosk for:
– Information about NIH Career Development
Awards (including the “Career Award Wizard”)
– http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopme
ntawards.htm
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K01
Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (Parent K01)
The purpose of the omnibus (parent) K01 program is to provide support and “protected
time” (3-5 years) for an intensive, supervised career development experience in the
biomedical, behavioral, or clinical sciences leading to research independence. Awards are
not renewable, nor are they transferable from one principal investigator to another.
NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01)
The NCI invites K01 applications from individuals underrepresented in health-related
science, who have been recipients of an NIH Research Supplement to Promote Diversity
Award, any NRSA, or can demonstrate that they have been supported in a mentored
capacity within any research grant equivalent to an NIH peer-reviewed research grant.
NIDDK Mentored Research Scientist Development Award (K01)
The NIDDK invites K01 applications from advanced postdoctoral and/or newly independent
research scientists (usually with a Ph.D. degree) in biomedical or behavioral sciences who
are pursuing careers in research areas supported by the NIDDK.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K01
NINDS Career Development Award to Promote Diversity in Neuroscience Research
(K01)
Supported by NINDS, the objective of this program is to promote diversity among facultylevel neuroscience investigators who are competitively funded to conduct independent
research.
NINR Mentored Research Scientist Development Award for Underrepresented or
Disadvantaged Investigators (K01)
The purpose of this NINR K01 is to encourage the development of qualified
underrepresented or disadvantaged nurse scientists to become independent investigators
in research settings.
Promoting Careers in Aging and Health Disparities Research (K01)
The purpose of this F0A is to provide support and protected time to eligible individuals
who are committed to a career in health disparities research related to aging and who are
members of or knowledgeable about health disparity population groups.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K01
International Research Scientist Development Award (IRSDA)
(K01)
This program supports U.S. postdoctoral biomedical, epidemiological,
clinical, social and behavioral scientists in the formative stages of
their careers to conduct research in developing countries.
Mentored Career Development Award to Promote Faculty
Diversity/Re-Entry in Biomedical Research (K01)
This FOA issued by the NHLBI solicits applications to increase the
number of highly trained investigators, from diverse backgrounds or
who have experienced an interruption in their research careers.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K02
Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02)
This omnibus (parent) NIH K02 program provides support for newly
independent scientists who can demonstrate the need for a period of intensive
research focus as a means of enhancing their research careers. The K02 is
intended to foster the development of outstanding scientists and to enable
them to expand their potential to make significant contributions to their field of
research.
Independent Scientist in Global Health Award (ISGHA) (K02)
The purpose of the FIC K02 program is to foster the development of
outstanding scientists and enable them to expand their potential to make
significant contributions to their field of research in global health.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K07
Academic Career Award (Parent K07)
This omnibus (parent) K07 program supports individuals interested in introducing or
improving curricula in a particular scientific field as a means of enhancing the educational or
research capacity at the grantee institution. The K07 supports two types of activities; (1)
Development: for more junior candidates who are interested in developing academic and
research expertise; and (2) Leadership: for more senior individuals who are interested in
improving the curricula and enhancing the research capacity within an academic institution.
Cancer Prevention, Control, Behavioral, and Population Sciences Career
Development Award (K07)
This program is supported by NCI. This funding opportunity represents the continuation of a
long-standing NCI-supported program that provides support individuals with health
professional or science doctoral degrees who are not fully established investigators and
who want to pursue research careers in the cancer prevention, control, population, and/or
behavioral sciences.
Innovators in Hemoglobinopathies Academic Career Development Award (K07)
The purpose of the NHLBI K07 award is to provide support for salary and research costs for
up to 4 years for individuals with medical or doctoral degrees in clinical fields who are not
fully established investigators and who want to pursue research careers in sickle cell
disease and/or the thalassemias.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K08
Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (Parent K08)
This omnibus (parent) NIH K08 program represents the continuation of a long-standing NIH
program that provides support and “protected time” to individuals with a clinical doctoral
degree for an intensive, supervised research career development experience in the fields of
biomedical and behavioral research, including translational research. Individuals with a
clinical doctoral degree interested in pursuing a career in patient-oriented research should
refer to the NIH Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (K23).
NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote
Diversity (K08)
This NCI-sponsored K08 award is specifically designed to promote career development of
racially and ethnically diverse individuals who are underrepresented in health-related science
and for those who are committed to a career in cancer health disparities, biomedical,
behavioral or translational cancer research.
Paul B. Beeson Clinical Scientist Development Award in Aging (K08)
The NIA will provide mentored career development support to clinically trained faculty
members in strong research environments to enable them to gain skills and experience in
basic aging (i.e., not patient-oriented) research under the guidance of a mentor or mentors,
and to establish an independent program of research in this field.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K22
The following Career Transition Awards provide support to an individual postdoctoral fellow
in transition to a faculty position:
NCI: The NCI Transition Career Development Award (K22)
NCI: NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22)
NHLBI Career Transition Award (K22)
NIAAA: NIAAA Career Transition Award (K22)
NIAID: NIAID Research Scholar Development Award (K22)
NIMH: NIMH Career Transition Award for Intramural Investigators (K22)
NINR: NINR Career Transition Award (K22)
NCMHD Disparities Research and Education Advancing Mission (DREAM) Career
Transition Award (K22)
NLM Independent Career Development Award for Biomedical Informatics (K22)
Special Instructions for Submitting K22 Applications from Unaffiliated Applicants using the
SF424 (R&R): http://grants.nih.gov/training/k22_special_instructions.htm
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K23
Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award (Parent
K23)
The purpose of the omnibus (parent) K23 program is to support the career
development of investigators who have made a commitment to focus their
research endeavors on patient-oriented research. Clinically trained
professionals or individuals with a clinical degree who are interested in further
career development in biomedical research that is not patient-oriented should
refer to the Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08).
NCI Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award to
Promote Diversity (K23)
The NCI announce the availability of the K23 award for career development of
ethnically and racially diverse individuals with a health professional doctoral
degree from groups that have been shown to be underrepresented in healthrelated science.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “K” Series
K23
Paul B. Beeson Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award in
Aging (K23)
The NIA will provide mentored career development support to clinically trained
faculty members in strong research environments to enable them to gain skills
and experience in patient-oriented research on aging under the guidance of a
mentor or mentors, and to establish an independent program of research in
this field.
Translational Scholar Career Awards in Pharmacogenomics and
Personalized Medicine (K23)
This K23 program is intended to address the scarcity of investigators crosstrained in both clinical research core competencies and modern methods
required to address pharmacogenomics research problems in patient
populations. Dual mentors from the Clinical and Translational Science Awards
consortium and the Pharmacogenomics Research Network are required.
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Selected Types of NIH funding
available – the “R” Series
R01
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NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
Used to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed
research project
NIH's most commonly used grant program
No specific dollar limit unless specified in FOA
Advance permission required for $500K or more (direct
costs) in any year
Generally awarded for 3 -5 years
All ICs utilize
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R03
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NIH Small Grant Program (R03):
Provides limited funding for a short period of time to
support a variety of types of projects, including: pilot or
feasibility studies, collection of preliminary data, secondary
analysis of existing data, small, self-contained research
projects, development of new research technology, etc.
Limited to two years of funding
Direct costs generally up to $50,000 per year
Not renewable
Utilized by more than half of the NIH ICs
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R21
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NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award
(R21)
Encourages new, exploratory and developmental
research projects by providing support for the early
stages of project development. Sometimes used for pilot
and feasibility studies.
Limited to up to two years of funding
Combined budget for direct costs for the two year project
period usually may not exceed $275,000.
No preliminary data is generally required
Most ICs utilize
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Types of NIH funding available – the
“U” Series
U01 Research Project Cooperative Agreement
Supports discrete, specified, circumscribed
projects to be performed by investigator(s) in an
area representing their specific interests and
competencies
Used when substantial programmatic
involvement is anticipated between the awarding
Institute and Center
One of many types of cooperative agreements
No specific dollar limit unless specified in FOA
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Types of NIH funding
available – Hybrids
F99/
K00
NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00)
The objective of the NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00) is to
encourage outstanding, late-stage graduate students with a demonstrated potential and interest in
pursuing careers as independent researchers by facilitating the successful transition to their
postdoctoral positions.
The F99/K00 award is intended for individuals who require 1-2 years to complete their Ph.D.
dissertation research training (F99 phase) before transitioning to mentored postdoctoral research
training (K00 phase). Consequently, applicants are expected to propose an individualized research
training plan for the next 1-2 years of dissertation research training and a plan for 3-4 years of
mentored postdoctoral research and career development activities that will prepare them for
independent cancer-focused research careers.
The F99/K00 award is meant to provide up to 6 years of support in two phases. The initial (F99) phase
will provide support for 1-2 years of dissertation research (final experiments, dissertation preparation,
and selection of a postdoctoral mentor). The transition (K00) phase will provide up to 4 years of
mentored postdoctoral research career development support, contingent upon successful completion
of the dissertation degree requirements and securing a postdoctoral position for further research
training and career development leading to research independence. The two award phases are
intended to be continuous in time. A K00 award will be made only to a PD/PI who has successfully
completed the F99-supported training, secured a postdoctoral appointment, and provided NCI with a
strong research and career development plan.
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Types of NIH funding available –
Hybrids
K99/
R00
NIH Pathway to Independence (PI) Award (K99/R00)
Provides up to five years of support consisting of two phases
I - will provide 1-2 years of mentored support for highly promising,
postdoctoral research scientists
II - up to 3 years of independent support contingent on securing an
independent research position
Award recipients will be expected to compete successfully for independent
R01 support from the NIH during the career transition award period
Eligible Principal Investigators include outstanding postdoctoral candidates
who have terminal clinical or research doctorates who have no more than 5
years of postdoctoral research training
Foreign institutions are not eligible to apply
PI does not have to be a U.S. citizen
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Other Funding Sources
(non-NIH)
• Other Federal Agencies (use
www.grants.gov to search):
– Department of Defense (does not require U.S.
citizenship)
– National Science Foundation
– Health Resources and Services
Administration
– Department of Energy
– Centers for Disease Control
– Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Other Funding Sources
(non-NIH)
•
Louisiana Board of Regents (http://web.laregents.org/programs/grant-guideat-a-glance/)
– Award mechanisms include:
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Research Competitiveness Subprogram (RCS)
Industrial Ties Research Subprogram (ITRS)
Links with Industry and National Labs
Travel Grants for Emerging Faculty (TGEF)
Planning Grants for Major Initiatives
Preliminary Planning Grants for Major Initiatives
Pilot Funding for New Research (PFund)
Traditional Enhancement
Traditional Graduate Fellows
BoR/SREB Graduate Fellowships to Promote Diversity
• Different disciplines are eligible to apply in alternating years, so be sure to read the
FOAs carefully.
• Many programs are focused on the support of beginning investigators!
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Other Funding Sources
(non-NIH)
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Private Foundations (an excellent source for these is GrantForward:
http://www.grantforward.com)
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American Cancer Society www.cancer.org
American College of Clinical Pharmacy www.accp1.org
American Diabetes Association www.diabetes.org
American Federation for Aging Research www.afar.org
American Heart Association www.americanheart.org
American Institute for Cancer Research www.aicr.org
American Lung Association www.lungusa.org
American Physiological Society www.the-aps.org
Baptist Community Ministries www.bcm.org
Concern Foundation www.concernfoundation.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation www.cff.org
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation www.drcrf.org
Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute, Inc. www.famri.org
Greater New Orleans Foundation www.gnof.org
Ladies Leukemia League www.ladiesleukemialeague.org
Leukemia Research Foundation www.leukemia-research.org
National Kidney Foundation www.kidney.org
National Psoriasis Foundation www.psoriasis.org
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation www.rwjf.org
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And Many More!
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Other Funding Sources
(Curriculum Development and
Social Services)
• Search for these funding sources using the same listservs and
searching techniques previously described. Sponsors of such
projects have included:
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Louisiana Board of Regents
U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Education
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Baptist Community Ministries
Susan G. Komen for the Cure
U.S. Social Security Administration
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Other Funding Sources
(NIH Loan Repayment Program)
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NIH wants to encourage outstanding health professionals to pursue careers in biomedical,
behavioral, social, and clinical research.
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If you commit at least two years to conducting qualified research funded by a domestic
nonprofit organization or U.S. federal, state, or local government entity, NIH may repay up
to $35,000 of your qualified student loan debt per year, including most undergraduate,
graduate, and medical school loans.
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Loan repayment benefits are in addition to the institutional salary you receive for your
research.
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If you are or will be conducting qualified research at a domestic nonprofit institution outside
NIH, you may be eligible for one of the five extramural LRPs:
– Clinical Research http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/clinical.aspx
– Pediatric Research http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/pediatric.aspx
– Health Disparities Research http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/health_disparities.aspx
– Contraception and Infertility Research
http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/contracept_and_infertility.aspx
– Clinical Research for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds
http://www.lrp.nih.gov/about_the_programs/clinical_disadv_backgrounds.aspx
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You may submit only one LRP application to NIH in any fiscal year, even though your
research may be appropriate for more than one of the programs.
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Once You Find a Funding Source
• Read the Funding Opportunity Announcement
(FOA) very carefully.
• Make sure you are eligible to apply.
• For NIH applications, make contact with the
“Scientific/Research Contact(s)” listed in the
FOA, to ensure a good “fit” between the FOA
and your proposed project.
• For NIH applications, arrange with the Office of
Research Services to set up a user I.D. in the
NIH Commons System.
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Once You Find a Funding Source
• Follow all of the instructions.
• Ask your mentor or other outside reviewer
(or group of reviewers) to critique your
proposal.
• Work closely with your departmental
business office at every step in the
application process.
• Start and finish early!
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A Note from
the Office of Technology Management
• You are encouraged to set up an introductory
meeting with the Office of Technology
Management (OTM).
• The OTM’s role is to facilitate the research
enterprise. OTM helps faculty, staff, and
students translate their novel research into
products on the market.
• OTM asks that you disclose inventions to them
prior to submitting manuscripts for publication.
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Internal Policies and Procedures
• Visit
http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/acad
emic/ors/grants_contracts_processing.asp
x for updates
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Internal Policies and Procedures
For all grant applications (paper and electronic)
• All "special conditions" noted in Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), such
as limitations on the number of proposals accepted from a single institution, must be
presented and discussed with the Office of Research Services prior to application
submission.
• At least 10 working days in advance of an application deadline, PIs should provide
to the Office of Research Services:
• A double-sided yellow routing sheet completely filled out and signed by the PI,
Business Manager, and Department Head
– Routing sheets must be printed on yellow paper.
– Routing sheets without keywords will be returned without review.
– Routing sheets must contain information on regulatory (IRB / IACUC / IBC, etc.)
approvals (if applicable).
– If a particular signer is unavailable, signing authority to another party can only be
delegated in writing.
• A project abstract
– A draft is acceptable, but the abstract should reflect the entire proposed scope of
work.
• A face page (including a signature line for institutional official)
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Internal Policies and Procedures
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A budget
– Budgets should include information on how F&A (“indirect”) costs were calculated.
A budget justification
Sponsor's official written policy on F&A costs (if sponsor will not pay current federally-negotiated rate)
– A letter or e-mail from the sponsor merely saying that they will not pay full F&A is not sufficient to
request a waiver of F&A cost recovery.
– If the sponsor does not have an official written policy on F&A costs, and is not willing to pay the
current federally-negotiated rate, include a letter to the Authorized Institutional Official requesting
that F&A costs be waived (be aware that the request may or may not be granted).
– Please see Permanent Memorandum 10 (http://www.lsuhsc.edu/administration/pm/pm-10.pdf) for
more information on Indirect Cost Allowances on Grants and Contracts.
Letters of Intent to Establish a Consortium Agreement
– These letters are required if a prime/subawardee relationship is proposed (the subawardee should
sign first).
– If LSUHSC-NO is the proposed subawardee, investigators are not authorized to release
information to prime applicants until materials are reviewed and approved.
SBIR/STTR letter(s) (if applicable)
All documents necessary to comply with CM-35 (Conflict of Interest Attestation and Significant Financial
Interests forms).
– In lieu of COI and SFI forms, institutions wishing to serve as a subawardee to LSUHSC-NO may
visit this web site: http://nrc59.nas.edu/pub/fcoi_list.cfm and provide a printout as evidence of
compliance with the NIH FCOI policy.
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Internal Policies and Procedures
For electronic grant applications
• At least 5 working days in advance of an application deadline, PIs should transmit to
the Office of Research Services a complete electronic (e.g., Grants.gov) submission.
• Acceptable forms of transmission include:
– Email both Nicole Hammill and Ken Kratz
– CD
– DVD
– Flash drive
• For NIH applications: Once an application has been retrieved by the NIH and is
available for viewing by the PI and SO/AOR in Commons, it is the PI’s responsibility
to, within two weekdays, send an e-mail to Ken Kratz and Nicole Hammill either
requesting that the application be rejected, or agreeing to allow the application to
proceed to receipt and referral.
Applications will be reviewed, approved, submitted, and otherwise
handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
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Thank you!
Questions?
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