April 20, 2016 NIAID Funding News

Read this full issue online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/newsletter/2016/Pages/0420.aspx

Feature Articles

Comparing Review of Grants and R&D Contracts

Have you wondered how the review of grant applications compares to that of contract proposals? Read on to learn about the similarities and differences.

Opportunities and Resources

A Funding Opportunity on Developing Countermeasures Against Select Pathogens

This funding opportunity announcement seeks applications for milestone-driven preclinical research that will advance the development and/or production of lead therapeutics, vaccines, or medical diagnostics for select NIAID Emerging Infectious Diseases/Pathogens.

HIV Acquisition and Transmission: Prevention Meets Innovation

The Prevention Innovation Program encourages research and development efforts to establish and maintain a sustainable pipeline for HIV acquisition and transmission prevention.

An Opportunity to Manufacture HIV Vaccine Platforms

NIAID is seeking contract proposals for the manufacture of promising HIV vaccine candidates, supported by existing preclinical animal data or early clinical data, to further advance candidates in Phase I/II/III trials.

In The News

Look Out for Reissued Program Announcements

As we last told you in “The Changeover to FORMS-D Is Imminent,” NIH is in the process of reissuing a significant number of funding opportunity announcements, a process that will continue over the next two months.

Public Access Compliance for Shared Resources

If your award’s only contribution to a publication is a shared resource, you don’t need to list the publication in section C.1 of a Research Performance Progress Report or in the progress report publication list of a renewal application.

News Briefs

Advice Corner

Why Criterion Scores Don’t Add Up

The May 2016 review cycle marks the seventh anniversary of criterion scores in the peer review process, and yet there is still some confusion about how these scores are used.