NIH Challenge Grants

NIH: CHALLENGE GRANTS IN HEALTH and SCIENCE RESEARCH

As part of the Recovery Act, NIH has designated at least $200 million in FYs 2009 - 2010 for a new initiative called the NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research, to fund 200 or more grants. This new program will support research on Challenge Topics which address specific scientific and health research challenges in biomedical and behavioral research that will benefit from significant 2-year jumpstart funds. Notice, these grants are for 2-years, up to $500,000 per year awards, due April 27, 2009.

Challenge topics are:

• Behavior, Behavioral Change, and Prevention
• Bioethics
• Biomarker Discovery and Validation
• Clinical Research
• Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
• Enabling Technologies
• Enhancing Clinical Trials
• Genomics
• Health Disparities
• Information Technology for Processing Health Care Data
• Regenerative Medicine
• Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education (STEM)
• Smart Biomaterials – Theranostics
• Stem Cells
• Translational Science

Link to Broad Challenge Topics:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/High_Priority_Topics.pdf

In addition, Institutes and Centers have identified additional Challenge Topics for funding under this FOA.

Funding Opportunity Announcement:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-003.html

Link to websites awarding NIH grants under the stimulus plan:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/IC_ChallengeWebPage.htm

Link to NIHs scoring process of proposals for the above grants:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-054.html

Grants.gov Application Form and Instructions:
http://apply07.grants.gov/apply/GetGrantFromFedgrants?opportunity=RFA-OD-09-003

Standard Terms and Conditions American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Division A Funds -- issued March 2, 2009
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/NIH_HHS_ARRA_Award_Terms.pdf