NOT-OD-04-047: ANNOUNCING THE HIGH PRIORITY, SHORT-TERM PROJECT AWARD (R56)

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ANNOUNCING THE HIGH PRIORITY, SHORT-TERM PROJECT AWARD (R56)

RELEASE DATE: June 15, 2004

NOTICE: NOT-OD-04-047

(NHLBI Notice of Intent to Participate in this (R56) see NOT-HL-13-188)

March 23, 2017: Notice of NHGRI's Participation in NOT-OD-04-047 NOT-HG-17-004

November 27, 2009 - See Notice NOT-NS-10-004 NINDS Notice of Intent to Participate in the High
Priority, Short-Term Project Award (R56).

(Notice of NIMHD's Participation in NOT-OD-04-047 "High Priority, Short-Term Project Award (R56)") NOT-MD-18-010

(NIDCD Notice of Intent to Participate in this (R56) see NOT-DC-09-001)

(NIDCR Intent to participate in this R56, see NOT-DE-07-002)

(NIMH now accepting R56, see NOT-MH-05-003)

National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
(http://www.niaid.nih.gov)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
(http://www.nci.nih.gov)
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
(http://www.niaaa.nih.gov)
National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
(http://www.nccam.nih.gov)
National Eye Institute (NEI)
(https://www.nei.nih.gov/)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
(http://www.nia.nih.gov)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
(http://www.niehs.nih.gov)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
(http://www.niddk.nih.gov)
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
(http://www.nida.nih.gov)
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
(http://www.niams.nih.gov)
National Library of Medicine (NLM)
(http://www.nlm.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) (added per NOT-MH-05-003)
(http://www.nimh.nih.gov)
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) (added per NOT-DE-07-002)
(http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/)
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) (added per NOT-DE-07-002)
(http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) (added per NOT-NS-10-004)
(http://www.ninds.nih.gov)

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) (added as per NOT-EB-17-011)

NIH announces the new NIH High Priority, Short-Term Project Award (R56). R56
grants will be awarded beginning in Fiscal Year 2005.

The new R56 grant will fund, for one or two years, high-priority new or
competing renewal R01 applications that fall just outside the limits of
funding of the participating NIH Institutes and Centers.

INVESTIGATORS MAY NOT APPLY FOR AN R56 GRANT. Recipients of R56 awards will
be selected by IC staff from R01 applications that fall at or near the
payline margins

Additional information is available at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/r56.htm

DESCRIPTION

The R56 Award will provide limited, interim research support based on the
merit of a pending application. The R56 will enable an applicant to gather
additional data for revision of a new or competing renewal application. R56
funding will end after one or two years or when the applicant succeeds in
obtaining traditional project funding. The High Priority, Short-Term Project
Awards will underwrite highly meritorious applications with funds that can
range up to initial review group recommended levels.

The R56 award will help early career stage scientists trying to establish
research careers as well as more experienced scientists who just miss getting
funded. The R56 will provide interim funding while they revise their
applications.

FEATURES

A. The R56 grant will be available to domestic R01 applicants only.

B. Investigators may not apply for an R56 grant.

C. Competing R01 applications prepared and submitted in accordance with NIH
procedures will be peer reviewed and assigned a priority score and in most
cases a percentile rating. Nominees for the R56 will come from the R01
applications pending for the current fiscal year. Nominees for the award must
be in the most meritorious half of the priority or percentile range.
Previously approved, but inactivated, applications from this time period may
be considered and if awarded will be converted to an R56.

D. The awards may be funded up to the IRG recommended and Council approved
levels and indirect costs will be provided at the negotiated rate.

E. R56 awardees will be encouraged to submit a revision of their original
competing application at the earliest convenient date to be considered for
future funding. Applicants are reminded that the limitations and the
number of amendments described at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-041.html
apply to all subsequent revisions.

F. If a revised competing application is funded while an R56 award is active,
the balance of the R56 Award will be deducted from the approved amount of the
competing award.

G. A final progress report, final financial status report, and final
invention statement (HHS 568) will be required 90 days after the end of the
R56 grant period. The progress report must identify those portions of the
original proposal pursued with the R56 Award. If the awardee is successful
with a subsequent application, the progress report in the revised application
will suffice as a progress report for the R56 Award and a final invention
statement will not be required.

REVIEW CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES

NIH staff, initial review groups, and the institute and Center Advisory
Councils and Boards will review R01 applications in the usual manner.
Program administrators will identify and nominate applications near the
payline for conversion to an R56. Awards will be selected based on the
scientifically creative and innovative approaches that meet the mission of
the Institute or Center.

INQUIRIES

For information concerning the new R56 Award, contact:

PARTICIPATING NIH INSTITUTES

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Allan Czarra
Deputy Director, DEA, NIAID, NIH, DHHS
Room 2140
6700-B Rockledge Drive - MSC 7610
Bethesda, MD 20892-7610
For express deliveries, use ZIP code 20817-7610
Phone: (301) 496-7291
FAX: (301) 402-0369
E-mail: aczarra@niaid.nih.gov
Website: http://www.niaid.nih.gov

National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Christopher L. Hatch, Ph.D.
Chief, Program Coordination and Referral Branch
Division of Extramural Activities
National Cancer Institute
6116 Executive Blvd., Room 8047
Bethesda, MD 20892-8329
Rockville, MD 20852 (for express/courier delivery)
Phone: 301-594-1403
Fax: 301-402-0275
Email: hatchc@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.nci.nih.gov

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Kenneth R. Warren, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Scientific Affairs
5635 Fishers Lane
Bethesda, MD 20892-1705
Phone: 301-443-5494
Fax: 301-443-7043
Email: kwarren@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.niaaa.nih.gov

National Center on Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
Richard L. Nahin, Ph.D., MPH
Senior Advisor for Scientific Coordination and Outreach
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
9000 Rockville Pike
Bldg. 31, Rm. 2B11
MSC 2182
Bethesda, MD 20892-2182
phone: 301-496-7801
fax: 301-435-6549
email: nahinr@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.nccam.nih.gov

National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Dr. Miriam F. Kelty, Ph.D
Associate Director, Extramural Activities
7201 Wisconsin Ave, Room 2C218, MSC 2292
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: 301-496-9322
Fax: 301-402-2945
Email: mk46u@nih.gov
Website: http://www.nia.nih.gov

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Anne P. Sassaman
Director, Division of Extramural Research and Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Institutes of Health
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC. 27709
Phone: (919) 541-7723
Fax: (919) 541-2843
Email: sassaman@niehs.nih.gov
Website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Joyce A. Hunter, Ph.D.
Deputy Director
Division of Extramural Activities
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Two Democracy Plaza, Room 714
6707 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20892-5456
Phone: (301) 594-0056
Fax: (301) 480-4125
Email: jh602o@nih.gov
Website: http://www.niddk.nih.gov

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Teresa Levitin, Ph.D.
Director, Office of Extramural Affairs
6101 Executive Blvd, Room 220 MSC 8401
Bethesda, MD 20892-8401
Phone: 301 443-2755
Fax: 303 443-0538
Email: TL25u@nih.gov
Website: http://www.nida.nih.gov

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)
Cheryl A. Kitt, Ph.D.
Director, Extramural Program
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
NIH, DHHS
One Democracy Plaza
6701 Democracy Blvd., Room 804
Bethesda, MD 20892-4872
Tel: 301-594-2463
Fax: 301-480-4543
Email: kittc@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.niams.nih.gov

National Library of Medicine (NLM)
Valerie Florance, Ph.D.
Deputy Director, Division of Extramural Programs
Rockledge 1, Suite 301,
6705 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Phone: (301) 594-4882
Fax (301) 402-2952
Email: floranv@mail.nih.gov
Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep

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