NHLBI Funding & Research Opportunities and Announcements, May 2, 2014

Funding and Research Opportunities The following funding opportunity announcements from the NHLBI or other components of the National Institutes of Health, might be of interest: NIH Guide Notices: NOT-OD-14-082: Clarifications to the NIH and AHRQ Policy for Application Submission [Posted 04/29/2014] NOT-OD-14-083: Register Today for the 2014 NIH Regional Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration in Baltimore, MD [Posted 04/29/2014] NOT-OD-14-084: NIH Updating Grant Closeout Policies and Procedures to Align with New HHS Requirements [Posted 04/29/2014] NOT-HL-14-222: Request for Information (RFI): Opportunities to Advance Clinical and Epidemiologic Research to Facilitate Aging in Place utilizing In-Home Monitoring [Posted 04/29/2014] NOT-GM-14-112: Request for Information: Current Clinical Questions in Post Resuscitation Hypothermia [Posted 04/18/2014] NOT-OD-14-081: Notice of NIH Improving the Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Module for Submission of Financial Conflict of Interest Reports to the NIH Beginning on April 25, 2014 [Posted 04/18/2014] NOT-OD-14-080: Notice of NIH HeLa Genome Sequence Data Submission and Access Policy [Posted 04/18/2014] NOT-OD-14-079: NIH Will Open the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All Type 5 Non-SNAP Progress Reports on April 25, 2014 [Posted 04/18/2014] NOT-OD-14-074: NIH and AHRQ Announce Updated Policy for Application Submission [Posted 04/18/2014] Request for Applications (RFA): RFA-OD-14-055: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) Awards (U01) The NIH announces a new funding opportunity to support proof-of-concept centers (Hubs) that facilitate and accelerate the translation of biomedical innovations into commercial products that improve patient care and enhance health. The REACH Hubs will provide qualified institutions with the initial investment and resources to nurture innovators to develop high priority early-stage technologies within the NIH’s mission by providing: (1) infrastructure for identifying the most promising technologies, (2) funding for product definition studies (e.g. feasibility studies, prototype development, or proof-of-concept studies), (3) coordinated access to expertise in areas required for early stage technology development (including scientific, regulatory, reimbursement, business, legal, and project management), and (4) skills development and hands-on experience in entrepreneurism.   The NIH will host a pre-submission webinar on May 14, 2014 at 3pm ET. You can register at https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6578187111589108993 RFA-HG-14-004: Predoctoral Training in Biomedical Big Data Science (T32) [Posted 04/29/2014] RFA-HG-14-005: Revisions to Add Biomedical Big Data Training to Active Institutional Training Grants (T32) [Posted 04/29/2014] RFA-OD-14-004: Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (Si2) [Posted 04/29/2014] RFA-OD-14-005: NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) Awards (U01)[Posted 04/29/2014] RFA-HL-15-019: Developing Improved Assessments of Tissue Oxygenation (R44) [Posted 04/18/2014] RFA-HL-15-007: Developing Improved Assessments of Tissue Oxygenation (R41) [Posted 04/18/2014] RFA-HL-15-003: Developing Improved Assessments of Tissue Oxygenation (R43/R44) [Posted 04/18/2014] Program Announcements (PA): PA-14-177: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R01) (expires May 8, 2017) PA-14-176: Healthy Habits: Timing for Developing Sustainable Healthy Behaviors in Children and Adolescents (R21) (expires May 8, 2017)