NIAID Funding News, May 21, 2015

May 21, 2015, NIAID Funding News Read this full issue online at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/newsletter/2015/Pages/0521.aspx Feature Articles  Comparing NIAID and NIH Data for R01, R21 Grants In case you missed it, Dr. Sally Rockey, NIH deputy director for extramural research, wrote "Looking at Recent Data on R21 and R01-Equivalent Grants," which compares application and award data between the exploratory/developmental research grant (R21) and R01-equivalent mechanisms.  Opportunities and Resources HIV Researchers: Check Out NIH-PEPFAR Collaboration FOAs To help combat HIV/AIDS in low resource settings, NIH published two funding opportunity announcements—an R01 and a companion exploratory/development (R21) grant—on NIH-PEPFAR Collaboration on Implementation Science for HIV: Towards an AIDS-Free Generation. R01 Opportunity: Innovation for HIV Vaccine Discovery If you have strategies for how to identify novel HIV vaccine concepts and targets, we want you—and your innovative, high-risk, high-impact research ideas.  In The News Don't Let the NIH Business System Shutdown Shut Down Your Actions As you may already know, the NIH Business System shutdown will delay some of NIAID’s award actions in May and June, as detailed in the May 7, 2015, article “NIH Business System Downtime May Affect You." Learn About the Chimpanzee Research Use (CRU) Reporting System For those of you planning to use chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) or biomaterials from chimps in research, be aware that NIH just implemented the Chimpanzee Research Use Reporting System, a new part of the eRA Commons. Stay Informed of Changes Between NIH Grants Policy Statement Updates NIH recently updated its NIH Grants Policy Statement. News Briefs An Additional Instruction for PIs Switching to RPPR in FY 2015 ASSIST Available for R01s, U01s, and Most K Awards Change to Language of Molecular Mechanisms of Combination Adjuvants (MMCA) U01 RFI Seeks Status of Medical Countermeasures for Radiation Injury Advice Corner Applying With a Modular Budget: What’s It Worth? About half of NIAID investigator-initiated R01 grant applications are submitted with modular budgets, but that doesn’t mean your decision to apply with either a modular or detailed budget should come down to a 50-50 coin toss. Reader Questions My R01 is in a no-cost extension period and I've applied for a renewal. If funded, the project dates will overlap. Will my current R01 be automatically terminated? Can I apply for a loan repayment award and a K08 award simultaneously? New Funding Opportunities PA-15-263, The Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (R21) PA-15-262, The Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (R03) PA-15-261, The Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (R01) PA-15-260, The Health of Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) Populations (R15) PA-15-258, Administrative Supplements for Research on Dietary Supplements See other announcements at NIAID Funding Opportunities List. Send suggestions or comments to deaweb@niaid.nih.gov.