SallyRockey,Ph.D.NationalInstitutesofHealthOfficeof.pptVIP

Sally Rockey, Ph.D. National Institutes of Health Office of Extramural Research Acting Director * Update on “New” Investigator Activities * R01s – The Gold Standard! The Research Project Grant (R01) is the original and historically oldest grant mechanism used by NIH. The R01 provides support for health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH. R01s can be investigator-initiated or can be in response to a program announcement or request for application. The R01is an award made to support a discrete, specified, circumscribed project to be performed by the named investigator(s) in an area representing the investigators specific interest and competencies, based on the mission of the NIH. The NIH awards R01 grants to organizations of all types (universities, colleges, small businesses, for-profit, foreign and domestic, faith-based, etc.). Although the Project Director/Principal Investigator writes the grant application and is responsible for conducting the research, the applicant is the research organization New Investigator Definition New Investigator: A Program Director or Principal Investigator (PD/PI) is considered a New Investigator if he/she has not previously competed successfully as a PD/PI for a “significant independent” NIH research grant (like an R01). * New Investigator Definition Significant independent NIH research grant: Any NIH research project grant other than the following small or early stage research grants: Additionally, the PD/PI is not excluded from consideration as a “New Investigator” if he/she has been the PD/PI of received an award from any of the following classes of awards: Instrumentation, Construction, Education, Health Disparity Endowment Grants, or Meeting Awards G07, G08, G11, G13, G20 S10, S15, S21, S22 R13 Note regarding grants with Multiple PD/PIs:? In the case of a grant application that involves more than one PI, all PD/PIs must meet the definition of New Investigator to che