NIH has posted their estimated funding amounts distribution since FY 2008 and projected through FY 2013 here. They have broken the funding down into 233 distinct categories, and include a distinction between ARRA and non-ARRA funding. It is important to…

Early next week, OMB is expected to publish an Advance Notice of Proposed Guidance in the Federal Register to solicit public comment on several ideas focused on increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of Federal programs by eliminating unnecessary and duplicative…

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded a construction grant to Boston University Medical Campus to partly fund the design and construction of one of two National Biocontainment Laboratories. These advanced biomedical research laboratories are essential to the civilian biodefense…

In the US and many other nations, programmatic overlap of awards is generally to be avoided. This is clearly articulated by the NIH in their Grants Policy Statement description of Other Support associated with their Just-in-Time procedures. It is perfectly…

On Feb 10th, the Small Business Association (US) published new guidelines in the Federal Register. 37 small business size standard for 34 industries and three sub-industries in the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) were increased. These changes take effect March…

The National Science Foundation (US)  published today a summary report for 2011. The report demonstrates that NSF awards dropped in number by 13.9% between FY 2010 and FY2 2011; there were 7% fewer proposals in FY 2011 relative to FY 2010…

In a briefing after the budget was announced, Science Insider reports on the specific “new grants management policies” that would support increasing the number of new awards. In order to squeeze more grants out of the flat budget—the target is…

Today, the NIH announced the first of several Finding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) rolling out electronic submission for administrative supplements. This FOA (PA-12-100) is available for prior approval requests to nearly all active grant awards (in accordance with Section 8.1.2.11 of…

Today, the President’s proposed 2013 Federal budget was presented to Congress and released to the public. In an effort to assist the public with access to the President’s budget request, the Government Printing Office has provided a web app, which…

On February 8th, NIH published a request for input into the development of the Scientifc Strategic Plan for a proposed new Institute. NIH proposes to create a new Institute, with the working name of the National Institute of Substance Use…