Funding: 2010 NIH
Director’s Pioneer Award Program (DP1); October 20, 2009
Announcement Type
This is a reissue of RFA-RM-09-001
Key Dates
Release/Posted Date: August 18, 2009
Opening Date: September 20, 2009 (Earliest date
an application may be submitted to Grants.gov)
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): Not applicable
NOTE: On-time submission requires that applications be successfully
submitted to Grants.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant
institution/organization).
Application Due Date(s): October 20, 2009
Peer Review Date(s): April, 2010
Council Review Date(s): May, 2010
Earliest Anticipated Start Date(s): September 30, 2010
Additional Information To Be Available Date
(Activation Date): Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQs) at http://nihroadmap.nih.gov/pioneer/faq.apsx
Expiration Date: October 21, 2009
Additional Overview Content
Executive
Summary
- Purpose. The NIH Director’s Pioneer
Award Program complements NIH's traditional, investigator-initiated grant
programs by supporting individual scientists of exceptional creativity who
propose pioneering and possibly transforming approaches to addressing
major biomedical or behavioral challenges. To be considered pioneering,
the proposed research must reflect ideas substantially different from
those already being pursued in the investigator’s laboratory or elsewhere.
Awardees must commit the major portion (at least 51%) of their research
effort to activities supported by the Pioneer Award. The NIH
Director’s Pioneer Award Program is a High-Risk Research initiative of Research Teams of
the Future.
- Mechanism of Support. This FOA will utilize the DP1 grant mechanism.
- Funds
Available and Anticipated Number of Awards.
Contingent upon the submission of a sufficient number of scientifically
meritorious applications, NIH intends to commit approximately $6 million
for at least 7 awards in fiscal year 2010.
- Budget and Project Period. Awards will be for up to $500,000 in direct
costs each year for five years, plus applicable Facilities and
Administrative (F&A) costs to be determined at the time of award
- Eligible Institutions/Organizations. Institutions/organizations listed in Section
III, 1.A. are eligible to apply.
- Eligible
Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PDs/PIs).
Individuals with the skills, knowledge, and
resources necessary to carry out the proposed research are invited to work
with their institution/organization to develop an application for support.
Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as
individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH
support.
- Number
of PDs/PIs. Only one PD/PI (i.e., no
multiple PDs/PIs) may be designated on the application.
- Number
of Applications. Applicants may submit only one
application as a PD/PI in response to this FOA. There is no limit to
the number of applications that an institution may submit.
- Resubmissions. Resubmission
applications are not permitted in response to this FOA. All applications will be considered “new” applications,
regardless of any previous applications to the Pioneer Award Program.
Renewals. Renewal applications
are not permitted in response to this RFA.
- Special Date(s). This FOA uses non-standard due dates. See Receipt,
Review and Anticipated Start Dates.
- Application
Materials. See Section
IV.1 for application materials.
- General
Information. For general
information on SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission, see
these Web sites:
- Hearing
Impaired. Telecommunications for the hearing
impaired are available at: TTY: (301) 451-5936
For Further
Information:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-010.html