CURRENT NEWS FOR SEPTEMBER 2006

posted 09/26/06
NIH Updates FAQs Regarding Use of Animals in Research
The National Institutes of Health has updated its list of Frequently Asked Questions regarding the use of animals in research. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/faqs.htm for additional information.

posted 09/26/06
Revisions to National Research Initiative Competitive Grants (USDA)
Changes to eligibility requirements, budget instructions, submission dates, etc. have been made to increase the impact of these awards and also ensure that the best and brightest young scientists are eligible to apply. For more information, visit the Federal Register citation: http://fr.cos.com/cgi-bin/getRec?id=20060920a95

posted 09/05/06
NEW NIH Policy - Kirschstein National Research Service Awards
The NIH has announced a change in policy for the funding of tuition, fees, and health insurance costs associated with Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA).

The new policy applies to new and competing-continuation (renewal) NRSA institutional research training grants (T32, T34, and T35) beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007, and competing individual fellowships (F30, F31, F32, and F33) awarded beginning in FY 2007. It also applies to institutional research training grants that received competing awards in FY 2006.

What does this change mean? NIH is modifying the amount that will be covered for tution and fees, and training related expenses on Institutional Training Grants and on Individual Fellowships - health insurance will be considered an allowable expense on predoctoral institutional allowance. The postdoctoral Institutional Allowance will provide $850 per postdoctoral fellow, per year and will be referred to as health insurance and institutional allowance.

For more information on this change in policy see http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-090.html