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NHGRI Information for the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The Recovery Act

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Click on the tile for a sortable chart of all current NHGRI Recovery Act grants.

Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need. Learn more at Recovery.gov

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Implementing the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

From the Department of Health and Human Services

Some $59 billion of Recovery Act funds are being invested in improving health and human services. A portion of these funds will apply directly to the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI).

These investments include:

  • Scientific Research & Facilities: Support for the construction of new research and educational facilities as well as groundbreaking scientific research that will improve the health of the nation.

  • Community Services and Early Childhood Care and Education Programs: Critical funding for programs such as community services infrastructure, meals for the elderly and persons with disabilities, Head Start, and subsidized child care to support children and families through the lifecycle.

  • Community Health: Support for the renovation and improvement of community health centers and other programs that serve patients in communities across the country.

  • Health Information Technology (IT): Funding to modernize the health care system by catalyzing the adoption of health information technology by 2014. Achieving this goal will reduce health costs for the federal government by over $12 billion over 10 years.

Over the upcoming months, we will provide more information on these programs and distribution of funding by HHS. In order to give small businesses and Americans across the country a chance to apply for recovery dollars to create and save jobs, some funding may not be distributed until this summer. New information on the allocation of funds will be posted on this Web site as it becomes available.

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Learn More About Programs That Issue Grants Under the Recovery Act

Organizations must register at both www.grants.gov and eRA Commons to apply for most NIH Grants. Registration can take approximately four weeks to complete.
Start here

NOTE: Starting with the applications submitted on or after January 25, 2009, NIH will be implementing a nine-point scoring system; the 1-5 point scoring system will no longer be used. For additional information about the new scoring system, please visit: NIH Review Criteria, Scoring System, and Suspension of Appeals Process. This document provides a narrative description of the impact scores: Scoring System and ProcedurePDF file

NHGRI Challenge Grants and NHGRI Priorities
For the NHGRI Challenge Topics, go to:
NIH Grand Opportunities NHGRI Priorities
For the NHGRI Grand Opportunity (GO) Priority Areas, go to:
For the NHGRI Supplement Topics, go to:

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Recovery Act RFAs, PAs, Notices and Supplements

Requests for Applications (RFA)
  • RFA-OD-09-010: Recovery Act Limited Competition: Building Sustainable Community-Linked Infrastructure to Enable Health Science Research (RC4) New
    Release Date: September 18, 2009; Opening Date: November 11, 2009; Application Due Date(s): December 11, 2009

Shared Instrumentation, Facilities Construction, Renovations, Repair and Improvements
Notices
NOT-OD-09-138 Recovery Act of 2009: FederalReporting.gov Opens for Registration
NOT-OD-09-133 Clarification of Eligibility for Participation in RFA-OD-09-009, Recovery Act Limited Competition: Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research (SBIR [R43])
NOT-OD-09-120 Recovery Act of 2009: Revised NIH Award Terms Available
NOT-OD-09-100 Reminder & Clarification of NIH Policies on Similar, Identical, or Essentially Identical Applications, Submission of Applications Following RFA Review & Submission of Applications with a Changed Activity Code
NOT-OD-09-084 Extension of the Expiration Date for PA-06-042 the Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA): R15
NOT-OD-09-080 NIH Award Terms and Additional Information for Recipients Receiving Recovery Act Grant Funding
NOT-OD-09-078 NIH ARRA Funding Considerations for Applications with Meritorious Scores that Fall Beyond the Pay-line
NOT-OD-09-061 Clarification to RFA-OD-09-003-Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1)
NOT-OD-09-060 NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements Providing Summer Research Experiences for Students and Science Educators
NOT-OD-09-058 NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Competitive Revision Applications
NOT-OD-09-056 NIH Announces the Availability of Recovery Act Funds for Administrative Supplements
For all National Insitutes of Health Recovery Act Funding go to:

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Agency Plans and Reports

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Legislation

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How to Apply


Organizations must register at both www.grants.gov and eRA Commons to apply for most NIH Grants. Registration can take approximately four weeks to complete.
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Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General (IG) Web Site

Go here to report fraud and waste:

HHS Office of the Inspector General [oig.hhs.gov]
The mission of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), as mandated by Public Law 95-452 (as amended), is to protect the integrity of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) programs, as well as the health and welfare of the beneficiaries of those programs.

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Contacts

For general information on NHGRI's implementation of the NIH Challenge Grants, contact:

Dr. Mark Guyer
Director
NHGRI/Division of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076
Bethesda, MD 20892-9306
Phone: (3010 496-7531
E-mail: guyerm@exchange.nih.gov

For Financial or Grants Management questions, contact:

Ms. Cheryl Chick
NHGRI/DER/Grants Management Branch
National Institutes of Health
5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4076
Bethesda, MD 20892-9306
Phone: (301) 435-7858
E-mail: chickc@mail.nih.gov

For NHGRI Recovery Act Web page content questions, contact:

Judith Wyatt
Web Editor
Communications and Public Liaison Branch
National Human Genome Research Institute
Bldg 31/4B09
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, MD 20892
303-979-1663 (Telework Office)
301-451-8325 (NHGRI Office)
E-mail: wyattj@mail.nih.gov

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Last Updated: November 2, 2009
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See Also:
NHGRI Uses Recovery Act Funds to Accelerate Genome Research to Improve Human Health
October 8, 2009
On Other Sites
Recovery.gov
The official site for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Department of Health and Human Services
HHS Recovery Act Page

eRA Commons
Allows NIH to receive applications submitted through Grants.gov

Grants.gov
How to Apply for Recovery Act Grants