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Rehabilitation Research News: May 8, 2017
As many opportunities as we can find!



Funding Opportunities
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• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement to Increase Use of Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Traditional and Community Settings (R61/R33) 
(NOT-HL-17-495) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HL-17-495.html
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Senator Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Specialized Research Centers Research Centers (P50)
(NOT-AR-18-006) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AR-18-006.html
Multiple ICs
• NICHD Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21)
(PA-17-259) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-259.html 
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply. 
• Request for Information (RFI): Invitation to Comment on Inclusion in Clinical Research Across the Lifespan
(NOT-OD-17-059) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-059.html National Institutes of Health
• NIH and FDA Release Protocol Template for Phase 2 and 3 IND/IDE Clinical Trials
(NOT-OD-17-064) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-064.html National Institutes of Health
• Translational Outcomes Project in Neurotrauma (TOP-NT) (UG3/UH3)
(RFA-NS-17-023) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-023.html
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Application Receipt Date(s): August 21, 2017. 
• NIAMS Rheumatic Diseases Research Resource-based Centers (P30)
(RFA-AR-18-004) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-18-004.html
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Application Receipt Date(s): October 3, 2017. 
• NIH Director's Pioneer Award Program (DP1)
(RFA-RM-17-005) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-17-005.html
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
Application Receipt Date(s): September 1, 2017. 
• NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program (DP2)
(RFA-RM-17-006) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-17-006.html
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
Application Receipt Date(s): September 8, 2017. 
• NIH Director's Transformative Research Awards (R01)
(RFA-RM-17-007) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-17-007.html
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
The Common Fund/Office of Strategic Coordination
Application Receipt Date(s): September 15, 2017. 
• NIH Director's Early Independence Awards (DP5)
(RFA-RM-17-008) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-17-008.html
NIH Roadmap Initiatives
Application Receipt Date(s): September 22, 2017. 
• Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Exploratory Clinical Trial Grants in Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (R21)
(NOT-AR-18-007) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AR-18-007.html
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• Notice of NICHD's Participation in PAR-17-221 "Enhancing Science, Technology, EnginEering, and Math Educational Diversity (ESTEEMED) Research Education Experiences (R25)" 
(NOT-HD-17-011) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-17-011.html
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
• Notice of Change of Application Due Date for PAR-17-231 "Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R01)"
(NOT-HD-17-009) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-17-009.html
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
• Notice of Change of Application Due Date for PAR-17-230 "Human-Animal Interaction (HAI) Research (R03)"
(NOT-HD-17-010) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-HD-17-010.html
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development 
• Implementation and Evaluation of New Health Information Technology (IT) Strategies for Collecting and Using Patient-Reported Outcome (PRO) Measures (U18)
(PA-17-247) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-247.html 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): September 25, 2017, September 25, 2018, and September 26, 2019. 
• Small Business Innovation Research on Rare Musculoskeletal, Rheumatic and Skin Diseases (SBIR) (R43)
(RFA-AR-18-005) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-AR-18-005.html 
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Application Receipt Date(s): July 10, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. Late applications will not be accepted. 
• NINDS Program Project Grant (P01)
(PAR-17-251) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-251.html 
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply. 
• Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program Si2/R00
(PAR-17-254) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-17-254.html 
Multiple ICs Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): August 25, 2017.

• BRAIN Initiative Funding Opportunities For a full list of active funding opportunities visit https://www.braininitiative.nih.gov/funding/index.htm. The following funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) for FY2017 were recently announced:

• RFA NS-17-005 - Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UG3/UH3) – This RFA supports pre-clinical (UG3 phase) safety and design research, followed by a small clinical (UH3 phase) study, for invasive recording and/or stimulating devices to treat nervous system disorders, and thereby better understand the human brain. Application due date: October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-005.html 

• RFA NS-17-006 - Clinical Studies to Advance Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (UH3) – This RFA supports small clinical (UH3 phase) studies to obtain critical information necessary to advance invasive recording and/or stimulating devices for human therapeutics. Application due date: October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-006.html 

• RFA NS-17-007 - SBIR Next-Generation Invasive Devices for Recording and Modulation in the Human Central Nervous System (U44) – This SBIR RFA corresponds to NS-17-005 and supports preclinical safety and design testing followed by a small clinical study. Application due date: October 18, 2017. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-NS-17-007.html 

• Scaling Established Clinical Decision Support to Facilitate the Dissemination and Implementation of Evidence-Based Research Findings (R18)
(PA-17-260) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-260.html 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply. 
• Developing New Clinical Decision Support to Disseminate and Implement Evidence-Based Research Findings (R18)
(PA-17-261) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-261.html 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply
• Health Information Technology (IT) to Improve Health Care Quality and Outcomes (R21)
(PA-17-246) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-17-246.html 
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt/Submission Date(s): Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization. 
• This year, the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) SBIR program’s Phase II competition is open to all SBIR Phase I grantees from all federal agencies. There will be an Informational Pre-Application Meeting on May 4, 2017, which you can email [log in to unmask] to attend. The final deadline for applications is June 12, 2017, and NIDILRR will fund up to four Phase II awards for up to $575,000 each (total for two years). NIDILRR’s SBIR program focuses solely on the development of knowledge, products and services that benefit the lives of people with disabilities. Please visit: http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=292270, or go to www.Grants.gov and search for “NIDILRR SBIR” If you are interested in evaluating applications, you may apply to be a reviewer by emailing your resume to [log in to unmask] For more information please contact: Brian Bard, [log in to unmask], (202) 795-7298

• Announcing the CISE-funded Hearables Challenge The Challenge is live on Challenge.gov: https://www.challenge.gov/challenge/hearables-challenge/
The Hearables Challenge launched this week with up to $146,000 in cash prizes. This competition seeks solutions such as algorithms or methods that improve the clarity of conversation in noisy environments. 
While some hearable technologies (i.e. hearing aids and assistive listening devices) can enhance hearing for many individuals, there are situations where these technologies do not perform optimally. One particularly challenging situation for people with hearing impairment is understanding conversation in a noisy environment such as a restaurant. Inability to hear clearly because of background noise and intermittent peaks in noise makes following a conversation difficult. Amplification of speech sounds will also amplify the background noise. The #HearablesChallenge seeks solutions that could improve the clarity of conversation in noisy settings.

To learn more information, including how to submit to the #HearablesChallenge, please visit https://ninesights.ninesigma.com/web/hearables/innovationcontest


Meetings, Conferences, and Job Opportunities
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• NIH Multimodal Brain Stimulation Seminar Series: The NIH will be hosting the Multimodal TMS Speaker Series to bring together the leaders in the field conducting research using non-invasive brain stimulation and functional imaging including EEG and fMRI. 

Colleen Hanlon will be speaking on May 31st, 2:30 pm. The event will be broadcast via web-ex and archived for later viewing. See Web-Ex information below. The link to the event page is here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-multimodal-brain-stimulation-colleen-hanlon-tickets-34044680556 

Additional speakers and dates include:
Angel Peterchev, June 7, 2:30 pm (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-multimodal-brain-stimulation-angel-peterchev-tickets-34047139912)
Christian Windischberger, June 9, 1:30 pm (to be confirmed; https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-tms-christian-windischberger-130-pm-faranak-farzan-230-pm-tickets-34047992462)
Faranak Farzan, June 9, 2:30 pm (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-tms-christian-windischberger-130-pm-faranak-farzan-230-pm-tickets-34047992462)
Bradley Postle, June 28, 10 am (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-multimodal-brain-stimulation-bradley-postle-tickets-34048460863)
John Rothwell, October 2, 10:30 am (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nih-multimodal-brain-stimulation-john-rothwell-tickets-34048718634) 


• Job Opportunity: Program Director Position at NSF (Applications due by May 11, 2017) Do you want to help identify areas of potentially transformative research? Serve as the liaison to our research community? Build new national or international collaborations? Experience how the merit review process operates? The Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences is pleased to announce an opening for a Program Director in Cognitive Neuroscience. 

Specifics and application procedures can be found at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/466845000/ for a two-to-three year position and at https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/466841200/ for a permanent position. The close date for applications is 5/11/2017. You will need to have a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neuroscience or in a related field with relevant expertise.

NSF offers the rare opportunity for scientists to join as temporary program officers for up to three years before returning to their institution. Information about our rotator program can be found at http://www.nsf.gov/about/career_opps/rotators/microsite/.

Applications are due by May 11, 2017. For additional queries, contact Uri Hasson ([log in to unmask])


• The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is seeking input on career choices via a survey for current and recent trainees in neuroscience-related fields. Help us to better understand Why our trainees make their career choices!! If you received a link, please consider distributing. 280 people have completed the survey in the first 3 hours, so it must be pretty easy!
Didn’t receive a survey link but think you are eligible? Confirm your eligibility at www.ninds.nih.gov/WorkforceSurvey


Contact Details
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In this Newsletter:
Funding Opportunities

Meetings, Conferences, and Job Opportunities

New NIH Approach to Grant Funding Aimed at Optimizing Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars

Inclusion in Research Across the Lifespan

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New NIH Approach to Grant Funding Aimed at Optimizing Stewardship of Taxpayer Dollars
From the Director’s Statement (full link below): NIH will be implementing an additional measure to bring the workforce back into equilibrium by working with NIH grant applicants/recipients to limit the total NIH grant support provided to an individual principal investigator through NIH-supported research. We call it the Grant Support Index (GSI). The GSI is a measure of grant support that does not solely focus on grant money, since differing areas of research inherently incur differing levels of cost. Instead, GSI assigns a point value to the various kinds of grants based on type, complexity, and size. Applications for NIH-funding that will support researchers who have GSIs over 21 (the equivalent of 3 single-PI R01 awards) will be expected to include a plan in their applications for how they would adjust those researchers’ existing grant load to be within the GSI limits if their application is awarded. While implementation of a GSI limit is estimated to affect only about 6 percent of NIH-funded investigators, we expect that, depending on the details of the implementation, it would free up about 1,600 new awards to broaden the pool of investigators conducting NIH research and improve the stability of the enterprise.
Full articles that provide more information are available here:
https://www.nature.com/news/nih-to-limit-the-amount-of-grant-money-a-scientist-can-receive-1.21930
https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/2017/05/02/nih-grant-support-index/ 
https://www.nih.gov/about-nih/who-we-are/nih-director/statements/new-nih-approach-grant-funding-aimed-optimizing-stewardship-taxpayer-dollars 


Inclusion in Research Across the Lifespan
As many of you know, the 21st Century Cures Act included a requirement that NIH “shall convene a workshop of experts on pediatric and older populations to provide input on— 1) appropriate age groups to be included in research studies involving human subjects; and 2) acceptable justifications for excluding participants from a range of age groups from human subjects research studies.” The June “Inclusion Across the Lifespan” Workshop will bring together experts in relevant fields to discuss issues that impact the participation of pediatric and older age groups in clinical research and clinical trials and studies.
Space is limited for in-person attendance; please register today if you plan on attending in-person or via webcast:
Event page with link to in-person and webcast registration:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/about/events/2017/inclusion-across-lifespan
Also, please disseminate information regarding the Workshop to relevant grantees and scientific organizations. Their thoughts and comments on this topic can be submitted via a Request for Information (RFI) both prior to and after the Workshop:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-17-059.html

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