Myths, Facts, and Suttons Law
Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D. Director, Office of Extramural Research, Education and Priority Populations June 4, 2007
AHRQ Grant Application Submission, Review, and Award Process
Development, Receipt, and Assignment of Applications
CSR sends computerized notice of assignment to applicant CSR computes percentile ratings
Study Section Review for Scientific Merit
Applicant Investigator develops and submits grant application to NIH/CSR
CSR assigns application to NIH Institute or AHRQ CSR Assignment Office AHRQ assigns application to Initial Review Group
DSR Referral Officer assigns to appropriate AHRQ Program
IRG members review and evaluate
IRG reviews and assigns priority scores or designates noncompetitive
CSR sends computerized notice of review results to applicant DSR informs program that summary statement is available PO mails summary statements to investigators
Site visit made if necessary
Site visit report
SRAs prepare Summary Statements
NIH Councils (Duals)
AHRQ Review for Program Relevance and Funding Determinations
Award Negotiation and Issuance
PO reviews and prepares/sends recommendation memo to DSR/GMS DSR schedules funding meeting Applications selected for funding Signed “paylists” received by GMO Final review and negotiations Congressional liaison notified Award issued
Public Affairs notified
Award received by institution
Investigator begins work
(30 days)
Facts #1
Research and program priorities matter Application process must be understood – Electronic Grant Application has
arrived! Concept papers are an important option Peer review is a step away from funding Avoid common pitfalls
– Mentorship!
Applicant Responsibilities
Know PHS Form 398 and 424 R&R Know the Funding Agency and Staff Know Agency Research Priorities Know the Grant Mechanisms
Know the Grant Process and Key
Changes Understand Agency Research Budget
Top Myths
AHRQ is not funding research AHRQ is not funding K award AHRQ does not fund investigator-
initiated grants death
An “unscored” application is the kiss of
Facts #2
FY07 new research grant budget: $45
million K award success rate: 30% – $1 million for new grants – $5.7 million total What is an investigator-initiated grant?
Fact #3: Sutton’s Law
R01: R03: R13: R36: F31/F32: K02/K08:
$2 million $1.7 million $1.4 million $0.5 million $0.5 million $1 million
Budget for targeted initiatives is approx.
$31 million
AHRQ E-grants Transition!
Electronic Grant Application Receipt
Use of the SF424 (R&R) Grant Application
AHRQ will require electronic submission of all competing grant applications via Grants.gov using the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) application. ________________________________________
Paper No More, Use 424 (R&R) Electronic submission is here to stay!
AHRQ Transitions to Electronic Grant Application Submission
AHRQ transitioning to electronic grant
submission through Grants.gov
– Grants.gov - Web portal that serves as the single access point for all Federal grant programs. – Grants.gov provides the interface for 26 agencies to announce $350 billion in annual grant awards and for all grant applicants to find and submit applications to those funding announcements. www.grants.gov
Transition complete for R01, R03, R13, R18,
R36
Getting Started
One time registrations for Grants.gov
(http://grants.gov) and eRA Commons (era.nih.gov/commons) systems must be completed before application submission.
For up to date general information on
electronic submission, the SF 424 (R&R), and Grants.gov, visit the AHRQ Electronic Submission of Grant Applications Web Site: http://www.ahrq.gov/path/egrants.htm
“Opportunity is missed by most
because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”
Thomas Edison
Contact Information AHRQ WEBSITE www.ahrq.gov Francis D. Chesley, Jr., M.D. (301) 427-1521 Francis.Chesley@ahrq.hhs.gov
Questions ?