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REPORT
The National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse
Work GroupOn NIDA’s Approach
to Grant-Making
May 2006
The National Institute on Drug Abuse
Other Members
Other Members
NIDA’s Approach to Grant-Making Work Group
NIDA’s Approach to Grant-Making Work Group
Rodolfo Arredondo, Jr., Ed.D.Mark Greenberg, Ph.D.Linda Porrino, Ph.D.Claire E. Sterk, Ph.D.David Vlahov, Ph.D. Constance Weisner, Dr.P.H., M.S.W. Chair
Kathleen Carroll, Ph.D.Tom Kosten, M.D.Scott Lucas, Ph.D.
First Meeting December 6-7, 2005 Second Meeting February 7, 2006
NIDA CouncilMembers
NIDA CouncilMembers
Charge: To produce a written report and determine if anyactions or new policies may be needed on the following…Charge: To produce a written report and determine if anyactions or new policies may be needed on the following…
NIDA’s Approach to Grant-Making Work Group
NIDA’s Approach to Grant-Making Work Group
Protect young investigators Balance between large and small science Guidelines regarding Principal Investigators with
multiple grants Recommendations on the duration of grants
including R01s, centers and program projects Other issues as deemed appropriate
Recommendation TopicsRecommendation Topics
Protecting New Investigators
Enhancing the Science Mission of NIDA
Increasing Research Innovation
Protecting Early Career InvestigatorsProtecting Early Career InvestigatorsRecommendations Directly Addressing New InvestigatorsRecommendations Directly Addressing New Investigators
Provide uniform NIDA-wide data on new investigators. Track success of those who submit grants and are funded. Provide an annual report to Council Set aside funds for R56 and other mechanisms
to fund promising investigators. Track success Support and encourage the development of the CSR
Pilot (Rapid Feedback to Young Investigators).
Protecting Early Career InvestigatorsProtecting Early Career Investigators Recommendations Directly Addressing New InvestigatorsRecommendations Directly Addressing New Investigators
Track and expand mechanisms that are successful in funding these early career investigators, including: – Expand use of Co-PI status for early investigators
– Monitor success of new Pathway to Independence Award (K99R00)
– Evaluate and perhaps expand B/START, I/START
– Examine success of Individual and Institutional Training grants in regard to timing and cost effectiveness
– Expand use of Mentored K mechanisms
Continue data collection begun to monitor NIDA policies
Protecting Early Career InvestigatorsProtecting Early Career Investigators Guidelines about PIs with Large/Multiple GrantsGuidelines about PIs with Large/Multiple Grants
Take into account track record for training and mentoring (including data to outside junior investigators) as part of funding decisions. Total amount of funding should consider:– High quality of science
– Needs of Institute (balancing the portfolio)
– History of PI’s support for developing new investigators
– Provisions in application for including early career investigators
Enhancing Science the Mission of NIDAEnhancing Science the Mission of NIDA Balance between Large vs Small ScienceBalance between Large vs Small Science
Continue joint planning across NIDA for NIH
Roadmap, Blueprint and other trans-NIH funding
opportunities. Monitor the success of different
initiatives.
Examine opportunities for training and mentoring
by programs such as CTN, CJDATS
Keep the research portfolio balanced (recognizing
differences in study sections)
Enhancing Science the Mission of NIDAEnhancing Science the Mission of NIDA Balance between Large vs Small ScienceBalance between Large vs Small Science
Solicit applications for Center grants to maximize programmatic flexibility and budgetary control. Applications solicited by this NIDA-wide announcement should be reviewed once/year. Funding decisions should include:– Quality of the science and innovation – Evidence of collaboration with other Centers and institutions– Needs of the Institute (balancing the NIDA portfolio)– History of support of new investigators
Increasing Research InnovationIncreasing Research Innovation
Establish a NIDA Innovation Committee (similar to NIMH) to consider highly innovative applications beyond the pay line. Provide full or partial support to document progress and address concerns for improved application.
Develop a NIDA-wide definition of innovation that can be used in funding decisions
Evaluate the Cutting Edge Basic Research Awards (CEBRA) program to determine if it is supporting innovation at both the initial (R21) and R01 stages
Increasing Research InnovationIncreasing Research Innovation
Designate HIV/AIDS as one of the efforts on an Innovation Committee. New investigators and new ideas on HIV and drug use need to be developed and NIDA should emphasize HIV-designated projects appropriately.
Review how Administrative Supplements are used to ensure that there are not missed opportunities to protect young investigators, enhance NIDA’s science mission, or increase research innovation that falls within the scope of the original goals of funded grants
ConclusionsConclusions
Fundamentally, as an Institute, NIDA is doing well in protecting early career investigators in this era of shrinking funding opportunities.
NIDA is currently promoting innovative research via a number of standard mechanisms.
Improvements on all of these fronts can be made by NIDA continuing activities such as:
– collecting accurate data on new investigators– increasing use of mechanisms that stress innovation and
nurture early investigators (e.g., B/START)– educating PIs that training/mentorship must be present in all
multi-grant or large grant environments– increasing the funding and scope of Mentored K Awards– establishing an Innovation Committee– increasing awareness of the various trans-NIH initiatives, such
and the Roadmap and Blueprint.