1. Director, AREA Program National Institutes of Health Meet the Experts in NIH Peer Review, November 2014

2. Support meritorious small-scale research projects Expose students to research ▫ Not train students to conduct research Strengthen the research environment of the institution ▫ Institutions of higher education that have not been major recipients of NIH research grant funds Goals of AREA program

3. Who does what for R15s

4. Project period is limited 3 years Direct cost limited to $300,000 over entire project period Multiple PIs are allowed, if all eligible Research Strategy limited to 12 pages Grants are renewable Preliminary data not required but can be provided Institution has not been major recipient of NIH support ▫ http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_ineligible_list_2014.pdf Key features

5. Terminal health science degree issued by component not university ▫ DPH,DDS, DPT, DC, PhD, MD, DO, DVM, BSN ▫ Different that programmatic accreditation Impact on this unit is evaluated Is Health Professional School considered separately from Other Academic?

6. What is accredited? Where is degree issued? At level of flagship campus = not considered separately At level of satellite campus = considered separately Can satellite campus be considered separately from flagship?

7. Funded through the R15 grant mechanism ▫ Program Announcement (PA) Number: PA-13-313 Standard receipt dates ▫ February 25, June 25, and October 25  New, A1/resubmission, renewal, revision ▫ AIDS-related research deadlines: May 7, September 7, and January 7 All NIH ICs participate in the AREA program except FIC, NIMHD, and NCATS Application logistics

8. Goals of AREA integrated into scorable review criteria in PA-12-006 & PA-13-313 Application should convey how you meet these Unique review criteria

9. “Important scientific contribution” Provide research opportunities for students Strengthen research environment Overall impact

10. Significance ▫ Strengthen research environment? ▫ Expose students to research? Investigator ▫ Experience supervising students in research? Approach ▫ Can project stimulate students’ interest so they consider biomedical/behavioral science career? Environment ▫ Well qualified students available? ▫ Have or likely will students pursue biomedical/ behavioral science careers? Some review criteria are unique

11. Additions to PI Biosketch detail experience with student researchers Additions to Facilities address students & institution and impact of grant on institution ▫ Institution/component, not PI Unique application instructions

12. Like NIH Area Program on Facebook ▫ https://www.facebook.com/NIHAreaProgram https://www.facebook.com/NIHAreaProgram AREA home page ▫ http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm FAQs ▫ http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_faq.htm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area_faq.htm R15 Mailbox (me) ▫ R151@mail.nih.gov R151@mail.nih.gov Resources