The following post is from Federal Agency Weekly. It tracks federal grants policy issuances, rulemakings, guidance development and OIG reports and publications. The primary focus of Federal Agency Weekly is agency-wide grants management issues related to extramural research grants from NIH, NSF, NASA, and DOD, though broader coverage of NIH is provided with the inclusion of NIH program activities.

September 8-September 11, 2020

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National Institutes of Health

• Applications to NIH Loan Repayment Programs Accepted Sept. 1 Through Nov. 20
• Free Registration for the Fall 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration!
• Update on the AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals
• ICARE Academy: Introduction to IACUC Function (IA Intro)
• Policy Notices
• NOT-OD-20-172: Reminder: NIH Natural Disaster Policy Hurricane Laura
• General Notices
• NOT-CA-20-105: Pre-Application Webinar for RFA-CA-20-040, Aging, Cancer-Initiating Cells, and Cancer Development (U01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• NOT-MD-20-029: NIMHD Loan Repayment Program Technical Assistance Webinar
• NOT-OD-20-170: Reissue of Parent Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research FOA in October 2020
• NOT-OH-20-008: Updated Information on the Research Projects Component for PAR-20-297 NIOSH Centers of Excellence for Total Worker Health (U19)
• NOT-AI-20-072: Notice of Expiration of PAR-18-923 – Characterization of Mycobacterial Induced Immunity in HIV-infected and Uninfected Individuals (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)
• NOT-AI-20-073: Notice of Expiration of PAR-19-307 “Mechanisms of Mycobacterial-Induced Immunity in HIV-Infected and/or Uninfected Individuals to Inform Innovative Tuberculosis Vaccine Design (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”
• NOT-CA-20-100: Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PAR-18-337 “NCI Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K08, No Independent Clinical Trials)”
• NOT-CA-20-101: Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PAR-18-364 “NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Independent Clinical Trial Not Allowed)”
• NOT-CA-20-102: Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PAR-18-365 “NCI Mentored Research Scientist Development Award to Promote Diversity (K01 Clinical Trial Required)”
• NOT-CA-20-103: Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PAR-18-366 “NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22 No Independent Clinical Trials)”
• NOT-CA-20-104: Notice of Extension of the Expiration Date for PAR-18-367 “NCI Transition Career Development Award to Promote Diversity (K22 Clinical Trial Required)”
• NOT-DA-20-080: Notice of Change to Application Due Date for RFA-DA-21-009, “Interventions to Prevent Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (ENDS) Use Among Adolescents (R01 – Clinical Trial Optional)”
• NOT-NS-20-106: Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for HEAL Initiative: Non-addictive Analgesic Therapeutics Development [Small Molecules and Biologics] to Treat Pain (UG3/UH3 Clinical Trial Optional)
• Notices of Special Interest
• NOT-AG-20-034: Notice of Special Interest: Alzheimer’s-focused administrative supplements for NIH grants that are not focused on Alzheimer’s disease
• NOT-AI-20-071: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Mechanisms of Mycobacterial-Induced Immunity in HIV-Infected and/or Uninfected Individuals to Inform Innovative Tuberculosis Vaccine Design
• NOT-GM-20-047: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Training Modules for Creating Safe, Inclusive, and Supportive Research Environments
• NOT-HL-20-737: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Palliative Care in Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Diseases
• NOT-NS-20-005: Notice of Special Interest (NOSI): Research in the Emergency Setting

Other HHS Agencies and Offices

• [none posted]

National Science Foundation

• Dear Colleague Letter: Competition of Management and Operations of Synchrotron-Hosted Analytical Capabilities for Earth Sciences Research
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes Program (NSF 20-604)
• 9/11/20 FR: Meeting, Oct. 29-30; Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering

NASA

• [none posted]

Department of Defense

• AFRL Academic Research Partnership to Investigate Operational Stressors on Airmen
• Air Force, Navy Accelerate Quantum Research with International Virtual Event
• Wright Scholar Program a Success Despite COVID-19 Pandemic
• Defense Science and Technology: Opportunities to Better Integrate Industry Independent Research and Development into DOD Planning (GAO-20-578)

Office of Management and Budget

• [none posted]

Grants.gov

• [none posted]

Miscellaneous Agencies and Offices

• SAM.gov Down for Scheduled Maintenance Saturday, 09/12/2020 from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
• USDA-NIFA Grants Nearly $14 Million for Rapid Response to Help U.S. Universities Find Scientific Solutions Amid Pandemic
• U.S. Department of Energy Announces $17 Million for Research at Princeton Laboratory Fusion Facility
• U.S. Department of Energy to Provide $16 Million for Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Research

Federal Agency Weekly is an email transmitted on Friday afternoons to subscribers to MANAGING FEDERAL GRANTS for Colleges and Universities. It tracks federal grants policy issuances, rulemakings, guidance development and OIG reports and publications. The primary focus of Federal Agency Weekly is agency-wide grants management issues related to extramural research grants from NIH, NSF, NASA, and DOD, though broader coverage of NIH is provided with the inclusion of NIH program activities. In general, the specifics of individual funding opportunities are not covered.