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Process for a Research GrantProcess for a Research Grant
National Institutes of Health
IMPAC II
Center for Scientific Review
Study Section
Institute
Advisory Councils & Boards
Assign to IC & IRG/Study Section
Review for Scientific Merit
Evaluate for Relevance
Recommend Action
Takes Final Action
Commons
Institute Director
University & Research Institution
AwardAllocation of
Funds
Principal Investigator
Submits Application
Initi
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Resea
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Idea
& Con
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Resea
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Post-AwardAdministration
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eRA Objective = Full Electronic Grants eRA Objective = Full Electronic Grants AdministrationAdministration
200,000,000 200,000,000 Pieces of PaperPieces of Paper
~ 100,000 Applicants / 2,600 Grantee Institutions Worldwide
IMPAC II – NIH Transactional DatabaseIMPAC II – NIH Transactional Database
2,300 Average Daily Users2,300 Average Daily UsersNote: Extension systems use data from IMPAC II
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eRA Objective = Full Electronic Grants eRA Objective = Full Electronic Grants AdministrationAdministration
~ 100,000 Applicants / 2,600 Grantee Institutions Worldwide
IMPAC II – NIH Transactional DatabaseIMPAC II – NIH Transactional Database
2,300 Average Daily Users2,300 Average Daily UsersNote: Extension systems use data from IMPAC II
NIH Commons Federal Commons
Assurances Scientific Applications
Certifications Other Support Project Specific
Assurances
Periodic Reports•Progress•Financial
•Inventions•Women/minorities
Final Reports•Progress•Financial
•Inventions
Application Specification
Grants Policy Assignment
Priority Score
Summary Statement
Notice of Grant Award
Post-Award Correspondence
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Past
IMPAC I
Main
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Salute and Good Bye to IMPAC 1 Salute and Good Bye to IMPAC 1 Over Thirty Years of ServiceOver Thirty Years of Service
Future
Operational PlatformSoftware Development
Business Process Re-engineeringNIH’s Link to e-Government
eRA
J2EE
NIH’s Partnerships
Past
IMPAC I
Main
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Present
IMPAC II
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Comm
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Client
Ser
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Why Is This Important to You – This Why Is This Important to You – This YearYear
Once your organization registers you can register to look up on line: Where your competing grant(s) is in the
process Obtain
Identify the study section it is assigned to and click to the membership
Scores within days of the review Summary Statement when posted Obtain links and identify of the program
officer and grants technical assistant See your grant application And more
Submit your progress report electronically
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Computer Retrieval of Informationon Scientific Projects (CRISP)
Interagency Edison (iEdison) Application/Award Status X-Train Institutional Profile Professional Profile Institutional Registration
and Accounts Administration FSRs and more E-SNAP – Progress Reports Internet Assisted Peer Review - IAR Competing Grant Applications
* 21 additional framework modules support these applications “behind the scenes”
Commons ModulesCommons Modules**
Production
Target Jan. 03For Production
Target 04For Production
Initial Pilots
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Commons Home PageCommons Home Page
Click Enter Commons Demo link in bottom left column to enter the demo.
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Demo Home PageDemo Home Page
Select the demo_PI option from the dropdown box. Click the login button.
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Demo_PI First PageDemo_PI First Page
Notice the session information in the top right corner.
Next, select Status from the Main Navigation Bar.
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Status Page DemoStatus Page Demo
Click PI Status in the Sub-Navigation Bar.
This page shows the Proposal Report results for demo_PI.
The user can click on the Grant Number returned from the search to access detailed information.
If a Summary Statement (SS) or a Notice of Grant Award is available the user can view that as well.
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SBIR’s Need 18 Million for Phase IIsSBIR’s Need 18 Million for Phase IIs
Name Grant TitleResearch Orgs Product Used
Phase 1 Funding
Phase 2 Funding
ERA Software SystemsPI: Dianne Bozler
Enhancements to GAMS to Include XML for the NIH Commons 5 $361,991 $1,416,110
RAMS CompanyPI: William Kirby
Test ERA Software Package with Local Control of Profiles 1542 $295,478 $4,366,273
InfoEd InternationalPI: Edward Johnson, Sr.
Electronic Submission/Response System via an NIH Portal 600 $422,389 $1,470,733
Cayuse, Inc.PI: Chris Harker
GrantSlam eRA: Scalable electronic grants administration 675 $409,584 $1,515,080
Formatta Corp.PI: David Garver
Next Generation eRA: Portable Internet Date Containers 25 $504,698 $3,785,541
Clinical ToolsPI: Brad Tanner
Electronic Submission of NIH Grant Applications 8 $499,153 $5,417,697
Please indicate if
you’re willin
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provide funds th
is year…
100,0000 PI’s
The Age of InterdependenceThe Age of Interdependence
2,200 Inst.2,200 Inst.
100,0000 grants100,0000 grants
600,000,000600,000,000transactions /transactions /yryr
2 million 2 million crisp searchescrisp searches
13 million humans in studies