NIH stimulus funds
 The prevailing view (not shared by me) is that better research in CAM requires more funding.
All righty then. Here are a few opportunities to get the big bucks, thanks to the recent stimulus bill.
First, the details.
- The National Institutes of Health has been churning out new grant announcements tied to $10.4 billion the agency received through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) — aka the stimulus bill.
Here are a few grants that might apply to CAM researchers, thanks to The Scientist.com.
Autism spectrum research grants
- Purpose
- To fund research on — among other things — treatment and intervention, and services research.
- Eligibility
- Any US researcher/research institution, non-profit, state, or local government.
- Your chances
- 40-50 grants will be awarded.
“Grand opportunities”
- Purpose:
- Support “high impact ideas that… may lay the foundation for new fields of investigation.”
- Support “applied research on cutting-edge technologies.”
- Support “new approaches to improve the synergy and interactions among multi and interdisciplinary research teams.”
- Eligibility
- Any US researcher/research institution, non-profit, state, or local government.
- Your chances
- NIH wants to get $200 million.
Students and science educators
- Purpose
- “Encourage students to seriously pursue research careers in the health related sciences.”
- “Provide elementary, middle school, and high school teachers, community college faculty, and faculty from non-research intensive institutions with short term research experiences.”
- Eligibility
- NIH-funded researchers.
- Your chances
- NIH wants to get $1 billion in ARRA funds out the door.
The bottom line?
In a past life as a member of the faculty of a pharmacy school, I viewed NIH grants as a long shot. However, good ideas plus collaboration with experienced NIH-funded researchers can increase your chances.
4/7/09 20:11 JR