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NIH Policies and Funding Opportunities

The National Institute of Health (NIH) has established a process to apply for a grant. NIH has also established a set of peer Review policies to determine which clinical trials will be funded.

NIH Policies [see also NIH Funding Opportunities]

2007
Heart Rhythm Society Provides Input into NIH Peer Review Process (11/10/2007) — On November 9, David Rosenbaum, MD, FHRS, chair of the Heart Rhythm Society Research Subcommittee, presented the Society’s recommendations regarding the Integrated Review Groups (IRGs) during an NIH Open House Workshop in Bethesda, MD. Learn more »

NIH Announces Pilot Designed to Speed up Review of Research Applications (12/06/2007) — On Monday, December 5, NIH announced a pilot which would speed up the NIH review of research applications. View the Press release »

2006
NIH Financial Policy for FY06 (01/06/2006) — The NIH appropriation for FY 2006 includes an across-the-board reduction to non-emergency, discretionary programs, which has a direct impact on NIH's budget. NIH published its financial policies for FY06 taking in account of the reduction. For more information, read the NIH notice.

2005
NIH Calls on Scientists to Speed Public Release of Research Publications (02/03/2005) — On February 3rd, 2005, NIH announced a new policy intended to speed up the public's access to NIH-funded research publications. Learn more »

NIH Funding Opportunities

2008
Society Proposes Trans-NIH Research Initiatives (06/11/2008) — In response to a National Institutes of Health (NIH) request for ideas for Common Fund / Roadmap Trans-NIH Strategic Initiatives, the Society's Health Policy Research Subcommittee submitted four proposals that meet the consideration criteria outlined by NIH. The proposals include a multi-system approach to a heart rhythm disorders initiative to develop inter-institute collaborations to accelerate the understanding and treatment of heart rhythm disorders, as well as the leading causes of mortality, morbidity and health-care utilization in the United States. Learn more »

2006
NIH Program to Foster Independence of New Investigators National Institutes of Health (01/28/2006) — Director Elias A. Zerhouni, MD announced on Friday January 27, 2006 the NIH Pathway to Independence Award program. The program features a new opportunity for promising postdoctoral scientists to receive both mentored and independent research support from the same award For more information, please visit the NIH Website.