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NIH & AHRQ Announce Upcoming Updates to Application Instruction and Review Criteria for Research Grant Applications
Here is the announcements from NIH and AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality):
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Purpose
The purpose of this Notice is to inform the biomedical and health services research communities of planned updates to application instructions and review criteria language for career development award applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2019.
The planned updates focus on the following areas:
- The rigor of the prior research, formerly Scientific Premise (Note: K02, K05, and K24 career development award activity codes are excluded from the Enhancing Reproducibility policy)
- Inclusion reporting
- Protections for human subjects
Background
The upcoming updates clarify the current application instructions and review criteria by replacing the term "scientific premise" with "the rigor of the prior research" and adding instruction and review language so that "the rigor of the prior research" is addressed under Significance and Approach. In addition, the updates include new policy requirements for the NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Individuals Across the Lifespan as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects (NOT-OD-18-116). The exemption language within the review criteria for the Protections for Human Subjects will be updated in preparation for the implementation of the Revised Common Rule.
Summary of Updates
Revisions to the application guide will be available through the How to Apply - Application Guide website by November 25, 2018. Significant updates are indicated in the tables below:
Form |
Section |
Heading |
Current language |
Revised language |
Career Development Award Supplemental Form |
Research Plan - Research Strategy |
Significance |
Describe the scientific premise for the proposed project, including consideration of the strengths and weaknesses of published research or preliminary data crucial to the support of your application. |
Describe the strengths and weaknesses in the rigor of the prior research (both published and unpublished) that serves as the key support for the proposed project. |
Career Development Award Supplemental Form |
Research Plan - Research Strategy |
Approach |
Not Applicable |
Describe plans to address weaknesses in the rigor of the prior research that serves as the key support for the proposed project. |
Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information |
Section 2 – Study Population Characteristics |
2.4 Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children |
2. Inclusion of Children [References to the Inclusion of Children in Clinical Research policy] |
2. Inclusion Across the Lifespan [References to Inclusion of Children replaced with Inclusion Across the Lifespan] |
Unless stated otherwise in the Funding Opportunity Announcement, reviewers will be asked to consider the revised review questions summarized in the table below. All active Funding Opportunity Announcements with due dates on or after January 25, 2019 will be updated with the revised language or a link to the revised language by November 25, 2018.
Section |
Criteria |
Current language |
Revised language |
Scored Review Criteria |
Research Plan |
Is there a strong scientific premise for the project? |
Is the prior research that serves as the key support for the proposed project rigorous? |
Scored Review Criteria |
Research Plan |
Not Applicable |
Has the candidate included plans to address weaknesses in the rigor of prior research that serves as the key support for the proposed project? |
Additional Review Criteria |
Protections for Human Subjects |
For research that involves human subjects but does not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will… |
For research that involves human subjects but does not involve one of the categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will… |
Additional Review Criteria |
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Individuals Across the Lifespan |
When the proposed project involves human subjects and/or NIH-defined clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for the inclusion (or exclusion) of individuals on the b ...[more] |
When the proposed project involves human subjects and/or NIH-defined clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for the inclusion (or exclusion) of individuals on the b ...[more] |
Note:
- Refer to NOT-OD-18-227 for updates to Fellowship Award application instructions and review language.
- Refer to NOT-OD-18-228 for updates to Research Project Grant application instructions and review language.
Resources
- Inclusion Across the Lifespan - Policy Implementation website
- NIH Enhancing Reproducibility website (will be updated by November 25, 2018)"
An updated resource chart about enhancing reproducibility in NIH applications including (1) four areas of focus (2) what does it mean, and (3) where should it be included in the application were also released:
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/Rigor-and-Reproducibility-Chart-508.pdf
Source and for more information, please go to:
(1) https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-18-229.html
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