Office of Sponsored Programs

Recovery Act Funding

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009, also known more popularly as the Economic Stimulus Package or Stim Funds, calls for federal funding agencies to invest approximately $22 billion in extramural research between now and September 2010 for the purpose of stimulating our economy, in particular, retaining old and creating new jobs. Based on the success rates of our researchers, MIT would experience a 20-30% increase in research funding under the ARRA program. See the Conference Report for more details on appropriations by sponsor.

Funding


Program

Amount

DOE: Office of Science, Research Funding

$1.6B

DOE: ARPA-E

$400 M

NSF: Research Funding

$2.0 B

NSF: Facilities and Instruments

$900 M

NSF: Scholarship and Education Programs

$100 M

NIH: Facilities Improvement

$1.5 B

NIH: Research Funding

$8.0 B

NIST: Research

$220 M

NIST: Construction

$360 M

NOAA: Research

$600 M

NASA: Science

$400 M

Other (USGS, DOD, USDA)

$616 M

Key Points for MIT

Associate Provost Martin Schmidt will coordinate infrastructure proposal activities (see NIH programs below).

MITEI will take the lead on coordinating energy proposal activities. See memo from Prof. Moniz.

For NIH

NIH's Implementation Plan on Scientific Research

NIH Research Program

NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) - RFA-OD-09-003

NIH Infrastructure

Town Meeting Presentation March 18, 2009


Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06) RFA-RR-09-008

Email of Intent due to Claude Canizares (crc@mit.edu) ASAP

Three page Proposal due to Claude Canizares (crc@mit.edu) March 27.

Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20) RFA-RR-09-007 – OSP Deadline 9 am September 11

Email of Intent due to Claude Canizares (crc@mit.edu) April 1

Research and Research Infrastructure “Grand Opportunities” RFA-OD-09-004 - IC Web Sites - OSP Deadline 9 am May 22

Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R01) - RFA-MH-09-170 - OSP Deadline 9 am May 5

Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (Collaborative R01) - RFA-MH-09-171 - OSP Deadline 9 am May 5

Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R21) - RFA-MH-09-172 - OSP Deadline 9 am May 5

Research to Address the Heterogeneity in Autism Spectrum Disorders (R34 and Collaborative R34) - RFA-MH-09-173 - OSP Deadline 9 am May 5

Faculty Recruitment

Biomedical Research Core Centers to Enhance Research Resources (P30) - RFA-OD-09-005 -OSP Deadline 9 am May 12

Other NIH guidance


1. Current PIs: Make sure you have all progress reports up to date to be eligible for stimulus funding. Get supplements to your existing grants ready. Two kinds of supplements are expected: administrative supplements for less than $100,000 (link here to program) that will only require a one-page application plus budget; competitive supplements with new aims that will likely require a 2-3 page proposal plus budget. ARRA funds need to be spent before September 2010. Contact your program officer for details.
2. Recent near misses: For faculty who have had grant applications well scored but not funded, be prepared with a 2-3 page revision of the aims and budget of the original project so that all of the aims can be completed by September 2010. Program officers will review grants, likely submitted since October, 2008 to identify those for stimulus funding.

NIH Standard Terms and Conditions for ARRA Funds

For NSF
NSF currently has many highly rated proposals that it has not been able to fund.  For this reason, NSF is planning to use the majority of the $2 billion available in Research and Related Activities for proposals that are already in house and will be reviewed and/or awarded prior to September 30, 2009. 

NSF also will consider proposals declined on or after October 1, 2008.  The reversal of the decision to decline must be based on both the high quality of the reviews received on the initial submission and the lack of available funding at the time the original decision was made.  The cognizant program officer will contact the institution when a reversal is being considered by NSF.

NSF will post a solicitation this spring for the Major Research Instrumentation Program (MRI). The Foundation currently anticipates that no other solicitations will be posted that are solely in response to the Recovery Act.

Important Notice 131, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (NSF)

OTHER INFORMATION

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