Research Enterprise Newsletter - June 2008: Grants & Contracts News
Senate approves supplemental funding bill with NIH Funds
On May 22 the Senate approved an amendment to its emergency supplemental appropriations package (H.R. 2642) that contains $1.2 billion in FY 2008 funding for science programs, including $400 million for the NIH and $200 million for the National Science Foundation. The complete story is at aamc.org.
House, Senate negotiators reach FY 2009 budget agreement
House and Senate negotiators on May 20 signed off on an agreement on the FY 2009 budget resolution. The agreement includes approximately $21 billion more for non-defense discretionary spending than requested by President Bush. Within that total, health programs receive $59.7 billion, which is $5.2 billion higher than the President's budget. The budget resolution also rejects the Administration's proposed cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. The complete story is at aamc.org.
Office of Grants & Contracts June/July grant deadlines
| Type of Grant | Submission Format | VUMC Deadline for Business Section | VUMC Deadline for Complete Submission | NIH Submission Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New K Series | Paper | June 6 | PI to mail on or before June 12 | June 12 |
| New R03, R21, R21/R33, R34 | Electronic | June 9 | PI to submit by June 16 at 9AM | June 16 |
| Resubmission, Renewals R01 | Electronic | June 26 | PI to submit by July 4 at 9AM | *July 5 |
| Resubmission, Renewals U01 | Paper | June 30 | PI to mail on or before July 7 | *July 5 |
| Resubmission, Renewals-K series | Paper | July 8 | PI to mail on or before July 14 | *July 12 |
| Resubmission, Renewals--New R03, R21, R21/R33, R34 | Electronic | July 9 | PI to submit by July 16 at 9AM | July 16 |
