• Schools/Components Eligible and Ineligible to Apply for AREA Grants in FY 2007 and 2008 (01/29/2008) - (Excel - 212 KB). This list applies to applications submitted for the following dates: February 25, 2008, June 25, 2008, and October 25, 2008 (for AIDS applications: January 7, 2008, May 7, 2008, and September 7, 2008).
  
  
• Deadlines for AREA grant applications:
• Standard application deadlines: new, revised (amended), or renewal (continuation, type 2) are February 25, June 25, and October 25 (or the next business day if the date falls on a weekend or Federal holiday) - see 09/30/2005 NIH Guide Notice.
• AIDS-related research deadlines are January 7, May 7, and September 7.
• For questions about postmark dates and other receipt issues, contact Referral Office, Center for Scientific Review, at (301) 435-0715.
  
  
• Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) - NIH Guide Program Announcement (Funding Opportunity Announcement)
  
  
• AREA contacts - Persons to contact regarding AREA funding opportunities and questions about IC research interests.



• Electronic Submission– NIH will require electronic submission of the SF424 (R&R) form through Grants.gov to NIH for all AREA grant applications for the February 25, 2006 application deadline and beyond.
  
  
• Registration – The NIH electronic submission process requires institutional registration in two separate systems: Grants.gov and eRA Commons. Principal Investigators also must be registered in eRA Commons. These registration processes can take up to four weeks (possibly longer for new organizations) to complete. All registrations must be in place prior to application submission. For additional information on preparing for electronic submission to NIH please visit: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm.
  
  
• Training resources – video library, archived training sessions and other training resources to learn about the NIH electronic submission process and the new SF424 (R&R) application
  
  
• FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
  
  
• Tips & Tools - resources to avoid common application submission errors
  
  
• AREA Grant Research Objectives (MS Word - 58 KB)



• AREA FAQs



• Research Supplements to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research - Principal Investigators holding an active Academic Research Enhancement Award (R15) Grant also may apply for a supplement under this program. Grantees with support from these mechanisms must check with the appropriate awarding component before an application for a supplement is submitted. Awardees of the R15 grants may apply only when the candidate is a high school or an undergraduate student. However, exceptions to these rules may be made. Applicants should check with their awarding components. Supplements to the R15 may provide support above the established dollar limits. A full description of these additional funding opportunities and procedures for submitting requests for supplements are contained in the November 19, 2004 NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts Program Announcements linked above.



• Review Criteria for AREA Applications - Review Criteria for AREA Applications - AREA applications are evaluated using the standard NIH review criteria for unsolicited research grants. Reviewers will assess the AREA-specific programmatic features of an application under the Investigator and Environment criteria.

• CRISP database for lists of individual AREA grants awarded (by state and institution) that provide grant number, permitting searches for an abstract of the project:
  
  
• Research Grants for Competing and Noncompeting AREA Grants (R15), FY 1996 - 2005
  


• Success rates for Competing AREA Grants (R15), FY 2007-1997
  


• AREA entry in Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

• Program Guidelines - Notice published in the NIH Guide (01/09/2003) describing features of the AREA program, including research objectives, eligibility criteria, application and review procedures, award criteria, contact persons. These guidelines are effective for applications submitted for the May 25, 1999 and subsequent receipt dates until further notice.



• April 23, 2001 NIH Guide Notice - Clarification of Current Public Health Service Grant (PHS 398) Form Instructions for the Academic Research Enhancement Award Program (AREA) Applicants
  
  
• Modular grant application and award procedures - effective for AREA applications beginning May 25, 1999.

For specific questions regarding NIH Institute and Center (IC) AREA (R15) funding opportunities and questions about IC research interests.
See: AREA contacts

For general questions about the NIH AREA (R15) program:

Denise Russo, Ph.D.
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
6705 Rockledge Drive
Rockledge I Building, Room 3524
Bethesda MD 20892
ph: 301-451-7972
fax: 301-480-0146
email: drusso1@mail.nih.gov

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