American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA )

1. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) Daniel A. Walz, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research March 12, 2009

2. NIH Institute Allocations

3. ARRA: Important Websites • Wayne State University, Division of Research, ARRA website: http://www.research.wayne.edu/arra/ • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.On Friday, 2/13/09, the House of Representatives & Senate approved the conference report for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Read the final text of the legislation (PDF, 13.4 MB, as the President signed it http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_bills&docid=f:h1enr.pdf. A 10 page summary of the bill from the House Committee on Appropriations is available http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary02-13-09.pdf • Recovery.gov is a website that lets you, the taxpayer, figure out where the money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is going http://www.recovery.gov/ and http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/ ; FAQs ARRA of 2009 http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/frequently-asked-questions

4. ARRA: Important Websites • NIH Director’s Newsletter www.nih.gov/about/director/02252009statement_arra.htm • NIH Recovery Grant Funding Opportunities http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/ • Challenge Grants: • RFA-OD-09-003, Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-OD-09-003.html; Application Receipt Date: April 27,2009 • Compilation of all Challenge Topics http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/challenge_award/Omnibus.pdf • Notice-Recovery Act of 2009: NIH Review Criteria, Scoring System, and Suspension of Appeals Process http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-054.html • Construction/Renovation: • RFA-RR-09-007, Recovery Act: Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair, and Improvement (G20) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-007.html; Application Receipt Date: September 17, 2009 • RFA-RR-09-008, Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program ((C06) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RR-09-008.html; Multiple Application Receipt Date(s): May 6, 2009 (projects between $2M and $5M); June 17, 2009 (projects between $10M and $15M), July 17, 2009 (projects between $5M and $10M); • Instrumentation: • PAR-09-118, Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-09-118.html • Letters of Intent: April 6, 2009; Application Receipt Date: May 6, 2009

5. ARRA: Important Websites • Other Funding Agencies • NSF www.nsf.gov/recovery • DOE http://www.energy.gov/recovery/index.htm • NASA http://www.nasa.gov/recovery/ • NIST http://www.nist.gov/recovery/ • NOAA http://www.noaanews.noaa.gov/stories2009/20090303_recoveryact.html • Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html • NEA: http://www.nea.gov/recovery/index.html

6. ARRA: Important Websites • Other Resource Websites • Association of American Medical Colleges: http://www.aamc.org/advocacy/library/laborhhs/22009niharracall.pdf • OMB has issued an Initial Implementing Guidance document for the ARRA of 2009: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/assets/memoranda_fy2009/m09-10.pdf • Michigan Recovery & Reinvestment Plan: http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-46485_52682---,00.html • Website to access 2009 Recovery grant announcements: http://Grants.gov Click on New Opportunities This Week, look for “FY09 Recovery Act” in announcement title. • Committee on Appropriations-Summary: American Recovery and Reinvestment Conference Agreement http://appropriations.house.gov/pdf/PressSummary02-13-09.pdf • AHRQ http://www.ahrq.gov/ • Families USA’s Global Health Initiative http://www.familiesusa.org/issues/global-health/ • See report “In Your Own Backyard: How NIH Funding Helps Your State’s Economy” http://www.familiesusa.org/assets/pdfs/global-health/in-your-own-backyard.pdf • Michigan Fast Facts http://www.milmi.org/ . See “What’s New” section -Michigan Career Outlook 2014 Brochures; Michigan Economic and Workforce Indicators - Winter 2009; Measuring the Global Competitiveness of Michigan's Workforce

7. Grant Funding Opportunities Challenge Grants – NIH Challenge Grants Website RFA-OD-09-003 Recovery Act Limited Competition: NIH Challenge Grants in Health and Science Research (RC1) Submission Deadline: 04/27/2009

8. Grant Funding Opportunities Construction/Renovation (These will be university submissions only; OVPR is working with Schools and Colleges to decide what will be submitted from WSU) RFA-RR-09-007 Recovery Act Limited Competition: Core Facility Renovation, Repair and Improvement (G20) Submission Deadline: 09/17/2009 (Two applications per Institution) RFA-RR-09-008 Recovery Act Limited Competition: Extramural Research Facilities Improvement Program (C06) Submission Deadline: 05/06/2009-06/17/2009-07/17/2009 (Limited to three applications per Institution)

9. Grant Funding Opportunities Instrumentation PAR-09-118 Recovery Act Limited Competition: High-End Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) Submission Date: 05/06/2009 PAR-09-028 Shared Instrumentation Grant Program (S10) Submission Date: 03/23/2009