Oral Diseases and Disorders Research - Training, Individual

Progress in dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) science depends on the availability of a talented, well-prepared workforce. NIDCR's extramural individual training programs support a broad portfolio of basic, translational, and clinical research trai

The mission of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) is to advance fundamental knowledge about dental, oral, and craniofacial (DOC) health and disease and translate these findings into prevention, early detection, and treatment strategies that improve overall health for all individuals and communities across the lifespan.

Interstate, Intrastate, State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals), Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals, Sponsored organization, Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other public institution/organization, Federally Recognized lndian Tribal Governments, U.S. Territories and possessions, Non-Government - General, Specialized group (e.g. health professionals, students, veterans), Small business (less than 500 employees), Profit organization, Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals), Other private institutions/organizations, State, Native American Organizations (includes lndian groups, cooperatives, corporations, partnerships, associations). NRSA, career development awards and career transition awards: (1) Nonprofit domestic organizations may apply for institutional awards. (2) Individual candidates or applicants must arrange sponsorship by a public or nonprofit private institution having staff and facilities appropriate to the proposed research training program. (3) All NRSA, career development awardees, and NIDCR postdoctoral to faculty position awards must be citizens, or non-citizen nationals of the United States or have been admitted to the United States for permanent residence. (4) Extramural career transition postdoctoral to tenure track faculty or equivalent position. To be eligible, postdoctoral NRSA, intramural to extramural career transition awardees, and career development awardees must have a professional or scientific degree (M.D., Ph.D., D.D.S., D.V.M., Sc.D., D.Eng., or equivalent domestic or foreign degree).

As per requirements described in NOFO. Individual Training Programs provide funds for salaries, supplies, travel, and other expenses associated with scientific research in the dental, oral and craniofacial health sciences. They are awarded to universities, colleges, medical and dental schools, hospitals, and other nonprofit and for-profit institutions. Awards include investigator submitted Individual Training grants.

As per requirements and restrictions described in NOFO.

Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.

The primary criteria for evaluating grant applications include assessment of: (1) the scientific merit, significance and overall impact of the proposed study and its objectives; (2) the competency of the proposed investigator(s) to successfully pursue the project; (3) the innovation and novelty of the concepts, approaches, or methodologies; (4) the technical adequacy of the experimental design and approach; (5) the adequacy of the available proposed facilities and resources; (6) the necessity of the budget components requested in relation to the proposed project; and (7) the relevance and importance to the posted institute program objectives. Also evaluated, where applicable, but not scored are: (1) protections for human subjects; (2) inclusion of women, minorities, and children; (3) vertebrate animal welfare; and (4) adequate protection of research personnel and/or the environment, biosafety, biocontainment and the security of select agents; (5) resource sharing plans; (6) authentication of key biological and/or chemical resources, (7) budget and period of support.

All accepted grant applications competing for Individual Training grants are reviewed by two advisory groups. Primary review is conducted by an initial review group composed of extramural peer scientists, and secondary review by the National Advisory Dental and Craniofacial Research Council (NADCRC) except that the Secondary review of NRSA fellowship applications is conducted by NIDCR staff rather than by the NADCRC. All applications receiving a priority score compete for available funds on the basis of scientific and technical merit and commercial potential of the proposed research, program relevance, and program balance among the areas of research.

Individual Training grants are eligible for competing renewal and renewal applications are eligible for funding after IRG Review and NADCRC approval of scored grant applications unless otherwise restricted as per NOFO.

A Principal Investigator may question the technical or procedural aspects of the review of his/her application by communicating with the program staff of the Institute. A description of the NIH Peer Review Appeal procedures is available on the NIH home page: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer_review_process.htm#Appeals and in the Notice: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-064.html.