Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS):
Agency Related Funding Opportunities
Articles of interest:
"The Recovery Act provides a total of $10.4 billion, all available for two years—through September 2010. We expect to spend as much as possible in FY 2009.
Below is a summary:
- $8.2 billion in support of scientific research priorities
- $7.4 billion is transferred to the Institutes and Centers and Common Fund (CF), based on a percentage-based formula
- $800 million to the Office of the Director (OD) (not including CF)
(For example, support for Challenge Grants), a program designed to focus on health and science problems where progress can be expected in two years. - To support additional scientific research-related activities that also align with the overall purposes of the Act
- $1 billion to support Extramural Construction, Repairs, and Alterations
- Allocated to the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) in support of all NIH funded research institutions
- $300 million Shared Instrumentation and other capital equipment
- Allocated to NCRR to support all NIH activities
- $500 million for NIH buildings and facilities
- To fund high priority repair, construction and improvement projects on NIH campuses that also align with the overall purpose of the Act
- $400 million for Comparative Effectiveness Research (CER)
Agencies
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- Department of the Interior
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Department of Defense (DOD)
- U.S. Department of Education
- Department of Justice
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Additional Agency Recovery Sites
Contact
If you would like to share other information sources related to the ARRA via this web page, contact:
- Beth Tranter
Chief of Staff for Vice President for Research
etranter@vt.edu.
