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HEALTH HIGHLIGHTS
October 27, 2023 | Lewis-Burke Associates LLC
Washington Prognosis: House Elects New Speaker; NIH Director Nominee Advances
On Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) was elected as the 56th Speaker of the House, after Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted more than three weeks ago.  Johnson was the party's fourth nominee for Speaker, following unsuccessful bids from Reps. Tom Emmer (R-MN), Steve Scalise (R-LA), and Jim Jordan (R-OH).   Rep. Johnson sent a letter to his colleagues prior to his election detailing his proposed timeline to advance fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bills, as well as other must-pass legislation including the Farm Bill and the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  Speaking to the chamber after his election, Johnson emphasized his priorities, including border security, cutting non-defense federal spending, and establishing a bipartisan national debt commission.  With the House now able to resume legislative business, the new Speaker will likely suggest a stopgap measure to extend government funding until either January or April 2024.  This means that, as in the previous few years, negotiations on FY 2024 appropriations may continue well into December.  As part of these negotiations, Speaker Johnson will also have to consider the Biden Administration’s latest request for $56 billion to address a variety of domestic issues including disaster relief, childcare, and national security, in addition to President Biden’s previous request for a $100 billion emergency national security package to provide military and humanitarian assistance for Ukraine and Israel.      

In other Washington news, after weeks of back-and-forth, Dr. Monica Bertagnolli, President Biden’s nominee for the next Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is now headed to a full Senate confirmation after the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted 15-6 to advance her nomination.  Despite a bipartisan vote, HELP Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) voted against her nomination after expressing disappointment in what he views as Dr. Bertagnolli’s reluctance to make a firm commitment “to take on the greed and power of the drug companies and health care industry”.  Her nomination will now move to the Senate floor for final approval, although the vote has not yet been scheduled. 
 
House Energy and Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Long-Term Services and Supports
The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing to discuss federal policies focused on long-term services and supports (LTSS), which refer to the services that seniors and people with disabilities often need for their daily care.  Republicans on the Subcommittee criticized two recent proposed rules from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that would set minimum nursing home staffing requirements and require 80 percent of Medicaid payments for specific home- and community-based services (HCBS) to go to the direct care workforce.  Republicans argued that, while well-intentioned, these proposed rules would force additional long-term care facility closures and further limit access to care.  Democrats agreed that future legislation should consider the current workforce shortages across all types of care.  However, they supported the proposed rules and highlighted exceptions for facilities in areas with workforce shortages and argued that the higher wages to caregivers would stabilize the existing workforce.

NIH Announces New Simplified Review Framework
In an effort to reduce bias in the evaluation of research proposals for scientific merit, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the steps that they are taking to simplify the grant review process for research project grants (RPGs).  This change is intended to address feedback NIH has received from the extramural community expressing frustration with both the complexity of the process and the undue influence of reputational bias.  The five criteria that are currently scored will now be reorganized into three factors: 1) importance of research 2) rigor and feasibility; and 3) expertise and resources.  The third factor will not be scored numerically and will only be used to determine if an institution's resources are sufficient to successfully conduct the proposed research.  The NIH originally introduced this framework in 2022 through a Request for Information (RFI), which garnered nearly 800 responses, the majority of which supported the proposed changes.   
 
The new framework will be put into effect for application deadlines of January 25, 2025 and beyond, and NIH plans to develop timelines, training, and policies to support the enactment of the process.  An online briefing will be held on November 3, 2023 from 1:00 to 2:00 pm ET to provide an overview and answer questions regarding the new simplified peer review framework.  Additional resources and guidance for the NIH community can be found on the newly developed Simplified Review Framework webpage. 
What We're Reading
  • USDA Report on Household Food Security in 2022:  The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) released a report analyzing households food security, food expenditures, and the use of federal nutrition assistance programs in 2022.  The report found that 12.8 percent of U.S. households were food insecure in 2022, equivalent to 17 million households.  This is a large increase over the 10.2 percent or 13.5 million households in 2021.  Additionally, 5.1 percent or 6.8 million households reported very low food security, up from the 3.8 percent or 5.1 million households in 2021.
  • Newly FDA-Approved RSV Vaccine for Infants Faces Extreme Supply Issues:  The Pharmaceutical manufacturer Sanofi issued a statement this week concerning elevated demand for the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) prevention drug Beyfortus, expressing that despite their “aggressive supply plan,” they are facing difficulties in meeting the demand for the drug before the peak of RSV season.  Beyfortus was officially approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in July 2023.  Sanofi stated that they are “in close collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to ensure equitable distribution of available doses through the Vaccines for Children Program (VFC),” and they are working to find solutions to the issue.

Non-NIH Grants

Opportunities are sorted with those posted most recently at the top of the table
 
OPPORTUNITY NUMBER OPPORTUNITY TITLE AGENCY NAME CLOSE DATE
HRSA-24-007 Rural Health Network Development Planning Program Health Resources and Services Administration 1/26/2024
HRSA-24-039 Maternal and Child Health – Improving Oral Health Integration Demonstration Projects (MCH-IOHI Projects) Health Resources and Services Administration 1/22/2024
HRSA-24-040 Maternal and Child Health – Improving Oral Health Integration National Consortium (MCH-IOHI Consortium) Health Resources and Services Administration 1/22/2024
RFA-FD-24-001 Data Standards for Tobacco Research and Scientific Review Phase 2 Food and Drug Administration 12/13/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R8-0112 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Colorado Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R10-0113 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Alaska Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R3-0111 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Virginia Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R7-0141 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Missouri Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R7-0092 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Kansas Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R1-0100 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Massachusetts Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R1-0101 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Maine Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R1-0099 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Connecticut Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R6-0103 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Texas Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R3-0107 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Pennsylvania Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R3-0115 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Maryland Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R3-0140 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of West Virginia Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R5-0119 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Michigan Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R6-0106 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Arkansas Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0105 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Florida Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R5-0122 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Minnesota Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0143 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Tennessee Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R5-0117 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Indiana Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R5-0124 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Wisconsin Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-HP-R4-0110 Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants - Charleston County, South Carolina Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R2-0114 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of New York Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R5-0116 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Illinois Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R5-0123 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Ohio Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0118 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Alabama Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0108 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of North Carolina Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0121 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Kentucky Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0120 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Georgia Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R4-0142 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of South Carolina Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-HP-R3-0098 Early Head Start Expansion and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership Grants - Charles City, Gloucester, King William, King and Queen, Middlesex, Mathews, New Kent and West Point Counties, Virginia Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACF-OHS-CH-R2-0090 Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in Puerto Rico Administration for Children and Families - OHS 12/14/2023
HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-IFRE-0073 Field Initiated Projects Program (Research) Administration for Community Living 12/11/2023
HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-IFDV-0074 Field Initiated Projects Program (Development) Administration for Community Living 12/11/2023
HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-ARCP-0064 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Community Living and Participation Administration for Community Living 12/4/2023
HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-ARHF-0066 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Health and Function Administration for Community Living 12/4/2023
HHS-2024-ACL-NIDILRR-AREM-0065 Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Program - Employment Administration for Community Living 12/4/2023
HRSA-24-038 Supporting Healthy Start Performance Project Health Resources and Services Administration 12/29/2023
HRSA-24-003 National Rural Health Policy, Community, and Collaboration Program Health Resources and Services Administration 11/30/2023
HRSA-24-033 Healthy Start Initiative: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health Health Resources and Services Administration 12/15/2023
RFA-FD-24-004 Building an Integrated Laboratory System to Advance the Safety of Human and Animal Food Food and Drug Administration 10/27/2023
HRSA-24-075 State Primary Care Offices Health Resources and Services Administration 12/14/2023
RFA-OH-24-001 National Center for Construction Safety and Health Research and Translation (U54) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2026
RFA-OH-24-004 World Trade Center Health Program Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/5/2023
HRSA-24-080 FY 2024 State and Regional Primary Care Association (PCA) Cooperative Agreements Health Resources and Services Administration 11/3/2023
RFA-CE-24-034 Rigorous Evaluation of Policies for their Impacts on the Primary Prevention of Multiple Forms of Violence Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
HRSA-24-071 Service Area Competition Health Resources and Services Administration 11/3/2023
RFA-CE-24-013 Research Grants to Identify Effective Community-Based Strategies for Overdose Prevention (R01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
RFA-CE-24-030 Research Grants for Preventing Violence and Violence Related Injury (R01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
RFA-CE-24-011 Grants to Support New Investigators in Conducting Research Related to Understanding Drug Use and Overdose Risk and Protective Factors (K01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
RFA-CE-24-029 Grants to Support New Investigators in Conducting Research Related to Preventing Interpersonal Violence Impacting Children and Youth Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
RFA-CE-24-012 Rigorous Evaluation of Policy-Level Interventions to Prevent Overdose (R01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
PA-23-291 AHRQ Understanding and Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care:  Incidence and Contributing Factors (R01) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 7/6/2028
PA-23-290 AHRQ Improving Diagnostic Safety in Ambulatory Care: Strategies and Interventions (R18) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 5/26/2028
RFA-OH-24-002 Exploratory/Developmental Grants on Lifestyle Medicine Research Related to the World Trade Center Health Program (R21) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/5/2023
RFA-OH-24-003 Exploratory/Developmental Grants Related to the World Trade Center Survivors (R21-No Applications with Responders Accepted) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/5/2023
HRSA-24-036 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention State/Territory Program Health Resources and Services Administration 11/6/2023
HRSA-24-035 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention National Network Health Resources and Services Administration 11/6/2023
RFA-TS-24-010 Identify and Evaluate Potential Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/19/2023
PAR-23-202 Vet-LIRN Capacity-Building Project and Equipment Grants (U18) Food and Drug Administration 9/4/2028
PA-23-196 AHRQ Health Services Research Dissertation Program (R36) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 5/6/2028
HHS-2023-ACF-ORR-ZU-0167 Residential (Staff Secure) Services for Unaccompanied Children Administration for Children and Families - ORR 12/12/2023
PA-23-115 AHRQ Small Research Projects to Advance the Science of Primary Care (R03) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 3/19/2027
PAR-23-072 FDA Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Food and Drug Administration 10/10/2025
RFA-OH-23-003 Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Centers (T42) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 11/23/2027
PA-22-255 AHRQ Mentored Research Scientist  Career Development Award (K01) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 11/9/2025
PA-22-251 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)-sponsored National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual  Postdoctoral Fellowship (F32) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 8/8/2025
PA-22-238 AHRQ Conference Grant Programs (R13) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 10/31/2026
PA-22-232 AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 2/13/2027
RFA-OH-22-006 Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Training Project Grants (T03) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 1/31/2028
RFA-OH-22-005 Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement (U01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 1/31/2028
RFA-FD-23-001 Clinical Studies of Orphan Products Addressing Unmet Needs of Rare Diseases (R01) Clinical Trials Required Food and Drug Administration 9/22/2024
NAP-AX-22-001 Leading Edge Acceleration Projects (LEAP) in Health Information Technology Office of the National Coordinator 9/30/2027
PA-22-175 Competitive Revision Supplements to Existing AHRQ Grants and Cooperative Agreements to Enhance Workforce Diversity in Health Services Research Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 2/28/2025
PA-22-168 AHRQ Administrative Supplements for Grants in Health Services Research Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 4/11/2027
PAR-22-063 CVM Vet-LIRN Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Program (U18) Clinical Trials Food and Drug Administration 2/9/2024
PA-22-050 AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 3/12/2025
PA-22-049 AHRQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Research (PCOR) Mentored Research Scientist Career Development Award (K01) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 3/12/2025
PA-22-051 AHRQ Mentored Career Enhancement Awards for Established Investigators in Patient-Centered Outcome Research (K18) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 7/12/2025
RFA-CE-22-003 Rigorously Evaluating Programs and Policies to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/1/2023
RFA-OH-22-003 Occupational Safety and Health Training Project Grants Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 10/24/2025
PA-22-048 Large Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB)(R18) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 10/30/2026
PA-22-047 Large Research Projects for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB) (R01) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 10/30/2026
PA-21-267 Making Health Care Safer in Ambulatory Care Settings and Long-term Care Facilities (R18) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 5/26/2024
PA-21-265 Large Research Projects for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (R01) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 5/26/2025
PA-21-264 Large Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (R18) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 5/26/2025
PAR-21-179 Minor Use Minor Species Development of Drugs (R01) Food and Drug Administration 2/2/2024
RFA-FD-22-001 Efficient and Innovative Natural History Studies Addressing Unmet Needs in Rare Diseases (R01) Clinical Trials Not Required Food and Drug Administration 2/13/2024
PA-21-164 Using Innovative Digital Healthcare Solutions to Improve Quality at the Point of Care (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 7/17/2024
PAR-21-148 NIOSH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 12/15/2025
PAR-18-812 Occupational Safety and Health Research (R01) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 11/17/2023
PAR-18-798 NIOSH Exploratory/Developmental Grant Program (R21) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 11/17/2023
PAR-18-797 NIOSH Small Research Grant Program Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 11/17/2023
PAR-18-799 K01 Mentored Research Scientist Development Award Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - ERA 11/17/2023
PA-18-794 AHRQ Small Research Grant Program (R03) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 7/8/2024
PA-18-795 AHRQ Health Services Research Projects (R01) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 7/8/2024
PA-18-793 AHRQ Health Services Research Demonstration and Dissemination Grants (R18) Agency for Health Care Research and Quality 10/1/2024


 
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