Just one RFA last week, and it wasn’t for ME/CFS. The wait continues.
- Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 150 (October 2015 to date)
- Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,612,990,000 (October 2015 to date)
- Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date)
| Week Beginning | RFAs Issued | Total Commitment | RFAs for ME/CFS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2/29/16 | 1 | $1,890,000 | Zero |
| 2/22/16 | 9 | $30,100,000 | Zero |
| 2/15/16 | 4 | $26,500,000 | Zero |
| 2/8/16 | 5 | $9,500,000 | Zero |
| 2/1/16 | 8 | $26,000,000 | Zero |
| 1/25/16 | 6 | $11,550,000 | Zero |
| 1/18/16 | 2 | $4,500,000 | Zero |
| 1/11/16 | 10 | $71,200,000 | Zero |
| 1/4/16 | 0 | $0 | Zero |
| 12/28/15 | 0 | $0 | Zero |
| 12/21/15 | 3 | $10,260,000 | Zero |
| 12/18/15 | 5 | $20,260,000 | Zero |
| 12/11/15 | 27 | $765,090,000 | Zero |
| 12/4/15 | 6 | $26,600,000 | Zero |
| 11/27/15 | 4 | $21,000,000 | Zero |
| 11/20/15 | 15 | $134,400,000 | Zero |
| 11/13/15 | 2 | $16,100,000 | Zero |
| 11/6/15 | 10 | $22,850,000 | Zero |
| 10/30/15 | 7 | $49,800,000 | Zero |
| 10/23/15 | 10 | $33,200,000 | Zero |
| 10/16/15 | 0 | $0 | Zero |
| 10/9/15 | 13 | $332,450,000 | Zero |
If you want more background on the RFA Ticker, read the inaugural post.
For a full hour teleconference, the NIH can schedule
Dr. Collins
Dr. Koroshetz
Dr. Holets-Whittemore
Dr. Nath (from our embassy in Liberia, was it?) and
Dr. Walitt
But no, the NIH can’t find a single dime for ME/CFS RFAs, because, bureaucracy.
Someone posted this on Phx Rising re: the NIH teleconference this week. I have not gone to the transcript to see if this is true or not. Has anyone else done that yet? I missed hearing this during the call itself. — Rivka
Here is a quote from Francis Collins about RFAs toward the beginning of the call:
“So, in addition, on the extramural side, a vigorous re-invigorated trans-NIH Working Group is working to divine the strategic areas of research that would form the basis for a Request for Applications to the extramural community, both in the short term and in the longer term, and Dr. Koroshetz can tell you more about where we are about that particular set of discussions. We’re quite serious about looking for opportunities to expand our research in this area and to recruit new investigators into the field, bringing new eyes and new brains into the issue of trying to understand the puzzling aspects that previously have eluded us. “