Tag Archives: RFA Ticker

Fiscal Year 2016 ended on Friday, September 30th. Were you holding your breath for that ME research RFA? I hope not. NIH did not issue an RFA for ME research in FY2016. However, NIH did issue 352 RFAs in that … Continue reading →

We are down to the wire, friends. The #MillionsMissing protest is on the 27th, and we have millions upon millions missing from ME research at NIH. Specifically, NIH issued 15 RFAs last week for $62 million, but ME did not … Continue reading →

I have to admit, maintaining this RFA Ticker is a bit like watching a train wreck in slow motion. As the fiscal year winds down, and the RFAs slowly shrink in size and number, I keep asking “Will they or … Continue reading →

Another light week – a mere $11 million for diseases that are not ME. Cort Johnson reported that NIH is preparing two RFAs, one for collaborative research centers and one for a Data Management Coordinating Center. Marian Emr told me, … Continue reading →

Last week was surprisingly light for RFAs. NIH issued five RFAs, setting aside $14.3 million for those projects. One of the RFAs may be of particular interest to the ME community. The National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke issued … Continue reading →

As I predicted, last week was another bonanza for RFAs. Another $130 million dollars was set aside, and NIH has now issued $2.6 billion in RFAs this fiscal year. There’s a package for clinical centers and a data coordinating center … Continue reading →

It’s a good thing I was forced to write this post lying down, because I might have passed out or thrown up when I saw the RFA totals for last week. Take precautions before you keep reading: NIH issued more … Continue reading →

Alrighty then. Last week? NIH issued more than $128 MILLION in RFAs. NIH has broken the $2.3 billion mark for Fiscal Year 2015. So the same week we found out about activist Tom Jarrett’s suicide? Diseases that are not ME … Continue reading →