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RFA Ticker, 3/7/16

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 … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/29/16

Hefty numbers are piling up: we’ve cracked $1.6 billion in RFAs since October 2015, with $30 million being obligated just in the last week. Still nothing for ME/CFS. But hey, NIH is “looking for funding” for ME/CFS initiatives. Imagine a … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/22/16

The RFA Ticker continues to show a big fat ZERO for ME/CFS research, but there is one interesting bit of research-related bit news. NIH has issued an updated notice about the Lipkin samples. These samples were collected as part of … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/15/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 136 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,554,500,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 2/8/16 5 … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/8/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 131 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,545,000,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 2/1/16 8 … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 2/1/16

Why do I keep updating this RFA (Request for Applications) tracker every Monday? Because an RFA comes with set aside funds to stimulate research in a particular area. The last ME/CFS RFA was issued in 2006. Over the last ten … Continue reading

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RFA Ticker, 1/25/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 117 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,507,450,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/18/16 2 … Continue reading

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/18/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 115 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,502,950,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/11/16 10 … Continue reading

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/11/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 1/4/16 0 … Continue reading

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NIH RFA Ticker, 1/4/16

Total RFAs Issued by NIH: 103 (October 2015 to date) Total Dollars Committed to RFAs: $1,431,750,000 (October 2015 to date) Total RFAs for ME/CFS: ZERO (October 2015 to date) Week Beginning RFAs Issued Total Commitment RFAs for ME/CFS 12/28/15 0 … Continue reading

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