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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 →

Well hey, another Monday! And guess what? It’s another Monday with no ME/CFS RFA to report! This is like a bad habit you cannot break. They say that the definition of insanity is repeating the same behavior and expecting a … Continue reading →

Last week was awesome for researchers waiting on an RFA . . . at least for non-ME/CFS researchers anyway. NIH issued RFAs totaling more than $75 million, pushing the fiscal year total over the $2.2 billion mark. Life is especially … Continue reading →