NIDCR and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

NIDCR Completes its Commitment of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds

• The NIDCR has completed its two-year commitment of ARRA funds. 
  Find out how the money was spent and the areas of research that it benefitted.

Overview of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act)

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act) was signed into law by President Obama on February 17th, 2009. It is an unprecedented effort to jumpstart our economy, create or save millions of jobs, and put a down payment on addressing long-neglected challenges so our country can thrive in the 21st century. The Act is an extraordinary response to a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression, and includes measures to modernize our nation's infrastructure, enhance energy independence, expand educational opportunities, preserve and improve affordable health care, provide tax relief, and protect those in greatest need.

• NIH and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
• Recovery Act Grant Information 
• Recovery Programs
  
  

NIDCR ARRA Funding FY 2009–2010

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NIDCR received $101,819,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to fund oral and craniofacial research in fiscal years 2009 and 2010. As of September 30, 2009, NIDCR has spent or committed to spend 97% of those funds primarily through a variety of extramural grants. This pie chart shows a breakdown of NIDCR’s ARRA investment.

The largest percentage (30%) of our ARRA funding went to payline extensions – the funding of applications that were outside of our normal base appropriation payline. The Challenge Grant (RC1) and Grand Opportunities “GO” Grant (RC2) programs were funded with 23% and 12% of NIDCR ARRA funds, respectively. Read more about NIDCR ARRA funding

ARRA Stories

• Recovery Act Funds Help to Haul in a Gene of Interest

  The ongoing search to find a gene holds promise for craniofacial research.  Thanks to the Recovery Act, the search also helps to bring out the promise in several students at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.
  
  
  
  

• Recovery Act Helps Build a Second Career
  Suzy Vasa went back to school to earn a degree in computational biology.  Find out how the Recovery Act has helped her launch a second career.

• ARRA: Helping a Few to Teach the Many
  Find out how two high school science teachers spent their summer vacations at Baylor College of Dentistry 

ARRA Award Information

• View ARRA Funded Projects  
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Announcements:  NIDCR Guidelines

• NIH Challenge Grants -- NIDCR-Specific Topics
• Administrative Supplements--NIDCR Guidelines 
• Competitive Revisions--NIDCR Guidelines
• Grand Opportunities ("GO") Grants -- NIDCR Guidelines  
• Administrative Supplements: Summer Research Experiences
     for Students and Science Educators -- NIDCR Guidelines
• New Faculty Recruitment to Enhance Research
    Resources through Biomedical Research Core Centers (P30)--
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Q & As about Applying for ARRA Funding

• See NIDCR answers to questions about applying for ARRA funding

ARRA Funding Opportunity Announcements 

• See previous ARRA Funding Opportunity Announcements