Are the Challenge Grant topics the only new areas of research that the NHLBI will fund under ARRA?
A1. No, the NHLBI will fund opportunities other than the Challenge Grants, e.g., Administrative Supplements and some applications that were scored but not funded in FY 2008 and FY 2009. Scientific merit will remain the primary funding consideration, but consideration will also be given to NHLBI program priorities, the likelihood that a proposed research project can be completed within 2 years, the extent to which a project meets the requirements of the ARRA, and relevant demographic considerations.
