Do reviewers give special consideration to AREA applications?
Review Criteria for AREA Applications (PDF – 52 KB) – AREA applications are evaluated using the standard NIH review criteria for unsolicited research grants. Reviewers will assess the AREA-specific programmatic features of an application under the Investigator and Environment criteria. Please see the following website for a discussion of the criteria: Significance, Approach, Innovation, Investigator, and Environment: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/critiques/rpg.htm.