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5 Reasons Why Goal Setting Is Important To Succeed?
Goal setting is very important for everything like Exam, Interviews, work, and also in Life success. Here is 5 Reasons Why Goal Setting Is Important To Succeed in Life, in Business and Work. (1) Take control of your life and business. (2) Goals tell you what you really want, (3) Goals allow measuring progress And (4) Goals motivate you. (5) Goals create laser focus.
5 Steps To Goal Setting Success
- Goal setting is the true secret to success in any area of life.
- But although setting a goal may seem simple, achieving it is usually another question altogether.
Why is that?
- Because you will never achieve your goals unless you:
- (1) know exactly what you want,
- (2) are passionate about your goal, and
- (3) have a solid, realistic plan of action.
- This is what marks the difference between nebulous dreams and wishes and truly achievable goals!
- Many obstacles and challenges will fly right in your face when you're going after a goal.
Here are 5 time-tested methods that will help get the success you deserve.
1. Know exactly what your Goal is!
- Your first job is to discover exactly what your goal is.
What will achieving that goal really look like?
- Be as specific as possible about exactly what your desired end result is.
- Your success will be a measure of your clarity since an achievable goal plan cannot be created around a nebulous "dream."
- If your goal is to create a more successful business, what will that look like?
- Are you thinking in terms of simply hiring someone else to give you more free time?
Are you looking for a very specific monthly profit?
- Or can your goal be best expressed in terms of a certain lifestyle?
- Regardless of what you want, the best way to get it is to first clarify exactly what you want in as much detail as possible.
- This can be hard work. But without a clear mental picture, you'll never have the focus required to achieve your goal.
5 Reasons Why Goal Setting Is Important To Succeed?
2. Be willing to pay the "entry fee"
- Success takes dedicated planning and effort.
- In a way it's like building a house. In the beginning all you have is a rough concept.
- Then you develop a complete set of plans and you immediately move closer to success.
- The same is true of creating a better lifestyle, or a more successful business.
- But there's always an *entry fee* to be paid for success.
The entry fee?
- Creating more success in your business may mean less recreational time.
- Writing your own book may require less TV.
- Being closer to your children may require adjusting your work or social activities.
- It's the "full glass" deal.
- If your life (your time) is already full to the top, there's no room for something new.
- The entry fee is carving out the time to create that something new.
3. Focus on your Goal every day
- I'm sure you probably want to achieve your goal as fast as possible.
- That's why clear mental focus is so very important.
- Consistent daily focus is absolutely necessary to "burn in" the new neural pathways you need to create your new goal.
- Without daily focus, the old mental habits that have kept you from your goal will continue to take over.
- This happens automatically since these old habits replay 24/7 deep in your subconscious mind.
- The only way to override subconscious anti-success messages is to consciously focus on what you DO want and build new neural networks!
- That's why success is an every-day event.
Re-commit to your goal every day.
- Don't let your goal take a back seat to the daily tasks and distractions that will try to take over.
- Life WILL try to get in your way.
- Just get, and stay, on course every day.
- Focus on your goal, and on success!
4. Get passionate
- One of the most powerful tools in your "success tool box" is having real passion for your goal.
Why passion?
- Because intense passionate desire for your goal will help you burn in those new neural pathways even faster.
- Many, many scientific studies have shown that intense emotion (passion) is a key success tool.
- PLUS (and this is really a *big* plus), intense passion will also help you rapidly override any inappropriate old "failure messages" stored in your subconscious mind.
5. Take consistent action
- In many ways, actually taking action can be the most difficult step.
- Successful goal achievement is built by taking one small action after another.
The word is ACTION!
- If you commit to take at least one small action each day, your actions WILL add up and make a difference.
- So avoid sitting back waiting for that big second when everything will magically "just happen."
- You CAN create whatever you want in life.
- The secret is to determine exactly what you want, then pursue it passionately.
- But remember in the end, only action counts!
- You can't just dream about it!
- You have to DO IT!
What is "Success"? 72 'Formula for Success' In Life
How to Set Goals and Achieve Them
The 4 Steps to Building a Passionate Performance-Based Culture


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Department of Health and Human Services
Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
Components of Participating Organizations
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney
Diseases (NIDDK), (http://www2.niddk.nih.gov)
Title:Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science in Diabetes,
Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases (R24)
Announcement Type
This is a reissue of PAR-07-188.
Update: The following update relating to this announcement has been issued:
Looking ahead: As part of the Department of Health and Human Services' implementation of e-Government the NIH will gradually transition each research grant mechanism to electronic submission through Grants.gov and the use of the SF 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms. For more information and an initial timeline, seehttp://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-035.html. NIH will announce each grant mechanism change in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html).
Program Announcement (PA) Number: PAR-08-182
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number(s)
Key Dates
Date: June 19, 2008
Letters of Intent Receipt Date(s): February
24, 2009, February 24, 2010, February 24, 2011 (changed to October 4, 2010 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Application Receipt Date(s): March
24, 2009, March 24, 2010, March 24, 2011 ( changed to November 3, 2010 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Review Date(s): June/July 2009,
June/July 2010, June/July 2011 (changed to February/March 2011 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Council Review Date(s): October 2009, October 2010, October
2011 (changed to May 2011 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Earliest Anticipated Start Date: September 30, 2009, September 30,
2010, September 30, 2011
Additional Information To Be
Available Date (Url Activation Date): Not applicable
Expiration Date: March 25, 2011
(changed to November 4, 2010 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Due Dates for E.O. 12372
Not Applicable
Additional Overview
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Part I
Overview Information
Part II Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity
1. Research Objectives
Section II. Award Information
1. Mechanism of Support
2. Funds Available
Section III. Eligibility
1. Eligible Applicants
A. Eligible Institutions
B. Eligible Individuals
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
3. Other - Special Eligibility Criteria
Section IV. Application and Submission
1. Address to Request Application Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
3. Submission Dates and Times
A. Receipt and Review and
Anticipated Start Dates
1. Letter of
B. Sending an Application to
the NIH
C. Application Processing
4. Intergovernmental Review
5. Funding Restrictions
6. Other Submission Requirements and Information
Section V. Application Review
1. Criteria
2. Review and Selection Process
A. Additional Review Criteria
B. Additional Review
C. Resource Sharing Plan(s)
Anticipated Announcement and Award Dates
Section VI. Award Administration
1. Award Notices
2. Administrative and National Policy Requirements
3. Reporting
Section VII. Agency Contact(s)
1. Scientific/Research Contact(s)
2. Peer Review Contact(s)
3. Financial/ Grants Management Contact(s)
Section VIII. Other Information
- Required Federal Citations
Part II
- Full Text of Announcement
Section I. Funding Opportunity Description
Research Objectives
The complexity of biomedical science often requires the input and expertise of multiple collaborating investigators working as an investigative team. Currently support for collaborative research may take the form of a large R01 with a Principal Investigator (PI) and one or more key personnel and/or collaborators; a multi-PI R01 where credit and responsibility for a project are shared; a Program Project grant (P01) with 3 or more individual and independent projects, with cores, centered on a common theme; or a Center supporting a focused set of activities. While the R01, P01 and Centers mechanisms can foster certain kinds of collaborations, their structures cannot always readily accommodate interdisciplinary team science that synergizes around a single set of unified aims and goals. In recognition of the need to provide a flexible mechanism to support interdisciplinary team science, the current initiative will support a Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research Program designed to provide flexible support for research teams focused on innovative approaches to a single large problem relevant to diabetes, endocrinology, metabolic diseases, and/or diabetic cardiomyopathy. Collaborative interdisciplinary teams could support basic, or integrated basic and clinical studies that have a potential to move forward the NIH agenda on translation.
The Collaborative Interdisciplinary Research program is designed to support -
Interested investigators are strongly encouraged to look at the scientific areas of interest to the Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases within NIDDK http://www2.niddk.nih.gov/Research/ScientificAreas/default.htm
Investigators who are considering applying and whose research is on diabetic cardiomyopathy should contact NHLBI Program Staff.
Teams that are at a formative stage should seek funding through the companion FOA (PAR-08-181) Seeding Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases.
See Section VIII, Other Information - Required Federal Citations, for policies related to this announcement.
1. Mechanism of Support
funding opportunity announcement (FOA) will use the Research
Resource (R24) award mechanism. The applicant will be solely responsible for planning,
directing, and executing the proposed project.
This FOA uses Just-in-Time information concepts.It also uses non-modular budget formats described in the PHS 398 application instructions (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html).
2. Funds Available
It is expected that the costs associated with a
team science approach will exceed $500,000 per year (direct costs) for each of
up to five years. The policy regarding prior approval for budget requests of
$500,000 or more will apply (See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-004.html).
It is anticipated that 1-3 projects will be funded per
year, but because the nature and scope of the proposed research will vary from
application to application, it is anticipated that the size and duration of
each award will also vary. Although the financial plans of the IC(s) provide
support for this program, awards pursuant to this funding opportunity are
contingent upon the availability of funds.
and administrative costs requested by consortium participants are not included
in the direct cost limitation, see NOT-OD-05-004.
NIH grants policies as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement will apply to the applications submitted and awards made in response to this FOA.
Section III. Eligibility Information
1. Eligible Applicants
Eligible Institutions
The following
organizations/institutions are eligible to apply:
1.B. Eligible Individuals
Any individual with the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research is invited to work with his/her institution to develop an application for support. Individuals from underrepresented racial and ethnic groups as well as individuals with disabilities are always encouraged to apply for NIH support.
More than one PD/PI, or multiple PDs/PIs, may be designated on the application for projects that require a team science approach and therefore clearly do not fit the single-PD/PI model.Additional information on the implementation plans, policies and procedures to formally allow more than one PD/PI on individual research projects is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi. All PDs/PIs must be registered in the NIH eRA Commons prior to the submission of the application (see http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm for instructions).
The decision of whether to apply for a grant with a single PD/PI or multiple PDs/PIs is the responsibility of the investigators and applicant organizations and should be determined by the scientific goals of the project. Applications for grants with multiple PDs/PIs will require additional information, as outlined in the instructions below. When considering multiple PDs/PIs, please be aware that the structure and governance of the PD/PI leadership team as well as the knowledge, skills and experience of the individual PDs/PIs will be factored into the assessment of the overall scientific merit of the application. Multiple PDs/PIs on a project share the authority and responsibility for leading and directing the project, intellectually and logistically.Each PD/PI is responsible and accountable to the grantee organization, or, as appropriate, to a collaborating organization, for the proper conduct of the project or program, including the submission of required reports. For further information on multiple PDs/PIs, please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi.
This FOA is intended to support a collaborative team consisting of two or more independent investigators drawn from different disciplines where individual team members each possess a strong publication record and other research support.
The PDs/PIs can submit only one application.
2. Cost Sharing or Matching
This program does not
require cost sharing as defined in the current NIH
Grants Policy Statement.
3. Other-Special Eligibility Criteria
Resubmission applications will be accepted but such application must include an Introduction addressing the previous peer review critique (Summary Statement).
Applicants may submit competing renewal applications for up to a total of 10 years of support.
Applicant institutions may submit more than one application.
Individual PDs/PIs may submit one application.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
1. Address to Request Application
The PHS 398 application
instructions are available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html in an interactive format. Applicants must use the currently approved version of
the PHS 398. For further assistance contact GrantsInfo, Telephone (301)
710-0267, Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Telecommunications for
the hearing impaired: TTY 301-451-5936.
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
Applications must be
prepared using the most current PHS 398 research grant application instructions
and forms. Applications must have a D&B Data Universal Numbering System
(DUNS) number as the universal identifier when applying for Federal grants or
cooperative agreements. The D&B number can be obtained by calling (866)
705-5711 or through the web site at http://www.dnb.com/us/. The
D&B number should be entered on line 11 of the face page of the PHS 398
The title and number of
this funding opportunity must be typed in item (box) 2 only of the face page of
the application form and the YES box must be checked.
Organizations [Non-domestic (non-U.S.) Entity]
policies concerning grants to foreign (non-U.S.) organizations can be found in
the NIH Grants Policy Statement at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part12.htm#_Toc54600260.
Applications from foreign organizations must:
In addition, for applications from foreign organizations:
Proposed research should provide special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that are not readily available in the United States or that augment existing U.S. resources.
Applications with Multiple PDs/PIs
When multiple PD/PIs are proposed, use the Face Page-Continued page to provide items 3a 3h for all PD/PIs. NIH requires one PD/PI be designated as the contact PD/PI for all communications between the PD/PIs and the agency. The contact PD/PI must meet all eligibility requirements for PD/PI status in the same way as other PD/PIs, but has no special roles or responsibilities within the project team beyond those mentioned above. The contact PD/PI may be changed during the project period. The contact PD/PI should be listed in block 3 of Form Page 1 (the Face Page), with all additional PD/PIs listed on Form Page 1-Continued. When inserting the name of the PD/PI in the header of each application page, use the name of the Contact PD/PI, et. al. The contact PD/PI must be from the applicant organization if PD/PIs are from more than one institution.
All individuals designated as PD/PI must be registered in the eRA Commons and must be assigned the PD/PI role in that system (other roles will not give the PD/PI the appropriate access to the application records). Each PD/PI must include their respective eRA Commons ID in the eRA Commons User Name field.
All projects proposing Multiple PDs/PIs will be required to include a new section describing the leadership plan approach for the proposed project.
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan: For applications designating multiple PDs/PIs, a new section of the research plan, entitled Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan must be included. A rationale for choosing a multiple PD/PI approach should be described. The governance and organizational structure of the leadership team and the research project should be described, and should include communication plans, process for making decisions on scientific direction, and procedures for resolving conflicts.The roles and administrative, technical, and scientific responsibilities for the project or program should be delineated for the PDs/PIs and other collaborators.
If budget allocation is planned, the distribution of resources to specific components of the project or the individual PDs/PIs should be delineated in the Leadership Plan. In the event of an award, the requested allocations may be reflected in a footnote on the Notice of Award.
Additional information is available in the PHS 398 grant application instructions.
3. Submission Dates and Times
See Section IV.3.A. for
3.A. Receipt,
Review and Anticipated Start Dates
Letter of Intent Receipt Date(s): February 24, 2009, February 24, 2010, February 24, 2011
Application Receipt Date(s): March 24, 2009, March 24, 2010, March 24, 2011 ( changed to November 3, 2010 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Peer Review
Date(s): June/July 2009, June/July 2010,
June/July 2011 (changed to February/March 2011 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Council Review
Date(s): October
2009, October 2010, October 2011 (changed to May 2011 per NOT-DK-09-017)
Anticipated Start Date(s): September 30, 2009,
September 30, 2010, September 30, 2011
3.A.1. Letter of Intent
Prospective applicants
are asked to submit a letter of intent that includes the following information:
a letter of intent is not required, is not binding, and does not enter into the
review of a subsequent application, the information that it contains allows IC
staff to estimate the potential review workload and plan the review.
The letter of intent is to be sent by the date listed
in Section IV.3.A.
Ronald Margolis, Ph.D.
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Room 693
Bethesda, MD 20892-5460
Telephone: (301) 594-8819
Email: email@example.com
3.B. Sending an
Application to the NIH
must be prepared using the research grant application forms found in the PHS
398 instructions for preparing a research grant application. Submit a signed,
typewritten original of the application, including the checklist, and three
signed photocopies in one package to:
Center for
Scientific Review
National Institutes of Health
6701 Rockledge Drive, Room 1040, MSC 7710
Bethesda, MD 20892-7710 (U.S. Postal Service Express
or regular mail)
Bethesda, MD 20817 (for express/courier service;
non-USPS service)
Personal deliveries of applications are no longer permitted (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-040.html).
At the time of
submission, two additional copies of the application and all copies of the
appendix materials must be sent to:
Calvo, Ph.D.
Chief, Review Branch
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard,
Room 752
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 594-8897
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Applications must be received on or before the application
receipt/ date(s) described above (Section IV.3.A.). If
an application is received after that date, it will be
returned to the applicant without review.
Upon receipt
applications will be evaluated for completeness by CSR. Incomplete applications
will not be reviewed.
The NIH will not
accept any application in response to this funding opportunity that is
essentially the same as one currently pending initial merit review unless the
applicant withdraws the pending application. The NIH will not accept any
application that is essentially the same as one already reviewed. However, the
NIH will accept a resubmission application, but such application must include
an Introduction addressing the critique from the previous review.
Information on the status of an application should be checked by the Principal Investigator in the eRA Commons at: https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/.
4. Intergovernmental Review
This initiative is not
subject to intergovernmental
5. Funding Restrictions
All NIH awards
are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other considerations
described in the NIH Grants
Policy Statement.
Pre-award costs
are allowable. A grantee may, at its own risk and without NIH prior approval,
incur obligations and expenditures to cover costs up to 90 days before the
beginning date of the initial budget period of a new or competing
renewal award
if such costs: 1) are necessary to conduct the project, and 2) would be
allowable under the grant, if awarded, without NIH prior approval. If specific
expenditures would otherwise require prior approval, the grantee must obtain
NIH approval before incurring the cost. NIH prior approval is required for any
costs to be incurred more than 90 days before the beginning date of the initial
budget period of a new or competing renewal award.
The incurrence of pre-award costs in anticipation of a
competing or non-competing award imposes no obligation on NIH either to make
the award or to increase the amount of the approved budget if an award is made
for less than the amount anticipated and is inadequate to cover the pre-award
costs incurred. NIH expects the grantee to be fully aware that pre-award costs
result in borrowing against future support and that such borrowing must not
impair the grantee's ability to accomplish the project objectives in the
approved time frame or in any way adversely affect the conduct of the project
(see NIH Grants Policy Statement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part6.htm.)
Collaborative Interdisciplinary Team Science award is not intended to support
the purchase of large pieces of equipment.
6. Other Submission
Requirements and Information
Research Strategy Page Limitations
The PHS 398 forms must be used when submitting an application in response to this FOA. Page limitations are 12 pages for the Research Strategy.
Instructions for Applications Requesting $500,000 (direct costs) or More per
Applicants requesting
$500,000 or more in direct costs for any year (excluding consortium F&A
costs) must carry out the following steps:
1) Contact the
IC program staff at least 6 weeks or earlier before submitting the application,
i.e., as plans are being developed for the study;
2) Obtain agreement
from the IC staff that the IC will accept the application for consideration for
award; and,
3) Include a cover letter with the application that
identifies the staff member and IC who agreed to accept assignment of the
Appendix Materials
All paper PHS 398 applications must provide appendix material on CDs only. Include five identical CDs in the same package with the application. (See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-031.html.)
Do not use the Appendix to circumvent the page limitations. An application that does not observe the required page limitations may be delayed in the review process
Resource Sharing Plan(s)
NIH considers the sharing of unique research resources developed through NIH-sponsored research an important means to enhance the value of, and advance, research. When resources have been developed with NIH funds and the associated research findings published or provided to NIH, it is important that they be made readily available for research purposes to qualified individuals within the scientific community. If the final data/resources are not amenable to sharing, this must be explained in Resource Sharing section of the application. See http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_faqs.htm.
(a) Data Sharing Plan: Investigators seeking $500,000 or more in direct costs in any year are expected to include a brief 1-paragraph description of how final research data will be shared, or explain why data-sharing is not possible. Applicants are encouraged to discuss data-sharing plans with their NIH program contact. See Data-Sharing Policy or http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-032.html.
(b) Sharing Model Organisms: Regardless of the amount requested, all applications where the development of model organisms is anticipated are expected to include a description of a specific plan for sharing and distributing unique model organisms and related resources, or state appropriate reasons why such sharing is restricted or not possible. See Sharing Model Organisms Policy, and NIH Guide NOT-OD-04-042.
(c) Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS): Regardless of the amount requested, applicants seeking funding for a genome-wide association study are expected to provide a plan for submission of GWAS data to the NIH-designated GWAS data repository, or provide an appropriate explanation why submission to the repository is not possible. A genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic variation across the entire genome that is designed to identify genetic associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight) or the presence or absence of a disease or condition. For further information see Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies, NIH Guide NOT-OD-07-088, and http://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/.
Specific Instructions for Foreign Applications
All foreign applicants must complete and submit budget requests using the Research & Related Budget component found in the application package for this FOA. See NOT-OD-06-096, August 23, 2006.
Section V. Application Review Information
Criteria (Update: Enhanced review criteria have been issued for the evaluation of research applications received for potential FY2010 funding and thereafter - see NOT-OD-09-025).
Only the review criteria
described below will be considered in the review process.
2. Review and Selection Process
Applications that are complete will be evaluated for scientific and technical merit by an appropriate peer review group convened by NIDDK and in accordance with NIH peer review procedures (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/peer/), using the review criteria stated below.
As part of the scientific peer review, all applications will:
Applications submitted in response to this funding opportunity will compete for available funds with all other recommended applications submitted in response to this FOA. The following will be considered in making funding decisions:
The goals of NIH supported research are to advance our understanding of biological systems, to improve the control of disease, and to enhance health. In their written critiques reviewers will be asked to comment on each of the following criteria in order to judge the likelihood that the proposed research will have a substantial impact on the pursuit of these goals. Each of these criteria will be addressed and considered in assigning the overall score, and weighted as appropriate for each application. Note that an application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact and thus deserve a meritorious impact/priority score. For example, an investigator may propose to carry out important work that by its nature is not innovative but is essential to move a field forward.
Overall Impact. Reviewers will provide an overall impact/priority score to reflect their assessment of the likelihood for the project to exert a sustained, powerful influence on the research field(s) involved, in consideration of the following five core review criteria, and additional review criteria (as applicable for the project proposed).
Core Review Criteria. Reviewers will consider each of the five review criteria below in the determination of scientific and technical merit, and give a separate score for each. An application does not need to be strong in all categories to be judged likely to have major scientific impact. For example, a project that by its nature is not innovative may be essential to advance a field.
Significance: Does the project address an important problem or a critical barrier to progress in the field? If the aims of the project are achieved, how will scientific knowledge, technical capability, and/or clinical practice be improved? How will successful completion of the aims change the concepts, methods, technologies, treatments, services, or preventative interventions that drive this field?
Investigator(s): Are the PD/PIs, collaborators, and other researchers well suited to the project? If Early Stage Investigators or New Investigators, do they have appropriate experience and training? If established, have they demonstrated an ongoing record of accomplishments that have advanced their field(s)? If the project is collaborative or multi-PD/PI, do the investigators have complementary and integrated expertise; are their leadership approach, governance and organizational structure appropriate for the project?
Innovation: Does the application challenge and seek to shift current research or clinical practice paradigms by utilizing novel theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions? Are the concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions novel to one field of research or novel in a broad sense? Is a refinement, improvement, or new application of theoretical concepts, approaches or methodologies, instrumentation, or interventions proposed?
Approach: Are the overall strategy, methodology, and analyses well-reasoned and appropriate to accomplish the specific aims of the project? Are potential problems, alternative strategies, and benchmarks for success presented? If the project is in the early stages of development, will the strategy establish feasibility and will particularly risky aspects be managed?
If the project involves clinical research, are the plans for 1) Protections for Human Subjects, and 2) inclusion of minorities and members of both sexes/genders, as well as the inclusion of children, justified in terms of the scientific goals and research strategy proposed?
For applications designating multiple PDs/PIs, is the leadership approach,
including the designated roles and responsibilities, governance, and
organizational structure, consistent with and justified by the aims of the
project and the expertise of each of the PDs/PIs?
Environment: Will the scientific environment in which the work will be done contribute to the probability of success? Are the institutional support, equipment and other physical resources available to the investigators adequate for the project proposed? Will the project benefit from unique features of the scientific environment, subject populations, or collaborative arrangements?
In addition to the above review criteria, the following criteria will be addressed and considered in the determination of scientific merit
Additional Review Criteria
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will consider the following additional items in the determination of scientific and technical merit, but will not give separate scores for these items.
Protections for Human Subjects. For research that involves human subjects but does not involve one of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate the justification for involvement of human subjects and the proposed protections from research risk relating to their participation according to the following five review criteria: 1) risk to subjects, 2) adequacy of protection against risks, 3) potential benefits to the subjects and others, 4) importance of the knowledge to be gained, and 5) data and safety monitoring for clinical trials.
For research that involves human subjects and meets the criteria for one or more of the six categories of research that are exempt under 45 CFR Part 46, the committee will evaluate: 1) the justification for the exemption, 2) human subjects involvement and characteristics, and 3) sources of materials.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children. When the proposed project involves clinical research, the committee will evaluate the proposed plans for inclusion of minorities and members of both genders, as well as the inclusion of children.
Vertebrate Animals. The committee will evaluate the involvement of live vertebrate animals as part of the scientific assessment according to the following five points: 1) proposed use of the animals, and species, strains, ages, sex, and numbers to be used; 2) justifications for the use of animals and for the appropriateness of the species and numbers proposed; 3) adequacy of veterinary care; 4) procedures for limiting discomfort, distress, pain and injury to that which is unavoidable in the conduct of scientifically sound research including the use of analgesic, anesthetic, and tranquilizing drugs and/or comfortable restraining devices; and 5) methods of euthanasia and reason for selection if not consistent with the AVMA Guidelines on Euthanasia.
Resubmission Applications. When reviewing a Resubmission application (formerly called an amended application), the committee will evaluate the application as now presented, taking into consideration the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group and changes made to the project.
Renewal Applications. When reviewing a Renewal application (formerly called a competing continuation application), the committee will consider the progress made in the last funding period.
Revision Applications. When reviewing a Revision application (formerly called a competing supplement application), the committee will consider the appropriateness of the proposed expansion of the scope of the project. If the Revision application relates to a specific line of investigation presented in the original application that was not recommended for approval by the committee, then the committee will consider whether the responses to comments from the previous scientific review group are adequate and whether substantial changes are clearly evident.
Biohazards. Reviewers will assess whether materials or procedures proposed are potentially hazardous to research personnel and/or the environment, and if needed, determine whether adequate protection is proposed.
Additional Review Considerations
As applicable for the project proposed, reviewers will address each of the following items, but will not give scores for these items and should not consider them in providing an overall impact score.
Budget and Period Support. Reviewers will consider whether the budget and the requested period of support are fully justified and reasonable in relation to the proposed research.
Select Agents Research. Reviewers will assess the information provided in this section of the application, including 1) the Select Agent(s) to be used in the proposed research, 2) the registration status of all entities where Select Agent(s) will be used, 3) the procedures that will be used to monitor possession use and transfer of Select Agent(s), and 4) plans for appropriate biosafety, biocontainment, and security of the Select Agent(s).
Applications from Foreign Organizations. Reviewers will assess whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions that exist in other countries and either are not readily available in the United States or augment existing U.S. resources.
Resource Sharing Plans. Reviewers will comment on whether the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources, are reasonable: 1) Data Sharing Plan (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing/data_sharing_guidance.htm); 2) Sharing Model Organisms (
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-042.html); and 3) Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-07-088.html).Applications from Foreign Organizations: Whether the project presents special opportunities for furthering research programs through the use of unusual talent, resources, populations, or environmental conditions in other countries that are not readily available in the United States or that augment existing U.S. resources will be assessed.
2.C. Resource Sharing Plan(s)
When relevant, reviewers will be instructed to comment on the reasonableness of the following Resource Sharing Plans, or the rationale for not sharing the following types of resources. However, reviewers will not factor the proposed resource sharing plan(s) into the determination of scientific merit or impact/priority score, unless noted otherwise in the FOA. Program staff within the IC will be responsible for monitoring the resource sharing.
3. Anticipated Announcement and Award
VI. Award Administration Information
1. Award Notices
After the peer review
of the application is completed, the PD/PI will be able to access his or her
Summary Statement (written critique) via the eRA Commons.
If the application is under consideration for funding,
NIH will request "just-in-time" information from the applicant. For
details, applicants may refer to the NIH
Grants Policy Statement Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards,
Subpart A: General.
Selection of an application for award is not an authorization to begin performance. Any costs incurred before receipt of the NoA are at the recipient's risk. These costs may be reimbursed only to the extent considered allowable pre-award costs. See Also Section IV.5. Funding Restrictions.
A formal notification in the form of a NoA will be provided to the applicant organization. The NOA signed by the grants management officer is the authorizing document. Once all administrative and programmatic issues have been resolved, the NoA will be generated via email notification from the awarding component to the grantee business official (designated in item 12 on the Application Face Page). If a grantee is not email enabled, a hard copy of the NoA will be mailed to the business official.
2. Administrative and
National Policy Requirements
All NIH grant
and cooperative agreement awards include the NIH Grants Policy Statement as
part of the NoA. For these terms of award, see the NIH Grants Policy Statement
Part II: Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart A: General (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_Part4.htm)
and Part II Terms and Conditions of NIH Grant Awards, Subpart B: Terms and
Conditions for Specific Types of Grants, Grantees, and Activities (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/NIHGPS_part9.htm).
3. Reporting
When multiple
years are involved, awardees will be required to submit the Non-Competing
Continuation Grant Progress Report (PHS 2590) annually and financial
statements as required in the NIH Grants
Policy Statement.
A final
progress report, invention statement, and Financial Status Report are required
when an award is relinquished when a recipient changes institutions or when an
award is terminated.
VII. Agency Contacts
encourage your inquiries concerning this funding opportunity and welcome the
opportunity to answer questions from potential applicants. Inquiries may fall
into three areas: scientific/research, peer review, and financial or grants
management issues:
1. Scientific/Research Contacts:
Ronald Margolis, Ph.D.
Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Metabolic Diseases
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Room 693
Bethesda, MD 20892-5460
Telephone: (301) 594-8819
Email: email@example.com
Isabella Liang, Ph.D.
Heart Failure and Arrhythmias Branch
Division of Cardiovascular Diseases
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Rockledge II, Room 8178, MNSC 7956
6701 Rockledge Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892-7956
Telephone: (301) 435-0523
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
2. Peer Review Contacts:
Calvo, Ph.D.
Chief, Review Branch
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Room 752
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 594-8897
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
3. Financial or Grants Management Contacts:
Kay Rosenberg
Grants Management Branch
National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard,
Room 745
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 594-8891
Email: email@example.com
VIII. Other Information
Federal Citations
Vertebrate Animals:
Recipients of PHS support for activities involving
live, vertebrate animals must comply with PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of
Laboratory Animals (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/PHSPolicyLabAnimals.pdf)
as mandated by the Health Research Extension Act of 1985 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/references/hrea1985.htm),
and the USDA Animal Welfare Regulations (http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/legislat/usdaleg1.htm)
as applicable.
Human Subjects Protection:
Federal regulations (45CFR46) require that
applications and proposals involving human subjects must be evaluated with
reference to the risks to the subjects, the adequacy of protection against
these risks, the potential benefits of the research to the subjects and others,
and the importance of the knowledge gained or to be gained (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm).
Data and Safety Monitoring Plan:
Data and safety monitoring is required for all types
of clinical trials, including physiologic toxicity and dose-finding studies
(phase I); efficacy studies (Phase II); efficacy, effectiveness and comparative
trials (Phase III). Monitoring should be commensurate with risk. The
establishment of data and safety monitoring boards (DSMBs) is required for
multi-site clinical trials involving interventions that entail potential risks
to the participants (NIH Policy for Data and Safety Monitoring, NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not98-084.html).
Sharing Research Data:
Investigators submitting an NIH application seeking
$500,000 or more in direct costs in any single year are expected to include a
plan for data sharing or state why this is not possible (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/data_sharing).
Investigators should seek guidance from their
institutions, on issues related to institutional policies and
local IRB rules, as well as local, State and Federal laws and regulations,
including the Privacy Rule. Reviewers will consider the data sharing plan
but will not factor the plan into the determination of the scientific merit or
the impact/priority score.
Policy for Genome-Wide
Association Studies (GWAS):
NIH is interested in advancing genome-wide association
studies (GWAS) to identify common genetic factors that influence health and
disease through a centralized GWAS data repository. For the purposes of this
policy, a genome-wide association study is defined as any study of genetic
variation across the entire human genome that is designed to identify genetic
associations with observable traits (such as blood pressure or weight), or the
presence or absence of a disease or condition. All applications, regardless of
the amount requested, proposing a genome-wide association study are expected to
provide a plan for submission of GWAS data to the NIH-designated GWAS data
repository, or provide an appropriate explanation why submission to the
repository is not possible. Data repository management (submission and access)
is governed by the Policy for Sharing of Data Obtained in NIH Supported or
Conducted Genome-Wide Association Studies, NIH Guide NOT-OD-07-088.
For additional information, see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/gwas/.
Sharing of Model Organisms:
NIH is committed to support efforts that encourage
sharing of important research resources including the sharing of model
organisms for biomedical research (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/model_organism/index.htm).
At the same time the NIH recognizes the rights of grantees and contractors to
elect and retain title to subject inventions developed with Federal funding
pursuant to the Bayh Dole Act (see the NIH Grants Policy Statement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/index.htm).
All investigators submitting an NIH application or contract proposal, beginning
with the October 1, 2004 receipt date, are expected to include in the
application/proposal a description of a specific plan for sharing and
distributing unique model organism research resources generated using NIH
funding or state why such sharing is restricted or not possible. This will
permit other researchers to benefit from the resources developed with public
funding. The inclusion of a model organism sharing plan is not subject to a
cost threshold in any year and is expected to be included in all applications
where the development of model organisms is anticipated.
Access to Research Data through the Freedom of
Information Act:
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular
A-110 has been revised to provide access to research data through the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA) under some circumstances. Data that are (1) first
produced in a project that is supported in whole or in part with Federal funds
and (2) cited publicly and officially by a Federal agency in support of an
action that has the force and effect of law (i.e., a regulation) may be
accessed through FOIA. It is important for applicants to understand the basic
scope of this amendment. NIH has provided guidance at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/a110/a110_guidance_dec1999.htm.
Applicants may wish to place data collected under this funding opportunity in a
public archive, which can provide protections for the data and manage the
distribution for an indefinite period of time. If so, the application should
include a description of the archiving plan in the study design and include
information about this in the budget justification section of the application.
In addition, applicants should think about how to structure informed consent
statements and other human subjects procedures given the potential for wider
use of data collected under this award.
Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Children:
It is the policy of the NIH that women and members of
minority groups and their sub-populations must be included in all NIH-supported
clinical research projects unless a clear and compelling justification is
provided indicating that inclusion is inappropriate with respect to the health
of the subjects or the purpose of the research. This policy results from the
NIH Revitalization Act of 1993 (Section 492B of Public Law 103-43). All
investigators proposing clinical research should read the "NIH Guidelines for Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-001.html);
a complete copy of the updated Guidelines is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/women_min/guidelines_amended_10_2001.htm.
The amended policy incorporates: the use of an NIH definition of clinical
research; updated racial and ethnic categories in compliance with the new OMB
standards; clarification of language governing NIH-defined Phase III clinical
trials consistent with the new PHS Form 398; and updated roles and
responsibilities of NIH staff and the extramural community. The policy
continues to require for all NIH-defined Phase III clinical trials that: a) all
applications or proposals and/or protocols must provide a description of plans
to conduct analyses, as appropriate, to address differences by sex/gender
and/or racial/ethnic groups, including subgroups if applicable; and b)
investigators must report annual accrual and progress in conducting analyses,
as appropriate, by sex/gender and/or racial/ethnic group differences.
Inclusion of Children as Participants in Clinical
The NIH maintains a policy that children (i.e.,
individuals under the age of 21) must be included in all clinical research,
conducted or supported by the NIH, unless there are scientific and ethical
reasons not to include them. All investigators proposing research involving
human subjects should read the "NIH Policy and Guidelines" on the
inclusion of children as participants in research involving human subjects (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/children/children.htm).
Required Education on the Protection of Human Subject
NIH policy requires education on the protection of
human subject participants for all investigators submitting NIH applications
for research involving human subjects and individuals designated as key
personnel. The policy is available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-00-039.html.
Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC):
Criteria for federal funding of research on hESCs can
be found at http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp and at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-116.html.
Only research using hESC lines that are registered in the NIH Human Embryonic
Stem Cell Registry will be eligible for Federal funding (http://escr.nih.gov/). It is the responsibility
of the applicant to provide in the project description and elsewhere in the
application as appropriate, the official NIH identifier(s) for the hESC line(s)
to be used in the proposed research.
Public Access Policy Requirement:
In accordance with the NIH Public Access Policy (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-033.html),
investigators must submit or have submitted for them their final, peer-reviewed
manuscripts that arise from NIH funds and are accepted for publication as of
April 7, 2008 to PubMed Central (http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/), to be made publicly
available no later than 12 months after publication. As of May 27, 2008,
investigators must include the PubMed Central reference number when citing an
article in NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports that fall under
the policy, and was authored or co-authored by the investigator or arose from
the investigators NIH award. For more information, see the Public Access
webpage at http://publicaccess.nih.gov/.
Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable
Health Information:
The Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) issued final modification to the
"Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health
Information", the "Privacy Rule", on August 14, 2002. The
Privacy Rule is a federal regulation under the Health Insurance Portability and
Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 that governs the protection of individually
identifiable health information, and is administered and enforced by the DHHS
Office for Civil Rights (OCR).
Decisions about
applicability and implementation of the Privacy Rule reside with the researcher
and his/her institution. The OCR website (http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/)
provides information on the Privacy Rule, including a complete Regulation Text
and a set of decision tools on "Am I a covered entity?" Information
on the impact of the HIPAA Privacy Rule on NIH processes involving the review,
funding, and progress monitoring of grants, cooperative agreements, and
research contracts can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-025.html
URLs in NIH Grant
Applications or Appendices:
All applications and proposals for NIH funding must be self-contained within
specified page limitations. For publications listed in the appendix and/or
Progress report, internet addresses (URLs) must be used for publicly accessible on-line journal articles. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, Internet addresses (URLs) should not be used to provide
any other information necessary for the review because reviewers are
under no obligation to view the Internet sites. Furthermore, we caution
reviewers that their anonymity may be compromised when they directly access an
Internet site.
Healthy People 2010:
The Public
Health Service (PHS) is committed to achieving the health promotion and disease
prevention objectives of "Healthy People 2010," a PHS-led national
activity for setting priority areas. This FOA is related to one or more of the
priority areas. Potential applicants may obtain a copy of "Healthy People
2010" at http://www.health.gov/healthypeople.
Authority and Regulations:
This program is described in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance at http://www.cfda.gov/ and is not
subject to the intergovernmental review requirements of Executive Order 12372
or Health Systems Agency review. Awards are made under the authorization of
Sections 301 and 405 of the Public Health Service Act as amended (42 USC 241
and 284) and under Federal Regulations 42 CFR 52 and 45 CFR Parts 74 and 92.
All awards are subject to the terms and conditions, cost principles, and other
considerations described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. The NIH Grants Policy
Statement can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm.
The PHS strongly encourages all grant recipients to
provide a smoke-free workplace and discourage the use of all tobacco products.
In addition, Public Law 103-227, the Pro-Children Act of 1994, prohibits
smoking in certain facilities (or in some cases, any portion of a facility) in
which regular or routine education, library, day care, health care, or early
childhood development services are provided to children. This is consistent
with the PHS mission to protect and advance the physical and mental health of
the American people.
Loan Repayment Programs:
NIH encourages
applications for educational loan repayment from qualified health professionals
who have made a commitment to pursue a research career involving clinical,
pediatric, contraception, infertility, and health disparities related areas.
The LRP is an important component of NIH's efforts to recruit and retain the
next generation of researchers by providing the means for developing a research
career unfettered by the burden of student loan debt. Note that an NIH grant is
not required for eligibility and concurrent career award and LRP applications
are encouraged. The periods of career award and LRP award may overlap providing
the LRP recipient with the required commitment of time and effort, as LRP
awardees must commit at least 50% of their time (at least 20 hours per week
based on a 40 hour week) for two years to the research. For further
information, please see: http://www.lrp.nih.gov/.
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Schools may close early for Christmas - these are the current plans across the four nations
With rules on socialisation set to be relaxed over Christmas, there is some discussion of schools being closed early.
Parents, teachers and unions are concerned that planned term time dates will result in children being in self-isolation over Christmas, or lead to a spike in infections come January, after children have socialised with family.
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Around 47% of Americans are now fully vaccinated. But some groups, including Latinos, are falling behind. In Colorado, there's an effort to bring vaccines directly to where people are, including, in one case, at a soccer match. Here's John Daley.
JOHN DALEY, BYLINE: As summer got going at an international soccer tournament held at Empower Field at Mile High, there were horns...
DALEY: ...Drums...
DALEY: ...Rowdy crowds for teams from Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica and the USA.
DALEY: And next to the stadium, inside an RV-like, red and white bus, there's this.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #1: And which arm do you want it in, right or left?
OSCAR FILIPE SANCHEZ: Right's better.
DALEY: They're giving vaccines here. Oscar Filipe Sanchez (ph) comes to the bus wearing a Mexico jersey with a Mexico flag draped over his shoulders.
You came for the game. How come you decided to get your shot today?
With the help of a translator, he says...
SANCHEZ: (Through interpreter) I have a little bit more freedom. And that way, if I'm out and exposed, I'm protected.
DALEY: Sanchez is a house painter. He lives in Colorado Springs. After he got sick with COVID-19 a couple of months ago, he thought it was time.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: He was advised to wait a little bit afterwards before getting the shot. So...
DALEY: Are you glad now? You feel good to get it today?
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: (Non-English language spoken).
SANCHEZ: (Non-English language spoken). Oh, yeah.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON #2: Yes (laughter). Yes, he's more trusting to go out.
DALEY: Soccer fans who got shots at the games have urged friends to do the same. That's a good strategy, says Karimme Quintana (ph). She works as a promotora, a community health worker for Latino Denverites. She says many of them may trust a friend or relative more than even a doctor.
KARIMME QUINTANA: They need to be more educate about COVID because they have a lot of questions. And Latino people, they listen the neighbor, they listen my friend.
DALEY: Outside the stadium, fans are tailgating. And an energetic man is sporting a wrestling mask in Mexico's green and red colors. It's Jesus Romero Serrano (ph). And he's handing out cards about where to get the vaccine.
JESUS ROMERO SERRANO: Absolutely. It's a Mexico game versus Honduras. So Latins, Latinos are out here (laughter). This is the perfect place to be to reach the Latin community, absolutely.
DALEY: He's a community ambassador for the Denver mayor's office.
What do you think is the reason that folks are not getting vaccinated?
ROMERO SERRANO: They don't trust the health care system.
DALEY: Romero Serrano wades into the crowd.
ROMERO SERRANO: Hey, guys, you get the vaccine?
DALEY: And when he asks, he hears many say they already got their shots.
ROMERO SERRANO: Everybody has...
DALEY: They said they already had it.
ROMERO SERRANO: The common answer is everybody has it (laughter).
DALEY: Do you think they're just trying to avoid you?
ROMERO SERRANO: Yes, absolutely (laughter).
DALEY: Or do you think they really have it?
ROMERO SERRANO: No, I think they don't have it. And they're being so courteous, they're being so nice that they say, oh, it's OK. We already have it (laughter). Yeah.
DALEY: He tells people he's been vaccinated and explains how the vaccines are safe and effective.
ROMERO SERRANO: Basically, it comes down to, like, the facts and the science, being truthful to what you're saying. You can really get to people's hearts.
DALEY: Romero Serrano says even if someone isn't ready to get their shots just yet, it's good that he's making contact, ready with answers and, hopefully, planting a seed to get that shot soon.
For NPR News, I'm John Daley in Denver.
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What does your Monday morning sound like?
For composer and videographer Florent Ghys, Monday morning sounds like a blur of metallic strings, syncopated melodies, bland newscasting, tasteful glockenspiel ornamentation, and lots and lots of double bass. Double the double bass, to be exact.
Ghys' new ensemble Bonjour is a low string quartet with percussion featuring some of New York's finest new music-makers. Comprised of Ghys and Eleonore Oppenheim on the two double basses, Ashley Bathgate on cello, James Moore on electric guitar, and Owen Weaver on percussion, the group is taking the classical string quartet model and giving it a 21st century edge.
"I've always loved rock bands with a lot of bass, and I've always dreamt of a string quartet that would be lower in register than the usual classical string quartet," Ghys said. "So I decided to incorporate two double basses and one cello in Bonjour. I'm also trained as a classical guitarist myself, so I knew I wanted to add a guitar (acoustic and electric) that could blend with the bowed strings and bring other string timbres to Bonjour's palette."
That palette comes alive in Bonjour's debut self-titled album: a series of musical snapshots capturing the moods of various days and times throughout the week. Performed in no particular order, each piece offers a refined glimpse into the sounds and sentiments of everyday living, from the jumbled, hazy newscasts of Monday morning to the chaotic afternoon distractions of Friday at 3pm.
Ghys was loosely inspired by the tradition of the Indian raga, in which different scales or modes are associated with different times of day. Fascinated by the idea that a pitch set could have its own mood, color, and specific timeframe, Ghys began applying these principles to his daily music practice.
He also, of course, combined them with his trademark jazz grooves, classical composition background, idiosyncratic bass hooks, and inimitable pop music sensibilities. Mix it all together and voilà! You have Bonjour.
The album begins with "Friday 3pm," an upbeat, danceable tune comprised of wordless vocals sighing above a bed of jagged strings—with some electric guitar embellishments thrown in for an extra punch. It sounds like the blissful anticipation of the weekend ahead: the looming promise of less work, more play.
"Wednesday" sounds a bit more like that mid-week grind: a little darker color scheme and a lot more drama. For Ghys, Wednesday brings a split mood: one moment the voices double the bassline above evergreen acoustic guitar strumming—the next moment, the strings take center stage for an angular canon above a steady rock drum beat.
"Thursday Afternoon" starts fresh with some jazzy bass comping, the two double bassists playing off one another as the other instruments gradually join in, feeling happy, optimistic, creative. Extraordinarily low strings fill out their indie-band sound, eventually dropping into a low, buzzing drone, like a car zooming off into the sunset for a long weekend.
That car zooms right into the track "Sunday," a reminder of how quickly the weekend passes by. Sunday sounds calmer, nostalgic even, with strings hocketing back and forth above warbling electric guitar chords. Twinkling glockenspiel adds another layer of whimsy above the softly fluttering strings, and before you know it, it's already "Monday Morning."
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The album comes to a close on "Tuesday Noon Around 12:21," with electric guitar harmonics gradually creeping through a sparse soundscape of wispy strings, slowly growing in depth and drama as the day wears on.
But whether it's a Tuesday afternoon or the tail end of the work week, the different days and times ultimately all blend together, and as weeks pass by those individual moments become less and less individual. Certain hours share a similar character, certain feelings or moods last across several days—certain sounds and certain moments bleed into the larger fabric of our lives.
And it's that sense of wholeness—of complex intersection between those distinctly individual moments across the album—that makes Bonjour the perfect soundtrack for any day of the week.


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The walls on the Garage go up, up, up
The Garage, Charlottesville's tiniest all-purpose venue, was the victim of a car smashing through its walls in September from the Hill and Wood Funeral Service parking lot. The errant elderly driver left a gaping hole when she plowed through the south wall, and the crash caused the north wall of the early 20th-century structure to bulge. Not only that, but the structure has double brick walls, so four walls need to be replaced, says David Mawyer with Foxfire Construction.
While the Christ Episcopal Church-owned Garage is being rebuilt, Sam Bush, the musician responsible for turning it into an arts space, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $10,000 for upgrades in lighting, sound, flooring and more. The fundraising began December 28, and fewer than two weeks later, 144 people had donated over $8,900. The campaign runs through January 18, and the donations will only be redeemed if the $10,000 goal is met by the deadline.
"We're thrilled about the support," says Bush. "It's hard to gauge how much impact the Garage has had over the years. This whole campaign seems celebratory. It's really encouraging that we've raised so much so quickly."


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Disabled man assaulted in viral video, 4 teens in custody
PHILADELPHIA (WTXF) - Four teens are in custody in connection to this disturbing viral video depicting some youngsters punching a man with intellectual disabilities.
Now, at least one of those teens has been charged with hitting a school principal with a brick just two days after the first assault was caught on tape.
The first incident involving the assault of a disabled man unfolded in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood back on Memorial Day. Video of the incident went viral on social media after a co-worker of the victim shared the video in hopes of finding the attackers.
Investigators say dozens of tips poured in after the video was posted, and caught up with three of the suspects at a nearby school.
The video shows two young boys striking a 38-year-old disabled man as he walked down the street.
First, one boy strikes the man directly in the face, before the second attacker chases the man, punching him in the side of the head.
According to police, one of the attackers was taken into custody at Mastery Charter School, and the second was arrested Tuesday night. The first juvenile to throw a punch in the video was identified as a 12-year-old, and the second person to throw a punch was 15, police say.
Two other teens were also arrested at Mastery Charter Tuesday, including a 13-year-old who could be seen laughing at the incident, and a 15-year-old who originally videotaped the assault.
Detectives tell FOX 29's Joyce Evans that they have no doubt the man was targeted because of his disability.
Philadelphia Police Captain Malachi Jones says police had been looking for similarities in this incident and another incident in which a school principal was struck with a brick, just days after the other assault was caught on video.
The second incident took place on May 31st at the Fitler Middle School at West Seymour and Knox Streets.
Police say students from Mastery Charter were picking fights with students outside of the middle school, and a principal tried to break the fight up. During his efforts to separate the students, he was punched by one of the Mastery Charter students.
After he was hit, the principal he began to record the fight on video, and he was then struck with an unknown object, later described as a brick, by another male student.
Two students were identified from the video taken during the fight, and the 15-year-old suspect in the assault of the disabled man later told police of his involvement in the incident at Fitler Middle School.
Two students identified in the video of the fights were arrested and charged with aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, simple assault, and reckless endangering another person.
More teens could face charges in connection with the assault of the disabled man.
The man who was assaulted on video was not seriously injured in the incident. The principal was treated for his injuries and received stitches to his left eye, and also sustained a black eye and other non-life threatening injuries to his head and face.


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