You may be interested in these recent funding opportunity announcements: Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP) (R25) (PAR-14-076) Purpose: PREP provides support for well-designed courses for skills development and extensive research experiences aimed at preparing individuals from diverse backgrounds to complete doctoral degrees. Application receipt dates: March 31, 2014; January 25, 2015; and January 25, 2016. NIGMS contact: Michael Bender, 301-594-0943. Empirical Research on Ethical Issues Related to Central IRBs and Consent for Research Using Clinical Records and Data (R01) (RFA-OD-14-002) Purpose: This program furthers NIH’s commitment to enhanced protections for human subjects by encouraging research on the use of central Institutional Review Boards and on the use of clinical records and data. Application due date: April 18, 2014. NIGMS contact: Jeremy Brown, 301-594-2755. Innovative Technologies and Assays in Support of HIV Cure Research (ITAS-Cure) (PA-14-101) (R43/R44) (PA-14-102) (R41/R42) Purpose: ITAS-Cure encourages Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer grant applications focusing on the development of sensitive and quantitative assays, methods or imaging techniques with commercial potential that can be applied to the measurement of residual HIV reservoirs in HIV-positive individuals on effective antiretroviral therapy. Application due date: Standard AIDS application due dates apply NIGMS contact: Mike Sakalian, 301-594-0829.