RAID program has funds available for more proposals

RAID program has funds available for more proposals

NIH's Rapid Access to Interventional Development (RAID) pilot program has plenty of resources for additional proposals. Very few applications have been received to date. Funded jointly by the Roadmap and individual Institutes and Centers (ICs) the RAID program provides access to government contract resources for preclinical development of small molecules.

The NIH-RAID Pilot is based on the National Cancer Institute's (NCI) RAID program, which makes available, on a competitive basis, critical resources needed to develop new small molecules as therapeutic agents. The services provided depend on the stage of the project and the strength of the preliminary data, and potentially include: production, bulk supply, GMP manufacturing, formulation, development of an assay suitable for pharmacokinetic testing, and animal toxicology. Assistance also will be provided in the regulatory process, through access to independent product development planning expertise. The pilot program will not support animal efficacy studies or synthesis of recombinant proteins, monoclonal antibodies or reagents for gene therapy.

The NIH-RAID Pilot is not a grant program. Successful projects gain access to the government’s contract resources as well as assistance in establishing and implementing a product development plan. Funding comes from Roadmap funds and from individual Institutes, with Institutes assuming the bulk of support in specific disease areas germane to their mission.

Review of RAID requests involves a two-stage evaluation. The preliminary administrative assessment determines whether the resources requested are appropriate and whether one or more ICs are prepared to provide co-sponsorship. Individual Institutes and Centers have established priority areas for the NIH-RAID Pilot. Based on the preliminary evaluation, selected applicants will be invited to submit a Full Proposal for assessment by a panel of external reviewers. The results of that evaluation will guide final Institute and Roadmap resource allocation.

All materials should be submitted directly to the NIH-RAID Pilot office using the electronic submission site. For more information, visit the NIH-RAID Pilot Program web site.

Source: NIH-RAID Pilot Program web site