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Term	Conceptual Definition
Initiative	A request for applications (RFA), request for proposals (RFP), or program announcement (PA) stating the Institute or Center's interest in receiving research applications in a given area because of a programmatic need or scientific opportunity. RFAs and RFPs generally have monies set aside to fund the applications responding to them; program announcements generally do not.
Institutes and Centers (IC)	The NIH organizational component responsible for a particular grant program or set of activities. CLC, Clinical Center - CL CSR, Center for Scientific Review - RG FIC, John E. Fogarty International Center - TW NCCAM, National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine - AT NCI, National Cancer Institute - CA NCMHD, National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities - MD NCRR, National Center for Research Resources - RR NEI, National Eye Institute - EY NHGRI, National Human Genome Research Institute - HG NHLBI, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - HL NIA, National Institute on Aging - AG NIAAA, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism - AA NIAID, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - AI NIAMS, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - AR NIBIB, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering - EB NICHD, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - HD NIDA, National Institute on Drug Abuse - DA NIDCD, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - DC NIDCR, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research - DE NIDDK, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases - DK NIEHS, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - ES NIGMS, National Institute of General Medical Sciences - GM NIMH, National Institute of Mental Health - MH NINDS, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - NS NINR, National Institute of Nursing Research - NR NLM, National Library of Medicine - LM OD, Office of the Director - OD
Integrated Review Group (IRG) Cluster	A collection of Scientific Review Groups that are united loosely by a common theme.
Integrated Review Group	A cluster of study sections responsible for the review of grant applications in scientifically related areas. These study sections share common intellectual and human resources.
Interactive research project grant	An award made to two or more investigators funded independently as R01 grantees but brought together as a collaborative group receiving additional support for collaborative work, shared resources, or the exchange of ideas.
Interagency agreement	Formal agreement among government agencies to collaborate on and fund research; Y series activity code.
Intramural research	Research conducted by, or in support of, employees of the NIH.
Investigator-initiated research	Research funded as a result of an investigator, on his or her own, submitting a research application. Also known as unsolicited research. Unsolicited applications are reviewed by chartered CSR review committees. Its opposite is targeted research. See Targeted Research.
IRG Recommendation	Codes identifying the IRG recommendations. 1=scored; 2=NRFC; 3=deferred; 4=no recommendation; 5=competitive (unscored triage review) warrants further review; 6=non-competitive (unscored triage review) not likely to be considered for funding.
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