The bill would update the National Institutes of Health’s Institutional Development Award program, also called the IDeA program. It defines eligible states based on whether their entities receive no more than the median level of NIH grant funding, excluding IDeA awards. NIH would report on the program’s goals, awards, participation, partnerships, and progress in research quality and workforce development.
Biomedical and behavioral research organizations in qualifying states could be eligible for the program. The bill would also make more information about the program available to Congress or the public. It does not specify changes to individual grants.
The bill text does not specify costs or provide funding amounts.
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