Templates/Guidances:
Use the links below to download Templates, Guidances and User Tables for your annual NIH CFAR progress report. *Note, changes have been made to the templates in Oct 2015 so only use updated versions found here.| Core Report Templates and Guidances: |
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| Behavioral and Community Science Core |  Guidance |
Template |
User Table |
| Clinical Core | Guidance |
Template |
User Table |
| Developmental Core | Guidance |
Template |
N/A |
| Basic Research Core | Guidance |
Template |
User Table |
| New Scientific Working Groups | Guidance |
Template |
N/A |
CFAR Definitions:
CFAR Beneficiary: An individual who receives assistance of any sort from the CFAR. Not all CFAR beneficiaries are counted as CFAR users.CFAR Member: There is no official NIH CFAR definition of a CFAR “member.” Each CFAR should establish its own criteria for membership in their CFAR.
CFAR User: A CFAR beneficiary who is eligible to serve as PI on any NIH funding mechanism. Only CFAR Users are counted when filling out Appendix A or each Core’s section II.A (Core Users) in the “Other Core Information Section.”
Categories: All CFAR users will fall into one or more of six categories (see table below). All CFAR users will fall into Categories 1-4. Some CFAR users may also fall into Categories 5-6
| NIH AIDS PIs |
Category 1 |
A researcher who is or has ever been PI on an R01 equivalent grant in HIV/AIDS *Includes R01, R23, R29 and R37 awards |
| NIH PIs being brought into AIDS research |
Category 2 |
A researcher who is or has ever been PI on an R01 equivalent grant, but never in HIV/AIDS |
| AIDS-research Pipeline |
Category 3 |
NIH “New Investigators,” An NIH definition that encompasses individuals who have received funding as a PI from NIH*, but not yet at the R01 equivalent level. *Includes R34, R21 and K awards |
| Category 4 |
CFAR Users who have not yet received funding from NIH* as PI or Co-PI funding on any NIH grant mechanism |
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| Developmental Core Special Emphasis |
Category 5 |
Recipients of Core B funding, mentoring, and/or other services |
| Category 6 |
Recipients of NIH CFAR administrative supplements |