- NIH has partnered with the CMS Alliance to Modernize Healthcare (CAMH), operated by MITRE, to launch and test a new funding mechanism that will provide NIH extramural researchers with access to cloud computing and storage capabilities as part of the Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) initiative. This new funding model, the Commons Credits Pilot, will provide biomedical researchers with cloud-based electronic environments to network, securely store, and share their work. The first cycle for applications is open now through January 9, 2017. Successful applicants will receive resources in the form of dollar-denominated “credits” to obtain cloud-based computing and storage resources through an online market environment. Investigators will have the freedom to select their preferred conformant cloud provider and provide feedback to NIH on their experiences. The Commons Credits Pilot is not a grants system; it has shorter application requirements and review times, ensuring the credits are dispensed rapidly to keep pace with novel research. An active NIH grant is required for participation. Successful applications will likely complement the current grant(s) to enable research that may not have been accomplished or funded through other outlets. NIH expects that requests will not typically exceed $50,000. Interested researchers should register and apply now at: http://www.commons-credit-portal.org. The Commons Credits Pilot team has created a short video describing the application process to facilitate participation. For additional information, see the attached .pdf flyer.
- Commons Credits Pilot Opportunity: NIH call for organizations to become conformant providers as part of the Commons Credits Pilot. Read the INPUT/OUTPUT blog post about the Commons Credits Pilot program: https://datascience.nih.gov/BlogCommonsCreditsModelPilot. The applications process has been updated. For the most recent details, visit: https://www.fbo.gov/index?id=6105ccb7717f284f5975884a2d1ae236.
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