What We Do

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases  (NIAID) strives to understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases that threaten human lives. NIAID has a key role in the development of new medical countermeasures (MCMs) against potential agents of bioterrorism, drug-resistant pathogens, and emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases.

This includes funding for basic and applied research to develop and evaluate vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics.

These opportunities are typically available through Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs), Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) , and Requests for Proposals (RFPs) directly from NIAID. 

NIAID Consulting can help your organization navigate the NIAID funding landscape and put your potential project in the best position for a successful award. 

*Identify relevant funding opportunities within the appropriate NIAID Division:

• Division of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (DMID)
• Division of AIDS (DAIDS)
• Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Transplantation (DAIT)

*Facilitate project pitch meetings with NIAID and NIH stakeholders to gain valuable agency feedback.

*Prepare White Paper or Full Proposal applications for the potential project.

• Develop SOW strategy including teaming partners and subcontractors
• Draft Technical Proposal according to solicitation requirements
• Develop budgets and Cost Proposals to establish basis of estimates and to maximize funding

*Negotiate final funding award (e.g., FAR Contract, Cooperative Agreement, or Other Transaction):

• Optimize contract CLIN (Base/Option) structure 
• Defend cost proposal/budget estimates for maximum funding
• Secure most favorable terms & conditions to minimize post-award compliance obligations and administrative burdens

*Post-award project management:

• Project coordination
• Bi-Weekly/Monthly status meetings with NIAID (e.g., agendas, slide decks, meeting minutes, and follow-up action tracking)
• Monthly technical reports
• Subcontract management
• Prepare and maintain contract deliverables (e.g., Integrated Master Schedule (IMS), Risk Register, Security Plan, Quality Management Plan, Data Management Plan, Supply Chain Resiliency Plan, IP/Patent Reporting, , etc.)

*Post-award compliance, contract administration, and financial management:

• Government contract compliance (e.g., FAR, 2 CFR 200, CAS, NIST cybersecurity, EAR/ITAR, etc.)
• Financial management, accounting, and reporting
• Budget monitoring and forecasting
• Timekeeping and labor costing
• Government compliant accounting system
• Contract Officer Authorizations for approval of subcontractors
• Subcontract flowdown requirements
• Government audits
• Annual Indirect Rate Submissions
• Monthly invoicing packages
• Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting