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ratings are then used to establish a priority ranking among 

 the applications, which I, in consultation with the 

 Council's scientific staff, apply in allocating specific 

 grant awards. The SAB is informed of the precise awards 

 made by the Council . 



Most grant applications request a three-year 

 period of support. Grants are awarded, however, for one 

 year at a time. For the second and third years of a typical 

 grant, the researcher must submit what we call a 

 noncompeting renewal application. These applications are 

 reviewed by two SAB members -- generally the same two SAB 

 members who were the principal reviewers of the original 

 grant application. The full SAB then votes whether to 

 recommend the applications for approval. 



Some applications for grant support involve areas 

 of inquiry about which SAB members believe they would 

 benefit from consultation with experts and specialists 

 outside of the Council in considering applications. In 

 those occasional instances, n-,embers of the SAB recommend to 

 the Council's scientific staff scientists or physicians who 

 are knowledgeable on the particular subject; these 

 individuals are then asked to assist in reviewing the grant 



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