Questions and Answers Table of Contents
Where do I find information about managing my grant?
Go to our Part 11a. Managing Your Grant in the NIH
Grant Cycle and Grants
and Contracts page, and check Extramural
Standard Operating Procedures by Work Flow. You may also want to review
our Before Beginning
Research checklist, While
Doing Research checklist, and our Managing a Grant Q&A.
How do grants compare with contracts?
A grant is an assistance mechanism that allows a PI considerable
flexibility in determining the direction of research.
PIs with
grants have more leeway in taking their research in new directions than
do contractors. As a PI on a grant,
you conduct your research in good faith, and there is no expectation
of positive
or negative results.
Whereas no fixed product is expected for
grants, the opposite is generally the case for contracts. For questions
and answers on contracts go to NIAID
Contracting.
Who is the grantee for an NIH grant?
NIH grants are usually awarded to institutions, even though a PI applies
for the award. Read more in Part 1. Qualifying for a Grant
How long does it take to get an NIH grant?
It can take from 5 to 18 months after the receipt date. See Start to Finish: How
Long Will It Take? in the NIH
Grant Cycle.
Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to receive an NIH grant?
Some NIH award types have citizenship requirements, but most research grants do not. See Part 1. Qualifying for a Grant in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal for more information.
Where can I find titles and abstracts of all NIH-funded applications?
See Where can I find titles and abstracts of all NIH-funded applications? in our Writing a Great Grant Application question and answer page.
Do some awards have additional award terms?
Yes. Several grants and awards have separate terms
and conditions of award. To find out if your award contains additional
terms, see Overview
of Terms and Conditions of the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
What is the
minimum level of effort required on a grant?
NIH does not set minimum effort requirements
for regular research
project grants. However, such requirements do apply to career
development (K),
training
grants, and small
business awards.
For more information, see:
Does a bar mean NIAID cannot award a grant?
Yes. For more information, go to What
if I see a code on my summary statement? on the After
Peer Review questions and answers page.
If my application is approved with a start date of
April 1, can I start getting funds before April?
Though you will not get a Notice
of Award until six to eight weeks after the advisory Council meeting, you may be able to start spending funds before getting
your Notice.
Your institutional
business official must approve, since doing so is at your institution's
risk. See Prepare Your Just-in-Time Information and How
does early funding differ from using institutional monies to start
early? in
the Early
Grant Awards questions and answers.
If the study section does not like one of my specific
aims, what happens?
NIAID funds only specific
aims approved by the study
section. If you believe an unapproved aim is vital to your
project, contact your program
officer for an appeal.
Any restoration of specific aims and related funds must be approved
by NIAID's main advisory Council.
If the study section or NIAID reduces my budget,
what are my options?
If you don't believe you can accomplish your project with the final level of support, address your concerns with your grants management specialist and program officer. See the Grants Negotiation SOP for details on your options.
Who has the rights to data developed under a grant?
Grantees own the rights to their data and may copyright publications,
data, or other copyrightable works without NIH approval. For more information,
see our Copyright and Publication questions
and answers.
How do I apply for a one-year no-cost
extension to my grant?
As an NIH grantee, you can extend your grant's project
period one time for up to 12 months without additional funds by
simply informing your grants
management specialist of your plans.
The process differs somewhat
depending on whether you are registered with the eRA
Commons. For details, see the No-Cost Extension SOP.
Am I required to cite NIH in publications?
Yes. For more information, see Should
I cite NIH when I publish? in
the Copyright
and Publication questions and answers.
NIAID occasionally "resets a grant
start date." What does that mean?
Go to What
does "resetting a grant start date" mean? in our Resetting
Grant Start Dates questions and answers.
For
competing nonmodular applications, what is the inflationary
increase for grant out years?
The inflationary factor for grant
out years changes annually. Check NIAID's financial
management plan, which includes NIH's
funding policy for competing
applications.
For more information on budget adjustments, see Will
my annual budget change over the course of my award? in the NIAID
Funding Decisions questions
and answers.
Can an independent contractor be the
PI on a grant application?
A contractor can be the PI for an application even if he or she is not
an employee of the grantee institution. However, the institution must
have a formal written agreement with the PI that specifies an official
relationship between them, even though it does not involve a salary.
If the PI is not an employee of the applicant organization, NIH will
assess whether the arrangement will enable the organization to fulfill
its grant-related responsibilities.
Whom do I call for questions about taxes?
NIAID staff do not answer questions about taxes. Please contact the IRS.
What if my question wasn't answered here, or I'd like to suggest a question?
Email deaweb@niaid.nih.gov with the title of this page or its URL and your question or comment. We answer questions by email and post them here. Thanks for helping us clarify and expand our knowledge base.
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