Intramural Submission of NIH Grant Applications

This SOP has internal roles only.

Purpose

To enable intramural investigators to apply for some NIH grants, e.g., K22, fellowships, Roadmap (X01), etc.

Procedure

Before submitting a grant application -- whether electronic Grant Application Package or paper PHS 398 application -- intramural investigators must register with the eRA Commons and obtain a username.

Once investigators have a Commons account, they can monitor the progress and status of their application, see their summary statement, and submit just-in-time information.

To submit an electronic application through Grants.gov, investigators must work with an authorized organizational representative (AOR). For more information, see the Grant Application, Electronic SOP.

Investigators should email NIAID Get Grant to identify grants for which they are eligible and to learn about application requirements before beginning the process.

Intramural Investigators

Find Funding Opportunities

• To find Roadmap opportunities, go to NIH Roadmap Funding Opportunities.
• For NIAID, go to the NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID.

Register With the Commons

• To register with the Commons, email NIAID Get Grant in the Office of the Director, Division of Extramural Activities.
• When staff from NIAID Get Grant contacts you, provide your Social Security number, birth date, and a proposed unique username. Also include information on any previous support you've received from NIH.
• You will receive an "account created" notification email from the Commons.

Submit Your Application Through Grants.gov

• Contact your AOR at NIAID Get Grant to discuss your plans to submit an application. Do this at least one month before you want to submit.
• No later than one week before the Grants.gov submission deadline, send the completed application package to NIAID Get Grant.
• The AOR will notify you when Grants.gov has received your application. Grants.gov performs a basic form validation and virus check.
• After passing Grants.gov validation, you will receive an email from the Commons that it has retrieved your application.
  • Address any errors or warnings. To see what these are, go to About Validations in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal. To correct anything in your application, follow procedures at NIH's Submitting Changed/Corrected Applications.
  • If your application has no errors, the Commons generates an image of the forms and PDF attachments. You and your signing official have two business days to review the image before the Commons sends it forward for NIH's administrative review. For more information, see If Your Application Passes Commons Validation
• Track your application's progress through the Grant Folder in your Commons account.

Contacts

Patricia Haggerty, haggertp@nih.gov, 301/451-2615

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Links

All About Grants Tutorials

Applying for a Grant questions and answers

Electronic Application Resources

Grant Application, Paper SOP

Grant Application Guide for your Grant Application Package

NIH Electronic Submission of Grant Applications Web site