Resources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (General Services Administration)
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a database of contact information for all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); Federally recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

U.S. Code: Title 31 - Money and Finance (U.S. Government Printing Office)
The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. Title 31 represents codified laws pertaining to money and finance, including processes governing Federal grants.

Grants Glossary and Acronym List (National Institutes of Health)
A-Z list of NIH terminology specific to the NIH grant application, award, and post-award process from the Office of Extramural Research (OER).

Grants Policy and Guidance (National Institutes of Health)
This site from the Office of Extramural Research (OER) provides comprehensive information regarding NIH’s grants policies, including Policy and Guidance, Compliance and Oversight, Research Involving Human Subjects, Animal Research, Peer Review Policies & Practices, and Intellectual Property Policy.

Grant Writing Tip Sheets (National Institutes of Health)
This resource provides a collection of tip sheets from multiple individual institutes to assist in the grant writing process.

Grants.gov Training Resources (Grants.gov)
A collection of information resources explaining Grants.gov and its role in the federal grant-making process.

NIH Center for Scientific Review, Inside the NIH Grant Review Process, Online Video Course (National Institutes of Health)
This video of a mock study section meeting provides grant applicants an inside look at how NIH grant applications are reviewed for scientific and technical merit. The video shows how outside experts assess applications and how review meetings are conducted to ensure fairness. The video also includes information on what applicants can do to improve the chances their applications will receive a positive review.

Office for Human Research Protections (Office for Human Research Protections, HHS)
The Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) supports, strengthens and provides leadership to the nation's system for protecting volunteers in research that is conducted or supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OHRP provides clarification and guidance to research institutions, develops educational programs and materials, and promotes innovative approaches to enhancing human subject protections.

Small Business Funding Opportunities (SBIR/STTR) (National Institutes of Health)
This resource from NIH’s Office of Extramural Research provides detailed information on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program are a set-aside programs for domestic small business concerns to engage in Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization.