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Grants Policies and Guidelines

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants Policy Statement [grants.nih.gov] is the definitive resource for grants policy. Those interested in applying for a specific grant solicitation will find references and links to relevant policies within the grant announcement.

NHGRI Grants Policies and Guidelines

• 2009 Final Funding Policy for NHGRI
  Guidelines for specific NHGRI research funding mechanisms.
  
  
• NHGRI Commitment to New Investigators
  A statement regarding support of new investigators.
  

• Guidelines for Genome Research Resource Grants

National Institutes of Health Grants Policies and Guidelines

Below is a select listing of extramural policy notices from The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts and other important grants administration information sources. Links to comprehensive listings of Notices (NOT), Program Announcements (PAs) and Requests for Applications (RFAs) may be found on the NIH Guide Home Page [grants.nih.gov].

• NOT-OD-08-018 [grants.nih.gov]: NIH Reduces Temporary "Error Correction Window" for Electronic Grant Applications from Five Business Days to Two
  Release Date: November 30, 2007
  
  
• NOT-OD-07-030 [grants.nih.gov]: NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards - FY 2007
  This notice provides guidance to the extramural community about the NIH's Fiscal Operations Plan for FY 2007
  
  
• Change in Standing Receipt Dates for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH
  The NIH recently announced a change in standard receipt dates for grant applications submitted to the National Institutes of Health, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. New receipt dates effective: January 2007
  
  
• NIH Grants Administration Information Sources [grants.nih.gov]
  (December 2005) NIH Grants Administration Information Sources - This page provides links to contact information sources for questions relating to NIH grants administration and to staff directories and funding opportunities that are available on NIH Institute and Center (IC) Web sites.
  
  
• NIH "Welcome Wagon" Letter [grants.nih.gov]
  Information for new grantee organizations.
  
  
• Selected Extramural Policy Notices [grants.nih.gov]
  
  
• NIH Announces Plans to Eliminate Mailing of Paper Notifications: Summary Statements & Peer Review Outcome Letters [grants.nih.gov]
  (September 2005)
  
  
• NIH Announces Initial Plans to Transition to the SF424(R&R) Application and Electronic Submission through Grants.gov [grants.nih.gov]
  (August 2005)
  
  
• Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Research Program Electronic Registration [grants.nih.gov]
  (August 2005)
  
  
• NIH Announces Revised Policy: Applications that Include Consortium/Contractual Facilities and Administrative Costs [grants.nih.gov]
  (November 2004)
  
  
• NIH Model Organism Sharing Policy [grants.nih.gov]
  (September 2004)
  
  
• NIH Policy on Sharing of Model Organisms for Biomedical Research [grants.nih.gov]
  (May 2004) Includes related NIH policy notices and the NIH Final Statement on Data Sharing.
  
  
• NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings [grants.nih.gov]
  (October 2005)
  
  
• Subscribe to NIH Guide LISTSERV for Weekly TOC E-Mail with New NIH Guide Postings [grants.nih.gov]

The NIH is the principal federal agency responsible for biomedical and behavioral research and research training. As such, it is accountable to Congress and the general public for responsible stewardship of federal research dollars. Sound management of research funds requires oversight by both the recipient institution and the sponsoring agency.

The relationship between NIH and its grantees is predicated on trust. The NIH expects that grantees will properly administer the sponsored activities in accordance with the applicable regulations and policies. See NIH Grants Compliance and Oversight [grants.nih.gov] for additional information.

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Last Updated: October 14, 2008