NIH Grant Tutorials

General Information about applying for NIH grants

Human Subjects in NIH research grants

Protecting Human Research Participants (from OER) - a two-hour online course that satisfies the NIH Human Subjects education requirement. The course is free, but you must register to take it.
http://phrp.nihtraining.com
Human Subjects Regulations Decision Trees (from OHRP) - A set of charts to help you decide whether your project is research that needs to be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)
http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/decisioncharts.htm

Grant-writing tip sheets for NIH research grants

All About Grants - A multi-part site, including sections on Grant Application Basics, How to Plan a Grant Application, How to Write a Grant Application. These documents are in PDF form (NIAID) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/default.htm
Quick Guide for Research Grant Applications (NCI)
http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/gntapp.htm
Tips for New NIH Grant Applicants (NIGMS)
http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/Application/Tips.htm
Common mistakes in grant applications (NINDS)
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/grantwriting_mistakes.htm
Writing a grant application: A Technical Checklist
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/grantsmanship_checklist.htm
Annotated Sample R01 grant (from NIAID)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/app/default.htm

Grant writing tips for small business (SBIR) grants

Advice on NIH SBIR & STTR Grant Applications. A 58-page slideshow (NIAID)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/sbir/advice/advice.pdf
SBIR/STTR Policy and Grantsmanship Information (NIH)
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir_policy.htm
Annotated Sample SBIR Grant (from NIAID)
http://www.niaid.nih.gov/NCN/sbir/app/default.htm

Electronic Submission of Grant Applications

NIH began accepting electronic applications in 2005. Basic explanation of all aspects of the Electronic submission (text and links)
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
SF424, the new electronic application form that is replacing PHS 398 (slideshows and videocasts)
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/sf424.htm
All electronic applications require advance registration at both Grants.gov and the NIH eRA Commons. (explanation and links to both registration sites)
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm

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