Questions and Answers Table of Contents
Who is the audience for the Research
Funding Web site?
Research Funding is for NIAID's extramural grantees, contractors,
applicants, offerors, and Institute staff. Key parts of the site form portals targeted to different audiences, award stages, and science areas:
Stages
Audiences
Science Areas
This design puts content in context, for example, the application portal walks you through the application process, linking to other pages for more detailed information. The R01 portal is different: it links directly to resources R01 investigators need.
In addition to the portals, we have SOP, question and answer, and Find It lists, which are integrated into the portal approach. You can access these portals from the Research Funding front page or the main Grants portals or page.
Other sections are NIAID Funding News, Budget and Funding, and Opportunities and Announcements.
The right-hand column houses direct links to our most popular pages as well as Glossary links related to the page.
If I need help from NIAID,
where can I find contact information?
You can learn how to get help from NIAID
staff on Contact Staff for Help in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal. Also see the Finding Help questions and answers.
How do I get the latest news
from NIAID?
Sign up for Email Alerts to receive emails for NIAID Funding
News, new initiatives, concepts, policy notices, and more. To register,
go to the  NIAID Funding
News and Email Alerts Subscription Center.
Do you have old issues of the NIAID Funding
News newsletter?
Yes. Go to NIAID Funding News for back issues of the newsletter. Be aware that information may have changed after publication.
Where do I find help writing a grant application?
Go to the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal, and see our Annotated R01 Research Plan and Summary Statement and other resources on the All About Grants site.
Where did the information and advice in the NIH Grant Cycle come from?
We wrote the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal based on input from senior-level scientists in the Institute who are former NIH grantees. Read more in Introducing the NIH Grant Cycle.
Is there a list of all topics covered in the NIH Grant Cycle or advice only?
Yes. Go to Table of Contents or Advice Index, listed in How to Use the NIH Grant Cycle.
Where can I find the most recent updates and policy changes on the site?
We publish this information in several places:
Where do you post detailed information
on policy and process?
Our SOPs give you the most detailed information on policy and
process.
Why should I use the NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID?
NIH Funding Opportunities Relevant to NIAID houses Institute opportunities and provides or links to the most helpful information for applicants:
Click the column headers to sort the list, or search
titles using Control F. If you need a full text search, use
the Guide site.
Where do I find information on
NIAID's payline?
Go to Budget and Funding.
Each fiscal
year, we publish paylines as soon as we have that information usually starting in December or January. The R01 payline stays in effect until
the end of the fiscal year; others may change.
Learn what to expect at Paylines and Budget Page Changes Throughout the Year. For more information on paylines, see Paylines
Are a Conservative Funding Cut Point.
How does NIAID plan for scientific initiatives?
The process starts with the development of concepts, the
early planning stages for initiatives:
program announcements, requests for applications, or request for proposals. Read more in Planning Research Opportunities.
See our Opportunities and Announcements portal
for a list.
If I have a question about a topic, where should I begin
to look for information?
Our Questions and Answers pages cover many topics. Answers provide links
to more in-depth information on the Research
Funding site.
If you cannot find an answer to any question,
email deaweb@niaid.nih.gov, and we'll do our best to answer it.
What is Find It! A-Z?
Our Find It! A-Z is an alphabetical
list of the SOPs, tools, and forms on the Research
Funding Web site,
as well as other NIAID, NIH, and outside
links we thought researchers would find useful.
In addition, Find It! includes SOPs, tools, and links for NIAID extramural
staff. Intranet links that work for NIAID staff only are marked by
a lock icon ( ).
Where can I find definitions
for NIH terminology?
Our NIAID Glossary of Funding and Policy
Terms and Acronyms defines terms and acronyms and
includes links to relevant documents both on our Web site
and outside sites, including official policy and laws.
For acronyms for NIAID programs, go to Profile and Fact Book.
How do I find
information on special policy areas, such as human subjects or biodefense?
Go to Grants
and Contracts for links to portal pages for biodefense, research animals,
recombinant DNA, and other special research areas.
I want to prepare for electronic
application. Where do I find help?
Go to the following resources:
For more information, see NIAID's Grant Application portal and visit NIH's Electronic Submission site.
Do
you have samples of successful grant applications?
Yes. We have an Annotated R01 Research Plan and Summary Statement and a small
business application. Both are annotated to highlight the features
that make them outstanding.
How do I learn
what is needed to apply for a certain grant type, e.g., conference
grants?
See our Grants portals and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) which describe steps for applicants, grantees, and staff.
Why do
some standard operating procedures say 'This
SOP has internal roles only'?
Some SOPs describe processes that require actions
only from NIAID staff, not from researchers. We post these
pages
on the
Research Funding Web site so that the extramural community can see how
NIAID manages
the funding of grant and contract awards.
Why can't I open links
in SOPs that are marked with a lock icon?
These pages are for NIAID staff only. No one outside
NIAID can view these pages.
Where do I find information on
human subjects research policies?
Go to Human Subjects, Clinical
Research.
Where is help for training
and career awards?
The Training and Career
Awards home page lists resources and helpful links for
fellowships, training grants, career development awards, and supplements.
Do you have information for small
businesses?
Yes. Go to Small Business Awards.
Do you have help for foreign research?
Yes. See NIAID International Awards.
When are NIAID's advisory Council
meetings?
For a schedule and other information, check our Council page.
Will
you publish the answer to my question?
If your question has not already been addressed, we will put it in our
question-and-answer document online, in a newsletter article, or both.
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. Thanks for helping us clarify and expand our knowledge base. |
