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Grant Application Resources

Contents

• Getting to Know the NIH
• Types of NIH Grants
• Preparing and Writing Grant Applications
• Submitting an NIH Grant Application
• Funding Opportunities
• General Grant Policies
• Grant Receipt and NIH Peer Review

Getting to Know the NIH

• Getting Started at the NIH
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/useful_links.htm)
• An Introduction to Extramural Research at NIH
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/intro2oer.htm)
• Information for New Grantees: The "Welcome Wagon" Letter
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/welcomewagon.htm)
• Activity Codes, Organization Codes, and Definitions Used in Extramural Programs Adobe PDF (621K)
• Glossary of NIH Terms
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm)
• NIH Acronym List
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/acronym_list.htm)

Types of NIH Grants

• Types of Grant Programs
  (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm)

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Preparing and Writing Grant Applications

Guides and Tips

• NIBIB Checklist for Applicants Adobe PDF (173K)
• Grant Writing Tip Sheets
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm)
• A Short Guide to the Preparation of NIH Grant Applications (NCI)
  (http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/gntapp.htm)

Sample Annotated Grants

• Annotated Sample SBIR Grant Application (from NIAID)
  (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/NCN/sbir/app/default.htm)
• Annotated Sample R01 Grant Application (from NIAID)
  (http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/app/default.htm)

Applications, Instructions, and Format

• PHS Applications, Instructions, and Forms
  (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm)
• FAQ About the Format of Grant Applications
  (http://www.peacetech.com/phsforms/)

Submitting an NIH Grant Application

• Submitting Your Grant Application
  (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/submitapplication.htm)
• NIH Forms and Applications
  (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm)
• Receipt Dates and Deadlines
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/dates.htm)
• Submission and Assignment Process
  (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ResourcesforApplicants/Submission+And+Assignment+Process.htm)
• eRA Commons 
  (https://commons.era.nih.gov/commons/  - review status of grant applications)

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Funding Opportunities

• Funding Opportunities and Notices
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html)
• Click Here to Join the NIH Guide Listserv
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm)
• NIH Research Training Opportunities
  (http://grants.nih.gov/training/index.htm)
• NIBIB Funding Opportunities

General Grant Policies

• Grants Policy and Guidance
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm)
• Applications that Request $500,000 or More in Direct Costs 
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-004.html)
• Modular Grant Applications (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/modular/modular.htm) - R01, R03, R15 and R21 applications requesting  $250,000 or less in each year must be submitted in modular budget format.
• SBIR/STTR Policy and Grantsmanship Information
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir_policy.htm)
• Office for Human Research Protections
  (http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/)
• Salary Limitations on Grants and Contracts 
  (http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-04-034.html)
• Final NIH Statement on Sharing Research Data
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-03-032.html)

        Do you have a specific question?  E-mail grantsinfo@nih.gov

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Grant Receipt and NIH Peer Review

• The NIH Center for Scientific Review (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/): receives all grant applications and administers review for most of the applications.
• Overview of the Peer Review Process
  (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/AboutCSR/OverviewofPeerReviewProcess.htm)
• Peer Review Policy and Issues
  (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/peer/peer.htm)
• CSR Policy, Procedure, and Review Guidelines
  (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/ResourcesforApplicants/PolicyProcedureReview+Guidelines/)
• View a Video of a Mock Study Section Meeting
  (http://www.csr.nih.gov/Video/Video.asp)
• Meeting Schedules for Scientific Review Group Meetings
  (http://www.csr.nih.gov/Committees/meetings/ssmeet1.asp)
• Descriptions of the Integrated Review Groups and Study Sections
  (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/PeerReviewMeetings/CSRIRGDescription/)
• CSR Reorganization Activities
  (http://cms.csr.nih.gov/NewsandReports/ReorganizationActivitiesChannel/)
• Rosters of CSR Study Sections
  (http://www.csr.nih.gov/Committees/rosterindex.asp)
• Listing of Pertinent Study Sections by Research Program Areas
• Review of New Investigator R01 Applications
  (http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/new_investigators/)