Grants and Contracts: Conception to Award

Negotiating the NIH grants and contracts process is difficult for even the most seasoned of investigators, and can be very confusing the first time.  A variety of useful information is found below and on other NIH web sites that will help navigate the process from the original idea, through writing, submission, and review, to the actual awarding of funds.

Start with a Good Idea

• Investigator-Initiated Research and NIH Initiatives

Tutorial--Writing a Grant or Contract

• Journey of an NIH Grant
• Writing a Grant
• Special Instructions for New Investigators
• NIDDK Program Staff
• Submitting a Grant or Contract Application
• Grant Review Procedures
• NIDDK Review Staff
• Secondary Review--NIDDK Advisory Council
• Funding Process (Grants Management Branch)
• Contract Preparation (Acquisition Management Branch)
• Sample Grant Application

General Information and Application Forms

• Types of NIDDK-supported Grants
• Receipt Dates
• Application Forms
• Modular Budget
• NIH Opportunities for Underrepresented Minority Investigators

Helpful Webpages

• NIH Grants
• Review
• Other NIH Institutes

Special Instructions

• NIDDK Program Project Grants (P01)
• New Investigators
• Salary Limitations on Grants and Contracts
• Requests over $500,000 Direct Costs per Year
• Inclusion of Women and Minorities in Clinical Research
• Inclusion of Children in Research Involving Human Subjects
• URLs Inappropriate in Grant Applications
• Conflict of Interest
• Freedom of Information Act
• Modular Budget
• NIDDK Pilot and Feasibility Grants

NIDDK Staff

• Scientific Program Staff
• Review Staff
• Grants Management Staff
• Acquisition Management Branch