Program Areas:
Grant applications submitted to the Office of Science
must fit within a program area. You are encouraged
to call the program area contact to discuss your research project BEFORE you submit
your application. This is a competitive process and applications will be subjected
to merit (peer) review.
Budget Form:
Click here
to access the grant application budget form to be used for revised budgets only.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Program Areas
- Definition of Terms
- The Preapplication
- Guidelines
- Contents of Preapplications
- Where to Submit
- Review of Preapplications
- Response by the Program Office
- The Application
- New Application
- Who May Submit
- When to Submit
- Where to Submit
- Instructions for Application Preparation
- Renewal Application
- Continuation Awards
- Supplemental Application
- Special Notes
- Application Contents
- 424 R&R
- Budget Categories
- Project Description
- Bibliography
- Biographical Sketches
- Facilities and Resources
- Current and Pending Support
- Identification of Potential Conflicts of Interest/Bias in Selection of Reviewers
- Special Information and Supplementary Documentation
- Proprietary Information
- Collaboration
- Human Subjects and Animal Welfare
- Application Receipt and Processing
- Administrative Review
- Evaluation Criteria
- Merit Review Process
- Award Selection
- Withdrawals and Declinations
- Reporting Requirements
- Continuation Progress Reports (Informal)
- Renewal Progress Reports
- Final Reports
- Special Reports
- Financial Status Reports
- Subrecipient Performance Reports
- Dissemination of Results
- Acknowledgement of Support and Disclaimer
- Award Administration Highlights
- Pre-Award Costs
- Prior Approvals Required
- Rebudgeting Among Budget Categories
- No-Cost Extension
- Review of Funded Projects
- Termination of Awards
- Patents, Data, and Copyrights