The NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) provides a wealth of information on funding opportunities, thorough guidance for applicants from planning your application through awards management, and policies pertaining to all NIH components that conduct peer review.  Applicants looking for guidance should start at OER’s Grants Process Overview.  OER also operates the NIH GrantsInfo service (grantsinfo@nih.gov; 301-435-0714).

Planning

• Funding Opportunities – Office of Extramural Research, NIH
• CSR Insight and Guidance
• Submission of Letters of Reference for Career Development (K) Applications (May 2011; NOT-OD-11-079)
• Duplicate and Overlapping Applications

• Advice to Investigators Submitting Clinical Research Applications
• Compliance with format rules (May 2011; NOT-OD-11-080)
• Explanation of reduced productivity in Biosketch (March 2011; NOT-OD-11-045)

• The electronic application process
• FAQs about continuous submission
• Submission Process
• Late Submission of Grant Applications (Jan 2011; NOT-OD-11-035)
• Supplemental material (July 2010; NOT-OD-10-091)
• Cover Letters Help Us Refer and Review Your Application

• Inclusion of women and minorities
• NIH instructions to peer reviewers
• Inclusion of children
• NIH policy on data monitoring
• NIH data sharing policy
• Research involving human subjects