Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

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Grants (NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts)
Research Training and Career Development
Contracts
Loan Repayment Programs


		NIH Staff FAQs

Got Questions? We’ve Got Answers! The NIH and its individual Institutes/Centers offer an array of Frequently Asked Questions (and Answers) in response to inquiries on policies and programs affecting the grants process. Bookmark this page for future reference and watch for updates.

Animals

PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals
Vertebrate Animals Section

Application/Progress Report Information

All Personnel Report
Applicant Guidance: Next Steps
Applying Electronically
Biosketches
Continuous Submission
eRA Commons FAQ
Formatting Attachments (fonts, margins & more)
Late Application Submission Policy
Modular Research Grant Applications
Multiple Principal Investigators
Post-Submission Materials Policy
Replacing PI Signature with Institutional Compliance Requirement (NOT-OD-06-054)
Resubmissions of NIH Research Grant Applications
RPPR
Senior/Key Personnel
Usage of Person Months
Videos and Devices

Disaster Response

Grantees/Grants/Applications Affected by Hurricane Katrina
NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies

Funding Programs/Initiatives

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA)
Career Development Awards
Conference Grants (R13)
New Investigators Program - Pathway to Independence Award
NRSA Fellowships
NRSA Payback
NRSA Research Training
NRSA Research Training Grants
NRSA Training and Fellowship Grants
NRSA Tuition, Fees, and Health Insurance Policies
SBIR/STTR

Human Subjects

Certificates of Confidentiality
FAQ on Inclusion Based on Sex/Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
FAQs on Reporting Race and Ethnicity to the NIH
How to address inclusion when working with existing datasets and/or resources
Human Subjects Research - Assurances
Human Subjects Research - Data and Safety Monitoring
Human Subjects Research - Definitions
Human Subjects Research - Exemptions
Human Subjects Research - General
Human Subjects Research - Human Specimens, Cell Lines or Data
Human Subjects Research - Informed Consent, Incidental Findings, Resolving Concerns
Human Subjects Research - Other Requirements
Human Subjects Research - Requirement for Education
Inclusion - Grants Closeout and Inclusion FAQ
Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research Involving Human Subjects
Monitoring Inclusion in Non-US Research Participants

Other Policies/Resources

ClinicalTrials.gov & FDAAA
Confidentiality in Peer Review
Continuous Submission FAQs
Core Facilities
Data Sharing
Equipment Under NIH Grants
FFATA DUNS, SAM, Executive Compensation, and Subaward Reporting for NIH Grants
Foreign
Forms Update 2016
Grant Closeout
iEdison FAQs
NIH Family Friendly Initiatives
NIH Fiscal Policy Frequently Asked Questions
NIH Guide
NIH New and Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Policies
Payment (PMS Subaccounts)
Peer Review Conflict of Interest
Peer Review Policies & Practices
Policies Related to Parental Leave and Child Care
Public Access
Recruitment and Retention Plan to Enhance Diversity
Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research (1995 Regulations)
Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research (2011 Revised Regulations)
Resuming Extramural Operations After the Shutdown
Rigor and Reproducibility
Salary Cap-FY2012
Sharing of Model Organism and Related Resources
Uniform Guidance and NIH Interim Grant Conditions

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