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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

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Getting to Know the NIH

• Getting Started at the NIH
• An Introduction to Extramural Research at NIH
• Information for New Grantees: The "Welcome Wagon" Letter
• Glossary of NIH Terms
• NIH Acronym List

Types of NIH Grants

• Types of Grant Programs

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Preparing and Writing Grant Applications

Guides and Tips

• NIBIB Checklist for Applicants Adobe PDF (173K)
• Grant Writing Tip Sheets
• A Short Guide to the Preparation of NIH Grant Applications (NCI)

Sample Annotated Grants

• Annotated Sample SBIR Grant Application (from NIAID)
• Annotated Sample R01 Grant Application (from NIAID)

Applications, Instructions, and Format

• PHS Applications, Instructions, and Forms

Submitting an NIH Grant Application

• Submitting Your Grant Application
• NIH Forms and Applications
• Receipt Dates and Deadlines
• Submission and Assignment Process
• eRA Commons

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Funding Opportunities

• Funding Opportunities and Notices
• Click Here to Join the NIH Guide Listserv
• NIH Research Training Opportunities

General Grant Policies

• Grants Policy and Guidance
• Applications that Request $500,000 or More in Direct Costs
• Modular Grant Applications - 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
• Office for Human Research Protections
• Salary Limitations on Grants and Contracts
• Final NIH Statement on Sharing Research Data

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: receives all grant applications and administers review for most of the applications.
• Overview of the Peer Review Process
• Peer Review Policy and Practice
• Peer Review Guidelines and Information
• View a Video of a Mock Study Section Meeting
• Meeting Schedules for Scientific Review Group Meetings
• Descriptions of the Integrated Review Groups, Study Sections, and Small Business Activities of CSR
• CSR Reorganization Activities
• Rosters of CSR Study Sections
• Listing of Pertinent Study Sections by Research Program Areas
• Review of New Investigator R01 Applications