NIH Grant Tutorials

      General Information about applying for NIH grants

• The Grant Review Process (from NCI)
  http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/grantrevprocess.htm
• The Peer Review Process at NIH (from CSR)
  http://cms.csr.nih.gov/AboutCSR/OverviewofPeerReviewProcess.htm

       Human Subjects in NIH research grantsf

• Protecting Human Research Participants (from OER) - a two-hour online course that satisfies the NIH Human Subjects education requirement. The course is free, but you must register to take it.
  http://phrp.nihtraining.com
• Human Subjects Regulations Decision Trees (from OHRP) - A set of charts to help you decide whether your project is research that needs to be reviewed by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)
  http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/policy/checklists/decisioncharts.html

      Grant-writing tip sheets for NIH research grants

• All About Grants - A multi-part site, including sections on Grant Application Basics, How to Plan a Grant Application, How to Write a Grant Application. These documents are in PDF form (NIAID) http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/qa/pages/applygenplan.aspx
• Quick Guide for Research Grant Applications (NCI)
  http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/gntapp.htm
• Tips for New NIH Grant Applicants (NIGMS)
  http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/Application/Tips.htm
• Common mistakes in grant applications (NINDS)
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/grantwriting_mistakes.htm
• Writing a grant application: A Technical Checklist
  http://www.ninds.nih.gov/funding/grantsmanship_checklist.htm
• Annotated Sample R01 grant (from NIAID)
  http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/grants/app/default.htm

      Grant writing tips for small business (SBIR) grants

• Advice on NIH SBIR & STTR Grant Applications (NIAID)
  http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/sb/documents/writerevs.pdf
• SBIR/STTR Policy and Grantsmanship Information (NIH)
  http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir_policy.htm
• Annotated Sample SBIR Grant (from NIAID)
  http://www.niaid.nih.gov/researchfunding/sb/pages/app.aspx

      Electronic Submission of Grant Applications

• NIH began accepting electronic applications in 2005. Basic explanation of all aspects of the Electronic submission (text and links)
  http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
• SF424, the new electronic application form that is replacing PHS 398 (slideshows and videocasts)
  http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/sf424.htm
• All electronic applications require advance registration at both Grants.gov and the NIH eRA Commons. (explanation and links to both registration sites)
  http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htm

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