Proposal Preparation
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- Deadline times are based on where the submitting institution is located.
- ASSIST - Proposal Preparation Login
- How to Apply - Application Guide
- NIH refers to the solicitation as a NOFO, or Notice of Funding Opportunity.
- Forms H Guide & Checklist
- Determine the Correct Application Instructions for your Activity Code
- Institutional Compliance Commitment Letter [Used for Training (T) applications including T15, T32, T34, T35, T36, T37, T90/R90, TL1 and TL4 as part of the letters of support on PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan form for all applications submitted or due on or after January 25, 2019.
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- FAQ
- Policy
- Budgeting for Data Management & Sharing Plan
- Only one DMP should be uploaded with your application, incorporating information from all personnel (including subs & collaborators) on an application for funding, including large, multicomponent awards.
- Submission of a Data Management & Sharing Plan outlining how scientific data and any accompanying metadata will be managed and shared, taking into account any potential restrictions or limitations.
- Applies to all research, funded or conducted in while or in part by NIH, that results in the generation of 'scientific data': the recorded factual material commonly accepted in the scientific community as of sufficient quality to validate and replicate research findings, regardless of whatever the data are used to support scholarly publications.
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- Required for all individuals in an application as senior/key personnel (does not include Other Significant Contributors)
- "Other Support includes all financial resources, whether Federal, non-Federal, commercial or institutional, available indirect support of an individual's research endeavors, including but not limited to research grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and/or institutions awards. Training awards, prizes, or gifts do not need to be included."
- FAQ to Other Support and Foreign Components
- Samples of Other Support
- Consulting activities that involve research and fall outside of an individual's appointment, separate from the institution's agreement must be disclosed.
- In-kind contributions would be included under the Facilities document.
- Immediate notification of undisclosed Other Support is required as of January 25, 2022.
- Requirement for Disclosure of Other Support, Foreign Components & Conflict of Interest (COI).
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Post-Award Management
Helpful Resources
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- Listing of all NIH application types with institution codes.
- Understanding Grant Numbers
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Draft Letter provided to outline NIH Public Access Policy and the deposit of the final, peer-reviewed manuscript in PubMed Central (PMC)
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Latest full Grants Policy Statement, as well as the significant changes.
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- List of types of grant funding at NIH - when NIH will not have substantial programmatic involvement
- The NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS) makes available in a single document, the policy requirements that serve as the terms and conditions of NIH grant awards.
- Cooperative Agreements - when funder will have substantial federal programmatic involvement in the project
- Contracts - acquire goods and services
- Other Transaction - requires congressional authorization language, budget. Used when NIH needs greater flexibility to identify and engage nontraditional research partners
- List of types of grant funding at NIH - when NIH will not have substantial programmatic involvement