Resources
Helpful links and resources for grant applicants and researchers
NIH Resources
- Due Dates & Review Schedules for NIH Competing Applications
- Active NIH Program Announcements
- Regular NIH Study Sections and their Rosters
Other Useful Links to Great Stuff from NIH!
Below are links to a document and two helpful, well-produced videos from the NIH Office of the Director (NIHOD). These are must-watch/read for all new prospective applicants, and it's not a bad idea to watch the Peer Review and Tips videos even if you are an experienced applicant, to help get you in the proper mindset as you begin to prepare your new or renewal application.
This document explains the steps in processing, assignment and review of your grant NIH application, describes review & scoring criteria, and provides steps & advice to follow when preparing your application.
Explains the structure and function of NIH peer-review study section, and includes sample review discussions of 2 applications. The applications are fictional but plausible; the study section peer reviewers are actual study section members and experienced peer reviewers.
Positive advice and common pitfalls to avoid from NIH officers and from a study section chair and members.
Proposal Preparation Costs
In general, you cannot use NIH grant funds to pay for assistance with NIH grant proposals — because federal funds are not supposed to be used directly for obtaining additional federal funds. However, those with Mentored Career Development Awards are allowed to use the award funds to pay for assistance preparing grant proposals and manuscripts for publication alike!
If you're not so fortunate as to have a mentored grant, try your department chair, or even try to persuade him/her to approach institutional officials for programmatic funds to enhance the competitive prospects of you and other faculty. Increasingly, departments and institutions are taking this approach to improving their investigators' award success rates and funding situations. Times are indeed very hard — but to those willing to invest in GrantRescue's or WinningSubmissions' services, the tiny fraction of the total funds flowing from a major grant that are represented by our fees can be highly rewarded.
Other Agency/Funding Resources
Broad array of federal funding initiatives in basic scientific research and higher education.
Mission-targeted and career development grants.
Congressionally-mandated set-aside funding which allows US-owned and operated small businesses to engage in research and development toward marketable products, including NIH-sponsored commercialization of innovative biomedical technologies, and other scientific and technological innovation.
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