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NIH Grant Opportunities

• Some NIH grant types include K (training grants), R21 & R01 (research project grants), U01-U54, T32, etc.

• Find former and new grant funding opportunities through this link: https://grants.nih.gov/funding/searchguide/index.html#/; Researchers should check regularly and can filter by grant types and institutes.

• Consider subscribing to weekly grant alerts here: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/manage-subscriptions.html

• Special calls are marked with RFA, PAR, or PAS and are usually open for a limited time.

NIH Grant Scoring

• NIH review criteria may change for different types of applications

• Generally, scoring is made within 5 criteria: significance, innovation, approach, investigators, environment, and an overall impact score. Scoring is on a scale of 1-5, with 1 being the best.

• Generally, there are at least 3 scoring reviewers.

• Applicants should look for opportunities to be very responsive to scoring comments. You are able to push back with strong justification if unsatisfied with specific comments.

• Clairy and repetition are essential for these grants

• Finding paylines and success rates:

  • https://www.niaid.nih.gov/grants-contracts/niaid-paylines

  • https://report.nih.gov/funding/nih-budget-and-spending-data-past-fiscal-years/success-rates

Targeting your NIH Grant

• Use NIH reporter and other tools for finding the right fit

  • https://reporter.nih.gov/

  • https://art.csr.nih.gov/ART/selection.jsp

  • https://public.csr.nih.gov/StudySections/StandingStudySections

• Its beneficial to aim for the same reviewers

• Researchers can upload their abstracts through this link to help identify potential review sections: https://art.csr.nih.gov/ART/selection.jsp

Early Stage Investigators (ESI)

• ESI’s are a priority for NIH funding

• ESI can receive a one-time bonus during the review for R-type grants

• Determine your ESI status here:https://grants.nih.gov/policy/early-stage/determining-status

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