Grants 360°: Navigating NIH Funding Opportunities

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: NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts | Grants & Funding; Researchers should check regularly and can filter by grant types and institutes.

• Consider subscribing to weekly grant alerts here: Lock

• 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

  • Success Rates | RePORT

Targeting your NIH Grant

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

  • RePORT ⟩ RePORTER

  • ART - Assisted Referral Tool

  • Regular Standing Study Sections | NIH Center for Scientific Review

• Its beneficial to aim for the same reviewers

• Researchers can upload their abstracts through this link to help identify potential review sections: ART - Assisted Referral Tool

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:Determining Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Status | Grants & Funding

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