Developing a Competitive NIH Research Grant or Cooperative Agreement Application; NIH Grant ID System
Discussion of the different types of research funding mechanisms, including grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts, and the different types of grants, e.g., those that provide comprehensive costs for the research project (e.g., R01), as compared to those provide funding for pilot projects (e.g., R03). Discussion of the NIH review process specific for research grant applications, including the role of NIH Institutes and Study Section review panels, deadlines, scoring system, Impact Scores, review criteria, and the allowed number of applications. Detailed description of how to construct appropriate budgets and budget justifications for those involving line item information as well as for those involving modular budgets. Discussion on how to determine appropriate personnel to be involved in the proposed project, including Multiple Principal Investigators, Senior/Key Personnel, Other Significant Contributors, consultants, co-investigators, and collaborators. The Specific Aims and the Research Plan sections of the application will be discussed in detail, including the Significance, Innovation, and Approach
sections. The other major components, including the cover letter; grant title; abstract; description of facilities, resources, and equipment; subawards and consortium agreements; letters of support; and resource sharing plans will be addressed. Regulatory issues, including research with human subjects, women and minorities, research with children, research involving clinical trials, research with human embryonic stem cells, and the involvement of international sites will be addressed. Examples of ways to strengthen applications as well as why proposals are turned down will be provided. Approaches to address NIH’s new requirements on “Rigor and Reproducibility”, including “Sex as a Biological Variable” and “Authentication of Key Biological and Chemical Resources” will be provided. Data on the number of applications, awards, success rates, and paylines for each of NIH’s Institutes will be provided.