Updates to Finding NIH Funding Opportunities and Information
On this page:
- Recognizing Grants.gov as the Single Official Source for NIH Grant and Cooperative Agreement Funding Opportunities
- Overall Reduction in Number of NIH NOFOs
- Consolidation of NIH Grants and Funding Information
Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies
This page serves as a central location for information about changes impacting NIH grants process and plans for implementing new initiatives and policies.
Highlights:
- Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research (NOT-OD-25-112)
- Automatic Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Eligibility Extension (NOT-OD-25-114)
- Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications (NOT-OD-25-132).
- NIH will not consider applications that are either substantially developed by AI, or contain sections substantially developed by AI, to be original ideas of applicants
- NIH will only accept six new, renewal, resubmission, or revision applications from an individual Principal Investigator/Program Director or Multiple Principal Investigator for all council rounds in a calendar year.
- Revision: NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Minorities as Subjects in Clinical Research (NOT-OD-25-131)
- The revised Policy is now titled, "NIH Policy and Guidelines on the Inclusion of Women and Members of Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Groups in Clinical Research."
- New Policy Requirement to Train Senior/Key Personnel on Other Support Disclosure Requirements (NOT-OD-25-133)
- Preview of NIH Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Coming Soon to SciENcv (NOT-OD-25-152)
Changes Implemented for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025
- Updated Application Forms and Instructions (FORMS-I)
- Simplified Review Framework for Most Research Project Grants (RPGs)
- Revisions to the NIH Fellowship Application and Review Process
- Updates to Institutional Training Grant Applications
- Updates to Reference Letter Instructions for Referees
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NIH Grants Process: A Brief Walk-Through for Beginners -- slides and video
Resources and Programs for NIH Grant Applicants
An infographic from the Center for Scientific Review to help clarify the process that highlights institution- and investigator-specific information, including key actions that must be taken well in advance of application submission
Early Stage Investigator (ESI) Policies and Resources
Artificial Intelligence
Policy Considerations and Guidance re: Research Participant Protections; Data Management and Sharing; Health Information Privacy; Licensing, Intellectual Property, & Technology Transfer; Peer Review; and Biosecurity and Biosafety PLUS additional resources for researchers
See also: Supporting Fairness and Originality in NIH Research Applications NOT-OD-25-132
Comparing Popular Research Project Grants: R01, R03 or R21 (NIAID)
Find a Fit for Your Research: NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices (ICOs)
PARENT ANNOUNCEMENTS (For Unsolicited or Investigator-Initiated Applications)
Standard Due Dates
How to Apply - Application Guide
Format Attachments
Page Limits
Data Tables for use with Institutional Research Training grant applications, etc.
Biosketches
MyBibliography User Guide
Note: All Senior/Key Personnel listed on the R&R Profile form must have an eRA Commons ID
Definition of Human Subjects Research
Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH)
Division of Human Subjects Research (DHSR) Resources on Human Subjects, Clinical Trials, and Inclusion
Allowable Costs Related to Participant Inclusion Activities
Data Management & Sharing Policy Overview
Writing a Data Management & Sharing Plan
NIH ADVICE
Write Your Application
Samples: Applications and Documents
Tips for Tables, Charts, and Figures
Virtual NIH Grants Conference on Funding, Policies, and Processes (February 1-2, 2023)
Videos, slides, and transcripts from conference and pre-conference presentations
Center for Scientific Review - Applicant Resources
Resources and Programs for NIH Grant Applicants
Assisted Referral Tool (ART) - a tool to recommend a potentially appropriate study section
What Happens to Your Application - infographic
What Happens to Your Application - video
NIH Peer Review: Grants and Cooperative Agreements
A ”one-stop explanation of the core values of peer review and the NIH policies that uphold them”
Planning and Writing
Reviewer Guidance on Rigor and Transparency
Apply for a Grant (NIAID)
This comprehensive guide covers all aspects of seeking funding: finding opportunities, interacting with NIH, application preparation, review, and more.
Includes sample applications and summary statements for some funding mechanisms
For other resources, see RD Digital Library >> NIH -- National Institutes of Health
