Summary: Erica Brown, director of the NIH AREA program, explains who can apply and what you can do to prepare the most competitive AREA application. For more grants information, visit https://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/area.htm.

Summary: Scarlett Gibb, from OER's eRA Commons team, describes what types of tasks investigators and administrators can delegate to other staff in their institution. For more information, visit http://era.nih.gov/.

Summary: Dave Curren, a policy analyst from OER, explains why NIH asks for information just before the award is made and when you can expect to send it in. FYI, we changed our release schedule. Podcasts will now be released monthly. For more grants information, visit https://grants.nih.gov/.

Summary: Amanda Boyce, a program director from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, and Dave Curren, a policy analyst from OER, explain the key roles available to staff on your grant application, including PI, co-investigator, collaborator, and consultant.

Summary: Sally Amero, NIH's Review Policy Officer explains what types of information is accepted after the due date and why the change was made to this policy.

Summary: Dr. Sally Amero, NIH's Review Policy Officer explains when you can appeal the review of your application and what you can expect if you file a formal appeal. Visit our website for more information on NIH's peer review process.

Summary: Cathie Cooper, a scientific review officer with the Center for Scientific Review, explains how NIH selects reviewers and what they are looking for in a reviewer. For more information, see http://www.csr.nih.gov

Summary: Della Hann and Ms. Rebecca Claycamp explain when and why your grant budget may be cut and what you can do about it. For more information, visit grants.nih.gov.

Summary: Dr. JP Kim, Director of OER's Division of Extramural Inventions and Technology Resources, describes the types of research resources that must be shared under the NIH sharing policies and provides advice for including sharing policies in your application. For more information, visit http://sharing.nih.gov.

Grace Olascoaga, a grants management officer from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, helps us figure out what to include in the budget, which form to use, and where to go for help. For more information, visit https://grants.nih.gov/grants/developing_budget.htm.