All About Grants at NIH

Dr. Pat Brown, director of the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare, explains what must be included in this section of your grant application if you use vertebrate animals in your research. For more information, visit https://grants.nih.gov/grants/olaw/olaw.htm .

OER’s Michelle Bulls, director of the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration, discusses the grants closeout process. To learn more about NIH grants, visit www.grants.nih.gov.

OER’s Dr. Ann Hardy, NIH’s Human Subjects Research Protection Officer, talks about how Certificates of Confidentiality (CoCs) can benefit your research and research participants, who can apply for CoCs, and how to do so. To learn more about NIH grants, visit www.grants.nih.gov.

OER's Dr. Neil Thakur, special assistant to the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, and Dr. Bart Trawick, literature database lead at the NIH National Library of Medicine, explain the modified format for the NIH biosketch, which will be required for NIH applications submitted on or after May 25, 2015. To learn more about NIH grants, visit www.grants.nih.gov.

OER's Dr. Neil Thakur, special assistant to the NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research, and Dr. Bart Trawick, literature database lead at the NIH National Library of Medicine, discuss the origin of the Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae tool, also known as "SciENcv", and how the tool can help with the creation of biosketches for NIH and NSF applications. To learn more about NIH grants, visit www.grants.nih.gov, and to access SciENcv, visit www.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/Sciencv

OER's Dr. Meredith Temple-O'Connor, NIH Inclusion Policy Officer, explains the distinction between race and ethnicity and how grantees should report inclusion information to the NIH. To learn more about NIH grants and the NIH inclusion policy, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.

OER's Dr. Matt Portnoy, Program Coordinator for the SBIR and STTR programs across NIH, shares application advice and resources targeted to help the small business community write successful grant applications. To learn more about NIH's SBIR/STTR programs, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.

OER's Dr. Matt Portnoy, Program Coordinator for the SBIR and STTR programs across NIH, discusses the goals and structure of these programs, as well as eligibility and application. To learn more about NIH's SBIR/STTR programs, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.

We have just released two more All About Grants podcasts in this 4-part series, designed to help you learn more about the roles of NIH extramural staff, and who you should talk to for help at different stages of the grants award and application process. In this fourth episode, we talk about life after your application has been reviewed, as you patiently wait to get your summary statement. Joining us for this discussion are Sue Brobst (Program Officer from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Grace Olascoaga (Grants Management Officer with the National Institute of General Medical Sciences). Other episodes in this series include: Roles of NIH staff and How They Work Together (Part 1), Finding a Funding Opportunity and Developing Your Application (Part 2), and Application Submission through Review (Part 3).

We have just released two more All About Grants podcasts in this 4-part series, designed to help you learn more about the roles of NIH extramural staff, and who you should talk to for help at different stages of the grants award and application process. Join Cathie Cooper (Director of the Division of Receipt and Referral at the Center for Scientific Review), Nick Gaiano (Scientific Review Officer with NIH's Center for Scientific Review), and Dave Hunter (Lead Customer Support for electronic Research Administration systems), as they discuss who to contact for help during the application submission and review process. Other episodes in this series include: Roles of NIH Staff and How They Work Together (Part 1), Finding a Funding Opportunity and Developing Your Application (Part 2), and Life After Peer Review (Part 4).