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General Information

• How to Apply
• Grants Process Overview
• About NIH Grants

• NIH Grants Policies
• NCI Grant Policies
• NCI Grant Guidelines and Descriptions

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Multiple PI Policy

• Applicants May Identify More Than One PI on a Single Grant Application

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Large Grants (>$500,000) Policy

• Acceptance for Review of Unsolicited Applications that Request $500,000 or More in Direct Costs
• Clarification of the NCI Policy on Acceptance for Review of Large Unsolicited Applications

• NCI Policy on Large R01s
• NIH Excludes Consortium F&A from Direct Cost Limitations

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Late Submission

• One Time Submissions, and Reasons NIH Will Consider a Late Submission

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Special Review of Well-Funded Applicants

• Additional NCAB review of applications from PIs who receive > $1 million in direct costs

• Extramural Nexus post on "Moving Forward with Special Council Review"

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Resubmission (Amended) Applications

• Time limit for NIH Resubmission Applications
• FAQ Regarding Resubmissions of Research Grant Applications

• New and Competing Renewal Applications will be Permitted Only a Single Amendment (A1)

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Competing Continuation Applications

• 10% Cap on Direct Cost Increase for Renewal Applications

• FAQ Regarding 10% Cap

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Conferences and Meetings

• Direct charges for meals/food and beverages are unallowable

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NIH Sharing Policies

• NIH Data Sharing Policy
• Genomic Data Sharing Policy

• NIH Policies and Related Guidance on Sharing of Research Resources Developed with NIH Funding

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Public Access Policy

• NIH Public Access Policy
• Notice of Revised Policy Statement

• NIH Manuscript Submission System
• PubMed Central

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Acknowledgment of Federal Funding

• Grant Acknowledgment FAQs
• Acknowledgment of Federal Funding (NIH Grants Policy Statement)

• Requirement to acknowledge federal funding in publications, presentations, and news releases/stories

Last Updated

August 29, 2024