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Access valuable information and tools on the NIH website, including the grants process, funding opportunities, project relevancy, staff contacts, and forms and deadlines.
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NIH Electronic Resources & Tools: Web Sites, RePORT & RePORTER…Just to Name a Few April 2010 Megan Columbus Acting Director, Division of Communications and Outreach Office of Extramural Research (OER) Cynthia Dwyer Communications Specialist & Outreach Coordinator Division of Communications and Outreach, OER
Office of Extramural Research Web Site http://www.grants.nih.gov/
NAVIGATION POINT #1: ABOUT GRANTS ADMINISTRATORS: Where do I send investigators and new sponsored project staff to get a better understanding of the NIH Grants Process? INVESTIGATORS: What is the NIH Grants Process, how is my application reviewed, and how long until I get my award?
NAVIGATION POINT #2: FUNDING ADMINISTRATORS: WHERE DO YOU GO TO HELP YOUR INVESTIGATORS SEARCH FOR NIH FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES?INVESTIGATORS: WHERE DO YOU FIND THE RIGHT OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR PROJECT?
NIH GUIDE FOR GRANTS AND CONTRACTS • What can I find in “The Guide”? • Official notification of NIH policies, notices and availability of funds • Important Acronym to know: FOA • Funding Opportunity Announcement • In general, NIH supports studies through: • Parent FOA’s (For unsolicited or investigator-initiated applications) • FOA’s (Solicited applications) • Program Announcements (PA) • Requests for Applications (RFA) http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
Organize by preferred headers • Conduct a simple search by term or use advanced search
DETERMINING RELEVANCY OF YOUR PROJECT TO THE INSTITUTE PORTFOLIO • Look on Institute Web Sites for program highlights, areas of emphasis, priorities • Talk to Program staff at the funding Institute • Look in RePORTER to see what NIH is currently funding
Office of Extramural Research Web Site http://www.grants.nih.gov/
Click the Icon and go directly to the Institute’s Home Page http://www.nih.gov/icd/index.htm
TALK TO STAFF AT NIH • RFAs and PAs include contact names. • Use organizational charts or contact lists on Institute Web site (to look for a name) www.nih.gov • NIH Staff Directory (if you know the name) http://ned.nih.gov/
INVESTIGATORS & ADMINISTRATORS: Where can you find… - Searchable listings of NIH projects - Data about success rates for various populations, institutes and types of programs - How much NIH spends on various disease areas - Award data for your institution - Strategic plans for NIH Institutes
Transparency∙Accountability∙Public Trust RePORT: Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool www.report.nih.gov
On-Line Demo www.report.nih.gov
RePORT: Your One-Stop Shop for NIH Data Search funded research using RePORTER tool
RePORTER Enter search terms or download records for further analysis
RePORT: Your One-Stop Shop for NIH Data Interested in funding for your institution? This tool will tell you funding by department, activity code, etc for specified years!
RePORT: Your One-Stop Shop for NIH Data NIH Data Book provides summary stats on applications, awards, organizations and people NIH supports
RePORT: Your One-Stop Shop for NIH Data Search for reports
INSTITUTES POST FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND STAFF CONTACTS ON THEIR WEB PAGES From NIH home page: www.nih.gov -Click on “Institutes” tab
NAVIGATION POINT #3: FORMS & DEADLINES INVESTIGATORS & ADMINISTRATORS: 1. WHAT FORMS DO YOU USE? 2. WHERE DO YOU FIND THEM? 3. HOW DO YOU FILL THEM OUT? 4. WHEN IS THE APPLICATION DUE? 5. HOW SHOULD IT BE SUBMITTED?
NAVIGATION POINT #4: GRANTS POLICY INVESTIGATORS & ADMINISTRATORS: 1. Where do you find a comprehensive document outlining NIH policies on topics that affect the application process & award? 2. Where do you find policy sources on animal use, human subject issues, intellectual property, and other specialty sources?
NIH Grants Policy Statement Explicitly defines the roles, responsibilities and lines of communication, among the various individuals involved Includes sections on allowability of costs and public policy requirements Available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps_2003/index.htm Grants Policy Web Page Includes general policy notices and links to policy resources from various Federal sources, such as OLAW, OHRP, OMB, etc. Available at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/policy.htm GRANTS POLICY RESOURCES
NAVIGATION POINT #5: GLOBAL OER RESOURCES INVESTIGATORS & ADMINISTRATORS: 1.Where can you find a comprehensive glossary of terms and acronyms? 2. Is there a list of frequent links? 3. Before calling NIH, where can you find a list of FAQ’s that may have your answer already?
Glossary of NIH terms: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm • NIH acronym definitions: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/acronym_list.htm