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Use the chart below to determine which set of How to Apply – Application Guide instructions to use for your activity code. The NIH activity code you are applying to can be found in the title and in the Activity Code section of the funding opportunity.
Use the General (G) instructions, available in both HTML and PDF format, to complete the application forms following all standard instructions and the additional callouts for the identified grant program (e.g., Research (R)). Filtered PDFs are also available for each grant program that omit any callouts that don't apply.
Remember that funding opportunity instructions always supersede the standard application instructions.
| Activity Code | Title | Application Instructions - Grant Program |
|---|---|---|
| Research Facilities Construction Grant | Research (R) | |
| International Research Training Grants | Training (T) | |
| International Research Training Planning Grant | Training (T) | |
| NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA) | Research (R) | |
| NIH Director's New Innovator Awards | Research (R) | |
| Type 1 Diabetes Targeted Research Award | Research (R) | |
| NIH Director's Pathfinder Award - Multi-Yr Funding | Research (R) | |
| Early Independence Award | Research (R) | |
| NIH Director's Workforce Innovation Award | Research (R) | |
| International Research Fellowships (FIC) | Fellowship (F) | |
| Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. Fellowships | Fellowship (F) | |
| Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award | Fellowship (F) | |
| Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award | Fellowship (F) | |
| National Research Service Awards for Senior Fellows | Fellowship (F) | |
| Medical Informatics Fellowships | Fellowship (F) | |
| Applied Medical Informatics Fellowships | Fellowship (F) | |
| Pre-doc to Post-doc Transition Award | Fellowship (F) | |
| Intramural Postdoctoral Research Associate | Fellowship (F) | |
| Fellowship for Intramural Dual-Degree Scientists (FIDDS) | General - see opportunity for special instructions | |
| Resources Improvement Grant | Research (R) | |
| Resources Project Grant (NLM) | Research (R) | |
| Extramural Associate Research Development Award (EARDA) | Research (R) | |
| Research Centers in Minority Institutions Award | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Health Sciences Publication Support Awards (NLM) | Research (R) | |
| Grants for Repair, Renovation and Modernization of Existing Research Facilities | Research (R) | |
| Post-doctoral Transition Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Research Scientist Development Award - Research & Training | Career Development (K) | |
| Research Scientist Development Award - Research | Career Development (K) | |
| Research Scientist Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Research Career Awards | Career Development (K) | |
| Academic/Teacher Award (ATA) | Career Development (K) | |
| Clinical Investigator Award (CIA) | Career Development (K) | |
| Physician Scientist Award (Program) (PSA) | Training (T) | |
| Minority School Faculty Development Awards | Career Development (K) | |
| The Career Enhancement Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Scientist Development Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Career Transition Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented Research | Career Development (K) | |
| Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Midcareer Investigator Award in Biomedical and Behavioral Research | Career Development (K) | |
| Clinical Research Curriculum Award (CRCA) | Career Development (K) | |
| International Research Career Development Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Emerging Leaders Career Development Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Career Transition Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Linked Research Career Development Award | Career Development (K) | |
| Mentored Career Development Award | Training (T) | |
| Institutional Career Enhancement Awards - Multi-Yr Funding | Training (T) | |
| General Clinical Research Centers Program | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Research Program Projects | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Exploratory Grants | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and Centers | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Center Core Grants | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Material Resource Grants | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Biotechnology Resource Grants | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Hazardous Substances Basic Research Grants Program (NIEHS) | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Specialized Center | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Primate Research Center Grants | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Comprehensive Center | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Linked Center Core Grant | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Program Project or Center with Complex Structure | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Research Transition Award | Research (R) | |
| Research Project | Research (R) | |
| Small Research Grants | Research (R) | |
| Conference | Research (R) | |
| Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA) | Research (R) | |
| Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects | Research (R) | |
| Exploratory/Developmental Grants | Research (R) | |
| Resource-Related Research Projects | Research (R) | |
| Education Projects | Research (R) | |
| Resource-Related Research Projects | Research (R) | |
| Preventive Health Service - Venereal Disease Research, Demonstration, and Public Information and Education Grants | Research (R) | |
| Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase II | Research (R) | |
| Planning Grant | Research (R) | |
| Outstanding Investigator Award | Research (R) | |
| Dissertation Award | Research (R) | |
| Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award | Research (R) | |
| Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase I | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase II | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase I | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase II | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Injury Control Research and Demonstration Projects and Injury Prevention Research Centers | Research (R) | |
| Research Specialist Award | Research (R) | |
| James A. Shannon Director's Award | Research (R) | |
| High Priority, Short Term Project Award | Research (R) | |
| Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Grant | Research (R) | |
| Interdisciplinary Regular Research Training Award | Research (R) | |
| NIH Challenge Grants and Partnerships Program | Research (R) | |
| High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Programs | Research (R) | |
| Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Program | Research (R) | |
| High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Programs—Multi-Yr Funding | Research (R) | |
| Multi-Year Funded Research Project Grant | Research (R) | |
| Linked Research project Grant | Research (R) | |
| Linked Exploratory/Development Grant | Research (R) | |
| Linked Education Project | Research (R) | |
| Linked Research Training Award | Research (R) | |
| Research Project with Complex Structure | Research (R) | |
| Programs to Prevent the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in the United States | Research (R) | |
| Minority Biomedical Research Support - MBRS | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Biomedical Research Support Grants | Research (R) | |
| Biomedical Research Support Shared Instrumentation Grants | Research (R) | |
| Minority Biomedical Research Support Thematic Project Grants | Research (R) | |
| Small Instrumentation Grants Program | Research (R) | |
| Research and Institutional Resources Health Disparities Endowment Grants -Capacity Building | Research (R) | |
| Research and Student Resources Health Disparities Endowment Grants - Educational Programs | Research (R) | |
| Commercialization Readiness Program | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Research Enhancement Award | Research (R) | |
| Pilot Research Project | Research (R) | |
| Research Continuance Award | Research (R) | |
| Intramural Clinical Scholar Research Award | Research (R) | |
| Graduate Training Program | Training (T) | |
| Undergraduate Training Program | Training (T) | |
| Conferences | Training (T) | |
| Continuing Education Training Grants | Training (T) | |
| Institutional National Research Service Award | Training (T) | |
| Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants | Training (T) | |
| NRSA Short -Term Research Training | Training (T) | |
| Minority International Research Training Grants (FIC) | Training (T) | |
| Educational Resource Center Training Grants | Training (T) | |
| Interdisciplinary Research Training Award | Training (T) | |
| Linked Training Award | Training (T) | |
| Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training Grants | Training (T) | |
| Institutional National Research Service Award with Involvement of NIH Intramural Faculty | Training (T) | |
| Research Project--Cooperative Agreements | Research (R) | |
| Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Conference--Cooperative Agreements | Research (R) | |
| Research Demonstration--Cooperative Agreements | Research (R) | |
| Research Program--Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Resource-Related Research Projects--Cooperative Agreements | Research (R) | |
| Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and Centers Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| International Research Training Cooperative Agreements | Training (T) | |
| Planning Cooperative Agreement | Research (R) | |
| Biotechnology Resource Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Materials Resource Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreements - Phase I | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreements - Phase II | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Cooperative Agreements (NIEHS) | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Exploratory Grants--Cooperative Agreements | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Cooperative Agreements in Occupational Safety and Health Research, Demonstrations, Evaluation and Education Research, Demonstrations, Evaluation and Education | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Cooperative Agreements | Research (R) | |
| Commercialization Readiness Program – Cooperative Agreement | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| NIH Challenge Grants and Partnerships Program - Phase II-Coop.Agreement | Research (R) | |
| Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Cooperative Agreement Program | Research (R) | |
| High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Cooperative Agreement Programs—Multi-Yr Funding | Research (R) | |
| Construction Cooperative Agreement | Research (R) | |
| National Biocontainment Laboratory Operation Cooperative Agreement | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Education Projects - Cooperative Agreements | Research (R) | |
| Multi-Year Funded Research Project Cooperative Agreement | Research (R) | |
| Clinical Research Cooperative Agreements - Single Project | Research (R) | |
| Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement | Research (R) | |
| National Network of Libraries of Medicine | Research (R) | |
| HBCU Research Scientist Award | Research (R) | |
| Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement Phase I | Research (R) | |
| Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement Phase II | Research (R) | |
| Hazmat Training at DOE Nuclear Weapons Complex | Research (R) | |
| Linked Specialized Center Cooperative Agreement | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Research Project with Complex Structure Cooperative Agreement | Research (R) | |
| Program Project or Center with Complex Structure Cooperative Agreement | Multi-Project (M) | |
| Early Independence Award Cooperative Agreement | Research (R) | |
| Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) – Cooperative Agreements - Phase I | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) – Cooperative Agreements - Phase II | SBIR/STTR (B) | |
| Resource Access Program | Research (R) | |
| Preapplication | Research (R) |