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Determine the Correct Application Instructions for Your Activity Code

Use the chart below to determine which set of application instructions applies to 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 found.

Activity CodeTitleApplication Instructions - Grant Program

C06

Research Facilities Construction GrantResearch (R)

D43

International Research Training GrantsTraining (T)

D71

International Research Training Planning GrantTraining (T)

DP1

NIH Director's Pioneer Award (NDPA)Research (R)

DP2

NIH Director's New Innovator AwardsResearch (R)

DP3

Type 1 Diabetes Targeted Research AwardResearch (R)

DP4

NIH Director's Pathfinder Award - Multi-Yr FundingResearch (R)

DP5

Early Independence AwardResearch (R)

DP7

NIH Director's Workforce Innovation AwardResearch (R)

F05

International Research Fellowships (FIC)Fellowship (F)

F30

Individual Predoctoral NRSA for M.D./Ph.D. FellowshipsFellowship (F)

F31

Predoctoral Individual National Research Service AwardFellowship (F)

F32

Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service AwardFellowship (F)

F33

National Research Service Awards for Senior FellowsFellowship (F)

F34

MARC (NRSA) Faculty FellowshipsFellowship (F)

F35

Intramural NRSA Individual Postdoctoral Program AppointeesFellowship (F)

F37

Medical Informatics FellowshipsFellowship (F)

F38

Applied Medical Informatics FellowshipsFellowship (F)

F99

Pre-doc to Post-doc Transition AwardFellowship (F)

FI2

Intramural Postdoctoral Research AssociateFellowship (F)

FM1

Fellowship for Intramural Dual-Degree Scientists (FIDDS)General - see opportunity for special instructions

G07

Resources Improvement GrantResearch (R)

G08

Resources Project Grant (NLM)Research (R)

G11

Extramural Associate Research Development Award (EARDA)Research (R)

G12

Research Centers in Minority Institutions AwardMulti-Project (M)

G13

Health Sciences Publication Support Awards (NLM)Research (R)

G20

Grants for Repair, Renovation and Modernization of Existing Research FacilitiesResearch (R)

K00

Post-doctoral Transition AwardCareer Development (K)

K01

Research Scientist Development Award - Research & TrainingCareer Development (K)

K02

Research Scientist Development Award - ResearchCareer Development (K)

K05

Research Scientist AwardCareer Development (K)

K06

Research Career AwardsCareer Development (K)

K07

Academic/Teacher Award (ATA)Career Development (K)

K08

Clinical Investigator Award (CIA)Career Development (K)

K12

Physician Scientist Award (Program) (PSA)Training (T)

K14

Minority School Faculty Development AwardsCareer Development (K)

K18

The Career Enhancement AwardCareer Development (K)

K21

Scientist Development AwardCareer Development (K)

K22

Career Transition AwardCareer Development (K)

K23

Mentored Patient-Oriented Research Career Development AwardCareer Development (K)

K24

Midcareer Investigator Award in Patient-Oriented ResearchCareer Development (K)

K25

Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development AwardCareer Development (K)

K26

Midcareer Investigator Award in Biomedical and Behavioral ResearchCareer Development (K)

K30

Clinical Research Curriculum Award (CRCA)Career Development (K)

K43

International Research Career Development AwardCareer Development (K)

K76

Emerging Leaders Career Development AwardCareer Development (K)

K99

Career Transition AwardCareer Development (K)

KL1

Linked Research Career Development AwardCareer Development (K)

KL2

Mentored Career Development AwardTraining (T)

KM1

Institutional Career Enhancement Awards - Multi-Yr FundingTraining (T)

M01

General Clinical Research Centers ProgramMulti-Project (M)

P01

Research Program ProjectsMulti-Project (M)

P20

Exploratory GrantsMulti-Project (M)

P2C

Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and CentersMulti-Project (M)

P30

Center Core GrantsMulti-Project (M)

P40

Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Material Resource GrantsMulti-Project (M)

P41

Biotechnology Resource GrantsMulti-Project (M)

P42

Hazardous Substances Basic Research Grants Program (NIEHS)Multi-Project (M)

P50

Specialized CenterMulti-Project (M)

P51

Primate Research Center GrantsMulti-Project (M)

P60

Comprehensive CenterMulti-Project (M)

PL1

Linked Center Core GrantMulti-Project (M)

PM1

Program Project or Center with Complex StructureMulti-Project (M)

R00

Research Transition AwardResearch (R)

R01

Research ProjectResearch (R)

R03

Small Research GrantsResearch (R)

R13

ConferenceResearch (R)

R15

Academic Research Enhancement Awards (AREA)Research (R)

R18

Research Demonstration and Dissemination ProjectsResearch (R)

R21

Exploratory/Developmental GrantsResearch (R)

R24

Resource-Related Research ProjectsResearch (R)

R25

Education ProjectsResearch (R)

R28

Resource-Related Research ProjectsResearch (R)

R30

Preventive Health Service - Venereal Disease Research, Demonstration, and Public Information and Education GrantsResearch (R)

R33

Exploratory/Developmental Grants Phase IIResearch (R)

R34

Planning GrantResearch (R)

R35

Outstanding Investigator AwardResearch (R)

R36

Dissertation AwardResearch (R)

R37

Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) AwardResearch (R)

R41

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase ISBIR/STTR (B)

R42

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants - Phase IISBIR/STTR (B)

R43

Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase ISBIR/STTR (B)

R44

Small Business Innovation Research Grants (SBIR) - Phase IISBIR/STTR (B)

R49

Injury Control Research and Demonstration Projects and Injury Prevention Research CentersResearch (R)

R50

Research Specialist AwardResearch (R)

R55

James A. Shannon Director's AwardResearch (R)

R56

High Priority, Short Term Project AwardResearch (R)

R61

Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental GrantResearch (R)

R90

Interdisciplinary Regular Research Training AwardResearch (R)

RC1

NIH Challenge Grants and Partnerships ProgramResearch (R)

RC2

High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure ProgramsResearch (R)

RC3

Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) ProgramResearch (R)

RC4

High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Programs—Multi-Yr FundingResearch (R)

RF1

Multi-Year Funded Research Project GrantResearch (R)

RL1

Linked Research project GrantResearch (R)

RL2

Linked Exploratory/Development GrantResearch (R)

RL5

Linked Education ProjectResearch (R)

RL9

Linked Research Training AwardResearch (R)

RM1

Research Project with Complex StructureResearch (R)

RS1

Programs to Prevent the Emergence and Spread of Antimicrobial Resistance in the United StatesResearch (R)

S06

Minority Biomedical Research Support - MBRSMulti-Project (M)

S07

Biomedical Research Support GrantsResearch (R)

S10

Biomedical Research Support Shared Instrumentation GrantsResearch (R)

S11

Minority Biomedical Research Support Thematic Project GrantsResearch (R)

S21

Research and Institutional Resources Health Disparities Endowment Grants -Capacity BuildingResearch (R)

S22

Research and Student Resources Health Disparities Endowment Grants - Educational ProgramsResearch (R)

SB1

Commercialization Readiness ProgramSBIR/STTR (B)

SC1

Research Enhancement AwardResearch (R)

SC2

Pilot Research ProjectResearch (R)

SC3

Research Continuance AwardResearch (R)

SI2

Intramural Clinical Scholar Research AwardResearch (R)

T01

Graduate Training ProgramTraining (T)

T02

Undergraduate Training ProgramTraining (T)

T14

ConferencesTraining (T)

T15

Continuing Education Training GrantsTraining (T)

T32

Institutional National Research Service AwardTraining (T)

T34

Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training GrantsTraining (T)

T35

NRSA Short -Term Research TrainingTraining (T)

T36

MARC ANCILLARY TRAINING ACTIVITIES (GRANT) (NIGMS)Training (T)

T37

Minority International Research Training Grants (FIC)Training (T)

T42

Educational Resource Center Training GrantsTraining (T)

T90

Interdisciplinary Research Training AwardTraining (T)

TL1

Linked Training AwardTraining (T)

TL4

Undergraduate NRSA Institutional Research Training GrantsTraining (T)

TU2

Institutional National Research Service Award with Involvement of NIH Intramural FacultyTraining (T)

U01

Research Project--Cooperative AgreementsResearch (R)

U10

Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U13

Conference--Cooperative AgreementsResearch (R)

U18

Research Demonstration--Cooperative AgreementsResearch (R)

U19

Research Program--Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U24

Resource-Related Research Projects--Cooperative AgreementsResearch (R)

U2C

Resource-Related Research Multi-Component Projects and Centers Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U2R

International Research Training Cooperative AgreementsTraining (T)

U34

Planning Cooperative AgreementResearch (R)

U41

Biotechnology Resource Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U42

Animal (Mammalian and Nonmammalian) Model, and Animal and Biological Materials Resource Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U43

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreements - Phase ISBIR/STTR (B)

U44

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Cooperative Agreements - Phase IISBIR/STTR (B)

U45

Hazardous Waste Worker Health and Safety Training Cooperative Agreements (NIEHS)Multi-Project (M)

U54

Specialized Center--Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U56

Exploratory Grants--Cooperative AgreementsMulti-Project (M)

U60

Cooperative Agreements in Occupational Safety and Health Research, Demonstrations, Evaluation and Education Research, Demonstrations, Evaluation and EducationMulti-Project (M)

UA5

Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Cooperative AgreementsResearch (R)

UB1

Commercialization Readiness Program – Cooperative AgreementSBIR/STTR (B)

UC1

NIH Challenge Grants and Partnerships Program - Phase II-Coop.AgreementResearch (R)

UC3

Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies (BRDG-SPAN) Cooperative Agreement ProgramResearch (R)

UC4

High Impact Research and Research Infrastructure Cooperative Agreement Programs—Multi-Yr FundingResearch (R)

UC6

Construction Cooperative AgreementResearch (R)

UC7

National Biocontainment Laboratory Operation Cooperative AgreementMulti-Project (M)

UE5

Education Projects - Cooperative AgreementsResearch (R)

UF1

Multi-Year Funded Research Project Cooperative AgreementResearch (R)

UG1

Clinical Research Cooperative Agreements - Single ProjectResearch (R)

UG3

Phase 1 Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative AgreementResearch (R)

UG4

National Network of Libraries of MedicineResearch (R)

UH1

HBCU Research Scientist AwardResearch (R)

UH2

Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement Phase IResearch (R)

UH3

Exploratory/Developmental Cooperative Agreement Phase IIResearch (R)

UH4

Hazmat Training at DOE Nuclear Weapons ComplexResearch (R)

UL1

Linked Specialized Center Cooperative AgreementMulti-Project (M)

UM1

Research Project with Complex Structure Cooperative AgreementResearch (R)

UM2

Program Project or Center with Complex Structure Cooperative AgreementMulti-Project (M)

UP5

Early Independence Award Cooperative AgreementResearch (R)

UT1

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) – Cooperative Agreements - Phase ISBIR/STTR (B)

UT2

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) – Cooperative Agreements - Phase IISBIR/STTR (B)

X01

Resource Access ProgramResearch (R)

X02

PreapplicationResearch (R)