Preparing to Apply

This NIH All About Grants podcast episode walks through the timelines you should keep in mind when preparing an NIH grant application. Avery Tucker and Kasima Garst from the Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration within the NIH’s Office of Extramural Research join us for this conversation.

Institutions receiving funds from Public Health Service (PHS) agencies such as NIH must conduct research in accordance with the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals.

Increase your knowledge about the roles of NIH extramural staff and who you should reach out to for help at different stages of the grants award and application process in this 4-part series, “Who Should I Contact at NIH?” In the second episode, “Finding a Funding Opportunity and Developing Your Application”, NIH experts talk about who to contact at NIH as you are identifying funding opportunities and developing your application.

You probably know the NIH RePORT suite of tools as a useful hub of information to find reports, data, and analyses of NIH-funded research, as well as answers to commonly asked questions on the NIH budget and extramural research programs. Did you know RePORT can also be a helpful tool as you are developing your grant application? 

Dr. Harold Perl, a Program Director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, helps decipher the alphabet soup you find when searching for funding opportunities.

When dutifully scanning the weekly Table of Contents email for the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts every Friday afternoon, have you found yourself wondering where all

Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans (BESH) are studies that meet both the federal definition of 

Have questions about funding opportunities, developing an application, or managing a grant award? Unsure to whom you should reach out for help? Check out this NIH All About Grants podcast to get a refresher on the ins and outs of what to do when seeking assistance from NIH extramural staff.