NIH Proposal Information

Most NIH funding mechanisms are now electronic with a few notable exceptions.  For electronic applications, please see the Electronic Submission page. 

For paper-based applications please use these partially completed pages for applications due on or after January 25, 2010:

PHS 398.pdf      PHS398 Face page for new and competing Grant Applications

Checklist1.docx PHS 398 Split-Rate Checklist Page - One Year

Checklist2.docx PHS 398 Split-Rate Checklist Page - Two Year

PHS 2590.pdf    PHS2590 Face page for Grant Progress Report

PHS25901.docx  PHS2590 Split-Rate Checklist Page for Grant Progress Report

New forms and instructions means shorter page limits!
Please see visit this link for more specific information: New NIH Page Limits

For the latest NIH forms and instructions please visit the NIH site NIH Forms & Applications 

For NIH transfers (aka Type 7 or Change of Grantee Institution) please read NIH Transfers

For UMMS forms and information please visit  the RFS Forms page.

NIH Just-In-Time

Click here for the latest information on the NIH Just-In-Time process.  

Scroll to Section 2.5.1 for NIH Grants Policy on Just-In-Time

Click here for a description of the required elements of other support documentation

Sample NIH Other Support 

NIH Public Access Policy

The Public Access Policy for submitting applicable manuscripts arising from NIH funds to PubMed Central (PMC) upon acceptance for publication that was previously voluntary under NOT-OD-05-022 - is now mandatory as of April 7^th, 2008 per the revised policy NOT-OD-08-033. Compliance with this Policy is a statutory requirement and a term and condition of the grant award and cooperative agreement.

As of the May 25, 2008 due date and thereafter, NIH applications, proposals, and progress reports must include the PMC reference number when citing a manuscript that falls under the policy.  If the journal in which you publish deposits final articles for free access after 12 months or less, you do not need to do anything further.  This PMC Journal List is searchable.  If your journal takes more that 12 months to deposit or does not appear on the PMC Journal list - you will have to deposit it directly.   Publications can be deposited via the NIH Manuscript Submission System using your Commons username and password.

The Lamar Soutter Library has created an excellent resource site on this topic.  Additional information and assistance is available at the Library.