“All About Grants” Podcast – Alternatives to Animals

Posted on November 18, 2020 by NIH Staff

Considering alternatives to animals in your application is the topic of our next NIH All About Grants podcast. Drs. Neera Gopee with the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare and Christine Livingston with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences join us for this conversation (MP3 / Transcript). We will go into the 3Rs (replace, refine, and reduce), helpful resources for relevant policies, what’s needed for the vertebrate animal section, role for IACUCs and peer review, as well as organoids, in silico models, and other alternatives…oh my again! Continue reading →

Did You Miss the 2020 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration?

Posted on November 4, 2020 by NIH Staff

Not to worry, the entire conference is still available to you on the event platform until Nov 19! The only thing missing is the immediate access to staff that the “live” event offered. Recordings of the presentations and related materials, as well as a plethora of resources from the Institute and Center Exhibit Hall booths await your exploration. Continue reading →

“All About Grants” Podcast – Human Subjects’ Protection and Monitoring Plans

Posted on October 29, 2020 by NIH Staff

Dawn Corbett, NIH’s Inclusion Policy Officer, shares why human subjects’ protection and monitoring plans are important in this next NIH’s All About Grants podcast. We will discuss what should be included in these plans as part of your application, what should be left out, what are risks and what are benefits to study participants, how reviewers assess it all, and so much more. Continue reading →

New “All About Grants” Podcast – Research Misconduct

Posted on September 15, 2020 by NIH Staff

That’s a bit…odd. That gel image looks photoshopped. The data looks to good to be true. And, wait a second, that figure appeared in another paper! These are examples of research misconduct. What do you do if you suspect research misconduct? Join us for this next installment of NIH’s All About Grants podcast with Dr. Christine Ring on addressing research misconduct. Continue reading →

New “All About Grants” Podcast – Am I Doing Human Subjects’ Research?

Posted on September 1, 2020 by NIH Staff

You have a promising research idea that may involve human participants to carry out the study. Do you know what to do next? Join us for the next NIH’s All About Grants podcast conversation about how you know you are doing human subjects’ research. Continue reading →

New Annotated Form Sets: FORMS-F Series

Posted on August 27, 2020 by NIH Staff

As you prepare your NIH grant application, keep these annotated form sets handy for key tips on filling out each section. These documents are a great visual resource for understanding many of the business rule checks we will run against your submitted application. Of course, you MUST follow the instructions in your funding opportunity announcement and application guide, but these documents are helpful for those times when you just need a quick reference. Continue reading →

Roundup of New COVID-19 Resources for NIH Applicants and Recipients: Part 3

Posted on July 30, 2020 by NIH Staff

We continue to add new resources to our COVID-19: Information for NIH Applicants and Recipients of NIH Funding webpage. We hope they are helpful in navigating this unprecedented situation. Here is a summary of what’s new since the last Nexus. Continue reading →

New Vertebrate Animals Section Training Module

Posted on July 24, 2020 by NIH Staff

Calling all applicants proposing research with vertebrate animals – check out the latest online learning module on the Vertebrate Animals Section in grant applications. This interactive module will assist applicants and offerors in preparing this section of the application, and will serve as a valuable resource for reviewers in evaluating the Vertebrate Animal Section of applications and proposals. Continue reading →

New “All About Grants” Podcast – Invention Reporting and Patent Protections for Grantees

Posted on July 20, 2020 by NIH Staff

In this next installment of the NIH’s All About Grants podcast series, we will get into the nuts and bolts of what NIH grantees should know about intellectual property, invention reporting, and patent protections. Scott Cooper, J.D., an Assistant Extramural Inventions Policy Officer with the NIH Office of Extramural Research, joins us virtually to discuss these topics (including invention disclosures) in more detail. Continue reading →

Many New and Updated COVID-19 FAQs

Posted on July 2, 2020 by NIH Staff

All COVID-19 FAQs were reviewed and revised to align with NIH Implementation of OMB Memorandum M-20-26. Continue reading →

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