Grant Application Resources

General Resources

Links to policies, writing tips, deadlines, forms, and more.

• Who can apply for funding
  Lists of organization requirements, eligible institutions, and more.

• Guidance for NCCIH application cover letters
• Grant-writing advice and sample applications
  Useful websites to help you plan, write, and apply for a research project grant.
• Rigor and Reproducibility (NIH)
• Natural Product Integrity Policy
• Dissemination and Implementation Research: NCCIH Interests
• Electronic submission (NIH)
• Application forms and instructions (NIH)
• How your application is reviewed
  Details and additional information about the NIH application review process.
• All About Grants Podcast (OER)
• Grantee Policies
• System of Award Management (SAM) Registration
  Organizations must renew their SAM registration annually.
• Policy on Resubmission Applications (NIH)

• Video Library for Researchers 
• Completeness, Compliance, and Responsiveness Tables

Grant Applications Over $500,000

• Applications for Centers of Excellence for Research on Complementary and Integrative Health (P01) Over $500,000 in Direct Costs in Any Year
• Applications for Large Budget Clinical Trials With Budgets Over $500,000 in Direct Costs in Any Year

Frequently Asked Questions

These frequently asked questions documents are related to specific funding opportunity announcements.

• Frequently Asked Questions: HEAL Initiative Pain Research Enhancement Program (PREP) (R15 Clinical Trial Optional); RFA-AT-25-001
• Frequently Asked Questions: HEAL Initiative— Toward Developing Quantitative Imaging and Other Relevant Biomarkers of Myofascial Tissues for Clinical Pain Management (R61/R33, Clinical Trial Required); RFA-AT-24-003
• Frequently Asked Questions: HEAL Initiative: Sickle Cell Disease Pain Management Trials Utilizing the Pain Management Effectiveness Research Network Cooperative Agreement (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trial Required); RFA-AT-23-002
• Frequently Asked Questions: HEAL Initiative: Pragmatic and Implementation Studies for the Management of Sickle Cell Disease Pain (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional); RFA-AT-23-001
• Frequently Asked Questions: NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory—Pragmatic and Implementation Trials of Embedded Interventions (UG3/UH3, Clinical Trials Optional); RFA-AT-22-001

Clinical Research Resources

• NCCIH Clinical Trial Funding Opportunity Announcements
• NCCIH Clinical Research Toolbox
• Natural Product Clinical Trial Resource
  Understand FDA Requirements for a clinical trial that will use a natural product
• NIH Music-Based Intervention Toolkit

Pre-Application Events and Summaries

• Preapplication Technical Assistance Webinars