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Be FORMS-I Ready in January 2025!
October 17, 2024
Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
Important NIH-wide news about upcoming changes to certain grant application forms and their instructions
Changes to Institutional Training Grant Applications To Support Biomedical Workforce, Discovery
June 28, 2024
Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
Changes are coming to NIH Institutional Training Award grant applications and their peer review for applications due on or after January 25, 2025. Dr. Jessica McKlveen provides background, summarizes the changes, and gives resources for more details.
It’s Official! Changes in Fellowship Processes Are Taking Effect
June 3, 2024
Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
Dr. Jessica McKlveen, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, outlines changes that are official as of April 18, 2024, to the National Institutes of Health's fellowship application and review process for fellowship applications with receipt dates of January 25, 2025, and beyond. In addition to a summary, she provides links to webpages, a webinar, and other resources for more details or asking questions.
How Do We Arrive at Your Final Grant Budget?
April 29, 2024
Debbie Chen
Insights on why your budget from NCCIH may be lower than what you requested and tips to help your budget submission.
Change Is in the Air for RPG and NRSA Grants
March 1, 2024
Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
Dr. Jessica McKlveen, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, discusses changes regarding Research Project Grant and Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA grant applications.
When and How To Contact NCCIH Program Directors for Help
December 21, 2023
Inna Belfer, M.D., Ph.D.
If you plan to apply for a grant from NCCIH or if you’ve submitted a grant application, NCCIH program directors can be an excellent resource for you.
Upcoming Changes To Enhance Peer Review of NIH Grant Applications
October 13, 2023
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Martina Schmidt highlights modifications that are coming in the peer review process for NIH grant applications.
Expedited Concurrence Speeds Review of Qualifying Applications
August 3, 2023
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
It can be a long road from submitting your application for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant to hearing whether your application is funded. One estimate is that it can take about 8 months (or longer—in some instances, up to 20 months) after an application’s due date to receive an award.
Changes Proposed to Application/Review Process for NRSA Fellowships
June 6, 2023
Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
Changes are on the way in how applications for Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSAs) are structured and reviewed, and public comment is invited until June 23, 2023, on the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) proposed changes.
Zoning In on NCCIH’s Approach to Grant Funding
March 23, 2023
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Schmidt provides an overview of NCCIH’s “funding zones,” which are set up for most grant mechanisms and might help you in getting an idea about the likelihood that your application may be funded.
Becoming an NCCIH Peer Reviewer, Part 2
January 31, 2023
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In my last blog post, I talked about the benefits of serving as a peer reviewer of grant applications for the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Today, I’d like to explain what serving on an NCCIH review panel is like.
Ever Thought About Being an NCCIH Peer Reviewer? Part I
November 29, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Peer review of grant applications is a fundamental part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants process. It helps ensure that the science we support is of the highest quality and that applications are evaluated in a fair, unbiased way.
Tips To Help You Navigate the Just-in-Time Process
July 18, 2022
Debbie Chen
The chief grants management officer at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health introduces and provides suggestions on the the Just-in-Time process, in which some time-sensitive elements of an application may be submitted later in the application process.
How You Can Help Your Application Move Successfully Through Review: Part II
June 2, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Ideas for grant applicants on meeting requirements for applications that are administratively reviewed before entering the larger review process.
How You Can Help Your Application Move Successfully Through Review: Part I
April 27, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Dr. Martina Schmidt of NCCIH, NIH, provides Part I of her recommendations on how to create a grant application that has more of a chance of moving through various review processes successfully.
Talking to NCCIH Program Staff Can Be Beneficial
February 26, 2019
Anita McRae-Williams, M.A.
In this blog post, NCCIH's outreach communications program manager Anita McRae-Williams discusses how to engage with Division of Extramural Research (DER) program staff.
NIH Collaboratory Expands Its Portfolio of Pragmatic Clinical Trials
July 23, 2018
Catherine Meyers, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Catherine Meyers discusses new Pragmatic Clinical Trial (PCT) Demonstration Projects that have been funded within the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory.
To K or Not To K?
June 27, 2018
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Applying for a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Career Development Award (or K award)? Read this for more information.
Tips from NCCIH’s Office of Scientific Review for Responding to the New Clinical Trial Funding Announcements
May 30, 2017
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Martina Schmidt, Chief of the NCCIH Office of Scientific Review, discusses required elements for new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs).
Revised Grants Policy Statement Provides Key Guidance
December 11, 2015
Shelley Headley
Shelley Headley, Chief Grants Management Officer in the NCCIH Office of Grants Management, shares information about grants administration.
Interacting With Your Scientific Review Officer
November 5, 2015
Dale Birkle Dreer, Ph.D.
SROs are scientists, most are former faculty members and NIH grantees, who manage the first level of peer review, commonly known as the study section. SROs are the people who take the first thorough look at your application, determine the expertise required for the review, recruit the external scientists to match that expertise, manage the study section meeting where the applications are discussed and scored, and prepare the summary statement for your application.