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Tips for Writing Grant Applications
September 5, 2024
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Dr. Wendy Weber offers her top five tips for how to write an NIH grant application.
Check Out Our New Video Library for Researchers
August 16, 2024
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
A new resource for the complementary and integrative health research community—a video library where members of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) program and review staff provide guidance on the grants process, funding opportunities, peer review, and mor
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.
Leveling Up: Using Multilevel Interventions To Address Whole Person Health
March 25, 2024
Jennifer Baumgartner, Ph.D.
NCCIH recently updated our priority language in our clinical trial notices of funding opportunities to include multilevel intervention research “where at least one level of interventions includes a mind and body intervention.” But what are multilevel interventions exactly and how are they conducted?
Webinars, Videos, and Other Resources To Help You With NIH Grants and Funding
February 7, 2024
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Free information resources are available to help applicants, grantees, and their colleagues apply for NIH grants
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.
Updated NIH Guidance Regarding Research With Foreign Collaborators
December 1, 2023
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Dr. Martina Schmidt reviews several National Institutes of Health policy documents from 2023 that give guidance on collaborating with foreign researchers.
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.
Writing a Grant Application? Make Sure Your Idea Is Unique
July 26, 2023
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Find out about resources to help you identify studies similar to the one you're proposing.
Think Again Before Using Generative AI During Peer Review or As You Prepare an Application
June 29, 2023
Jessica McKlveen, Ph.D.
With the recent rise in the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology, many questions have been raised about how this technology can be responsibly and ethically used going forward.
What Are Bars to Awards, and How Can You Avoid Them?
May 25, 2023
Debbie Chen
In this blog post, Chief Grants Management Officer Debbie Chen shares tips related to policies that recipients performing human subjects research and conducting clinical trials must follow to receive National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding.
An Invitation to Complementary and Integrative Health Researchers To Address Deprescribing of Benzodiazepines; Teaming Event on November 9, 2022
October 27, 2022
Pete Murray, Ph.D.
The US Deprescribing Network has an exciting new initiative for pilot studies of interventions that use complementary and integrative health approaches to support deprescribing of benzodiazepines.
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.
Tips for Grant Applicants During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Part II
March 24, 2022
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Schmidt shares tips and guidelines for researchers submitting applications during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Update on NCCIH’s Small Business Programs and the Applicant Assistance Program
March 16, 2022
Emrin Horgusluoglu, Ph.D.
I’m the new coordinator for NCCIH’s small business research programs. I’d like to share some resources that you may find helpful.
Planning To Apply for a Small Business Innovation Research Award in January 2021?
September 14, 2020
Merav Sabri, Ph.D.
Is it your dream to receive a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant? NIH is launching a competitive 10-week customized coaching program for eligible researchers called the NIH Applicant Assistance Program (AAP).
New Tools Will Help Guide Clinical Researchers
October 4, 2019
Catherine Meyers, M.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Catherine Meyers discusses two new protocol templates to NCCIH's Clinical Research Toolbox, the web-based information repository for investigators and staff involved in NCCIH-funded clinical research.
Understanding NIH Funding of Individual Fellowships for Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Researchers
July 18, 2019
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Confused about funding protocols for predoctoral and postdoctoral research training? Learn more here!
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.
Apply for a Supplement to Promote Training on NCCIH-Funded Awards
February 22, 2019
Lanay M. Mudd, Ph.D.
Learn more about training and career development opportunities on NCCIH's Training Opportunities webpage.
Webinar To Assist Applicants for Grants To Study Specific Cannabis Components
February 14, 2019
David Shurtleff, Ph.D.
Interested in an NCCIH grant opportunity to identify and develop novel strategies -- like cannabinoids -- to treat acute and chronic pain? Read this blog post and learn more here.
NCCIH Grantees: Using Administrative Supplements To Fund Additional Research on Pain or Opioid Use Disorder
June 29, 2018
Yisong Wang, Ph.D.
Think of administrative supplements when you're thinking of how to fund research projects.
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).
NCCIH Reissues Funding Initiatives for Phased Awards of Mechanistic Studies To Optimize Mind and Body Interventions
May 8, 2017
Wen Chen, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Wen Chen discusses two Program Announcements (PARs) that direct research attention toward investigating the mechanisms by which mind and body interventions might work, as well as strategies to optimize these interventions.
Show Me the Money! Finding Funding to Study the Clinical Effects of Mind and Body Interventions
April 19, 2017
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Perspectives from Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. on research results, controversies, and funding opportunities in complementary and integrative health.
Building a Foundation for Clinical Trials of Natural Products
September 27, 2016
Wendy J. Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.
Perspectives from Wendy Weber, N.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. on research results, controversies, and funding opportunities in complementary and integrative health.
Working on a Grant Application This Summer?
July 28, 2016
Martina Schmidt, Ph.D.
Planning to submit a grant application? These tips from Dr. Martina Schmidt, Chief of NCCIH's Office of Scientific Review, should help.
NCCIH Research Priorities Highlighted at APS 2016, May 11 to 14
May 10, 2016
Emmeline Edwards, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Emmeline Edwards discusses NCCIH priorities in pain and pain management research, & highlights NCCIH involvement at the 2016 American Pain Society's annual meeting.
Take Notice of NIH Guide Notices for 2016 Grant Applications
January 14, 2016
Dale Birkle Dreer, Ph.D.
In this blog post, Dr. Dale Birkle Dreer, chief of NCCIH's Office of Scientific Review, discusses updates to policies, forms, and instructions for grant applications in 2016.
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.
Planning for Effective Blinding
October 13, 2015
Catherine Meyers, M.D.
Rigor in designing and performing biomedical research and the ability to reproduce the findings are top priorities at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). One aspect of planning and implementing clinical research that we often discuss with grantees and applicants is blinding. NCCIH offers resources to help you maximize the rigor of your study.