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It's a major undertaking-preparing and submitting an NIH biomedical research grant application to support your research training needs or pursue your scientific research. This highly competitive endeavor can be subverted by poor planning, preparation, disorganization and lackluster presentation. The successful recipient allows ample time to plan, organize and write a grant application that competes well in the peer review process and ultimately earns funding.

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When NIH awards a grant, we are formalizing our partnership with the grantee to ensure compliance with federal laws, regulations and policies. This protects the integrity of the overall scientific endeavor. This page describes what happens between peer review through award for applicants whose applications have been deemed highly meritorious in the scientific peer review process.

The majority of competing applications now require electronic application submission. The Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to which you are applying will identify whether you must submit electronically or use paper submission. Note that paper submissions require use of the PHS 398 application form, while electronic submission requires the SF424 (R&R) application.

Welcome to the NIH’s Financial Operations Website. On this page you will find the most recent information about NIH’s financial operations plans for the fiscal year, links to the financial management plans of NIH institutes and centers, and answers to frequently asked questions. We hope that you will find the information on this site helpful.

Learn about the steps required for an application to proceed from planning and submission through to award and closeout. Drill down to learn more about each step in the process for guidance that can maximize your understanding of the grants process and help you submit a successful grant application. VIDEO OVERVIEW: NIH Grants Process Grants Process Overview (PDF, 908 KB).

By accepting a grant award, recipients agree to comply with the requirements in the NIH Grants Policy Statement unless the notice of award states otherwise. Specific policy topic pages listed below expand upon this resource to provide additional context and resources.