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This page provides information on the NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative policies that support early-stage investigators (ESIs).

Before getting started, learn why it is important to understand the structure of NIH and how we approach grant funding, what types of organizations and people are eligible to apply, what we look for in a research project, and the types of grant programs we offer.

OPERA provides leadership and oversight in grants management policy and compliance, intellectual property, and OMB clearances to the extramural research community and NIH extramural staff through policy development, expert guidance, analysis, outreach, and related information dissemination in order to promote effective stewardship of NIH extramural funds in support of health research.

This page provides information on the NIH Next Generation Researchers Initiative policies that support early-stage investigators (ESIs).

Note to Reviewers: These documents are provided as general reviewer orientation to NIH peer review. For meeting specific information, please rely on the documents and links provided by your SRO.

NIH respects copyright and has put procedures in place that help it to avoid infringing the rights of third parties, and alerts members of the public who may wish to use the material of any limitations on such use. This is to ensure that the public can easily distinguish between materials that are free to use without limitation and those limited to a fair use, the agency has developed guidance for accomplishing both improving openness and ensuring protections.

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