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A Grant Writing Primer for Graduate Students
Health/Social Psychology Reading Group!(H-SPRG)!!February 27, 2014
Much of the material presented here was taken from the APA web site and presentations by Maier (2013) and Abeles (2006)
NDSU
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)!• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) • Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ) • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) • Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) • Administration for Children and Families (ACF) • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • Administration for Aging (AoA) • Program Support Center (PSC) • Indian Health Service (IHS)
NIH Overview
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)!• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) • Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) • Agency for Healthcare and Research Quality (AHRQ) • Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) • Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC) • Administration for Children and Families (ACF) • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • National Institutes of Health (NIH) • Administration for Aging (AoA) • Program Support Center (PSC) • Indian Health Service (IHS)
NIH Overview
NIH.gov
NIH Overview
Office of the Director Program Offices!
Office of Research on Women’s Health
Office of AIDS Research
Office of Behavioral and social sciences Research
Office of Disease Prevention
Immediate Office of the Director
Office of the Director Staff Offices: Office of Extramural Research Office of Intramural Research Office of Management / Chief Financial Officer Office of Science Policy Office of Communications and Public Liaison Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management Office of Program Coordination Office of Legislative Policy and Analysis Office of Community Liaison Executive Office Office of the Ombudsman NIH Ethics Office
National Cancer!Institute
National Eye!Institute
National Heart, Lung!and Blood Institute
National Human!Genome Research!Institute
National Institute!of Aging
National Institute on!Alcohol Abuse and!Alcoholism
National Institute of!Allergy and Infectious!Diseases
National Institute of!Arthritis and!Musculoskeletal and!Skin Diseases
National Institute of!Biomedical Imaging and!Bioengineering
National Institute of Child!Health and Human!Development
National Institute on!Deafness and Other!Communication!Disorders
National Institute of!Dental and Craniofacial!Research
National Institute of!Diabetes and Digestive!and Kidney Diseases
National Institute!on Drug Abuse
National Institute of!Environmental Health!Sciences
National Institute of!General Medical!Sciences
National Institute!of Mental Health
National Institute of!Neurological Disorders!and Stroke
National Institute of!Nursing Research
National Library of!Medicine
John E. Fogarty !International!Center for Advanced !Studyin Health Sciences
National Center for!Complementary and!Alternative Medicine
National Center on!Minority Health and!Health Disparities
National Center for!Research Resources
Clinical Center Center for Information!Technology
Center for Scientific!Review
Office of Extramural Research (OER)http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/intro2oer.htm
Award Mechanisms
Distinction between solicited versus unsolicited proposals • Solicited (agency-initiated) proposals (18%)
• Request for Applications/Proposals (RFA/RFP) • One time request to fulfill specific agency research
objective or need • Program Announcements (PA)
• New research programs and updates to ongoing programs (renewable)
• Unsolicited (investigator-initiated) proposals (82%)
Identifying NIH FundingSolicited proposals (RFA, RFP, PA, PAR) NIH funding opportunities page
• Includes funding opportunities for NIH IC only • Located at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html
• Subscribe to weekly listserv Grants.gov
• Includes funding opportunities for NIH in addition to the other 25 federal grant-making agencies
• Located at http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html • Subscribe to weekly listserv
Identifying NIH Solicitations by IC Topic
Search by Agency (IC) • Identify funding opportunities within an agency • Identify mechanism • Identify review criteria
!Steps for searching….
• Identify Agency (IC) • Go to their homepage (http://www.nih.gov/icd) • Go to their “Research Funding” or Extramural
Funding” section • Perform search
Unsolicited NIH Funding
IDEA PROPOSAL FUNDING
NIH Funding MechanismsUnsolicited proposals; regular receipt, review cycles
Numerous funding mechanisms
R01 Research Project Grant
Supports discrete, specific, highly successful outcome projects
R03 Small Grant
Supports small research projects; limited time and resources are the key elements
R21 Exploratory/Independent Research Grant
Supports ‘high risk-high yield’ research projects!
R15 Academic and Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Grant
Small research projects in the biomedical and behavioral sciences conducted by students and faculty that have not been major recipients of NIH research grant funds
Research Grant Programs
NIH Research Project Grant Program (R01)
NIH Small Grant Program (R03)
NIH Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 and U13)
NIH Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA) Grants - (R15)
NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Award (R21)
NIH Clinical Trial Planning Grant (R34) Program
NIH High Priority, Short-Term Project Award (R56)
What Type of Research Grant Is Right for Me?
What stage of research career ? Training, Research or Career Development?
- What are your research needs?- do you need a mentor or collaborators?- how big is the project?- do you have pilot data?- how supportive is your environment?
NIH Fellowship/Training AwardsTraining awards – for predoctoral (F31), postdoctoral (F32) or short term training (F33)
Ruth L. KirschsteinNational Research Service Awards (NRSA)
Institutional Research Training Grants (T32)
Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35)
Individual Predoctoral Awards For M.D./PH.D. Fellowships (F30)
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Minority Students (F31)
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Students w/Disabilities (F31)
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31)
Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32)
Senior Fellowships (F33)
Funding Mechanisms
Graduate Student NRSA F30, F31, T32
Post-doc NRSA F32, T32
Ruth L. KirschsteinNational Research Service Awards (NRSA)
Institutional Research Training Grants (T32)
Short-Term Institutional Research Training Grants (T35)
Individual Predoctoral Awards For M.D./PH.D. Fellowships (F30)
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Minority Students (F31)
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship Students w/Disabilities (F31)
Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31)
Individual Postdoctoral Fellowships (F32)
Senior Fellowships (F33)
http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm
Funding Mechanisms
Graduate Student NRSA F30, F31, T32
Post-doc NRSA F32, T32
Transition K01, K08, K23, K12, K22
http://grants.nih.gov/training/careerdevelopmentawards.htm
NIH Career AwardsSome directed at retraining, professional career development, and recognition of career success
K01 Mentored Research Scientist Award Provide mentored career development in a new research area
K02 Independent Scientist Award Develop career of funded scientist
K05 Senior Scientist Award Recognize outstanding scientist with sustained level of high productivity
K08 Mentored Clinical Scientist Award Development of independent clinical research scientist
K18 Career Enhancement Award for Stem Cell Research (restricted to certain IC)
K25 Mentored Quantitative Research Career Development Award Foster collaborative research in areas integrating biomedical science and engineering
K01 K02 K05 K07 K08 K12 K23 K24
NCI ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
NEI ◆ ◆ ◆
HLBI ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
HGRI ◆
NIA ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
AAA ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
IAID ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
IAMS ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
ICHD ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
NIDR ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
DDK ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
NIDA ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
IEHS ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
IGMS
NIMH ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
INDS ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
NINR ◆ ◆ ◆
NCRR ◆ ◆
DCD ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆
Career Development Grants at NIH
Funding Mechanisms
Graduate Student NRSA F30, F31, T32
Post-doc NRSA F32, T32
Transition K01, K08, K23, K12, K22
Mid Career R01, K02, P01, K24
Early Career R03, R01, R21, R15
Additional Internet Resources
Funded Projects (NIH RePORTER) http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm
Tips on Preparing Applications http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/grant_tips.htm
Who/What is a Program Officer?Is a ScientistAdministers a thematic program of researchIdentifies gaps and stimulates new directionsCommunicates NIH mission, opportunities and funding priorities by:
Coordinating meetings, conferences, workshops and fostering collaborationsAnd writing funding announcements
Tracks the latest scienceAdvocates support of the best and funding priorities by:
Recommending grant funding
Contact a Program Officer
Why? What can a Program Officer do for me?Contact a Program Officer
Advise on the “right” funding mechanism to match your needs
Recommend “hot science” and IC program interests
Suggest appropriate Institute and Study Section Assignments
Discuss results of review and strategize for revision
Success at NIH
Look for various opportunities to acquire funding, e.g., diversity supplements, career awards
Partner with established NIH investigators
Understand NIH’s mission and overall goals Propose research topics that cross the boundaries of various IC; leverage tools and resources from other research areas to approach your research topic; create multidisciplinary research teams
Search for funding opportunities often and using different strategies, e.g., agency or topic search, and submit unsolicited proposals when possible