NIH Proposal Information
Below are the most essential links for preparing an NIH application. Contact your assigned SPA Project Officer should you have any questions concerning the NIH proposal submission process.
New NIH "FORMS-G" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Required for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2022
- Extramural Nexus: FORMS-G – We’re Ready, Are You?
- View this recorded presentation titled Deep Dive into FORMS-G and Related Policy Changes (video, PowerPoint, Transcript)
- High-level Summary of Form Changes in FORMS-G Application Packages (9/21/21)
- Use Application Instructions for FORMS-G
Revisions to NIH Biosketch, 2021 & 2022
- See NIH Researcher Disclosure Requirements for the latest updates, guidance documents and training materials on the revised NIH Biographical Sketches
- See Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Samples for the latest forms and instructions
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Annotated Form Sets - These documents are a great visual resource for understanding many of the business rule checks NIH will run against your submitted application.
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Proposal Development and Submission Systems (InfoEd or ASSIST)
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FOAs: Parent Announcements (Unsolicited Funding Opportunity Announcements)
Columbia Resources:
Boilerplate Language:
- Clinical Trial Dissemination Plan (section 4.7 of Study Record) - NEW (9/25/2018)
NIH Training Resources:
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Preparing the NIH Protection of Human Subjects Section and an Overview of NIH’s New Policies
- FAQs on the PHS Human Subjects/Clinical Trial Form
- Training Resources on all Clinical Trial Policies
- Clinical Trial Decision Tree
- One Page - Clinical Trial Decision Tree
- Definition of Clinical Trial FAQs
- Case Studies
NIH Blogs/Tips:
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Are Studies Ancillary to Clinical Trials Considered to be Clinical Trials As Well?
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Looking for the Latest Definition for Terms Relating to Human Subjects and Clinical Trials?
Past Columbia Trainings:
- P&S Information Session 1/17/2018
- School of Nursing presentation 1/10/2018
- Dept of Psychiatry 12/18/2017 (NOTE this presentation was specific to NYSPI/RFMH internal policies as opposed to Columbia SPA policies)
- CU College of Dental Medicine presentation 12/15/2017
- MSPH presentation 12/12/2017 (slides)
- NEW NIH PHS Human Subjects & Clinical Trials Form:
- Video - conducted 12/19/2017
- Slides from the videos
Columbia's ReaDI Program offers many resources for NIH investigators:
- Authentication Plans
- Experimental Design
- Rigor and Reproducibility Resources
- See the ReaDI Program's website for all available resources and consulting services
Webinar on NIH FORMS-F and policy changes:
- See webinar conducted on 5/20/2020.
- Slides
- Discussion Guide for Career Development and Fellowship Applicants on Rigor & Reproducibility skills. Also see ReaDI Program for more information and resources.
- FORMS-F Checklists - courtesy of the VP&S Office for Research
- NIH's PHS Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Form Walk-through video