NIH Grants Policy Statement (REV 10-18)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the publication of the (NIHGPS, rev. October 2018). This revision is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018. This revision supersedes, in its entirety, the NIH Grants Policy Statement (October 2017) as a standard term and condition of award. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as a standard term and condition for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began prior to October 1, 2018. Prior versions for the NIHGPS can be found .
NIH Application Guide
Current National Institutes of Health Guide can be found , and sample NIH Grant applications can be found through .
NIH Guidelines
A full list of NIH guidelines can be found .
Decoding NIH ERA Statuses
Use when reviewing the status of your NIH proposal.
Used with permission from the NIH Office of Extramural Research.
Human Subjects Research
Information regarding human subjects research can be found .
If you are unsure whether your research qualifies as human subjects research, you can use or this decision tree to find out.
NIH Clinical Trials Decision Tool
Note: Changes have been implemented to clinical trial definitions and reporting requirements. See for more information.
Not sure if your study is defined as a "clinical trial?" Access the NIH clinical trial decision tool .
If you have additional questions, please contact the Office of Research Compliance.
NIH NRSA Checklist
NIH NRSA Checklist can be found .
Biographical Sketch
Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions and Samples can be found . ;
R01 and R21 Applications and Summary Statements
Sample R01 and R21 Applications and Summary Statements can be found .
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan
Multiple PD/PI Leadership Plan samples – provided by NIH, can be found .
Progress Reports
The RPPR is used by grantees to submit progress reports to NIH on their grant awards. provides an overview of the annual RPPR, the final RPPR and the interim RPPR and provides resources to help you understand how to submit a progress report.
Other Support
Here is a sample and a template for requests: ; ; ;
NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is issuing this ) to promote the management and sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research.