Funder Tool Kits: NIH

RePORT Search -  All UCF Awards, or Create New Search

NIH Success Rates - A variety of reports on Success Rates, from NIH.

NIH Funding Facts - Success rates, # awarded, avg. amount, total applications

NIH Funding Estimates - Funding for Research, Condition, and Disease Categories

NIH Data Book - summary statistics on extramural grants and contract awards, grant applications, organizations NIH supports, trainees and fellows supported through NIH programs, and the national biomedical workforce. 

Sample Funded NIH Awards - Full Applications 

FOIA Request Information (NIH)

See UCF awardees via NIH RePORT - Active Awards or All Awards

The OR Research Development team maintains a library of internal/external submitted proposals and can assist with securing a sample and submitting FOIA requests. Contact Research Development for more information.

• How to Write a Competitive R01 Grant

• How the NIH Can Help You Get Funded

• Guide to Effective Grant Writing: How to Write a Successful NIH Grant Application

• Successful Grant Proposals in Science, Technology, and Medicine

• Successful Grant Writing, 4th Edition: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals

• How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application: A Guide for Social and Behavioral Scientists

• Grant Application Writer's Handbook

• Writing the NIH Grant Proposal

• A Practical Guide to Writing a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Grant

NIH Strategic Plan

NIH proposes a Grant Support Index to limit the number of grants awarded to an individual investigator. See announcement and background blog post for more information.

NIH Extramural Nexus - NIH News blog from the NIH Office of Extramural Research.

NIH News Releases - All news releases from NIH.

NIH Social Media & Outreach - All social media feeds from NIH.

NIH Early Career Reviewer Opportunities - Information about becoming an Early Career Reviewer (ECR) from ECRs who have served on NIH Peer Review study sections.

NIH Review:

• Overview of NIH Peer Review Process
• Detailed NIH Peer-Review Information
• How NIH Reviewers Score Applications
• NIH Review Criteria Quick Reference Guide

Peer Review Videos from NIH's Center for Scientific Review

• NIH Peer Review Briefing for Basic Research Applicants and Reviewers 
• 8 Ways to Successfully Navigate NIH Peer Review and Get an R01 Grant 
• 8 Ways to Successfully Navigate NIH Peer Review and Get a Fellowship Grant 

Meet the Experts in NIH Peer Review (Power Point Files) - The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has hosted a series of Meet the Experts in NIH Peer Review in November 2016. They were designed to give different groups of applicants useful insights into the application submission and peer review processes. These webinars focus on R01, R15, and SBIR/STTR grants as well as fellowship awards.

NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts - A summary of all NIH Guide announcements published during the week. An index of all announcements is also available.

NIH Workshops - The NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) maintains a resource of seminars and training on NIH programs and funding.

NIH YouTube Channel - This channel provides information about the NIH application submission process, the eRA, NIH review process, and much more.

NCBI Learn - The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) creates a variety of educational material including courses, workshops, webinars, training materials and documentation.

NIH All About Grants Podcasts - The OER talks to NIH staff members about the ins and outs of NIH funding. Designed for investigators, fellows, students, research administrators, and others just curious about the application and award process.

This guide provides quick-reference information and templates for required sections in NIH proposals (refer to RFP for special requirements), based on SF424 (R&R) - Forms Version H. 

• Table of Page Limits

• Formatting Instructions

• NIH Forms (all programs)

• Significant Changes in SF 424

• PHS 398 - Research Plan Form

  • Specific Aims

    • ​Webinar on "Writing a Winning Specific Aims & Project Narrative"

  • Research Strategy

  • Resource Sharing Plan(s) (if required) 

    • NIH Sharing Polices and Related Guidance

    • Key elements to consider

    • Sample Data Sharing Plan 

    • Sample Model Organisms Sharing Plans – Simple;  Mice;  Complex

  • Letters of Support/Commitment (if applicable)

  • Select Agent Research (if applicable)

  • Authentication of Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources (if applicable)

  • Appendix attachments (if applicable/permitted)

• R&R Other Project Information Form

  • Project Summary/Abstract (30 lines of text)

  • Project Narrative (3 sentences)

  • Bibliography & References Cited

  • Facilities & Other Resources  (Template)

  • Equipment

  • Human Subjects and Clinical Trials Information Form (if applicable)

    • ​Human Subjects 

    • Vertebrate Animals (if applicable)

• R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form

  • Biographical Sketch  (Samples and Template) 

    • SciENcv Biosketch Generator;  Setup and NIH Format  

    • Pre-recorded UCF workshop on using SciENcv for Biographical Sketches (UCF sign-in needed)

    • Making updates to SciENcv

• R&R Budget Form

  • ​UCF Office of Research Budget Guidance (Budget Template)

  • NIH Budget Guidance

• Other Support (ONLY when requested by NIH)

• Career Development Award Supplemental Form (if applicable)

• Research Training Program Plan Form (if applicable)

The OR Research Development Team can provide support with proposal coordination, templates, samples, supplemental documents, reviews, and more. Visit our website for more information.

NIH Sharing Policies and Related Guidance on NIH-Funded Research Resources

NIH Data Sharing Policy and Implementation Guidance

• What to Include in an NIH Application
• Key elements to consider
• Examples of Data-Sharing Plans

Sample Model Organisms Sharing Plans – Simple;  Mice;  Complex

UCF Library Support - The UCF library maintains a Data Management Research Guide. You can schedule a consultation to meet with a librarian for an in-depth one on one consultation specific to your research topic.

• Crafting the Data Management Plan
• DMP Tool - Create, review, and share DMPs that meet institutional and funder requirements. The DMP Tool Blog and Webinar Series provide helpful guidance.
• STARS - UCF researchers are eligible to submit materials to STARS, a university-wide digital repository hosted on the Digital Commons platform (a comprehensive hosted solution for storing, managing, and sharing data). Click here to visit the researcher portion of the FAQs for STARS.
• Data Management Plans
• Publishing & Author Rights
• STARS - Data Hosting
• re3data.org - The Registry of Research Data Repositories is a tool for helping identify and locate online repositories of research data.