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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

^{Updated: April 1, 2024}

News and Updates

NIH Salary Cap (January 30, 2024)
New Records and Data Requirements for NIH Foreign Subawards (December 2023)

Finding Funding Opportunities

Search for NIH funding opportunities on the following sites:

The NIH Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcement must be read in detail to understand all requirements.

Submission Portal and Format

Most proposal submissions are electronic; read the NOFO for specifics.

Submit electronic proposals through Grants.gov (Workspace) or ASSIST (run by eRA Commons). After submission, applications are routed to eRA Commons for processing. To register for eRA Commons, contact NIH-help@mit.edu with name, email, and role (PD/PI or Postdoc). If you already have an eRA Commons ID, email NIH-help@mit.edu with your username so they can give you MIT access.

Both Grants.gov and ASSIST have validation systems. Before submitting your application, validate and review errors and warnings:

Errors: Errors prevent your application from being routed to eRA Commons for review. Correct errors before the deadline.
Warnings: An application with warnings will still be routed to eRA Commons, but may still prevent the application from being reviewed. Review warnings and correct if needed.

Deadline Cycles

NIH has both standard and non-standard deadlines. See NIH Standard Deadlines and review NOFO for more information.

Terms and Conditions

Review the RAS summary of NIH Terms and Conditions. For more details, or for unusual cases, consult:

Federal Prior Approval Matrix, which lists where NIH requires or waives prior approval
Research Terms and Conditions as issued by NIH and other federal sponsors
NIH Grants Policy Statement
RAS CAs, for questions not addressed in NIH documents