From the NIH

• Grant Writing Tips from NIH

• Insider’s Guide to Peer Review for Applicants - To help new and established applicants submit better applications, the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) asked six current and retired study section chairs to share their personal insights on what makes a good NIH grant application.  Read what they said here.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• NIH Commons - The Electronic Research Administration (ERA) Commons is a virtual meeting place where NIH extramural grantee organizations, grantees, and the public can receive and transmit information about the administration of biomedical and behavioral research. The ERA Commons is divided into both unrestricted and restricted portions that provide for public and confidential information, respectively. 

• NIH Information for New Investigators - Currently, NIH encourages new investigators to self-identify by checking a box on the face page of their R01 applications so that they can be given special consideration. Peer reviewers are instructed to focus more on the proposed approach than on the track record, and to expect less preliminary data than would be provided by an established investigator. In addition, many NIH institutes and centers give new investigators special consideration in their selection for funding, and in some cases provide five years of support instead of the four that is the NIH average duration for a grant.

• NIH Public Access Policy Information

• NIH PubMed Central Manuscript Submission (Part 1)

• NIH PubMed Central Manuscript Submission (Part 2)

• PHS 398 Form

• PHS 2590 Form

• Useful CSR Handouts for New Applicants

Other Resources

• General Clinical Research Center - The primary mission of the GCRC is to provide the necessary facilities, equipment, supplies, medical, nursing, and laboratory personnel for clinical investigators to carry out creative research programs.

• LA Board of Regents, Office of Sponsored Programs

• LSUHSC-NO Division of Animal Care

• LSUHSC-NO Office of Technology Development - The primary responsibility of the Office of Technology Development is to facilitate the research enterprise.  Specifically, the office assists faculty, staff, and students whose research leads to inventions with the process of transferring significant novel intellectual property from the laboratory to the market place.  Inventors are strongly encouraged to disclose inventions to the Office of Technology Development before submitting manuscripts for publishing.

• National Science Foundation (NSF)

• New Orleans Bioinnovation Center - The Center is a technology business incubator that aims to stimulate bioscience entrepreneurship in the New Orleans area. Its mission is to assist in the development of biotechnology-related companies looking to commercialize technologies from Greater New Orleans area universities, including LSU Health Services Center, Tulane Health Services Center, the University of New Orleans and Xavier University.

• Office of Sponsored Projects Manual ─ Post Award

Funding Opportunities (Electronic Search and Notification Services)

• Grants.gov - This site allows organizations and individuals to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.

• GrantsNet - A searchable database of funding opportunities in biomedical research and science education. It contains programs that offer training and research funding for graduate and medical students, postdoctoral fellows, faculty. Special tools and resources allow customization of searches, provide updates on latest trends in research and education funding, and provide information on writing grant applications.

• Illinois Research Information Service

• LaSmarts and Spin