National Institutes of Health Toolkit

• For new, resubmission, or competitive renewal, UMass offers two approaches for the submission of NIH proposals:

1. The Grant Application Management System, or GAMS  is a software tool available to faculty and staff to assist them with building and routing proposals  See below for more on the proposal process.
2. Grants.gov Adobe application packages can be downloaded from Grants.gov (for more details, see below by selecting an appropriate grant mechanism)

• For more information on the proposal process, select from one of the following NIH funding mechanisms:
  • R01
  • R03(under construction)
  • R21  (under construction)
  • F30, F31, F32– NRSA fellowships (under construction)
  • T32, T35- NRSA training grants (under construction)

• Progress Report – non-competing continuation (under construction)

How to Submit a non-competing continuation annual Progress Report via the NIH Commons

• Other resources
  • Subcontracts (UM lead) –  overview of process, documentation needed, forms and samples
  • UMass as subcontractor - overview of process, documentation needed, forms and samples
  • Just-in-Time (JIT) procedures   The JIT feature becomes available after the completion of the peer review process for applications that fall within a priority score range deemed potentially fundable.  NIH will explicitly request JIT documentation from the PI via email and/or phone – only then load JIT documentation to the Commons.  Select link for more details.
    • Just-In-Time UMass process detailed (PowerPoint)
    • Other Support sample (Word document)

• Useful links

  • National Institutes of Health
  • NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts– funding opportunities 
  • NIH deadlines 
  • Find a study section
  • NIH grant review process videos
  • Paylines and success rates
  • Public Access Policy and PubMed registration
  • PMID/PMCID converter
  • My NCBI – bibliography management tool 
• Important NIH notices
  • NOT-OD-10-115:  Enhancing Peer Review:  New NIH Policy on Post-Submission Application Materials
  • NOT-OD-10-103:  My NCBI Tool to Replace eRA Commons for Bibliography Management