National Cancer Institute

at the National Institutes of Health

NCI Quick Guide to Grant Applications (PDF - 90KB) ¹
Find descriptions of each section of an NIH grant application, checklists of what each section should include, and suggestions to enhance an application’s success.
Grant Preparation ²
Find links to grant application resources offered by NCI and NIH.
NIH Guide to Grants ³
Find links to grant writing, types of grants, and how to apply.
NIH Resources for Grantees ⁴
Learn about the basics of grant applications.
Questions and Answers About Research Funding ⁵
Find a list of NCI resources to help researchers understand the grant application process.
NIH and NCI grant policies ⁶
Find links to NCI and NIH policies for grant submission, review, and clinical research policies for use of human subjects.

NCI Grant Process Guide (PDF - 2.8MB) ⁷
Find a booklet entitled NCI Grants Process: Everything You Wanted to Know about the NCI Grant Process but Were Afraid to Ask that describes NCI’s grant processes from receipt to post- award administration of grants.
NIH Grant Review Process ⁸
Learn how NIH grants are processed, reviewed, and awarded.
An Insider’s Guide to Peer Review (PDF - 160KB) ⁹
Find guidelines and tips for preparing a successful grant application.
Managing an NIH Grant ¹⁰
Find a description of the roles and responsibilities of NIH grantees.
electronic Research Administration ¹¹
The NIH eRA systems provide applicants, grantees, and federal staff an electronic system to manage all aspects of grants processing and administration.

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Funding Patterns for R01 and R21 Grants in FY 2011 ¹⁶
NCI Research Program Contacts ¹⁷
Contact NCI staff about funding announcements, grants, and investigator-initiated awards.
NCI Funded Research Portfolio ¹⁸
Search a database of all NCI-funded research projects showing project descriptions and funding amount.
NIH RePorter ¹⁹
Search a database of all NIH-funded grants and contracts showing project descriptions and funding amount.

Table of Links
¹	http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/gntapp.pdf
²	http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/extra/extdocs/apprep.htm
³	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/about_grants.htm
⁴	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm
⁵	http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/faqs-glossary.htm
⁶	http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/grantspolicies/index.htm
⁷	http://www3.cancer.gov/admin/gab/2005GPB/GPB05-LowRes.pdf
⁸	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grants_process.htm
⁹	http://cms.csr.nih.gov/nr/rdonlyres/60b2d32e-ae00-4358-8c51-2e11cc46eac8/15100/ insiderguideapplicantsfinal.pdf
¹⁰	http://grants.nih.gov/grants/managing_awards.htm#overview
¹¹	http://era.nih.gov/index.cfm
¹²	http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer
¹³	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cNRMsCGfHo
¹⁴	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBDxI6l4dOA
¹⁵	http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuuAGROm_1Q
¹⁶	https://deaissl.nci.nih.gov/roller/ncidea/entry/funding_patterns
¹⁷	http://www.cancer.gov/researchandfunding/contacts
¹⁸	http://fundedresearch.cancer.gov
¹⁹	http://projectreporter.nih.gov/reporter.cfm