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Agency-Specific Grants.gov Resources
Important: Always refer to the agency-specific guidelines regarding the completion of the fields.  When in doubt, contact your team in OCGA.

National Institutes of Health

NIH Electronic Submissions Page
NIH Submissions Schedule Page (or, click here to download a PDF of the schedule)
Grants.gov hints and tips for NIH (created by OCGA.  This supplements the General Hints and Tips found under Other Resources below)
Grants.gov version 2/PHS 398 Forms Cross-over (created by OCGA) - Compares NIH Grants.gov 424 (R&R) application forms/fields with PHS 398 

Sample R21 Grants.gov application - Version 2 (Click "Save" or "Open" when prompted.  You must have PureEdge installed on your system in order to view this file.  You may need to coordinate this with your IT staff)
R01 Sample Application Explanatory Information (READ FIRST!) || Sample R01 Grants.gov Application (click "Save" or "Open" when prompted.  You must have PureEdge installed on your system in order to view this file)
NIH chart regarding roles in e-submission process (helpful in understanding the roles of OCGA, PI, and NIH in electronic submission)
NIH Forms and Applications Web Page for Instructions and NIH 424 R&R forms (Modular and Non-Modular Budget Pages) Versions 1 & 2
PHS Grants.gov guide 424RR
NIH Percent of Time and Effort to Months Conversion Table
NIH Percent of Time & Effort to Person Months (PM) Interactive Conversion Table (MS Excel Format)
Archive of  NIH’s New Electronic Grant Application Process and the SF424 (R&R) Webcast of December 5, 2006. This training session, focused on "Lessons Learned" and shared advice on best practices for submitting applications online. A question and answer session followed the formal presentations. This training is now archived as a streaming video files and are also available as downloadable files for free distribution.

National Science Foundation

NSF Grants.gov guide
NSF Advisory
Sample completed NSF Grants.gov application (requires installation of PureEdge. You may need to coordinate this with your IT staff)

Important note: for NSF, the "Applicant Legal Name" field on the 424RR face page should be "University of California, Los Angeles."

Grants.gov Resources

Grants.gov Main Site
Grants.gov Applicant Help.  This section of the Grants.gov site aids you in the process of navigating through the website and the application process.  It contains resources like: 

  • Frequent Questions
  • User Guide (MS Word format - please be patient as this is a large file download)
  • Glossary
  • Etc.

PureEdge Software Download (this software is needed in order to view/edit Grants.gov applications)
Grants.gov support (not agency-specific)

Note: Check the Grants.gov site for the latest support information

Other Resources

Steps to locate and download a PureEdge file (from OCGA's 01/08/07 and 01/22/07 Grants.gov presentations)
Grants.gov general hints and tips (created by OCGA)
UCLA OCGA Commonly Needed Information
January 2006 memorandum from VC Roberto Peccei regarding Grants.gov

 

Latest News!


New! Sample Grants.gov R01 Application
03/16/2007

A sample R01 PureEdge application file is now available from the OCGA team.  In addition, an explanatory MS Word document has been prepared to help you understand the sample application 

>> READ FIRST: Explanatory Document
>> Click to view the sample R01

VCR Roberto Peccei's Memo Regarding Grants.gov & R01 Applications
01/19/2007

Excerpt: "Use of Grants.gov is required for submittal to NIH of all R01 applications submitted for the February 5, 2007 due date.  This is an update to my memo of a year ago regarding use of Grants.gov and a reminder that all applications must be received in final form at OCGA at least three working days prior to the due date, which for NIH R01s is January 31st...."

>> Click to view the memo

Additional Grants.gov Training
12/15/2006
 

Upcoming Training Sessions

*** No training currently scheduled

Webcast Session Archive
The NIH Grants.gov Webcast of December 5, 2006 has been archived and can be accessed by clicking the following link:

>> NIH Webcast Archive


Last page update on 05/18/2007

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