1. NIH PDF Guidelines
RAFT Session

2. Margins
Must be at least one-half inch for all pages on ALL sides (top, bottom, left and right)
No information should appear in the margins, including:
PI’s name
Page numbers
Logos

3. Hyperlinks
Not allowed in the SF424 Research Plan documentation where PDFs are uploaded as part of the application
If active links are allowed (check application guide and announcement instructions), then a valid URL must be displayed within the document

4. Attachment File Size
Grants.gov recommends keeping size of attachments to 100MB or less
NIH limits the size of attachments in a multi-project application to 35 MB
Can us image compression (JPEG or PNG) to keep file sizes down
Maximum size of images should be ~1200 X 1500 pixels

5. Guidelines
Last updated 2/14/14

6. Q & A
Questions?