1. Office of Research Support

2.  Departmental Grant Manager – Enters information into SPS.  Sponsored Projects System (SPS) is where Grant Managers can edit grant proposals, route them through the approval process, generate paper forms for government sponsors, and track basic award information.  ERA Commons stores basic information about users and reflects the level of authority for the proposal process.  Grants.duke assists Duke Medical Center and Campus personnel with the electronic submission of grant proposals to federal sponsors.  Grants.gov is where proposals are submitted.

3. merge grants.duke info SPS info grants.gov

4. National Cancer Institute (NCI) National Eye Institute (NEI) National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) National Institute on Aging (NIA) National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)NCINEINHLBINHGRINIANIAAANIAIDNIAMSNIBIBNICHDNIDCDNIDCRNIDDKNIDANIEHSNIGMSNIMHNINDSNINRNCCAM Find out which institute fits your research goals best.

6. The individual must  be a citizen or a non-citizen national of the United States or have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence  have received a PhD (or equivalent research degree) or professional degree – MD, DVM, etc. by the time of award

7. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-14-149.html Standard dates apply

8. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm

9. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/submissionschedule.htm#revi ew

10. Cycle 1Cycle 2Cycle 3 Begin Writing JanuaryMaySeptember Deadline April 8August 8December 8 Earliest Possible Start Date September Or December AprilJuly

11. Career Level Years of Experience Stipend for FY 2014 Monthly Stipend Postdoctoral0$42,000$3,500 1$43,680$3,640 2$45,432$3,786 3$47,244$3,937 4$49,128$4,094 5$51,096$4,258 6$53,148$4,429 7 or More$55,272$4,606 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-046.html#sthash.NuxBqlrv.dpuf

12. Training-Related Expenses and Health Insurance NIH will pay up to $7,850 (in FY14) annually to help defray other research training expenses, such as: Health insurance (self-only or family, as applicable) Staff salaries Consultant costs Equipment Research supplies Faculty/staff travel directly related to the research training program

13.  Introduce yourself  Provide information ◦ Sponsor and FOA number ◦ Deadline ◦ Project title ◦ Mentor’s name ◦ *Years of experience as a postdoc

14.  What else do you need from me?  When do you need those materials?  I don’t have a Commons account. Can I get one?  I have a Commons account, but I will need PI status. Can you get that for me?

15. YOUR ROLES Update your personal profile.

16. To track your proposal at NIH use the Status tab. On this page, you will also find your award notice.

17. https://grants.duke.edu

19. Click the “Edit” button to begin working on your proposal.

20. Close this section by clicking on “-”.

22. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/sf424 _rr_guide_general_adobe_verb.pdf

23. Click “Check” to see any errors. Fix errors. Release. Now your proposal is submitted to NIH.

24. 1.You may have an error that can be fixed. 2.If there are problems with the network and your proposal does not upload before the deadline, you are out of luck.

25.  Grants.duke does not look for all errors. ◦ Page limits ◦ Spelling ◦ Formatting / margins ◦ Required attachments ◦ This is up to you.

26. NIH will email letting you know that your proposal contains errors and will not move forward for scientific review. To be reviewed, the errors must be completed. Work with your Grant Manager and ORS to get the errors corrected.

27.  set aside time to write the grant.  read all directions and follow guidelines (SF424).SF424  make a personal “to do” list; check it off.  be considerate of others’ time.  get quality feedback.

28.  exceed the page limit  use an unapproved font, pagination, spacing  skip any sections  think any section is not important/necessary/essential

29. Ideas for research and specific aims Writing critique Training experience Technical feedback

30. Duke receives award notice PI Completes forms PI, Mentor and ORS sign ORS activates salary code Activation form One copy goes to GM Payback loan form PI sends Payback form to NIH One copy goes to NIH

31.  Reapply ◦ You have one chance to apply for an F32 if you are not too far along in your postdoc career. ◦ If you have seven years of research experience beyond the doctorate, and who have progressed to the stage of independent investigator – apply for the F33  Read reviewer comments  Apply for other grants

32.  SF424 - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/sf424_rr_guide_general_ adobe_verb.pdf http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/sf424_rr_guide_general_ adobe_verb.pdf  Grants.duke - https://grants.duke.edu https://grants.duke.edu  NIH F32 FOA - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- files/PA-14-149.html http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- files/PA-14-149.html  F Fellowships information - (including podcasts) http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm