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2025
New Home for Research Training and Career Development Information on the NIH Grants and Funding Website
The NIH Research Training and Career Development website content has a new home on the NIH Grants and Funding website, now closer to the funding and application process information you need to get started!
If You See Something Amiss, Say Something
If you ever come across misconduct, whether it be harassment, fraud, grant scams, research misconduct, peer review violations, or foreign interference, please report it.
Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies Page Now Available
We have posted an Implementation of New Initiatives and Policies page on the public NIH Grants & Funding Website to pull together the latest information on recent and upcoming changes that impact applications and grants administration.
Find NIH Funding Information More Quickly and Easily with RCDC’s New Look and Feel
The new look and feel of the NIH Research, Condition, and Disease Categorization (RCDC) Categorical Spending webpage adds to NIH’s long-standing efforts to enhance transparency and accountability into funding decisions.
Reviewer Guidance for the Simplified Review Framework
Do you want to learn more about how applications will be reviewed under the simplified review framework for most research project grants? Learn more whether you’re a peer reviewer awaiting training or a researcher preparing an application.
Explore a Typical NIH Funding Opportunity
The first step to NIH funding is closely reading your funding opportunity, which contains important information about eligibility, application submission, and review.
Information for…You! Curated Resources by Role
If you’re not sure where to start looking for the grants process information you need, start with our Information For pages, designed with each role in mind!