Virtual

NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award - Part One

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Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Time: 1:00PM ET - 4:00PM ET
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
This Event is Recorded: The recording and resources will be available 7-10 business days after the event
Hosted by: Office of Extramural Research (OER)
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Description:

Understanding NIH's overall structure and the foundation of the agency’s grants process is vital to successfully applying for NIH funding. To help you on this journey, the NIH invites you to participate in a two-part webinar designed to help inform and clarify important elements from application preparation to award.

Join Dr. Noni Byrnes, Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review, and Dr. Mike Lauer, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research and Director of the Office of Extramural Research at NIH, as they introduce the webinar, “NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award,” designed to help researchers and administrators navigate the NIH grant application process.

View this personal invitation to join from Dr. Noni Byrnes, Director of the NIH Center for Scientific Review, and Dr. Michael Lauer, NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research and NIH Director of the Office of Extramural Research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IbmtIB3pxM

Register one time for access to both Part One and Part Two. 

Part One: An Overview (November 13, 2024 / 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. ET)

  • Introduction to NIH
  • Identifying Funding Opportunities
  • Elements of a Competitive Application (key components and guidance from NIH experts)
  • Understanding the Peer Review Process
  • Award Determination
  • Q&A focused on pre-award preparations and the path of your application toward award

Part Two: An Interactive Experience (November 14, 2024 / 1:00 - 4:00 P.M. ET)

  • Pre-Award Systems (Walk-through of systems and tools used to submit and track applications)
  • Notices of Funding Opportunities
  • Application Components & Guidance (e.g., deadlines, budget types, project narratives, supporting documents, and application assembly)
  • Peer Review Outcomes, Responding, and Tips on Resubmitting
  • Award Notification and Acceptance (e.g., understanding the Notice of Award)
  • Preparing for Managing an Award
  • Q&A focused on systems, tools, and resources from submission to award


Throughout both days, NIH experts will be available to address questions submitted during registration to help smooth the path toward a successful NIH application process.

Audience:

This event is designed for participants new to working with the NIH grants process – investigators, administrators, and others looking to enhance their knowledge of pre-award activities, systems, and resources.

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Presenters:

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Stephanie Constant, Ph.D
Policy Review Officer
Office of Extramural Research (OER)
Office of the Director (OD)
NIH, HHS
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Stephanie Constant
<p><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Dr. Stephanie Constant is the NIH Policy Reviewer Officer within the </span><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/aboutoer/intro2oer.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Office of Extramural Research (OER)</a><span style="color: rgb(36, 36, 36);"> which provides policy, guidance, systems, and other support to the extramural community and the 24 NIH Institutes and Centers that award grants.&nbsp;She was previously the Review Chief at the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and a Scientific Review Officer in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.&nbsp;Dr. Constant first joined the NIH in 2011 from a tenured faculty position at The George Washington University in DC.&nbsp;</span></p>
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Sheri Cummins
Communications Strategist
Office of Extramural Research (OER)
Office of the Director (OD)
NIH, HHS
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Sheri Cummins
<p>Ms. Sheri Cummins is a Communications Strategist with the NIH Office of Extramural Research’s Division of Communication and Outreach. She is recognized in the community for her active involvement with applicant institutions, knowledge level of the NIH grants process, and enthusiasm for sharing and helping teach. Ms. Cummins joined NIH in 2008 as a Customer Relationship Manager for the electronic Research Administration (eRA) program focusing on eRA’s external services including eRA Commons and Electronic Application Submission. While working in eRA, she led many projects including the implementation of NIH's web-based ASSIST system for grant application preparation and submission. In 2013, she moved to the Division of Communications and Outreach for the NIH Office of Extramural Research where she is responsible for grants process communications and outreach.</p><p>Prior to coming to NIH, she worked for GE Global Exchange Services for 13 years in various roles including people and project management, communications, customer support, and client advocacy. She was also the owner/operator of a small retail business. Ms. Cummins is an alumna of the University of Maryland, where she received a B.S. in Computer Science.</p>
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Michelle Timmerman, Ph.D
Associate Director & Guide Liaison Officer
Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR)
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS
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Michelle Timmerman
<p>Dr. Michelle M. Timmerman is the Associate Director/Guide Liaison Officer at the Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR) at CSR.</p><p>Prior to joining DRR, she served in the Office of Extramural Research as the Acting Director and Guide Policy Officer of the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts. She also served as Director of the AREA (R15) Program, which supports student-driven research at small colleges and universities. Prior to that, Dr. Timmerman served as a Scientific Review Officer at NIAID, where she managed the review of career development awards and training grants by the MID standing committee, in addition to managing the review of research grants, contracts, and complex mechanisms in Special Emphasis Panels. Dr. Timmerman began her federal career as a regulatory reviewer of sterile drug manufacturing at the Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine.</p><p>Dr. Timmerman earned her Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and conducted postdoctoral research in bacterial pathogenesis at the University of Iowa.</p>

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