8/4/11 NIH R01Checklist
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH R01 PROPOSAL
The following checklist is designed for most National Institutes of Health R01 proposals. The checklist is designed to help Principal Investigators see at a glance the elements
required for the proposal and to help organize and delegate the work involved in such a proposal.
It is important to remember that particular funding opportunity announcements have specific requirements that may not be included in this checklist, or the checklist may have
more than is required for your project. With advance notice, the Office of Proposal Development can provide assistance in adapting this checklist for any funding agency or
mechanism. Please contact proposaldevelopment@tufts.edu for more information.
This document is designed only to serve as a project management tool. It does NOT replace the detailed information available within the relevant funding opportunity
announcement, the funding agency’s forms, instructions, and review criteria. For any questions, please refer to the FOA or contact your program officer.
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR:
RFA IN RESPONSE TO (RFA/PA):
DUE DATES:
INTERNAL DEADLINE:
TITLE OF PROJECT:
CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S):
SENIOR PERSONNEL:
VERTEBRATE ANIMALS (YES/NO):
HUMAN SUBJECTS (YES/NO):
SF424 FORMS/INSTRUCTIONS LINK: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm
SUBMISSION (ELECTRONIC/PAPER):
PERSON INTERNAL FINAL
PIECES OF PROPOSAL ELEMENTS TO COMPLETE NOTES
RESPONSIBLE DEADLINE
Grants.gov Package
Several pages of data entry Includes Cover Component and Project/Performance Site Locations
Form Pages
Other Project
Items 1-12 Outlined Below
Information
1. Human Subjects If applicable; must answer
yes or no
2. Vertebrate If applicable; must answer
Animals yes or no
3. Proprietary
Must answer yes or no
Information
4. Environmental Must answer yes or no;
Questions explain answers as needed
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5. Historic Place Must answer yes or no;
explain answer as needed
6. International Must answer yes or no;
Collaborators explain answer as needed
7. Project
30 lines of text limit
Summary/Abstract
8. Narrative Two to three sentences States relationship to public health
9. Bibliography &
Required unless noted
References Cited
Laboratory
10. Facilities and Clinical
Requires description of scientific environment, and how it will
Other Resources contribute to the success of the project.
Animal
(Do not include major Include:
equipment here; see Computer Unique features of the environment
item 11)
Office For Early Stage Investigators, the institutional investment in the
Template available at
success of the investigator
grantwriting.tufts.edu
Other Resources
List major items of
equipment already
11. Equipment
available for this project
Template available at
and, if appropriate, identify
grantwriting.tufts.edu
location and pertinent
capabilities
12. Other
Attachments
Senior/Key Person Data entry for each PI and
Profile Key Person. Biosketches Note: Biosketches include personal statement section. Publications are
Template available at are uploaded in this limited to 15.
grantwriting.tufts.edu section.
R&R Budget Either Modular (less than 250K/yr (excluding F&A costs)) or Full
Budget
Component (over 250K/yr (excluding F&A))
(includes Budget and
Budget Justification See SF424 directions.
Budget Justification )
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1.Introduction to
Resubmission or Revision Applications only
Application
2. Specific Aims 1 page limit.
3. Research Strategy:
a. Significance Limit of 12 pages for this section.
b. Innovation Note: OPD suggests:
c. Approach ½ page for Significance
Research Plan Approach includes: ½ page for Innovation
(subsections in next Preliminary Studies for 1 page for Renewal/Revision Applications
column and below) New Applications Preliminary studies can be separate, but should be integrated aim by
Progress Report for aim with research description
Renewal/Revision ¼ page for Milestones/Timeline
Applications
4. Inclusion Enrollment
For renewal or revision that involves clinical research
Report
5. Progress Report
Publication List (Renewal
Applications Only)
6. Protection of Human
If applicable
Subjects
7. Inclusion of Women and
Research Plan Human If applicable
Minorities
Subjects Sections 8. Targeted/Planned
If applicable
Enrollment
9. Inclusion of Children If applicable
10. Vertebrate Animals If applicable
11. Select Agent Research If applicable
12. Multiple PD/PI
If applicable; required for applications designating multiple PDs/PIs
Leadership Plan
13.Consortium/Contractual
If applicable
Other Research Plan Arrangements
Sections 14. Letters of Support (e.g.,
Save as a single file
consultants)
Data Sharing Plan,
15. Resource Sharing Sharing Model Organisms, and
Plan(s) Genome Wide Association Studies,
as applicable
16. Appendix See SF424 guidelines and FOA for specific instructions
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Checklist
Internal Coordination Relevant Deans'/
Form Chairs' Signatures
Any additional materials
Special
requested by funding
Considerations
agency
Project Description See outline below
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1/19/10 NIH R01 Project Description Outline
PROJECT DESCRIPTION OUTLINE
This outline should be customized for individual RFAs and expanded based on initial discussions of the project.
3. Research Strategy:
a. Significance
b. Innovation
c. Approach
If New Application: Preliminary Studies
If Renewal/Revision Application: Progress Report
PERSON TO GIVE FINAL WORD ON STATUS OF PROPOSAL:
PRIMARY WRITER/ INTERNAL DEADLINES
SECTION SECONDARY FINAL
FIRST DRAFT REVISIONS
WRITERS/EDITORS COPYEDIT*
Specific Aims
Significance
Innovation
Approach
*Please provide at least 2 working days prior to the External Deadline for a Final Copyedit of entire proposal.
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