National Institute of Health (NIH)

• NIH Home Page

• NIH Guide - Medical and behavioral research grant policies, guidelines, and funding opportunities.

• Advice on NIH SBIR & STTR Grant Applications - Will open a 23 minute, narrated presentation.  If you want more information you can also go to the SBIR & STTR NIH page.

• Certificates of Confidentiality Information. Certificates of Confidentiality are issued by the NIH to protect identifiable research information from forced disclosure

• Policy and Guidelines. on the Inclusion of Children as Participants in Research

• NIH Genetic and Clinical Database (Framingham SHARe) - one of the most extensive collections of genetic and clinical data ever made freely available to researchers worldwide

• NIH Office of Biotechnology Activities - Monitors scientific progress in human genetics research in order to anticipate future developments, including ethical, legal, and social concerns, in basic and clinical research involving Recombinant DNA, Genetic Technologies, and Xenotransplantation

Health and Human Services (HHS)

• HHS Home Page

• CRISP Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects - Biomedical database system containing information on research projects and programs supported by the Department of HHS

• ORI Home Page.  Office of Research Integrity/HHS.  Promotes integrity in biomedical and behavioral research supported by the HHS

• AHRQ Home Page.  Agency for Health Care Research and Quality/HHS.  Supports health services research that will improve the quality of health care and promote evidence-based decision-making

• International Compilation of Human Subject Protections 2008.  (Adobe .pdf document with links) Lists 900 laws, regulations, and guidelines form 84 countries on human subject protections.  New this year is a separate listing of the standards that govern research governing research involving embryos, stem cells, and cloning 

Other Federal

• Grants. gov - Allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities

• Clinicaltrials.gov - Registry of federally and privately supported clinical trials

• FDA Home Page

• Veteran's Administration, Albuquerque 

• The Presidents Council on Bioethics