Grants

Below are a variety of links to sites and/or forms that provide guidance with grant submissions.  Please know that NIH is the UNM Health Science’s largest federal funder and most information will pertain to NIH.

All Grants are issued to the University, with the PI as an employee of the University.

Biostatistics Information for Grant Applications

Information and samples regarding inclusion of CTSC biostatistics support in grant applications.  Options for inclusion and examples are presented in this document.

Biostatistics Information

Internal Budget Worksheet

The Internal Budget Worksheet (IBW) is grant budgeting made easy. The Excel worksheet is pre-populated with formulas that self-calculate fringe benefits, annual cost of living increases, and indirect costs.  This document in in Microsoft Excel format.

Internal Budget Worksheet (Excel)

Non-Federal Internal Budget Worksheet (IBW)

The Non-Federal Non-Standard F&A Rate (updated 3/13/2025)

Non-Federal Internal Budget Worksheet (Excel)

No-cost Extension Effort Guidance

Memorandum explaining effort guidance when requesting a no-cost extension

No-Cost Extension Effort Guidance

National Science Foundation (NSF) Submissions

Applying for an National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant? Considering submitting via the Research.gov portal! Research.gov is the NSF’s grants management system that provides easy access to research-related information and grants management services in one location. Research.gov is the modernization of FastLane, providing the next generation of grants management capabilities for the research community. NSF proposals may also continue to be submitted via Grants.gov, but will be validated in Research.gov and any necessary corrections will need to be submitted via Research.gov. Resulting awards will also be administered via Research.gov. The Research.gov Proposal Submission System modernizes proposal preparation and submission capabilities by improving the user experience while also reducing administrative burden through an intuitive interface and expanded automated proposal compliance checking, which will eliminate the need to navigate two different systems. Your SPO Point of Contact for Grant Submissions, Susan De Los Santos (SDeLosSantos@salud.unm.edu ) or Jessica Stanton (JKStantons@salud.unm.edu), will be pleased to assist with your next NSF proposal.

NIH Public Access Policy - Co-Authors

Boilerplate letter to be used for crafting informational letters to co-authors of a study, informing them of NIH funding, and of the NIH's public access policy.

Sample Letter for Co-Authors

NIH Public Access Policy – Publishers

Boilerplate letter to be used for crafting informational letters to publishers of a study, informing them of NIH funding, and of the NIH's public access policy.

Sample Letter for Publishers 

No-Cost Extension

Sample document used for completing a request for no-cost extensions

No-Cost Extension

NIH SF424

General application guide for NIH and other PHS Agencies

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/forms-f/general/g.200-sf-424-(r&r)-form.htm

NIH ASSIST

Preparing your Application Using ASSIST

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/prepare-to-apply-and-register/submission-options/assist.htm

NIH Budget Development

NIH’s guidance on how to develop your budget for an NIH application

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/format-and-write/develop-your-budget.htm

NIH Grant Submissions

Information on submitting your application to NIH

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/submitapplication.htm

NIH Human Subjects Research

Information, guidance, and policy on using human subjects in research with NIH projects

https://grants.nih.gov/policy/humansubjects.htm

NIH Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR)

Information, guidance, instruction, and policy on submitting RPPR’s to NIH funded projects

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/rppr/index.htm

NIH RPPR Checklist

NIH Application Cover Letter

Boilerplate template used to craft a cover letter for application submissions to NIH for the Research Grant Program.

NIH Application Cover Letter Sample