PKG00286048.pdf

This file is an application guide for NIH FORMS-H that directs applicants to the appropriate submission instructions for federal grant opportunities. Applicants must use either the General Instructions (available in HTML or PDF format) or the Career Development Instructions (PDF), with the latter required specifically for Career Development applications. The guide references the main NIH grants application portal at https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide.html and provides links to both the general FORMS-H instructions and the career-specific FORMS-H instructions. The guide notes that application form packages may contain optional forms and directs applicants to consult the specific funding opportunity announcement and application instructions to determine submission requirements.

The associated federal grant opportunity is the Independent Scientist Award (Parent K02 - Independent Clinical Trial Required), offered by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health, with a deadline of May 7, 2027. This K02 award provides three to five years of salary support and "protected time" for newly independent scientists who propose to serve as lead investigators of independent clinical trials, feasibility studies, or ancillary clinical trials. Eligible applicants include domestic and foreign public and private organizations, universities, hospitals, laboratories, and individuals, though non-domestic (non-U.S.) entities and foreign components of U.S. organizations are not eligible. The opportunity is funded under multiple federal grant programs including Trans-NIH Research Support (CFDA 93.310), the Office of Research on Women's Health (CFDA 93.313), and programs in Alcohol Research (93.273), Drug Use and Addiction Research (93.279), Neuroscience and Neurological Disorders (93.853), and Aging Research (93.866).