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There are many activity codes assigned by the National Institutes of Health
in conjunction with support mechanisms (grants, cooperative agreements, and
contracts) - each with its own letter.
The following is a brief description of the most common codes relevant to
research in the United States.
Fellowship Programs
F: Fellowship
awards, types 05, 30,31,32,33.
These awards support individuals for training
purposes and are limited to three years total time for support. Fellowship
awards can be used for both predoctoral and postdoctoral research training.
The F 33 Award for Senior Fellows can be used to provide opportunities for
experienced scientists to make major changes in the direction of research careers,
to broaden scientific background, to acquire new research capabilities, or
to take time from regular professional responsibilities for the purpose of
increasing capabilities to engage in health-related research.
Resource Programs
G: Resource
awards, types 07, 08, 11,12,13.
Resource awards can be used by institutions
to establish, expand, repair or improve institutional infrastructure. The G13
Health Sciences Publication Support Awards can be used to provide short-term
assistance for the preparation of book-length manuscripts about important scientific
information needed by U.S. health professionals.
Research Career Programs
K: Career Development grants, types
01, 02, 05, 06, 07, 08, 12, 14, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 30.
These awards provide support for individual basic bench or clinical research career development
and career transitions. K awards may also be used to provide grant support
to allow protected time to devote to research and mentoring.
Research Program Projects and Centers
P: Program
Projects, types P01, P20, P30, P40, P41, P42, P50, P51 and P60.
These awards are used to support broadly based, multidisciplinary, often long-term research
programs which have a specific major objective or a basic theme. P awards can
also be used to support planning for new programs that offer potential solutions
to problems of special significance to the mission of the NIH.
Research Projects
R: Research
grants, types 01, 03, 10, 13, 15, 18, 21, 24, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 42, 43, 44
and 55.
An R01 application is usually investigator initiated and supports research
in an area representing the researcher's specific interest and competency.
Training Programs
T: Training
grants, types 14, 15, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37 and 90.
The T32 is the Ruth
L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA). These awards --
also known as Institutional Research Training Grants provide domestic, nonprofit,
and private or public graduate-level academic institutions with funds for training
predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates. Senior investigators who head research
or training programs at an institution generally apply for these grants.
Cooperative Agreements
U: Cooperative
Agreements.
These awards are typically large and are used to create the necessary
infrastructure at institutions to support research activities. Performance
is monitored closely by the NIH staff to ensure accomplishment of the research
goals.
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