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Science communication is rapidly evolving, and the growing use of preprints and the sheer number of published studies make it increasingly difficult to determine which findings are worthy of attention.

Published: September 20, 2023

A cooperative agreement (U) is a support mechanism we frequently use for high-priority research areas that require substantial involvement from NIH program or scientific staff. Table of Contents NIH Staff Role in Cooperative Agreements Two Ways to Get a Cooperative Agreement Applying for a Cooperative Agreement During Your Award Your Next Award NIH Staff Role in Cooperative Agreements For U-series

Last Reviewed: November 28, 2023

Sample grant summary statement from Mengxi Jiang, Ph.D., for NIH standard independent research project grant (R01).

Last Reviewed: January 25, 2023

Office of Research on Women’s Health and NIH Support for Research on Women’s Health Report of the Advisory Committee on Research on Women’s Health: Fiscal Years 2019–2020 508-compliant PDF

Last Reviewed: March 8, 2022

Resources for NIAID grantees about the first events that occur after applications go through peer review and are approved for funding.

Last Reviewed: December 18, 2019

Jordan Report: Accelerated Development of Vaccines (2002) from NIAID includes updates on vaccine research for specific infectious diseases.

Last Reviewed: December 31, 2002

Two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 have saved millions of lives. These vaccines were developed with NIH support and research on a protein found on SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccines in people were established in what seemed like record time. But in reality, more than 50 years of public and private

Last Reviewed: April 4, 2024