The PHS 398 instructions contain information for preparing applications for:
Public Health Service (PHS) Research Grants
Research Career Awards (K Series)
Institutional National Research Awards (Training Grants)
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Grants
The PHS 398 is required for all new, revised, competing continuation, and supplemental research grant, research training grant, and cooperative agreement applications. It is formatted according to the following sections:
Section I: Specific instructions for completing the application
Section II: General information on submitting the application.
Section III: Definitions, assurances, and other relevant information
Section IV: Information pertinent to research career awards
Section V: Information pertinent to institutional training grants
Section VI: Instructions for submitting SBIR and STTR applications
PHS 398 Forms: Grant application forms in fillable format
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The PHS 398 grant application instructions and interactive forms are available in electronic format. Form pages are available separately on the NIH Web Site (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html#forms). |
Investigators are encouraged to bookmark this website for future submissions and for instructions on
submitting just-in-time other support information.
THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND APPLICATION FORMS (revised 05/2001) SUPERSEDE ALL PREVIOUS EDITIONS. Applicants should give careful attention to the instructions, because an application that fails to meet the PHS requirements will be grounds for the PHS to return the application without peer review. A properly prepared application will facilitate the administrative processing and peer review that must occur before an award can be made.
While the instructions are generally applicable, many grant programs have additional, specific instructions. Applicants should contact an official (See Section II-C, "Interactions Before Submission") of the PHS awarding component (Institute, Center or other unit) to obtain the most current information and instructions.
The Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources is the central source for general information about NIH extramural research and research training programs, funding mechanisms, the peer review system, and application procedures. The NIH Grants Information Web site (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm) provides a repository of helpful information. Additional information can be obtained by e-mailing your request to: GrantsInfo@nih.gov or by calling (301) 435-0714.
The PHS Grants Policy Statement is a compilation of the salient features of policies and various policy issues regarding the administration of PHS grant awards – other than NIH. This publication is generally available in institutional offices of sponsored research. If not available, a copy may be obtained from the NIH Web site.
The NIH Grants Policy Statement serves as the term and condition of award and is a compilation of the salient features of policies and various policy issues regarding the administration of NIH awards. This publication is generally available in institutional offices of sponsored research. If not available, a copy may be obtained from the NIH Web site.
The NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts, a weekly electronic publication, contains all NIH requests for applications (RFAs) and program announcements (PAs), RFAs and PAs from other PHS agencies, and vital information about NIH and PHS policies and procedures. The NIH Guide is also available on the NIH Web site at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide or via LISTSERVE e-mail. For instructions to subscribe, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/listserv.htm.
The PHS estimates that it will take approximately 40 hours to complete this application for a regular research project grant. This estimate does not include time for development of the scientific plan. Items such as human subjects and vertebrate animals are cleared and accounted for separately. Therefore, these items are also not part of the time estimate. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: NIH, Project Clearance office, 6705 Rockledge Drive MSC 7974, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, ATT: PRA (0925-0001). Do not send applications or any materials related to training or career award applications to this address.
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