If you’re new to NIH grants, you may be struggling to understand the grant-speak and acronym alphabet soup that are often used by faculty members and research administrators. Given the many, continually changing rules and regulations of the grant proposal and award process, it is not surprising that individuals routinely speak in NIH terms when discussing grants. As with clinical skills, which require regular practice and upkeep, research grant knowledge must be continually applied to stay fresh in the field. Unfortunately, this means that many of us who have been working on NIH grants for many years often become accustomed to speaking in technical terms and forget to ensure that we are providing information in a way that is understandable to a novice. Fortunately, however, many resources exist to help you expand your NIH grant vocabulary, including a grants and funding glossary.
One term that is often a source of confusion is “parent grant”. Sometimes this is also stated as “Parent R01” or “Parent R03”, etc. When you hear this mentioned, your first thought might be of something like this:
Luckily for all parents who have experienced the tantrums of the terrible twos, kids have nothing to do with these grants. The official name for this grant type is “parent announcement.” NIH defines a parent announcement as follows:
Parent announcements are broad funding opportunity allowing applicants to submit investigator-initiated applications for specific activity codes. They are open for up to 3 years and use standard due dates.
It is important to note that not all NIH institutes and centers participate in parent announcements. If you are seeking funding from a particular institute, check the “Components of Participating Organizations” section listed toward the top of of the first page of funding opportunity.
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