Grants
The Minority Health and Research Center (MHRC) - The MHRC is a comprehensive educational,
research, and service center focused on eliminating the health disparities of racial/ ethnic
minorities, locally, regionally and nationally. The MHRC provides UAB and community researchers
with an infrastructure to develop research initiatives aimed at eliminating racial/ethnic health
disparities, career development and training activities, and community outreach in health initiatives.
Through the MHRC, faculty will gain access to the necessary resources that will enhance and develop their
skills in minority health research, education, and medical service. This support, plus access to the specific
services of the MHRC programs and cores will greatly enhance faculty opportunities and success in obtaining
funding for minority health research. These aims are accomplished through the services of six MHRC
programs and core facilities: (1) Research Program, (2) Training and Career Development Program, (3)
Community Outreach / Research Service Program, (4) Clinical Trials to Research Recruitment and
Retention Core, (5) Statistical and Molecular Genetics Core, and (6) Bioethics Core.
The theme of the MHRC is building trust, sharing power and eliminating racial bias and discrimination.
The mission of the MHRC is to foster partnerships with UAB schools and centers, historically black
colleges and universities, state agencies and grassroots organizations with an ultimate goal of
eliminating health disparities experienced by minorities compared to whites. The MHRC will also
foster collaboration with existing and future academic programs in order to stimulate new interdisciplinary
research proposals and will assist, train and support investigators to compete effectively for external
funding in minority health research.
A Video on Peer Review at NIH
The Center for Scientific Review (CSR) has produced a video of a mock study section meeting to provide an inside look at how NIH grant applications are reviewed for scientific and technical merit. The video shows how outside experts assess applications and how review meetings are conducted to ensure fairness. The video also includes information on what applicants can do to improve the chances their applications will receive a positive review.
"Inside the NIH Grant Review Process", is a 39-minute video that includes excerpts from the reviews of 3 types of NIH applications: R01 - Research project grant, K08 - Mentored clinical scientist career development grant and R03 - Small research grant. To make the video both authentic and authoritative, real reviewers volunteered to review real but altered and disguised applications. NIH staff members also volunteered to participate in this video, which was developed by CSR in collaboration with the NIH Office of Extramural Research.
NOTE: You may download copies of the mock proposals at: http://www.drg.nih.gov/Video/video.asp#docs
Grant Opportunities
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices
Department of Health and Human Services
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Resources for Grant Preparation
OPH Department of Biostatistics, Workshop on Effective Grant Writing (08-07-2002)
UAB General Information for Completing Applications (includes information such as names and addresses of administrative officials, the IRS number, the Payment Identification number, the DUNS number, etc.)
"All About Grants" tutorials "All About Grants" helps biomedical investigators, especially new ones, plan, write, and apply for the basic NIH research project grant, the R01.
Extramural Funding Opportunities: Preparing Grant Applications(from the National Cancer Institute)
A Short Guide to the Preparation of NIH Grant Applications (from the National Cancer Institute)
Guide for the Preparation of Grant Applications (from the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)
Tips for New Grant Applicants(from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences)
A Straightforward Description of What Happens to Your Research Project Grant Application (R01/R21) After it is Received for Peer Review Developed by the Center for Scientific Review, this description can answer questions about the general process of receipt and review.
Review Of New Investigator R01s: Guidelines for Reviewers In order to ensure fair reviews for new investigators, the NIH has revised application forms to allow new investigators to indicate this status and thus ensure that reviewers can readily identify applications that are submitted by new investigators. This new policy is described in this Center for Scientific Review document.
Hints for Writing Successful NIH grants developed by Ellen Barrett, PhD of the University of Miami School of Medicine
Proposal Writing Short Course developed by The Foundation Center
The Art of Grantsmanship by Jacob Kraicer, MD, PhD, University of Toronto
Grants and Grant Writing articles from Science magazine's Next Wave
National Science Foundation proposal writing guideline
Cancer Research Funding Opportunities - NCI
