This past week, I attended the 2016 National Institutes of Health Regional Workshop in Chicago. The NIH puts on these workshops to help both faculty and those who assist faculty learn more about the institutes as well as their programs. I learned a great deal about the different programs, and have a better understanding of what are appropriate funding strategies based upon the PIs career stage. Below is one of the many helpful charts provided in the presentation slides provided by the NIH.

While this graphic represents a sample of NIH funding mechanisms, this is a good tool to look at some of the available options. I also heard program officers telling me the same pieces of advice that my staff are always relaying to faculty such as: 1) start early; 2) understand the agency’s process before you begin; 3) Contact your Program Officers. It is good to know that the agency is providing the same advice as well. While I could spend pages summarizing the different topics, I have decided to have all of the conference slides added to our website so that this great information is important to everyone. There are 38 different presentations all with a different focus from Grant writing and the grant review process to budgets and compliance. You can find these slides at https://research.fsu.edu/research-offices/opd/proposal-resources/. Questions? Let me know, I am happy to discuss. -Beth