Deciphering NIH Application/Grant Numbers

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DecipheringNIHApplication/GrantNumbers

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ApplicationType ActivityCode InstituteCode(IC) SerialNumber SupportYear OtherSuffixes

1 R01 CA 654321 01 A1

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ApplicationTypes

1=New

Request for support of a project that has not yet been funded.

2=Renewal Requestforadditionalfundingforaperiodsubsequenttothat

providedbyacurrentaward.

3=Revision Requestfor(ortheawardof)additionalfundsduringacurrent

projectperiodtosupportneworadditionalactivitiesthatarenot

identifiedinthecurrentaward.Thisrequestreflectsanexpansionof

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thescopeofthegrant‐approvedactivities.Competitiverevisions

requirepeerreview.

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Anadministrativesupplementisarequestfor(ortheawardof)

additionalfundsduringacurrentprojectperiodtoprovideforan

increaseincostsduetounforeseencircumstances.Alladditional

costsmustbewithinthescopeofthepeerreviewedandapproved

project.

4=Extension Requestforadditionalyearsofsupportbeyondtheyearspreviously

awarded.(Usedonlyforselectprograms.)

5=Non‐

competing

Continuation

Requestorawardforasubsequentbudgetperiodwithinapreviously

approvedprojectforwhicharecipientdoesnothavetocompete

withotherapplications.

6=Changeof

Organization

Status

(Successor‐In‐

Interest)

Processwherebytherights

toandobligationsunderanNIHgrantis

acquiredincidentaltothetransferofalloftheassetsofthegrantee

orthetransferofthatpartoftheassetsinvolvedintheperformance

ofthegrant.Mayresultfromlegislativeorotherlegalaction,suchas

amergerorothercorporatechange.

7=Changeof

Granteeor

Training

Institution

Transferofthelegalandadministrativeresponsibilityforagrant‐

supportedprojectoractivityfromonelegalentitytoanotherbefore

thecompletiondateoftheapprovedprojectperiod(competitive

segment).

8=Changeof

Instituteor

Center

ChangeofawardingNIHinstitute

orcenterforthenoncompeting

continuation(Type5).

9=Changeof

Instituteor

Center

ChangeofawardingNIHinstituteorcenterfortherenewal(Type2).

ActivityCodes:

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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/funding_program.htm

NIHFundingInstitutes

Acronym

FullName Code

FIC JohnE.FogartyInternationalCenter

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TW

NCATS NationalCenterforAdvancingTranslationalSciences(NCATS)

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TR

NCCIH NationalCenterforComplementaryandIntegrativeHealth

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AT

NCI NationalCancerInstitute

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CA

NEI NationalEyeInstitute

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EY

NHGRI NationalHumanGenomeResearchInstitute

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HG

NHLBI NationalHeart,Lung,andBloodInstitute

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HL

NIA NationalInstituteonAging

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AG

NIAAA NationalInstituteonAlcoholAbuseandAlcoholism

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AA

NIAID NationalInstituteofAllergyandInfectiousDiseases

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AI

NIAMS NationalInstituteofArthritisandMusculoskeletalandSkin

Diseases

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AR

NIBIB NationalInstituteofBiomedicalImagingandBioengineering

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EB

NICHD EuniceKennedyShriverNationalInstituteofChildHealthand

HumanDevelopment

HD

NIDA NationalInstituteonDrugAbuse

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DA

NIDCD NationalInstituteonDeafnessandOtherCommunicationDisorders

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DC

NIDCR NationalInstituteofDentalandCraniofacialResearch

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DE

NIDDK NationalInstituteofDiabetesandDigestiveandKidneyDiseases

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DK

NIEHS NationalInstituteofEnvironmentalHealthSciences

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ES

NIGMS NationalInstituteofGeneralMedicalSciences

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GM

NIMH NationalInstituteofMentalHealth

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MH

NIMHD NationalInstituteonMinorityHealthandHealthDisparities

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MD

NINDS NationalInstituteofNeurologicalDisordersandStroke

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NS

NINR NationalInstituteofNursingResearch

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NR

NLM NationalLibraryofMedicine

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LM

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SerialNumber:Six‐digitnumberassignedwithinanInstitute/Center

SupportYear:Two‐digitnumberindicatingsegmentorbudgetperiodofaproject.

OtherSuffixes:‘A’andrelatednumberidentifiestheamendmentnumber(e.g.A1=

resubmission);‘S’andrelatednumberidentifiestherevisionrecordandfollowsthegrant

yearor

theamendmentdesignationtowhichadditionalfundshavebeenawarded.

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