Here's how to get started:
- Discuss your project with your Supervisor and Administrative Research Director or Manager.
- Complete an Application Initiation Form (AIF) by the due date indicated in Table 1.
- The AIF due date is 30–90 days before the sponsor deadline, depending on the application complexity.
- You may ask a Clinical Research Coordinator with detailed project knowledge to complete this form for you.
Table 1. Situational Due Dates for AIF
Due Date (# Days before Sponsor Deadline)
Application Characteristics
60
Includes a collaborating institution to be paid through Ochsner
60
Requires equipment lease/purchase
90
Project requires construction, renovation, or real estate lease/purchase
If extraordinary circumstances prevent you from adhering to this timeline, please contact the Grants Manager to discuss customized due dates.
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Follow additional steps as requested by the grants team. See Table 2 for a summary timeline.
Table 2. Timeline for Grant Documents
Required
Internal Due Date
Comments
Budget Information
At least three weeks before the sponsor deadline.
For complex applications or those including the budget items specified in Table 1 above, additional time may be requested.
All application documents in final form—including biosketches
At least date.five (5) working days before the sponsor due
Current NIH biosketch forms and instructions can be found
here.
For more information, see our Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for Grant Applications.