R01 Checklist
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Do NOT include header or footer information on any document
Link to new instruction manual: http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm
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Title (Page I-57) [200 character limit]
Cover Letter (optional) (Page I-64-65)
Project Summary/Abstract [30 line limit] (Page I-76)
Project Narrative [3 sentence limit] (Page I-77)
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Budget (Please send estimated personnel, equipment, supplies, animal costs, travel and publication costs
Formatting specifications:
(Page I-26-28
– we will draw up a draft budget for your review)
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Budget Justification (Page I-107-108) (related information, pages I-107-108)
Resource Sharing Plan (Page I-142-143)
Facilities and Other Resources (Page I-77-78)
Equipment (Page I-78)
Biographical Sketch [PI & Key Personnel] (Must include Section A, B, C, & D : Section A – Personal
statement, Publications limited to 15) (Page I-163-164)
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Introduction to Application (resubmission or revision only – 1 page limit) (Pages I-30, I-131,
I-173)
Specific Aims (1 page limit) (Page I-132)
Research Strategy (Page I-133-134)
Research Strategy should total 12 pages in
 Significance
one document – do not split. Please send as a
PDF document so that there is no shifting of
 Innovation
the tables or figures.
 Approach
Progress Report Publication List (renewals only) (Page I-135)
Planned Enrollment and Cumulative Inclusion Enrollment Report (both Human subjects
only and inclusion enrollment Renewal/revision only) (Page I-145-151)
Bibliography and References Cited (Page I-77)
Protection of Human Subjects (only needed if using Human Subjects) (Page I-135)
Inclusion of Women and Minorities (human subjects only) (Page I-136)
Inclusion of Children (human subjects only) (Page I-136)
Vertebrate Animals (only needed if using Vertebrate Animals) (Page I-137-138)
Select Agent Research (if applicable) (Page I-139-140)
Consortium/Contractual Arrangements (if applicable) (Page I-141)
Multiple PI Leadership Plan (if applicable) (Page I-140)
Letter(s) of Support (Page I-141)
Appendix (if applicable) (Page I-144-145)
Based on NIH Instructions, November 25, 2014