NOT-OD-16-004: NIH & AHRQ Announce Upcoming Changes to Policies, Instructions and Forms for 2016 Grant Applications

New Policies Issued Related to Grant Applications

AHRQ and the National Institutes of Health have issued new policy notices related to grant applications. The notices provide guidance pertaining to instructions and forms; updated training table formats and introduction of the xTRACT electronic management system; enhancements to the peer review process; font guidelines for new applications; and theimplementation of rigor and transparency in research grant applications and career development grant applications.