title: Use and importance of the NIH noncompeting continuation application.
abstract: Each year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant recipients must submit a noncompeting continuation application before receiving continued federal funding. This paper describes the use and value of the application. Investigators benefit by a yearly self-assessment of the research progress and future plans. The noncompeting continuation application is part of the important communication and interaction that should exist between the investigator and NIH staff. NIH staff members use the application to determine important scientific advances that have resulted from supported grants. Many planning activities and required reports are based on information contained in these applications. NIH staff performs scientific and budgetary review to ensure that research progress is satisfactory and that all budgetary and certification issues are in order. Detailed guidance is provided to help the grantee prepare the application. A separate significance section is suggested as a means to document key findings and their importance.
authors.affiliation: Musculoskeletal Diseases Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Watson
mesh_terms: D005380:Financing, Government / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States