Submitting an NIH Grant Application Using ASSIST @NIHfunding
Submitting an NIH Grant Application Using ASSIST  @NIHfunding
Uploaded April 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learn about the 8 steps to submitting a NIH Grant Application using ASSIST, from finding an opportunity of interest to tracking your application through to eRA Commons. Then check out our Preparing Your Application Using ASSIST page to dig deeper into each step, including additional task specific videos.

0:00 Introduction
0:30 Find a Funding Opportunity
01:51 Plan
2:09 Initiate
3:14 Build Team
4:19 Enter Data
6:07 Finalize
7:21 Submit
8:19 Track

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