U54 Grant Application Template

Individuals applying for a U54 Grant should use the following template.

All completed applications should be sent via email to Cristina Gonzalez at Cristina.Gonzalez@medsch.ucr.edu

Abstract

(300 words, separate cover page, does not count in page limit)

• Principal Investigator/Applicant, Contact information:
• Background:
• Hypothesis to be tested:
• Approach:

A. Background and Significance

These section should start in a new page. Note that sections A, B, C, & D should total no more than six (6) pages.

B. Innovation and Relevance to Health Disparities Research

This should be one paragraph

C. Research Design and Focus

D. Community Engagement Plan

E. Rigor and Reproducibility, Statistical Methods

F. References Cited

This does not count in the page limit

G. Detailed Budget and Justification

This does not count in the page limit

H. Applicant Biosketch(es)

Use the NIH Biosketch format. This does not count in the page limit.

F. Draft Human Subjects Protocol and Training Documentation

For clinical research projects, this section should contain the draft human subjects protocol as well as documentation of completed human subjects training (CITI) for all investigators.