NIH STROKE SCALE ALL TEST GROUPS A TO F
2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
◉ How many ICs (Institutes and Centers) does NIH consist of?
Answer: 27 (Only 24 make awards)
◉ PA- versus PAR- FOA prefixes Answer: PA: Program
Announcement, both solicited and unsolicited (parent
announcements)
PAR: Program Announcement, reviewed by specific IC(s), not Center
for Scientific Review (CSR)
◉ What is an NIH Type 7 proposal used for? Answer: Change of
Recipient Institution (Transfer)
◉ What type of NIH awards are "K awards?" Answer: Research
Career Grants
◉ What do "NOFO" and "FOA" stand for? Answer: NOFO - Notice of
Funding Opportunity
FOA - Funding Opportunity Announcement
, ◉ What does "NOSI" stand for? Answer: NOSI - Notice of Special
Interest
◉ What does "ASSIST" stand for, and what is it used for at NIH?
Answer: ASSIST - Application Submission System & Interface for
Submission Tracking: Used to prepare/submit grant applications
electronically. It is directly integrated with eRA Commons.
◉ How many cycles of standard deadlines occur per year for
applicable NIH applications? Answer: 3 Cycles
◉ When an NIH deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, when is the
actual deadline pushed to? Answer: The next business day
◉ What is required for NIH applications that request $500,000+ in
direct costs in any project year? Answer: Prior approval from NIH
◉ What does NIH define as "a research study in which one or more
human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more
interventions to evaluate the efforts of those interventions on
health-related biomedical or behavioral outcomes?" Answer: A
Clinical Trial
◉ What does the "FDAAA" stand for? Answer: Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of 2007
2026 EXAM Q&A STUDY GUIDE
◉ How many ICs (Institutes and Centers) does NIH consist of?
Answer: 27 (Only 24 make awards)
◉ PA- versus PAR- FOA prefixes Answer: PA: Program
Announcement, both solicited and unsolicited (parent
announcements)
PAR: Program Announcement, reviewed by specific IC(s), not Center
for Scientific Review (CSR)
◉ What is an NIH Type 7 proposal used for? Answer: Change of
Recipient Institution (Transfer)
◉ What type of NIH awards are "K awards?" Answer: Research
Career Grants
◉ What do "NOFO" and "FOA" stand for? Answer: NOFO - Notice of
Funding Opportunity
FOA - Funding Opportunity Announcement
, ◉ What does "NOSI" stand for? Answer: NOSI - Notice of Special
Interest
◉ What does "ASSIST" stand for, and what is it used for at NIH?
Answer: ASSIST - Application Submission System & Interface for
Submission Tracking: Used to prepare/submit grant applications
electronically. It is directly integrated with eRA Commons.
◉ How many cycles of standard deadlines occur per year for
applicable NIH applications? Answer: 3 Cycles
◉ When an NIH deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, when is the
actual deadline pushed to? Answer: The next business day
◉ What is required for NIH applications that request $500,000+ in
direct costs in any project year? Answer: Prior approval from NIH
◉ What does NIH define as "a research study in which one or more
human subjects are prospectively assigned to one or more
interventions to evaluate the efforts of those interventions on
health-related biomedical or behavioral outcomes?" Answer: A
Clinical Trial
◉ What does the "FDAAA" stand for? Answer: Food and Drug
Administration Amendments Act of 2007
