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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>The <a href="http://grants.nih.gov/"
title="http://grants.nih.gov/"><span title="http://grants.nih.gov/">Office of Extramural
Research (OER) Grants Web Site</span></a> has a new look and fresh content. The
redesigned Web site includes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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user-friendly layout, new search tools, updated links and resources <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New
content areas including an overview of the NIH grants process <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:blue;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=3
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>New
<a href="http://era.nih.gov/" title="http://era.nih.gov/"><span
title="http://era.nih.gov/">electronic Research Administration (eRA) Web
Site</span></a> that highlights system features and prominently displays
resources for users <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>This public website is a valuable tool for
the research community with information on <a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm"
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm"><span
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grant_basics.htm">Grant Application Basics</span></a>,
the <a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grants_process.htm"
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grants_process.htm"><span
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/grants_process.htm">Grants Process Overview</span></a>
and comprehensive information about NIH grants policies and procedures. There is
also a new <a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm"
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm"><span
title="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/glossary.htm">Glossary & Acronyms</span></a>
resource to help translate NIH and grant jargon.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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