2 Researcher Survey Text Version

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APPENDIX
 A:

GRANT
 PROCESS
 FEEDBACK
 SURVEY
 TEXT
 VERSION

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This time includes the length of time allotted for the survey questions. An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a
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of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: NIH, Project Clearance
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return the completed form to this address.
1. Check up to 5 ways in which you most frequently first learn about NIH grant opportunities.
a. Regularly check “Grants.gov” federal portal

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b. Regularly check the NIH Grants and Funding website

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c. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts listserv weekly table of contents

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d. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts RSS feed

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e. @NIHforFunding twitter feed

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f. Websites of individual NIH institutes or centers

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g. Office of Sponsored Research at my organization (or equivalent)

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h. Other researchers and colleagues

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i. Professional conferences, meetings, symposiums

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j. Other Listservs (specify) _________

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k. Other RSS feed (specify) _________

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l. Other Twitter feed (specify) _________

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m. Other (specify) _________

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2. In order to understand NIH grants, funding policies, and processes, which of the following
resources have you accessed? Check all that apply.
a. NIH Grants and Funding website (grants.nih.gov)

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b. Websites of individual NIH institutes or centers

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c. Rock Talk --blog connecting the grants community with the NIH
management perspective

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d. Extramural Nexus -- monthly updates from the NIH Office of Extramural
Research

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e. Webinars offered by the NIH Office of Extramural Research

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f. Live Seminars offered by the NIH Office of Extramural Research

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g. All About Grants podcasts

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h. @NIHforFunding twitter feed (of the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts)

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i. eRA website (for electronic research administration information)

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j. eRA Items of Interest listserv (for electronic research administration news)

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k. RePORT -- reports, data and analyses of NIH research activities

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l. Websites or other resources offered by NIH institutes or centers

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m. General NIH Grants Information service

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n. NIH eRA Commons Help Desk

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o. Grants administration office at your institution

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p. Professional society newsletters and training

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q. Commercial resources

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r. Other (specify) _______

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s. None

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3. How useful was the information from [EACH OPTION CHECKED IN PREVIOUS QUESTION] to
understand NIH grants and funding policies and processes?

[ASK ONLY FOR RESOURCE
CHECKED IN QUESTION ABOVE]

Very
useful

Moderately
useful

Slightly
useful

Not at
all
useful

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a. How can we improve the information we provide to you on NIH
grants, funding policies, and processes?
____________________

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4. Which of the following topics related to NIH grants and funding would you like NIH to provide more
information about. Check all that apply.
a. Funding opportunities

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b. Application tips

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c. Notices of policy changes

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d. Training opportunity notifications

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e. Reports, data, and analyses of NIH research
activities

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f. Other (specify) ____________

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g. None

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5. Which social media site(s) would be most useful for receiving information on [INCLUDE EACH
OPTION CHECKED IN PREVIOUS QUESTION]. Check all that apply.

[ASK ONLY FOR OPTIONS CHECKED IN QUESTION ABOVE]
a. Google+

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b. Twitter

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c. Facebook

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d. LinkedIn

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e. Pinterest

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f. YouTube

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g. NIH Director’s Blog

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h. NIH’s NLM Medline Plus

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i. Impact of NIH Research

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j. Other (specify) ____________

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k. None

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NIH Health and Biomedical Research Information
6. In addition to information on NIH grant opportunities and funding, what other information have you
sought from the NIH website? Check all that apply.
a. Health information on diseases, disorders, conditions such as cancer,
diabetes, obesity-- including causes, prevention, or treatment

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b. Findings from health or medical research such as studies on diseases,
basic research, medical advances, or drugs.

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c. Teaching or learning materials

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d. Training opportunities

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e. Conferences, symposiums, presentations

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f. Job positions

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g. Other (specify) _____

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h. None

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[IF YES TO ANY IN PREVIOUS QUESTION, CONTINUE TO NEXT QUESTION]
[IF NO TO ALL OF THE ABOVE, SKIP NEXT QUESTION]
7. How satisfied were you with the information that was provided on the NIH website: [INCLUDE
EACH OPTION CHECKED IN PREVIOUS QUESTION]
Very Moderatel
Not at
Slightly
satisfie
y
all
satisfie
d
satisfied
satisfied
d

[ASK ONLY FOR EACH TOPIC
CHECKED IN QUESTION ABOVE]

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8. Would you like the NIH to provide more, less, or about the same amount of information about
[INCLUDE EACH OPTION CHECKED IN PREVIOUS QUESTION]?

[ASK ONLY FOR EACH TOPIC
CHECKED IN QUESTION ABOVE]

More

Same

Less

Not
Applicable

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9. Have you ever subscribed to any of the following types of NIH resources?
Check all that apply.
a. Newsletters

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b. Page updates

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c. Bulletins

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d. RSS feeds

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e. Podcasts

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f. Social Media

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g. Other_____________

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h. None

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10. Which of the following NIH publications, newsletters, or resources have you ever seen, read, or
heard about? Check all that apply.
a. NIH Health Information

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b. NIH Research Matters

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c. NIH Director’s Blog

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d. Rock Talk

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e. Impact of NIH Research

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f. NIH News in Health

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g. NIH YouTube channel

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h. NIH Twitter Feed: @NIHforHealth

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i. NIH Facebook Page

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j. NIH National Library of Medicine

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k. None

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11. Last year, about how many professional presentations did you give? Think about all national,
regional, local conferences, annual meetings, symposiums, workshops, or seminars that you
attended last year in which you were a presenter
a. None

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b. 1-3

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c. 4-6

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d. 7 or more

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[IF RESPONSE TO PREVIOUS QUESTION IS NONE, SKIP NEXT QUESTION]

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12. Did any of the professional presentations at which you were a presenter last year involve studies
or findings based on research funded by NIH?
 Yes [GO TO “a”]
 No [SKIP “a”]
a. For those presentations based on NIH-funded research, how often did you cite or
mention NIH as a source of support?
Always

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Most all the time

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About half the time

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Rarely

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b. What could NIH do to help you cite or mention NIH as a source of support when your
presentations are based on NIH funded research? ____________________

Demographics
In order to compare demographic data across all anonymous respondents, we need to
collect these data in the format described by OMB and the Census. The following questions
reflect those required categories
13. How old are you?
____ Years
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14. What is your gender?
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Male
Female
Do not wish to answer

15. Do you consider yourself Hispanic/Latino?
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Hispanic or Latino
Not Hispanic or Latino
Do not wish to answer

16. What is your race? Check all that apply.
a. American Indian or Alaska Native

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b. Asian

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c. Black or African American

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d. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

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e. White

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f. Do not wish to answer

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