AHA Research Grant Funding Opportunities (Investigator-Initiated Research & Topic-focused Funding)

AHA Research Grant Funding Opportunities (Investigator-Initiated Research & Topic-focused Funding) is sponsored by American Heart Association (AHA). The American Heart Association is the largest non-profit, non-governmental funder of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular research in the U. S.

# Application Instructions > Rev. 10/31/2025 9:22 AM # Click a listing below to move to that section of this document.

# Association Mission ____________________________________________________________ 3 # Preface ________________________________________________________________________ 3 # Policies and Standards Governing Research Awards _____________________________ 3 # Required Professional Membership _____________________________________________ 7 Membership Frequently Asked Questions ____________________________________________ 7 # Visa Requirements _____________________________________________________________ 9 # How to Access ProposalCentral _________________________________________________ 9 # Applicant Profile ______________________________________________________________ 10 # Get an ORCiD iD ______________________________________________________________ 10 # Application Preparation _______________________________________________________ 12 Page Setup/Formatting ___________________________________________________________ 12 # How to Create an Application in ProposalCentral ______________________________ 12 Tutorial on How to Create an Application using ProposalCentral (PDF) _______________ 12 # Multiple Submissions _________________________________________________________ 13 # The Application Sections in ProposalCentral ___________________________________ 17 1 Project Title _____________________________________________________________________ 17 > Resubmission of a Proposal _________________________________________________________________ 17 2 Download Templates & Instructions ______________________________________________ 17 3 Enable Other Users to Access this Proposal ________________________________________ 18 4 Accept Program Requirements ___________________________________________________ 18 5 Applicant/PI ____________________________________________________________________ 18 6 PI Demographics ________________________________________________________________ 19 7 Institution and Personnel ________________________________________________________ 19 2 8 Third Party Personnel ____________________________________________________________ 20 Third Party Definitions ______________________________________________________________________ 20 a.

Collaborating Investigator ____________________________________________________________ 20 b. Consultant ___________________________________________________________________________ 20 c. Department Head _____________________________________________________________________ 21 d.

Mentor for the Career Development Award ____________________________________________ 21 e. Mentor (Sponsor) _____________________________________________________________________ 21 f. Co-Mentor ____________________________________________________________________________ 21 g.

Referee/Referent ______________________________________________________________________ 21 h. Co-Principal Investigator ______________________________________________________________ 21 i.

Other _________________________________________________________________________________ 22 9 Letters of Reference _____________________________________________________________ 22 10 Project & Non-Scientist Summaries, Classifications _______________________________ 23 a. Summary for Non-scientists (lay summary) ______________________________________________ 23 b.

Project Summary ________________________________________________________________________ 23 c. Science Classifications ___________________________________________________________________ 24 d.

Research Classification __________________________________________________________________ 24 11 Budget Period Detail ____________________________________________________________ 25 12 Budget Summary _______________________________________________________________ 26 13 Alternative and Overlapping Funding ___________________________________________ 26 14 Organization Assurances _______________________________________________________ 28 a.

Adult Human Stem Cells _________________________________________________________________ 28 b. Cloning _________________________________________________________________________________ 28 c. Human Subjects _________________________________________________________________________ 28 d.

Human Embryonic Stem Cells or Fetal Stem Cells _________________________________________ 29 e. Human Fetal Tissue ______________________________________________________________________ 29 f.

Animal Subjects _________________________________________________________________________ 29 15 Upload Attachments ___________________________________________________________ 30 16 Data Sharing Plan ______________________________________________________________ 30 17 Validate _______________________________________________________________________ 31 18 Signature Page(s) ______________________________________________________________ 31 19 Submit _________________________________________________________________________ 31 # Document Uploads ___________________________________________________________ 33 A.

Biographical Sketch ____________________________________________________________ 33 B. Career Development Plan ______________________________________________________ 33 C.

Proposed Research Plan/Pre-proposal Instructions _____________________________ 34 Proposed Research Plan Page Limits* _______________________________________________________ 36 Predoctoral Fellowship and Postdoctoral Fellowship _________________________________________ 37 Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) _________________________________________ 39 ASA/Bugher Foundation Awards ____________________________________________________________ 41 Career Development Award ________________________________________________________________ 42 Collaborative Sciences Award ______________________________________________________________ 43 Established Investigator Award _____________________________________________________________ 45 Innovative Project Award ___________________________________________________________________ 46 Institutional Award for Undergraduate Training _____________________________________________ 48 Merit Award ________________________________________________________________________________ 49 3 Research Supplement ______________________________________________________________________ 50 Transformational Project Award ____________________________________________________________ 51 Strategically Focused Research Network (SFRN) Awards _____________________________________ 52 Health Equity Research Network (HERN) Awards ____________________________________________ 53 D.

Literature Cited ________________________________________________________________ 54 E. Research Project Environment __________________________________________________ 54 F. Budget Justification Form ______________________________________________________ 56 G.

Resubmission Modifications ____________________________________________________ 57 Definition of a Resubmission ___________________________________________________________ 57 # Withdrawing a Proposal ______________________________________________________ 57 # Peer Review __________________________________________________________________ 58 # Funding Notification __________________________________________________________ 59 # Next Deadlines ________________________________________________________________ 59 # American Heart Association Mission To be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives Thank you for your interest in applying for research funding from the American Heart Association (referred to herein as Association or AHA).

This guide is intended to assist you with the successful preparation and submission of your proposal. The Association uses a Web-based tool, ProposalCentral , to manage the entire process. The system is available to all AHA research customers, including applicants, grants officers, fiscal officers, peer reviewers, awardees and more.

The system is accessible 24/7. Click on the question marks (?) throughout the proposal sections in ProposalCentral for instructions, help text and links.

# Policies and Standards Governing Research Awards Below is a list of notable topics of science and personal conduct that apply to Association research grant applicants and awardees. This is not a complete list of all AHA policies, nor are all of these formal policies. Comprehensive policies are contained in AHA Award Agreement and Board documents.

Visit the policies web page for information on these • Open Science Policies for AHA-funded research o If you had a prior AHA Research award, your eligibility to receive additional funding may depend on demonstrated compliance with AHA open science policies . Refer to AHA’s compliance instructions to ensure that previous awards are in good standing.

• Patent, Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer • Falsification of Scientific Data, Plagiarism, Use of Someone Else’s Work or Idea, and Scientific Misconduct • Collection Use and Security of Personal Information • Ethical Aspects of Research with Human Subjects and Animals 4 • Harassment and Discrimination 5 Research programs and proposal deadlines: https://professional. heart.

org/en/research-programs/application-information Contact Altum/Proposal Central 800 875 2562 (toll-free U.S. & Canada) or +1 703 964 5840 (direct dial international) or pcsupport@altum. com with technical questions/issues such as: • I cannot access my ProposalCentral account. • I cannot find the proposal/pre-proposal/letter of intent that I just started.

• I keep getting an error message when I try to access a page in my proposal. • I keep getting an error message when I upload a PDF file. • The link to provide my reference letter does not work.

• I need to update my institution and contact information, but I am not sure how to do that. • The institution that I put in my profile is not a confirmed institution. What do I do?

• It seems that I have more than 1 login for ProposalCentral. Can I merge them? • I validated my application but the submit button is still not available.

Please note, Altum/Proposal Central offices will be closed on the following holidays. Inquires made on these days will be answered as quickly as possible after office reopening.

January 1 – New Year’s Day January 20 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day February 17 – Presidents’ Day July 4 – Independence Day October 13 – Columbus Day November 27 & 28 - Thanksgiving December 22-26 - Christmas Holiday Contact the American Heart Association apply@heart. org or (214) 360-6107 (option 1) with program questions/issues such as: • Do I meet the eligibility requirements for the program to which I wish to apply?

• How much detail do I need to input for the Research Plan in my proposal? • May I submit more than one proposal? • Can I add figures and/or legends to the proposal?

• It says to upload my biosketch. Can that be in NIH format? • I need help with AHA Professional Membership.

• May I pay a collaborator (or other personnel) from this grant? • I would like to request an extension to the deadline. • I need to replace a document in a proposal I submitted.

• I want to apply for a grant but cannot find the opportunity listed in ProposalCentral. Please note, American Heart Association offices will be closed on the following holidays. Inquires made on these days will be answered as quickly as possible after office reopening.

January 1 - New Year’s Day January 20 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day July 4 - Independence Day November 27 & 28 - Thanksgiving December 22-26 - Christmas Holiday 6 months prior to the proposal deadline. The program descriptions contain important information that will help you determine which program is right for you. Review the posted program descriptions to ensure that you have the most up-to-date program requirements.

View descriptions of the research programs. Begin the proposal process early. The applicant is responsible for preparing the proposal and working with all parties associated with the proposal to ensure timely submission by the proposal deadline date.

The American Heart Association does not accept late proposal submissions, grant extension requests, or have an appeals process. 7 # Required American Heart Association Professional Membership Each applicant must be an American Heart Association Professional Member. Join or renew when preparing a proposal in ProposalCentral, online , or by phone at 972-349-5803 or 1-888-242-2453.

Membership processing may take 3-5 days; do not wait until the proposal deadline to renew or join. Current AHA awardees are permitted to use award funds to renew annual AHA Professional Membership dues. Each applicant must be an American Heart Association Professional Member (membership levels are based on career stage).

This applies to Predoctoral and Postdoctoral Applicants. This requirement was developed by the AHA Research Committee, AHA’s Council Leadership Committees, and the Council Operations Committee. It was considered and approved by the Science Advisory Coordinating Committee (SACC) and the Board of Directors.

Until an applicant joins or renews as an AHA Professional Member, they will not be able to submit the proposal to the AHA. corner of the screen, then select ‘find my account’. Visit the AHA Professional Members page to find out more about membership levels and benefits.

Member dues are not refundable. Questions about the AHA Professional Membership requirement may be directed to apply@heart. org or call 214-360-6107 option 1.

# AHA Member Frequently Asked Questions As a fellowship applicant, may I use my mentor’s Member number? Predoctoral and postdoctoral fellowship applicants must have their own memberships. They are not covered under their mentors’ accounts.

AHA wants to more actively engage these training-level investigators to become involved with AHA professional councils and to explore the many opportunities available through the association. Applicants to the Institutional Undergraduate Student Fellowship program are exempt from the Member requirement, due to the short duration and limited dollars for these awards. How do I find my Member number and learn if my account is still active?

There are several ways to validate your status: 2. Your Member number can be found on the journal mailing label above your name, a renewal notice, in your original welcome packet and on your AHA Membership card. 3.

If you have a few days prior to the research proposal deadline, you can send a request via e-mail to AHAMembership@mciusa-support. com . Please include your full name and address for confirmation.

Response from this web site may take up to three days. 4. Call AHA Customer Service during regular business hours 7:30 a.

m. to 4 p. m.

(Central Time) at 972-349-5803 or 1-888-242-2453. 8 5. Contact the AHA’s applicant assistance team at apply@heart.

org. In the meantime, you may complete the entire proposal, but you will not be able to submit it until you enter your account information or join via the link in the proposal. My member number is not recognized because my name has changed and my new last name has been pre-populated.

What should I do? Please update your profile by following these steps: 1. Visit Professional Heart Daily and choose ‘sign-in’ at the top of the screen.

Enter your 2. Once logged in, select your name in the header. The Member badge will display.

3. Scroll down and select 'Profile Update' link. The Profile Update page allows you to update your account information (i.e., name, email, password, etc.).

The change is made to the database immediately. I need to become an AHA Professional Member so that I may apply, but I am too close to the submission deadline to wait 3 days to receive confirmation after registering. Use the link contained in the proposal to be instantly recognized as a member.

Follow these steps: 1. Log onto ProposalCentral and open/begin your proposal. 2.

Go to the AHA Member/Application Fee screen and click the link to join from within the proposal. By using this link, you will be taken to the AHA Professional Member site. 3.

Complete the joining process. 4. Click the button at the bottom right to be routed back to your proposal in ProposalCentral.

The system will now recognize that you have gone through the process. You will be able to submit your proposal to your grants officer. If my grants officer declines my proposal to allow me to make revisions, will my profile or payment information be saved?

If your grants officer declines your proposal, all your profile information will be saved. If your membership has expired between the time you began your proposal and the time you submitted it to your grants officer, your information will not be saved. If my grants officer misses the deadline, will the AHA still charge me?

When you enter your information to pay the fee and click "Submit Payment,” your credit card is charged immediately. If the applicant decided not to submit and instructed his/her grants officers not to send the proposal to AHA, then the dues can be refunded. If a grants officer will not allow the proposal to be submitted to AHA, then dues will not be refunded.

I just joined AHA (or renewed) as a Professional Member using the link from the Application Fee page in my proposal. I had to log back in, and it appears that my sign-up did not work. 1.

If the applicant closed the signup page, instead of clicking the button to return to the proposal, go to the Application Fee page of your research proposal. Under ‘Are you an AHA Professional Member? ,’ click Yes.

2. Select ‘Forgot your member number. ” 3.

Use the option to search by member’s username and click ‘verify. ’ 9 4. “Processing (Your membership has been validated.

Please continue.)" should now appear in the Member number field. 5.

This confirms that the signup process was completed, and you may submit the proposal to your grants officer. Will my grants officer be able to see my credit card or AHA Member information? • Can I utilize AHA’s Get With The Guidelines® registry data?

The AHA’s Get With The Guidelines® (GWTG) registry data is available for research with an approved proposal . If you want to use one of the GWTG datasets in a potential AHA research grant funding opportunity you are applying for, please obtain prior approval by submitting a proposal here .

For ALL research programs – including fellowships – applicants are NOT required to reside in the United States for any period before applying for AHA funding.

However, AHA research awards are limited to U.S.-based non-profit institutions, including medical, osteopathic, and dental schools, veterinary schools, schools of public health, pharmacy schools, nursing schools, universities and colleges, public and voluntary hospitals and others that can demonstrate the ability to conduct the proposed research.

Awardees must have one of the following designations at the time of proposal submission – not award start date , depending on career stage and each individual’s situation. An awardee must maintain one of the designations listed below throughout the duration of the award. Please consult with your institution’s grant officer.

• Pending permanent resident • (must have filed Form I-485 for permanent resident status and obtained an I-797C Notice of Action that the application has been received by USCIS and case is pending) • E-3 Visa - specialty occupation worker • F-1 Visa – student (for predoctoral and postdoctoral fellows only) • G-4 Visa - family member of an international organization employee • H1-B Visa - temporary worker in a specialty occupation • J-1 Visa - exchange visitor (pre- and postdoctoral fellowships only; all other awardees must obtain an H-1B or equivalent by the proposal due date) • O-1 Visa - temporary worker with extraordinary abilities in the sciences • TN Visa - NAFTA Professional • DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals # How to Access ProposalCentral Please follow the instructions on the AHA Proposal Central login page .

connected to your research activity. In this section, you will provide information about you, your academic career, citizenship, location of work for the research project and college degrees. The information on this screen is pre-populated based on the information you entered when you registered.

Update or change your information by selecting “Professional Profile” any time prior to proposal submission. This will direct you to the Professional Profile where you can update information. Make sure to click the Save button within the Professional Profile to retain any changes.

When you have finished, click Return to LOI/Proposal. To change the institution: 1. Click the Change Institution button.

2. Enter a partial name search for your organization and click the Display Results button. a.

See your institution listed, select it by clicking the radio select in the left column and click the Select button at the bottom. b. Do NOT see your institution listed, see the “How to Register your Institution with proposalCENTRAL” instructions for information on how to create a new Institution Profile.

( Click here for those instructions .) 4. After selecting the appropriate Institution Profile (3a above), you will be returned to your proposal.

Click the Save button with the proposal to retain your changes. Update Information Showing Only institutional personnel with access to the institution’s profile can update it. If you see an Edit Institution Profile, you can edit the Institution Profile by clicking that button.

Make sure to click the Save button within the Institution Profile to retain any changes. Once you are done, click the Return to LOI/Proposal button. If you do not see Edit Institution Profile: Listed below the institution’s information will be the name, e-mail address, and phone number of the person at your institution who created the profile and should have access to update it.

Contact that person to make the necessary changes. If that person is no longer at your institution, contact Customer Support: 800-875-2562 (Toll-free U.S. & Canada), +1-703-964-5840 (Direct Dial International), or mailto:pcsupport@altum. com to ask about other individuals at your institution who can update the institution profile.

To create an ORCiD iD, go to https://proposalcentral. com . On the Application Login screen, click “iD LOGIN using ORCID.

” This redirects you to orcid. org. 1.

Click on the blue Register Now link at the top of the page. Under Visibility settings, select Everyone to allow information to be visible in ProposalCentral. 2.

Click Register. A pop-up may appear if your name is like other users. If no listing on the pop-up is you, click “None of these are me.

” 3. Click the blue Authorize button to allow linking to a ProposalCentral account. 4.

On the next page, ” if you do not have a ProposalCentral account select “Click here to create ProposalCentral account and link to ORCiD. If you have a ProposalCentral account, select “Click here to go back to ProposalCentral. ” 6.

To link an ORCID account: a. Go to the green “Professional Profile” tab and click “Create or Connect your ORCID iD. ” b.

You will be directed to the ORCID login screen. If you already have an account, login with your ORCID iD and password. If you do not have an ORCID account and wish to establish one, then click “Register Now.

” c. When you connect your ORCID iD with your ProposalCentral profile, you can easily transfer information from your ORCID record to ProposalCentral and take some of the pain out of online form-filling. Instead of re-keying the same information every time you submit a grant application, ProposalCentral can retrieve relevant data, where available, directly from your ORCID record.

All you will need to do is verify that it is correct! 12 # Application Preparation Most required documents may be prepared prior to creating the application in ProposalCentral. Adherence is mandatory to the page limits and format requirements below.

No applicant should have an advantage over other applicants by providing more content in his/her application by using smaller, denser type. Applications may be administratively withdrawn by AHA if the proposal does not comply with format requirements (type size/characters per inch, lines per page, and page limitations). • Document must be single-spaced.

• No more than 15 characters per inch (cpi) or an average of no more than 15 cpi (cpi includes symbols, punctuation, and spaces). • No less than ¾” page margins on all four sides. • Maximum of 50 lines per page.

• Arial Font style, 12-point font size for Windows users; Helvetica Font style, 12-point font size for Macintosh users. • Only Portable Document Format (pdf) files are accepted. It is not necessary to number your pages or to put your name on every page.

Internet Web site addresses (URLs) may not be used to provide information necessary to the review because reviewers are under no obligation to view the Internet sites. Moreover, AHA reviewers are cautioned not to directly access an Internet site, as it could compromise their anonymity. The only place a URL may be used is in the biographical sketch as described in the instructions for that form.

The AHA has the responsibility to make final determination of conformance to format requirements and the authority to withdraw applications. This decision is final and not subject to Required documents for each program can be found on the Required Application Documents page . Content cannot be modified or changed once an application is submitted to AHA.

Only the required documents for submission will be accepted. Additional or supplemental documents will not be accepted. # How to Create an Application in ProposalCentral Tutorial on How to Create an Application using ProposalCentral (PDF) 13 A PI may submit only one application per program type in a fiscal year (July 1 through June 30).

Exception: An applicant may submit more than one Innovative Project Award proposal, each with clearly distinct aims. Regarding applications to different program types in the same fiscal year: • An individual may hold more than one AHA award concurrently but may only hold one award that is dependent on career stage (Career Development Award, or Established Investigator Award, or Merit Award).

• Strategically Focused Research Network personnel may also hold individual AHA awards. However, an AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship applicant who is designated as an SFRN fellow during the review cycle must withdraw his/her individual application. SFRN fellows are not eligible to apply for an individual fellowship.

Refer to the following tables, for specific scenarios. 14 Multiple AHA Applications Allowed Please review Program Descriptions for eligibility criteria and restrictions.

> If you do not have current AHA funding, you may apply for: > Collaborative Sciences Award > Institutional Undergraduate Program Director > Transformational Project Award > Multiple Innovative Project Awards > Strategically Focused Research Network Funding > AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award and, if you meet the award criteria: > Career Development Award if you have never held an AHA Scientist Development Grant or AHA Career Development Award > Established Investigator Award if you have never held an AHA Established Investigatorship or AHA Established Investigator Grant If you have one of the following strategic awards: Collaborative Sciences Award Institutional Undergrad Program Director Transforma-tional Project AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award Strategically Focused Research Network Funding > Collaborative Sciences Award > Institutional Undergraduate Program Director > Transformational Project Award > Multiple Innovative Project Awards > Strategically Focused Research Network Funding > AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award and, if you meet the award criteria : > Career Development Award if you have never held an AHA Scientist Development Grant or AHA Career Development Award You may accept > Established Investigator Award if you have never held an AHA Established Investigatorship or AHA Established Investigator Grant If you have one of the following training grants: AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship Strategically Focused Research Network Fellowship and you will have a faculty/staff appointment by the time of award activation, Collaborative Sciences Award Institutional Undergraduate Program Director Strategically Focused Research Network Transformational Project Award AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award In addition, if you meet the award criteria , you may also apply for: if you have never held an AHA Scientist Development Grant or AHA Career Development Award If you have a Career Development Award, you may also apply for: Collaborative Sciences Award Institutional Undergraduate Program Director Strategically Focused Research Network funding Transformational Project Award AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award If your Career Development Award is in its final year, you may also apply for Established Investigator Award if you have never held an AHA Established Investigatorship or AHA Established Investigator Grant 16 If you have an AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA), you may apply for: Collaborative Sciences Award Institutional Undergraduate Program Director Transformational Project Award Multiple Innovative Project Awards Strategically Focused Research Network Funding AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award And, if your AIREA award is in its final year, you may also apply for if you have never held an AHA Scientist Development Grant or AHA Career Development Award Established Investigator Award if you have never held an AHA Established Investigatorship or AHA Established Investigator Grant If you have an Established Investigator Award, you may apply for: Collaborative Sciences Award Institutional Undergraduate Program Director Transformational Project Award Multiple Innovative Project Awards AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award Strategically Focused Research Network Funding If your EIA is in its final year, you may also apply for If you have a Merit Award, you may apply for: Collaborative Sciences Award Institutional Undergraduate Program Director Transformational Project Award Multiple Innovative Project Awards AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award Strategically Focused Research Network Funding If your Merit Award is in its final year, you may also apply for Merit Award You may accept Established Investigator Award 17 # The Application Sections in ProposalCentral The sections of the application and the required document uploads vary by program.

Required documents for each program are listed on the Required Application Documents page. To follow the standard flow of the proposal, click “Continue” at the bottom of each page. You may also select the section you wish to work on by clicking on it in the menu on the left side of the screen.

Question marks throughout the application contain instructions for each section. You must save each section as you complete it. If you upload an incorrect document prior to submitting the application to your grants officer, repeat the upload task and select the correct document.

The new document will replace old one upon saving. Start and End Dates: The award start and end dates are set, according to the award type. Resubmission of a Proposal Indicate if this is a resubmission.

If a resubmission, indicate if the previous application was created in ProposalCentral or in another system, which you would choose for a proposal created in Grants@Heart. See Document Uploads, item G for Resubmission Modification instructions. Some AHA programs permit resubmission of the same or similar application (similar aims) up to three times (the original plus two resubmissions).

The same or similar application submitted for the fourth time will be withdrawn. If major changes are made to the application or if this is an entirely different/new project, it should not be checked as a resubmission. It is not acceptable to resubmit an application originally submitted by another investigator.

Such applications may be withdrawn or disapproved. To have the benefit of critiques from the previous submission, a resubmitted application will be assigned to at least one of the primary reviewers that it was assigned to in the previous round, whenever possible. Reviewers for resubmitted applications will be provided with the critiques and scores from the previous round for reference.

Programs eligible for resubmission - AHA Predoctoral Fellowship - AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship - Career Development Award - Collaborative Sciences Award - Established Investigator Award - Transformational Project Award - Institutional Award for Undergraduate Student Training - AHA Institutional Research Enhancement Award (AIREA) # 2 Download Templates & Instructions Links in this tab go to this Instructions document and to lists of documents required of applicants and third-party personnel for each award type.

18 # 3 Enable Other Users to Access this Proposal Access Permissions: This screen allows you to give other users access to your proposal. You can give one of three levels of permission: • View (View only. Cannot change any details.)

• Edit (Can view and change information in the grant application. Cannot Submit or view this Access Permission screen) • Administrator (Can view, edit, and submit the application. Can give access rights to others.)

To Give Another Person Access to Your Grant Application: 1. Be sure each person is a registered user in the ProposalCentral system. If they are not registered, direct them to register the same way that you did.

They do not need to completely fill out a Professional Profile - only the required fields of first and last name. 2. At the bottom of the screen, locate the “Proposal Access User Selector” section.

Enter the User ID or e-mail address of the person you wish to give access to in the "User ID/E-Mail" field. Click "Find User". The person you added will be added to the list at the top of the page of users who have access to your application.

The default access permission is "View." 3. Finally, select the permissions level for the person you have just added - View, Edit, or Administrator - then click the "Save" button.

Note: This process only gives access to your application. Access to your Professional Profile must be done separately from within the Professional Profile. Auto Notify: To enable your co-investigators, department, or grants administrators to receive system notifications, add them with at least "View" access below and check the box "Auto Notify".

# 4 Accept Program Requirements Each AHA award program has different eligibility criteria. The Applicant must acknowledge that they have read and understand each requirement to submit this proposal. The AHA will review and confirm your responses for compliance with program requirements.

If it is determined that the Applicant does not meet the program requirements, the proposal may be withdrawn from consideration. If you do not agree to all the eligibility statements, please do not proceed with completion of the proposal. Contact the AHA if you have questions about the requirements at apply@heart.

org or (214) 360-6107 (option 1) The person who creates the application (pre-proposal/letter of intent or proposal) is the default Applicant/Principal Investigator (PI). Contact information from this person’s Professional Profile (My Profile), including primary institution affiliation, is pre-loaded to this section of the application. To change the Applicant/PI and the institution affiliation, choose from the list of available names.

For privacy reasons, the list contains only the following: the name and institution of the person