/cs-grants

/cs:grants — NIH Funding Intelligence

Command: /cs:grants <research-idea>

The cs-grants persona produces a strategic NIH funding overview as an editable .docx for clinical researchers.

When to Run

• Scoping NIH funding for a new research idea
• Preparing for an R01 / R21 / K-award submission
• Identifying institute targets + study sections
• Generating draft Significance/Innovation language

NIH-Only Scope

Non-NIH funders (PCORI, DOD CDMRP, VA, foundations) are out of scope — surfaced and flagged at intake. Use a different skill or manual search for those.

Forcing Intake (6 Questions, One at a Time)

Q	Asks	Notes
Q1	Research idea (2-3 sentences)	refuses vague; "AI for healthcare" gets pushed back
Q2	Career stage: pre-doc / postdoc / early career / independent / senior	forcing choice
Q3	Preliminary data: none / pilot / strong / validated	forcing choice
Q4	Environment: R01-eligible / mid-tier / resource-constrained / industry-collab	forcing choice
Q5	Submission posture: new / resubmission / exploring	forcing choice
Q6	Known institute targets, or "no preference — find the right ones"	accept either

Stop condition: after Q6, commit and start Phase 2A. Never re-open intake.

What You Get

After all 6 Qs + Phase 2A (Consensus) + Phase 2B (RePORTER) + NOSI discovery + Phase 3 DOCX:

grants_<topic-slug>_<YYYY-MM-DD>.docx

9 sections:
1. Executive Summary (career stage, environment, 3-4 key findings)
2. Research Positioning (3-5 gap quotes + draft Significance/Innovation)
3. Target Institutes (ranking table + interpretation)
4. Grant Opportunities (NOSI callout if any + top-3 FOAs)
5. Funded Overlap (top-5 projects + differentiation)
6. Study Sections (ranking + best-match)
7. Strategic Recommendations & Next Steps (3-4 recs + program officer + timeline)
8. References (numbered, hyperlinked to Consensus)
9. Audit Log (Consensus + RePORTER + NOSI tables + counts + plan tier)

Critical Tool Constraints

• Consensus: 1 q/sec sequential. Plan-tier detected from "Found N, showing top M" patterns.
• RePORTER: POST-only. Use bash_tool + curl. NEVER web_fetch (GET-only — will fail silently).
• NOSI fetch: web_fetch for NOT-* URLs. If fetch fails, log [NOSI {number} — fetch failed] and continue.

Discipline (Research-Pack Convention)

• One intake Q per turn. Never bundle.
• Sequential Consensus. 1 q/sec.
• RePORTER POST. bash_tool + curl. Not web_fetch.
• Source discipline. Cite only session results.
• Three-count tracking. Sent / shown / cited (Consensus) + projects / cited (RePORTER).
• Plan-tier detect at first Consensus call. Surface in audit.
• Dynamic FY window. Compute at runtime; never hardcode years.
• Scope-aware mechanisms. Career stage + scope + prelim, not stage alone.
• Mandatory program officer rec. Single most valuable advice.

Mechanism Reference (Embedded)

Mechanism	Career stage	Scope	Prelim needed	Budget (typical)
F31, F32	Trainee	Solo training	None–pilot	$40-50k/yr × 2-3 yr
T32	Inst. training grants	Pre-doc/postdoc	Institutional	Varies
R03	Independent	Small/pilot	None–pilot	$50k/yr × 2 yr
R21	Independent	Pilot/exploratory	None–pilot	$275k DC × 2 yr
K-series	Early career	Career dev.	Pilot	$100-180k × 5 yr
K99/R00	Postdoc → ind.	Transition	Strong	$90k + $250k × 3 yr
R01	Independent	Hypothesis-driven	Strong	$250-499k × 4-5 yr
R35	Senior PI	Program	Validated	$750k × 5-8 yr
U01	Multi-site	Cooperative	Strong–validated	Varies; usually >$500k
P01/P30	Senior	Program	Validated	Multi-PI; >$1M/yr

Submission Timeline (Embedded)

Mechanism	Standard receipt dates
R01, R21, R03	Feb 5, Jun 5, Oct 5
K awards (K01, K08, K23, K99)	Feb 12, Jun 12, Oct 12
R34, R61/R33	Feb 16, Jun 16, Oct 16
F31, F32	Apr 8, Aug 8, Dec 8

Trigger Phrases

• "grants for [topic]"
• "find grants for my research idea"
• "what grants match my research"
• "help me find NIH funding"
• "grant opportunities for my research"
• "NIH funding for [topic]"

Anti-Patterns Rejected

• Parallelizing Consensus calls
• Using web_fetch for RePORTER (POST-only)
• Hardcoded fiscal year values
• Mechanism recommendations on career stage alone
• Silently filling thin facets with training knowledge
• Skipping audit log
• Skipping program officer recommendation
• Conflating "found" / "shown" / "cited"
• Fabricating NOSI details when fetch fails

Related

• Agent: cs-grants
• Skill: grants
• Source spec: megaprompts/08-grants-megaprompt.md
• Sibling: /cs:litreview (academic literature, no RePORTER)

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