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NIH Grant Proposal

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NIH R01-style grant proposal LaTeX template, header block plus a boxed Specific Aims page and a Research Strategy (Significance, Innovation, Approach with Aims). Realistic biomedical sample content.

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Document class
article [11pt]
Compiles with
pdfLaTeX
Pages in the compiled PDF
3
Bibliography
None
Files
1 file: 1 .tex
Packages
  • fontenc
  • inputenc
  • lato
  • microtype
  • geometry
  • fancyhdr
  • multicol
  • xcolor
  • tabularx
  • booktabs
  • colortbl
  • tcolorbox
  • titlesec
  • enumitem
  • hyperref
The start of the preamble of main.tex, from its \documentclass line.
\documentclass[11pt]{article}

% --- Typography & Encoding ---
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{lato}
\renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault}
\usepackage{microtype}

% --- Layout & Geometry ---
\usepackage[letterpaper, left=0.5in, right=0.5in, top=0.6in, bottom=0.6in, headheight=22pt, headsep=8pt]{geometry}
\usepackage{fancyhdr}
\usepackage{multicol}

% --- Color Palette ---
\usepackage{xcolor}
\definecolor{medteal}{HTML}{0B525B}      % Primary Accent: Deep medical teal
\definecolor{medaccent}{HTML}{148A96}    % Secondary Accent: Bright teal
\definecolor{medlightteal}{HTML}{F0F7F7} % Light tint: For background blocks
\definecolor{charcoal}{HTML}{222222}      % Soft neutral dark for text
\definecolor{mutedgray}{HTML}{E2E8F0}    % Muted light gray for dividers

% Set text color globally
\makeatletter
\newcommand{\globalcolor}[1]{%
  \color{#1}\global\let\default@color\current@color
}
\makeatother

% --- Tables & Graphics ---
\usepackage{tabularx}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage{colortbl}
\usepackage{tcolorbox}
\tcbuselibrary{skins}

% --- Section Formatting ---
\usepackage{titlesec}
\titleformat{\section}
  {\large\bfseries\color{medteal}}

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It uses the article class (options: 11pt), builds with pdfLaTeX, and loads 15 packages, including fontenc, inputenc, lato, microtype, geometry, fancyhdr, multicol and xcolor.

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