% NIH grant proposal file (2011)

% Versions
% Initial            -- http://www.magalien.com/public/nih_grants_in_latex.html
% 2011/08/23 -- https://github.com/seqcentral/nih_latex

\documentclass[11pt,notitlepage]{article}

% Packages to load

% Arial font that NIH allows
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\linespread{1.05}

% Better and richer math environment
\usepackage{amsmath}

% EPS and PDF figures
\usepackage{graphicx}

% Make 0.5'' margins on all sides
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% Add itemize*, description*, and enumerate* environments to shrink white space between list items
\usepackage{mdwlist}

% No page numbers
\pagestyle{empty}

% Compress white space around titles
\usepackage[compact]{titlesec}
\titlespacing{\section}{0pt}{*0}{*0}
\titlespacing{\subsection}{0pt}{*0}{*0}
\titlespacing{\subsubsection}{0pt}{*0}{*0}
\titlespacing{\paragraph}{0pt}{*0}{*2}

% Separate new paragraphs by 0.2 cm of white space (rather than indents)
\usepackage{parskip}
\setlength{\parskip}{0.2cm}

\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{-1ex} % remove extra space above and below in-line float (e.g., captions)
\setlength{\abovecaptionskip}{1.5ex} % remove extra space above and below in-line float (e.g. captions)

% Add non-sensical text (i.e. lorem ipsum)
\usepackage{blindtext}
\usepackage[english]{babel}

% Begin document

\begin{document}

\section*{Section Heading (e.g., Research Strategy)}

\subsection*{Subsection Heading (e.g., Significance)}

\blindtext

\subsubsection*{Subsubsection Heading (e.g., Specific Aim \#1)}

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\paragraph{Paragraph Heading}
\blindtext

A list with less whitespace between items

\begin{itemize*}
	\item Item 1
	\item Item 2
	\item Item 3
\end{itemize*}

\begin{quote}
	``A block quote with citation.'' -- Author~\cite{reference1}
\end{quote}

\begin{figure}[htbp]
\begin{center}

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}

\hline
Column 1 & Column 2 \\
\hline 
1 & 2 \\
\hline

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\caption{Two column table with less white space above/below caption}
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\newpage

\section*{Specific Aims}

\blindtext
 ...

 \newpage

\section*{Research Strategy}

\subsection*{Significance}

\blindtext ...~\cite{reference1}

\subsection*{Innovation}

\blindtext ...

\subsection*{Approach}

\blindtext ...

\newpage

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