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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
78% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
62% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.93 s
File size
78.80 kB
Words
716
Media files
44
Number of links
135 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
NIH Grants & Funding website | grants.nih.gov
The length of the page title is perfect. (417 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 716 words. That's ok.
21.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 10.45 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 15 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
5 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
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/images/chevron-down.svgdown arrow
/images/chevron-up.svgup arrow
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/images/icon-https.svgdecorative image
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...themes/grants2019/images/grants-logo.pngGrants Home
https://grants.nih.gov/images7/Lock.gifnew windoww
...themes/grants2019/images/grants_Lock.pngNo alt attribute provided
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
...themes/grants2019/images/grants_Lock.pngLock Icon
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
.../all/themes/grants2019/images/notice.pngNotice Icon
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
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.../all/themes/grants2019/images/notice.pngNotice Icon
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
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/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
...themes/grants2019/images/grants_Lock.pngLock Icon
...es/grants2019/images/home-apply-blue.pngPile of Papers IconHow to apply icon
.../grants2019/images/home-funding-blue.pngPile of Papers IconHow to apply icon
...ts2019/images/home-searchreport-blue.pngPile of Papers IconHow to apply icon
...l/themes/grants2019/images/mikesblog.pngOpen Mike Blog icon
...es/all/themes/grants2019/images/news.pngNews icon
https://grants.nih.gov/images7/new.gifnew icon
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifLink to External Site
...themes/grants2019/images/grants_Lock.pngLock Icon
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifexternal link
/common14/icons/externalLink.gifexternal link
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H4 How to Apply
H4 Find Grant Funding
H4 Funded Research (RePORT)
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (34) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://grants.nih.gov/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.hhs.gov/New window External Subdomain U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.nih.gov/New window External Subdomain National Institutes of Health
https://grants.nih.gov/New window Subdomain NIH Grants and Funding
https://grants.nih.gov/IMG-ALT Grants Home
https://era.nih.gov/New window External Subdomain eRA
https://extramural-intranet.ni...New window External Subdomain NIH Staff
IMG-ALT new windoww
/grants/glossary.htmGlossary
https://grants.nih.gov/faqsFAQs
https://grants.nih.gov/helpHelp
https://grants.nih.gov/Home
/grants/about_grants.htmAbout Grants
/grants/grants_process.htmGrants Process Overview
/grants/get-started.htmGet Started
/grants/grant_basics.htmLearn the Basics
/grants/planning_application.htmPlan Your Application
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...How to Apply
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...Prepare to Apply
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...Write Application
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...Submit
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...How to Apply Video Tutorials
/grants/referral-and-review.htmApplication Referral and Review
/grants/receipt-referral.htmReceipt and Referral
/grants/peer-review.htmPeer Review
/grants/pre-and-post-award-pro...Pre-Award and Post-Award Processes
/grants/pre-award-process.htmPre-Award and Award Process
/grants/post-award-monitoring-...Post Award Monitoring and Reporting
/grants/forms.htmForms Directory
/grants/information-for.htmInformation For
/grants/information-for-resear...Researchers
/grants/information-for-resear...Research Administrators
/grants/policy/review.htmReviewers
https://seed.nih.gov/External Subdomain Small Businesses
/grants/disclaimer.htmIMG-ALT Link to External Site
/grants/foreign/index.htmForeign Grants
/grants/information-for-media-...Media and the Public
https://extramural-intranet.ni...External Subdomain Text duplicate NIH Staff
/funding/index.htmFunding
/funding/searchguide/index.htmlFind Grant Funding (NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts)
/funding/other-transactions.htmOther Transactions
/funding/contracts.htmContracts
https://researchtraining.nih.gov/External Subdomain Research Training and Career Development
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
https://www.lrp.nih.gov/External Subdomain Loan Repayment Programs
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
https://extramural-diversity.n...External Subdomain Extramural Diversity
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/funding/nih-funding-strategie...NIH Funding Strategies
/funding/searchguide/index.htmlFind Funding NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
/help/report-a-concernSubdomain Report a Concern
IMG-ALT Notice Icon
/policy/index.htmPolicy & Compliance
/policy/changes-coming-jan-2025Changes Coming for 2025
/policy/nihgps/index.htmNIH Grants Policy Statement
/policy/PolicyNotices.phpNotices of Policy Changes
/policy/compliance.htmCompliance & Oversight
/policy/index.htmPolicy Topics
https://olaw.nih.gov/External Subdomain Animal Welfare
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/grants/policy/air/index.htmAnimals in NIH Research
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...Application Submission Policies
/policy/clinical-trials.htmClinical Trial Requirements
/policy/federal-funding.htmCommunicating and Acknowledging Federal Funding
/policy/early-stage/index.htmEarly Stage Investigator Policies
/grants/policy/nih-family-frie...Family-Friendly Initiatives
/grants/policy/coi/index.htmFinancial Conflict of Interest
/policy/foreign-interference.htmForeign Interference
/policy/humansubjects.htmHuman Subjects Research
/policy/inclusion.htmInclusion Policies
/policy/intell-property.htmIntellectual Property Policy
/policy/lobbying_guidance.htmLobbying Guidance for Recipient Activities
/policy/natural-disasters.htmNatural Disasters
/policy/nih-funding-strategies...Text duplicate NIH Funding Strategies
/policy/peer/index.htmPeer Review Policies and Practices
https://sharing.nih.gov/public...External Subdomain Public Access
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/policy/research-integrity.htmResearch Integrity
/policy/research-misconduct/indexResearch Misconduct
/policy/reproducibility/index.htmRigor and Reproducibility
https://sharing.nih.gov/New window External Subdomain Sharing Policies
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/policy/subawardsSubawards
/grants/policy/harassment.htmSupporting a Safe and Respectful Workplace
/help/report-a-concernSubdomain Text duplicate Report a Concern
IMG-ALT Notice Icon
/news/news_and_events.htmNews & Events
/news/news-full.htmNews Highlights
https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/c...External Subdomain "Open Mike" Blog
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
https://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/External Subdomain Extramural Nexus
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/news/subscribe-and-follow/lis...Listservs
/news/subscribe-and-follow/soc...Social Media
/learning-center/conferenceNIH Grants Conference and PreCon Events
/news/contact-in-person/semina...NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
/news/virtual-learning/upcomin...OER Webinars
https://www.lrp.nih.gov/contac...External Subdomain NIH Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Contact & Engage
IMG-ALT Link to External Site
https://olaw.nih.gov/education...External Subdomain NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Workshops & Conferences
https://seed.nih.gov/aboutseed...External Subdomain SEED Events (for the innovator community)
IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/news/virtual-learning/podcast...All About Grants Podcasts
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...External Subdomain NIH Grants YouTube Channel
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
https://www.era.nih.gov/era-tr...External Subdomain eRA Videos
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/aboutoer/intro2oer.htmAbout OER
/aboutoer/intro2oer.htmAbout the Office of Extramural Research
/aboutoer/welcome.htmOER Offices
/aboutoer/oer_offices/imod.htmImmediate Office of the Director (IMOD)
/aboutoer/oer_offices/opera.htmOffice of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
/aboutoer/oer_offices/oris.htmOffice of Research Reporting and Analysis (ORRA)
https://olaw.nih.gov/about-us.htmExternal Subdomain Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)
IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/aboutoer/oer_offices/strategi...Strategic Management and Contracts Office (SMCO)
/aboutoer/oer_offices/suboris_...Office of eRA
/aboutoer/oer_offices/subopac_...Division of Communication & Outreach (DCO)
/aboutoer/oer_offices/seed.htmSmall Business Education and Entrepreneurial Development (SEED)
/aboutoer/oer_offices/dbrw.htmDivision of Biomedical Research Workforce (DBRW)
/aboutoer/oer_offices/human-su...Division of Human Subjects Research (DHSR)
https://www.era.nih.gov/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate eRA
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
https://extramural-intranet.ni...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate NIH Staff
/grants/glossary.htmNew window Text duplicate Glossary
https://grants.nih.gov/faqsText duplicate FAQs
https://grants.nih.gov/helpText duplicate Help
/news/virtual-learning/upcomin...Learn More
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...Text duplicate How to Apply
IMG-ALT Pile of Papers Icon
/funding/searchguide/index.htmlFind Grant Funding
IMG-ALT Pile of Papers Icon
https://report.nih.gov/New window External Subdomain Funded Research (RePORT)
IMG-ALT Pile of Papers Icon
http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/ca...External Subdomain Open Mike Blog
IMG-ALT Open Mike Blog icon
/news/news.htmNews
IMG-ALT News icon
/grants/about_grants.htmText duplicate About Grants
/grants/grants_process.htmText duplicate Grants Process Overview
/grants/get-started.htmText duplicate Get Started
/grants/how-to-apply-applicati...Text duplicate How to Apply
/grants/referral-and-review.htmText duplicate Application Referral and Review
/grants/pre-and-post-award-pro...Text duplicate Pre-Award and Post-Award Processes
/grants/forms.htmText duplicate Forms Directory
/grants/about_grants.htmText duplicate Learn More
/policy/index.htmText duplicate Policy & Compliance
/policy/nihgps/index.htmText duplicate NIH Grants Policy Statement
/policy/PolicyNotices.phpText duplicate Notices of Policy Changes
/policy/compliance.htmCompliance and Oversight
/policy/index.htmSelect Policy Topics
/grants/forms/biosketch.htmBiosketch
/grants/forms/othersupport.htmSubdomain Other Support
/policy/index.htmText duplicate Learn More
/grants/information-for.htmInformation for...
/grants/information-for-resear...Text duplicate Researchers
/grants/information-for-resear...Text duplicate Research Administrators
/grants/policy/review.htmText duplicate Reviewers
https://seed.nih.gov/External Subdomain Text duplicate Small Businesses
/grants/disclaimer.htmText duplicate IMG-ALT Link to External Site
/grants/foreign/index.htmForeign Applicants
/grants/information-for-media-...Text duplicate Media and the Public
https://extramural-intranet.ni...External Subdomain Text duplicate NIH Staff
IMG-ALT Lock Icon
/grants/information-for.htmText duplicate Learn More
https://grants.nih.gov/email.htmE-mail OER Webmaster
https://grants.nih.gov/helpNew window Subdomain Contact Us
/grants/listservs_and_rss.htmNew window Subdomain E-mail Updates
/grants/listservs_and_rss.htmNew window Subdomain RSS Feed
/news/virtual-learning/podcast...New window Subdomain Podcast
https://twitter.com/NIHgrantsNew window External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://search.usa.gov/search/...New window External Subdomain Search
IMG-ALT external link
/grants/disclaimer.htmNew window Subdomain Disclaimer
/grants/privacy.htmNew window Subdomain Privacy Notice
/accessibility.htmNew window Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.hhs.gov/vulnerabil...New window External Subdomain HHS Vulnerability Disclosure
https://www.nih.gov/icd/od/foi...New window External Subdomain FOIA
IMG-ALT external link
https://www.hhs.gov/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
https://www.grants.gov/New window External Subdomain Grants.gov
https://www.usa.gov/New window External Subdomain USA.gov - Government Made Easy
IMG-ALT external link

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://grants.nih.gov/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.93 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 15 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (79 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This page has backlinks from 11,263 referring domains.
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This page has backlinks from 7,273 different ip addresses.

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Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
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KeywordResultRecheck
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gov63%Check
Grants61%Check
NIH Grants60%Check
NIH59%Check
NIH Grants Funding57%Check
NIH Grants Funding website55%Check
Funding52%Check
NIH Research49%Check
Grants Contracts48%Check
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