nih update

• NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications - Clarification for Multiple PI Applications and New Submission/Receipt Dates  (posted 12-18-2006)
• NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards - FY 2007 (posted 12-18-2006)
• NIH to Spread Application Due Dates Starting in January:  NIH will move forward with the February 2007 R01 receipt dates and continues to prepare to transition the submission of R01 applications to Grants.gov.    Beginning in January NIH will "spread out" application receipt dates.  Major receipt dates will be moved from the first of the month to avoid days of highest Grants.gov volume.  NIH is hopeful that spreading the deadlines will aid institutions in the review and submission process.

        A preview of the new standing receipt dates is as follows:

       [Source: Federal Grants News for Colleges and Universities, October 2006] (posted 10-13-2006)

• NIH Revises Receipt Dates!  NIH has revised its standard receipt dates.  Applications for Request for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements with special receipt dates continue to be due on the specified dates listed in the FOA.  For an application to be considered on time it must be received by Grants.gov by 5pm local time for the applicant institution.  The full text of the NIH announcement can be found in NOT-OD-07-001. (posted 10/06/2006)
• Attention R21 and R03 Applicants:  All amended R21 and R03 applications (resubmissions) are limited to one-page Introductions. There may have been a three-page limit on the Introduction for some R21 resubmissions using the paper PHS 398 application. With the transition to electronic submission, R21 and R03 resubmissions are limited to a one-page Introduction. The system will generate an error if you submit a resubmission with more than one page. If you receive this error, the Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) must submit a "changed/corrected" application through Grants.gov with the Introduction condensed to one page.

   Remember that Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) may include instructions specific to the grant program or specific opportunity. Instructions in FOAs supersede instructions in the application guide.  It is important to carefully read both documents when filling out a grant application. (posted 6/29/2006)

   

• Timing is Everything!  The July 1 deadline for renewals, resubmissions and revisions for R03, R21, R33 and R34 applications is just around the corner. Since the July 1 receipt date falls on a Saturday this year, the new deadline is 5:00 p.m. (local time of the applicant organization) on Monday, July 3. OK, that’s pretty much what we all expected-NIH has always given applicants until the next business day when a receipt deadline falls on a weekend or holiday. So, what’s the big deal? Remember that two-weekday window to view your assembled application that we keep reminding you about? The viewing window includes holidays and the day after the new deadline just happens to be the 4^th of July. So, applications submitted on the receipt date of Monday, July 3 will automatically move forward if no action is taken by 11:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 5. Also please remember that July 3-4 is a University holiday.  The Office of Research Services will be closed!  Please plan accordingly. (posted 6/29/2006)

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