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Newest entries appear at the top of the list.
Mentored K Awards May Receive Concurrent Support From Any Federal Agency, April 10, 2008
Investigators with mentored career development awards may now receive concurrent salary support from a peer-reviewed grant from any federal agency during the last two years of their award.
Previously, the grant had to be from NIH. See the April 10, 2008, Guide notice.
NIAID's Category C Pathogen List for Antimicrobial Resistance, March 19, 2008
NIAID clarified the Category C entries on antimicrobial resistance. See the changes at NIAID Category A, B, and C Priority Pathogens.
Only NIH Awards Affect New PI Status, February 25, 2008
NIH revised the definition of a new principal investigator (PI). Now, only NIH awards affect new investigator status for future grants. See NIAID's explanation at Are You "New"?
Previously, PHS-level awards outside of NIH could also affect new investigator status.
Animal Welfare Assurance Format and Process Updates, February 15, 2008
Institutions must use the new sample animal welfare assurance format starting April 15, 2008. The institutional
official for animal welfare can now submit the signed assurance to olawdoa@mail.nih.gov as a PDF attachment. Institutions should not send documents as attachments. See a list in the February 15, 2008, Guide notice.
FY 2008 NIH Director’s Bridge Awards, January 31, 2008
Under this program, eligible investigators
will receive a year of support while they strengthen their revised
applications. For more information, read the January 31, 2008, Guide notice.
Policy on Sharing Data Obtained from Genome-Wide Association Studies, January 25, 2008
Investigators must submit Genome-Wide Association Study (GWAS) data to NIH’s GWAS data repository, now called the Database of Genotype and Phenotype (dbGaP). Find additional information and resources, including frequently asked questions and a data sharing plan, at NIH's GWAS Web site.
For more information, read the November 16, 2007, Guide notice.
PI Salary Cap for FY 2008, January 22, 2008
The PI salary cap for FY 2008 is $191,300. See the January 15, 2008, Guide notice.
eRA Commons Allows Multiple Active Applications, January 17, 2008
Beginning February 8, 2008, eRA Commons will allow investigators to submit an amended application while the earlier application remains active, so NIAID can fund an earlier application if a resubmission receives a worse score.
NIH Requires Public Access to Publications, January 11, 2008
Beginning April 7, 2008, all investigators who receive NIH funding must submit an electronic version of their final manuscript to the National Library of Medicine’s PubMed Central. Manuscripts must be posted within 12 months of the publication date.
Also, investigators must include the PMC or NIH Manuscript Submission reference number when citing articles from NIH-funded research beginning May 25, 2008.
For more information, see the January 11, 2008, Guide notice.
Federal Information Security Practices For Grants and Contracts, January 9, 2008
Offices of Sponsored Research of NIH grantees will need to comply with the Federal Information Security Management Act, Title III of the E-Government Act of 2002 Pub. L. No. 107-347, to protect grant data.
For more information, see the January 9, 2008, Guide notice.
NIH Gives Peer Reviewers Leeway in Submitting Grant Applications, January 4, 2008
Thanks to a new policy, members of NIH study sections may submit -- as soon as they're developed -- R01, R21, and R34 applications that would normally be submitted for standard submission dates. For further details, see the January 4, 2008, Guide notice.
NIH Issues Latest Policy on Late Submission, January 4, 2008
Investigators who cannot submit their grant application on time should read the NIH Policy on Late Submission, issued in a January 4, 2008, Guide notice. This announcement combines information from two previous notices, including one for multiple PIs. It also addresses applications from members of NIH study sections. See the entry above.
Revised PHS 398 Forms and New PI Definition, January 4, 2008
All paper PHS 398 applications for the May 25, 2008, and later receipt dates must use the new instructions and forms. See NIH's January 4, 2008, Guide notice for details.
NIH also updated the new PI definition to include exceptions for STTR Phase I (R41) and SBIR
Phase I (R43). See NIAID's explanation at Are You "New"?
New Rule for Appendices, January 4, 2008
Anyone submitting a paper PHS 398 application for the May 25, 2008, and subsequent due dates must provide appendix material on CD only. Also include five identical CDs in the same package with the application.
Find additional information in the January 4, 2008, Guide notice
NIH Issues Additional Guidance for ClinicalTrials.gov Registration, December 21, 2007
Investigators must register applicable clinicial trials in ClinicalTrials.gov and certify that they have done so in their grant application or progress report. This requirement is part of Public Law 100-85, which expands the scope of clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov.
Read the December 21, 2007, Guide notice and our December 5, article, New Law Affects ClinicalTrials.gov.
Error Correction Window for Electronic Applications Reduced to Two Business Days, December 5, 2007
NIH has reduced the error correction window for electronic applications from five to two business days for all electronic applications with submission deadlines on or after January 8, 2008. For details, read the November 30, 2007, Guide notice.
Notice of Award Letters Will Be Electronic, October 9, 2007
NIH will no longer provide paper notification of the Notice of Award (NoA) letters after January 1, 2008. Instead, NoAs will be emailed to grantee organizations. Grantees can also view the Notice of Award in the eRA Commons through the Status module. Read more in the October 9, 2007, Guide notice.
Noncompeting Grants During the Continuing Resolution, October 9, 2007
NIH will issue noncompeting research grant awards at a lower level than shown on your most recent Notice of Grant Award, typically up to 80 percent of the previously committed level. Read more in the October 5, 2007, Guide notice.
Deadline for Submitting Changes to FY 2007 Grant Information, September 17, 2007
The deadline to review fiscal year 2007 grant award information is November 1, 2007. Visit the NIH Extramural Awards by State and Foreign Site to examine the .CSV file for your state. For more information, read the September 17, 2007, Guide notice.
Expiration Dates Adjusted May Cause Email Overload, September 17, 2007
Earlier this year, submission deadlines changed and left some funding opportunity announcements with an expiration date earlier than the last submission date. Between September 18 and November 2, 2007, expiration dates will change to the day after the submission deadline.
If you signed up with Grants.gov to receive updates to all funding opportunity announcements, you will receive hundreds of emails indicating changes. For more information, read the September 17, 2007, Guide notice.
Shorter CSR Review Cycle for R01s of New Investigators, August 14, 2007
All new investigators may submit an amended R01 application for consecutive review cycles, saving four months. NIH'shas changed the Center for Scientific Review review schedule for standard receipt dates to accommodate. For more information, see the August 9, 2007, Guide notice. Read Are You "New"? for the definition of a new investigator.
Submit Financial Status Reports Electronically Through Commons, July 27, 2007
NIH requires that organizations submit their financial status reports (FSRs) due on or after October 1, 2007, using the electronic FSR system in the eRA Commons. This includes all initial FSRs being prepared for submission and any revisions being submitted or resubmitted to NIH. For more information, see the July 27, 2007, Guide notice.
More on "New" PI Definition, July 18, 2007
NIH expanded its definition of a new investigator. Investigators appointed as PI for an ongoing grant who were not listed as PI on the original application still qualify as a new investigator. See our newsletter article "Are You 'New'?"
NIH Excludes Holidays from Application Viewing Window, June 22, 2007
Federal holidays will not count toward the two weekday application viewing window. Applicants will have two full, non-holiday weekdays to review their assembled application in the eRA Commons. For more information, read the June 22, 2007, Guide notice.
Clarification for Eligibility for Reentry Supplements, June 21, 2007
NIH has clarified its qualifications for research supplements for reentry into a research career. Candidates must have been in a postdoctoral or faculty position at the time that they left active research. See the June 21, 2007, Guide notice.
Definition of "New" PI Changes, May 22, 2007
NIH's definition of a new investigator recently changed. The list of grants that do not interfere with "new" status now includes Shannon (R55) and High-Priority, Short-Term Project (R56-Bridge) awards. For a list of awards, see our newsletter article "New PI Definition is Evolving."
Changes to Commons Functions, New Assistant Role, May 1, 2007
eRA
Commons users will notice several changes
throughout the system, particularly in the eSNAP function.
eSNAP has improved support for the use of person months as a measure of effort, and there are new checkboxes to note changes in
select agent research and multiple PI leadership plans. PIs may now assign someone to an assistant role who can view the status of their electronic applications. For more information on the changes, read the May
1, 2007, Guide notice. |
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