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Announcements and Updates

NIH Recent Notices for last 12 months - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/search_results.htm?year=active&scope=not

5/8/06
SPECIAL NOTICE FOR NIH SUBMISSIONS ONLY

NIH Institutional Compliance Requirement Effective Date: May 10, 2006

NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-06-054
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-054.html

The signature of the Principal Investigator is no longer required as a part of a submitted application. Instead, a new compliance requirement is now implemented whereby the applicant organization agrees to secure and retain at the organization a written assurance from the Principal Investigator (PI) prior to submitting an application to the PHS. While this assurance is no longer required as part of the submitted application, it remains a compliance requirement. Therefore, organizations must retain a unique signature and date for each submitted application. This assurance must be available to the sponsoring agency or other authorized HHS or Federal officials upon request.

ORSP has incorporated the PI certification into the certifications/assurances part of the endorsement form which has been updated as of May 8^th, 2006. If you submit an application to the NIH after May 10, 2006 and do not use the revised endorsement, you must download the separate NIH certification page below, complete, sign and submit the form at the time of submission with your endorsement. It may be sent to ORSP via fax, scanned copy or original hard copy.

NIH Certification Page - Word Doc
NIH Certification Page - Fillable pdf

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact your Grant Specialist.

5/8/06
NIH Mandatory Grants.gov Submissions for June 1^st

On June 1, 2006, the National Institutes of Health will require that small grant (R03) and exploratory grant (R21) applications be submitted using Grants.gov. In preparation, NIH announced major changes for the two grant mechanisms in the March 3 NIH Guide (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-046.html).

Please notify your Grant Specialist NO LATER THAN May 19^th if you plan to apply for either grant program. We must emphasize to you that your application should be submitted through grants.gov by Wednesday, May 24^th, 2006 in order to allow enough time for error checks and verification in the grants.gov and NIH systems. ORSP cannot be responsible for proposals not being accepted through grants.gov if the grants.gov proposal package is provided to us after close of business at 5PM on May 24^th.

We will make every effort to get every submission accepted; however, proposals are at increasingly greater risk if submitted to ORSP after May 24. Please take this warning seriously.

In some cases, prior grants.gov submission for NIH deadlines have been extremely time consuming and trouble ridden for both PIs and ORSP. It is critical that you plan ahead so that there is adequate time for problem solving should any occur.

For a list of grant specialists and their contact information please go to http://orsp.rutgers.edu. To determine your grant specialist, please visit the pre-award administration link to the departmental table. The link may be accessed by clicking �staff� then �pre-award administration� then �Alphabetical Listing� on the ORSP website.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

4/13/06
Clarification of Submission Dates for the Pilot Study to Shorten the Review Cycle for New Investigator R01 Applications

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-060
Release Date: April 13, 2006

This notice clarifies Notice OD-06-013 (http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-013.html), �Pilot Study to Shorten the Review Cycle for New Investigator R01 Applications. � The special receipt date in the pilot for any given amended R01* application (an R01 application from an individual that meets the NIH definition of a new investigator) is a one time opportunity to submit on the 20th of March, July, or November. If a new investigator in the pilot decides not to submit for the very next cycle, the investigator may submit an amended application on the standard dates for amended applications (March 1, July 1, or November 1). Should a second amendment be submitted that too would be eligible for a one time window of opportunity to be submitted for the very next cycle.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-060.html

4/7/06
NIH Announces Change in Business Process: Replacing Principal Investigator Signature on Grant Applications, Progress Reports, and Prior Approval Requests with an Institutional Compliance Requirement

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-054
Release Date: April 7, 2006

The purpose of this Notice is to inform the grantee community of a change regarding the signature of the Principal Investigator (PI) as a part of applications, post-submission information, progress reports, and post-award prior approval requests and the corresponding implementation of a new Institutional compliance requirement to secure and retain the PI signature as part of the institutional review/approval process.

The signature of the Principal Investigator is no longer required as a part of a submitted application. Instead, a new compliance requirement is now implemented whereby the applicant organization agrees to secure and retain at the organization a written assurance from the Principal Investigator (PI) prior to submitting an application to the PHS.

This change is effective with competing applications submitted for submission/receipt dates May 10, 2006 and thereafter.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-054.html

4/7/06
NIH Announces Interim Changes to the PHS398 Application and Instructions Notice - Revised Forms

Number: NOT-OD-06-056
Release Date: April 7, 2006

Revised forms (dated rev. 4/06) and instructions are available for immediate use and are required for paper applications being prepared for submission/receipt dates on/after May 10, 2006. After this date, applications submitted using previous versions of form pages that have been updated, may be delayed in the review process.

Applicants Preparing Applications for Submission/receipt Dates Prior to May 10, 2006 : During the transition, form pages for both PHS398 (Revised 9/2004) and PHS398 (Interim Revision 4/2006) will be posted at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. Use only form pages with the (Rev. 9/04) date. While you will continue to use the 9/2004 version of the Instructions, do not use any of the form-page hyperlinks within those instructions; they will misdirect you to the new forms.
Applicants Preparing Applications for Submission/receipt Dates On/After May 10, 2006 : During the transition, form pages for both PHS398 (Revised 9/2004) and PHS398 (Interim Revision 4/2006) will be posted at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html. Use only form pages with the (Rev. 4/06) date. Use the Instructions labeled �Interim Revision 4/2006�, which include hyperlinks to the appropriate new forms.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-056.html

4/7/06
NIH/AHRQ Announce Change in Business Process Concerning eRA Commons Verifications of Electronically Submitted Applications

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-055
Release Date: April 7, 2006

The original process for electronic submission of grant applications required that both the Signing Official (SO) and the Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) access the electronic grant application in the eRA Commons , check it for completeness, and verify it via a form checkbox. This verification served as the electronic signature for the application and completed the electronic submission process.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-055.html

4/7/06
NIH Announces Changes to the SF424 (R&R) Instructions

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-057
Release Date: April 7, 2006

The Application Guides for the SF424 (R&R) have been revised to incorporate a number of business process changes. This Guide Notice describes the particular business process change and the corresponding changes to the SF424 (R&R) Application Guides.

Change in Business Process: Replacing PI Signature on the Application with an Institutional Compliance Requirement
Change in Business Process: Including Publications as Appendix Material
Implementing Multiple Principal Investigators (PIs)
Revised Requirements for Select Agent Research
Miscellaneous Instruction Edits

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-057.html

4/7/06
NIH Announces Interim Changes to the PHS2590 Noncompeting Progress Report Forms and Instructions

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-058
Release Date: April 7, 2006

The PHS2590 has been revised to incorporate a number of business process changes that have been implemented since the publication of the 9/2004 revision. This Guide Notice describes the particular business process change and the corresponding changes to the PHS2590 forms and instructions.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-058.html

March 2006
Recycling of FY 2006 NCI Grants (Letter from Leo Buscher, Jr.)

Dear Institutional Business Official:

During recent budget negotiations for a project supported by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Office of Grants Administration (OGA) staff informed you of an NCI initiative to recycle grant workloads. The purpose of my letter is to provide you with the rationale behind this action and the principal components of the plan.

Please email Mary Feldenkreiss (felden@orsp.rutgers.edu) if you would like an electronic copy of the letter.

3/28/06
Clarification of Instructions Regarding Inclusion of Publications as Appendix Materials

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-053
Release Date: March 28, 2006

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify the recently announced new approach and policy regarding the inclusion of publications as Appendix materials in NIH grant applications (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-051.html). Clarifications have been highlighted in a different color. Applicants should now provide links to the on-line journal article or the NIH PubMed Central (PMC) submission identification number for publications listed in the appendix, whenever possible. This policy applies to all grant mechanisms for which publications are acceptable Appendix material, regardless of which application form is used (e.g., PHS 398, SF424 (R&R), PHS 416-1) or the mode of submission (paper or electronic). Note: Not all grant mechanisms allow the inclusion of publications.

Complete announcement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-053.html

3/16/06
Change in Time of Submission/Receipt of NIH Electronic Grant Applications to Grants.gov

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-050
Release Date: March 16, 2006

The purpose of this Notice is to inform applicants of a change in the time that electronic grant applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/) in order to be considered �on time.� Effective April 1, 2006, applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) on the submission date(s) described in a funding opportunity announcement. Please note that the Grants.gov timestamp will continue to be expressed in Eastern Time.

Complete announcement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-050.html

2/7/06
NIH Adjusts Timeline for Electronic Application Submission

After carefully considering input from the applicant community, analyzing the results of our first few submission rounds, and examining the timing of key submission dates in relation to other NIH initiatives, NIH has adjusted the implementation timeline for electronic application submission to provide an additional four months (one submission round) before the transition of the NIH traditional research grant (R01) mechanism and all subsequent mechanisms (see http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/files/Electronic_receipt_timeline_Ext.pdf ). The transition date for the U01s, NIH's Research Cooperative Agreements, has also shifted to allow this mechanism to transition with the other complex research mechanisms in October 2007.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-035.html

1/12/06
NIH Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-031
Release Date: January 12, 2006

This notice provides updated information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards. On January 7, 2005 the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 information on the salary limitation was published in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.

For seventeen consecutive years, Congress has legislatively mandated a provision for the limitation of salary. For FY 2006, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Public Law 109-149, restricts the amount of direct salary of an individual under an NIH grant or cooperative agreement (referred to here as a grant) or applicable contract to Executive Level I of the Federal Executive Pay scale. The Executive Level I annual salary rate was $180,100 for the period January 1 through December 31, 2005 (see NOT-OD-05-024, January 7, 2005). Effective January 1, 2006, the Executive Level I salary level increased to $183,500.

Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-031.html

1/9/06
NIH Financial Policy for Grant Awards � FY 2006

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-025
Release Date: January 9, 2006

The NIH appropriation for FY 2006 includes an across-the-board reduction to non-emergency, discretionary programs, which has a direct impact on NIH's budget. The NIH share of this adjustment is approximately $286 million. NIH has established the following financial polices consistent with this appropriation.
Complete announcement - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-025.html

1/9/06
NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2006

Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-026
Release Date: January 9, 2006

The stipend levels for Fiscal Year (FY) 2006 Kirschstein-NRSA awards for undergraduate, predoctoral and postdoctoral trainees and fellows are shown below. The Training Related Expenses for trainees and the Institutional Allowance for individual fellows for FY 2006 are also shown below.

See complete announcement for stipend levels - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-026.html

Jan 2006
Salary Cap on NIH Awards

Tony DeCrappeo, President of the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR), announced that "the final bill funding NIH for FY 2006 retains the reimbursement salary
cap for NIH, AHRQ, and SAMHSA grants at Executive Level I. The Office of Personnel Management last week announced that for 2006, the Executive Level I salary level would rise to $183,500, up $3,400 over the 2005 level of $180,100. The 2006 OPM salary tables are at http://www.opm.gov/oca/06tables/index.asp

Jan 2006
NIH's AREA Grant Program is Transitioning to Electronic Submission and SF424 (R&R) Application

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Academic Research Enhancement Award (AREA/R15) grant program is transitioning to electronic submission. All AREA grant applications for the February 25, 2006 submission date and beyond will require electronic submission through Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) application. Paper PHS398 applications will no longer be accepted. For detailed information regarding the NIH electronic submission program please visit http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/.

Contact your grant specialist with any questions or concerns.

Jan 2006
NIH-CSR Takes Two Steps to Shorten the Review Cycle

1. As of October 2005, NIH is posting summary statements of most reviews within one month after the study section meeting instead of two to three months after the meeting. Applicants who discover they need to resubmit will have that much more time to respond to the critiques and improve their application.

2. Beginning with the February 2006 receipt date, NIH will initiate a pilot study to cut one and a half months from our review process as recommended by a special trans-NIH committee. Forty CSR study sections will participate in this pilot, which will speed the reviews of investigator-initiated (R01) applications submitted by new investigators in these study sections.

Press Release
Speedier NIH Review of Research Applications Planned: NIH/CSR Pilot Study for New Investigators Begins Early 2006

Jan 2006
UPDATE: NIH Electronic Submissions for Macintosh Users Via Grants.gov

Grants.gov and NIH have partnered to provide free access to Citrix servers for Macintosh Users who are looking for an alternative to using PC emulation software with the PureEdge� forms. This service is now available for use.

Grants.gov�s website states:
Beginning December 20, 2005, non-Windows users will be able to download and complete the PureEdge forms by taking advantage of the free Citrix server. Non-Windows users are also able to submit completed grant applications via the Citrix environment.

For details, please visit http://www.grants.gov/MacSupport

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