27 May 2008: The NIH has made a couple of very important announcements in the latest version of the NIH Guide. First, both NIH and AHRQ will be tansitioning from the PureEdge version of the 424 R&R electronic forms to the Adobe version of the forms. Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-073.html for more details.
Second, as announced at the May FDP meeting, NIH is changing the way it will reimburse reviewers so that there will not be a need for DUNS and CCR registration by the reviewers. Please see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-075.html for more details.
National Institutes of Health: New Subscription-based Electronic Mailing Lists for eRA Commons Information; Migrating eSubmission Mailing Lists (NOT-OD-08-024)
NIH submission policy: NIH Reduces Temporary Error Correction Window for Electronic Grant Applications from Five Business Days to Two
Grants.gov now requires Adobe Reader 8.1.1
Revised PHS 398 (DHHS Public Health Service Grant Application)
Now Available
Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-028 Release Date: January 4, 2008
EFFECTIVE DATE: The newly revised “Application for a DHHS Public Health
Service Grant” (PHS 398, rev. 11/07) instructions and forms are now
available and will be accepted for due dates on or after January 25, 2008.
All applications received for May 25, 2008 and subsequent due dates must
use the new instructions and forms. During the transition period the previous
version (interim revision 04/2006) will continue to be available, and applications
using the previous version will be accepted. However, applications submitted
using instructions and forms other than the PHS 398 (rev 11/07) for May
25, 2008 and subsequent due dates will be returned to the applicant. See
the NIH page.