NIH Electronic Submission

NIH Confirms R01 Electronic Application Submission Plans for February 5 Receipt Date

Effective January 1, 2007

NIH is changing many of their Standard Receipt Dates and Receipt Dates will now be by Funding Mechanism. For Full Details see Change in Standing Receipt Dates for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH

NIH Implementation Strategy

• Electronic Submission Timeline
• Electronic Submission Countdown Chart

Did You...?

• Request access to NIH Commons
• Download PureEdge Viewer
• Locate FOA and download Application Package from Grants.gov
• Check Available Parent Announcements

Preparing an NIH Application Package

• SF424 (R&R) Application Guide
• Additional NIH Forms and Guides
• Sample Application Packages and Additional Format Pages
• Attachments must be in PDF format. Avoid common PDF errors
• Important Tips from NIH
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• NIH Presentations
• Update for MAC Users

Follow your department’s procedure for processing a proposal
Send your Application Package to SPA for Review and Submission

• Minimum Requirements for SPA to Review a Proposal
• SPA Policy for Proposal Deadlines
• SPA Process for Electronic Proposal Review and Submission

NIH’s Validation Process

• Flowchart showing what happens after NIH picks up your Application Package from Grants.gov
• Sample Email Notifications from NIH
• Be Proactive! Check your application status in NIH Commons
• Errors must be corrected and the Application Package resubmitted to Grants.gov
• Resubmitted packages must have a cover letter attached with explanation
• Once your application appears in Commons, PIs have 2 business days to review it.
  Check NIH’s SF424 R&R assembly document explaining how your grant package
  will be assembled when it is loaded into Commons
• Applications that are error-free need no further action and will be forwarded for review
• NIH Validation Checks (Errors and Warnings)
• NIH Late Policy

NIH offers a Listserve for PI’s to provide periodic updates on its electronic grant application program. Send an email to sign up: Leave the subject line blank and send a plain text email message to Listserv@list.nih.gov including the words Subscribe NIH_eSUB_PI-L in the body of the message.

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