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NIH Electronic Submission

NIH Main Resource Page

NIH Implementation Strategy

• Electronic Submission Timeline
• Electronic Submission Countdown Chart

Did You...?

• Request access to NIH Commons 
• Download Adobe Reader 
• Locate FOA and download Application Package from Grants.gov
• Find Available Parent Announcements

Preparing an NIH Application Package

• SF424 (R&R) Application Guide
• Additional NIH Forms and Guides
• Avoid common PDF errors
• Important Tips from NIH
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
• NIH Presentations

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.