CURRENT NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 2006

posted 11/21/06
NIH Posts R01 Parent Funding Opportunity Announcement

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has posted the R01 Parent Funding Opportunity Announcment. You can start working on your R01 applications now but you can't submit the application until the Opening date of January 5, 2007. All R01 applications in response to the February 5, 2007 receipt date or beyond will require electronic submission.

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has posted the R01 Parent Funding Opportunity Announcment. You can start working on your R01 applications now but you can't submit the application until the Opening date of January 5, 2007. All R01 applications in response to the February 5, 2007 receipt date or beyond will require electronic submission.

Parent announcements can be located at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm Remember that there is a change in standing receipt dates see note below or look at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-07-001.html. Also, make sure that you are using the correct version of forms. The latest version of forms for NIH are Version 2A - this includes an expanded form for including Senior/Key Persons up to 40.

posted 11/21/06
NSF Enhances Project Reports System

The National Science Foundation is enhancing FastLane to improve tracking and management of project report submissions. With the new system, NSF will be able to track project requirements and submissions by award. All active awards that are either standard grants, continuing grants, cooperative agreements or individual fellowships will be pre-loaded with outstanding project reporting requirements.

posted 11/10/06
Office of Research Expands Pre-Award Services

The Office of Research will be expanding their pre-award services beginning December 1, 2006. Principal Investigators told us that their administrative burden is overwhelming. We listened. We will be prepared to complete the non-science components of the proposal (agency forms, budget assistance and completion, and certifications and assurances) while the researcher focuses on the science portions of the proposal. It will be essential for Principal Investigators to notify us 7 days before the submission date so that we will have plenty of time to prepare the forms, etc. Principal Investigators have been assigned to work with a particular Research Administrator. Each Research Administrator will be working with approximately 100 Principal Investigators. Over the next few weeks, Principal Investigators will be contacted by their Research Administrator. The lists for Science and Engineering are included here. The Principal Investigators in the College of Arts and Letters will continue to work with the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts. Those in Institutes, Centers, the School of Architecture, the Law School, and Mendoza College of Business can contact the Office of Research to find out their Research Administrator.

Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new services.

posted 11/07/06
NIH Confirms Plans for R01 February 5 Submission Via Grants.gov

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) confirmed today that it plans to move forward with the February R01 transition to electronic submission using the SF424 form set. All R01 applications in response to the February 5, 2007 receipt date or beyond will require electronic submission.

By mid-November NIH will begin posting R01 announcements including an R01 "Parent" announcement for unsolicited, investigator-initiated research. Parent announcements can be located at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/parent_announcements.htm Remember that there
is a change in standing receipt dates. See note below or look at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not-od-07-001.html.