ARCHIVED NEWS FOR JULY 2006

posted 07/13/06
Using NIH Version 2 Forms? Use NIH Application Guide SF424(R&R)Ver.2

The National Institutes of Health have also updated their Application Guide SF424 (R&R). Version 2 of the application guide should only be used with Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) that use Version 2 forms (remember the Competition ID field will be blank for Version 1 form packages and will include "Version-2-Forms" for Version 2 form packages). The existing and revised Application Guides will be labeled Version 1 and Version 2, respectively, on the cover page within the footers.

When you download a forms package, it is always best to download the application guide at the same time to ensure you have a matching set. The SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information page includes links to Version 1 and Version 2 of the Application Guide and a short overview of notable changes in each version.

The Office of Research recommends that if you will be submitting a grant proposal via Grants.gov for any sponsor, please inform us early and we will be more than happy to assist you. You can contact Terri Hall at Hall.74@nd.edu or Jennifer Morehead at Morehead.1@nd.edu for additional information or assistance with Grants.gov.

posted 07/13/06
Are You Submitting a Proposal to NIH? Be Aware of Form Changes!

The National Institutes of Health (NIH)announced that new eSubmission form packages for the following Grant Mechanisms will use new forms :

after July 18, 2006
R03, R15, R21, R21/R33, R34, R36 and X01

after September 15, 2006
SBIR/STTR (R43, R44, R41, R42), R13/U13

Once a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is updated with the new (Version 2) form package, Grants.gov will no longer accept applications with the older package and NIH will not receive it. NIH will label the new forms with "Version-2-Forms" in the Competition ID field on the Grants.gov screen where the application package is downloaded.

The Office of Research recommends that if you will be submitting a grant proposal via Grants.gov for any sponsor, please inform us early and we will be more than happy to assist you. You can contact Terri Hall at Hall.74@nd.edu or Jennifer Morehead at Morehead.1@nd.edu for additional information or assistance with Grants.gov.

posted 07/13/06
Submitting a Proposal? Use the May version of the Proposal Routing Form.

When submitting a proposal, please use the latest version of the Proposal Routing Form. The latest version is dated May 2006 and includes additional items under the signature and approvals that the National Institutes of Health are mandating as a compliance requirement. This updated form should be used for all proposals coming to the Office of Research. A Word version and an interactive pdf version are available at the following link:http://www.nd.edu/~research/forms/PRF052006.pdf