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Posted July 2011

NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA and NIOSH to Release Updated Electronic Application Forms – ADOBE-FORMS-B2

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-096.html

The purpose of this guide notice is to alert applicants that NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA and NIOSH are phasing in use of updated electronic application forms packages.

The ADOBE-FORMS-B2 packages will be used with new funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) posted on/after July 22, 2011. In addition, NIH will reissue R01, R03, and R21 parent announcements with the new forms on July 22 and expire the current parent R01, R03, and R21 FOAs on January 8, 2012 . Applicants may use either the current parent FOAs with ADOBE-FORMS-B1 or the new parent FOAs with ADOBE-FORMS-B2 packages for deadlines on/before January 7, 2012, but NIH strongly encourages applicants to use ADOBE-FORMS-B2 whenever possible. Applicants downloading forms from the current parent announcements will encounter a splash screen directing them to the new parent announcements once they are posted.

The new packages will be identified with a Competition ID of ADOBE-FORMS-B2 (the Competition ID field can be found when downloading the application package from Grants.gov and in the application header information on the downloaded form).

ADOBE-FORMS-B2 packages include the following form changes:

  • New version of PHS 398 Modular Budget form. The new version resolves and issue causing intermittent rejections of application submissions at Grants.gov.
  • New version of Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C) form with fix for errors previously encountered by system-to-system users when optional data was not included in their submission(s).
  • New R&R Subaward Budget Attachment(s) Form 5 YR 30 ATT, which replaces the current R&R Subaward attachment form. The prior form allowed up to 10 subaward attachments; the new form allows up to 30.

 

Posted February 2011

Modification of the Biographical Sketch in NIH Grant Application Forms (PHS 398, PHS 2590, and the SF 424 R&R) to Permit a Description of Factors that may have Reduced Productivity

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-045.html

Notice of Change in Policy on the Submission of Reference Forms (Letters of Reference) for Kirschstein- NRSA Fellowship (F) Applications

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-047.html

Reference Letters must be received by application due date.  No longer have five days to submit.

 

ALERT: NIH CHANGES COMING JANUARY 25th 2011

NOT-OD-11-007: Required use of Updated Electronic Application Forms B-1

NOT-OD-10-123: Elimination of Error Correction Window

 

SUMMARY OF CHANGES

 

I. NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA & NIOSH to Require Use of Updated Electronic Application Forms (ADOBE-FORMS-B1) in 2011

 

Notice # NOT-OD-11-007 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-11-007.html)

II. NIH, AHRQ, and NIOSH to Eliminate Error Correction Window for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2011

Notice # NOT-OD-10-123 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-123.html)

 

January 25, 2011

 

  • Error Correction Window Eliminated: Starting January 25, 2011, applications submitted through Grants.gov must be error-free prior to the deadline. Correcting NIH eRA Commons-identified errors and warnings after the deadline will no longer be an option. Changed/Corrected applications can still be submitted BEFORE the deadline. Changed/Corrected applications submitted AFTER the deadline (to address system identified errors/warnings) will no longer be accepted.
  • ADOBE-FORMS-B1 Required for Ks, Ts, Ds, and Fs: Applicants submitting for the following NIH programs must use ADOBE-FORMS-B1 packages for deadlines on or after January 25, 2011: Individual Research Career Development Award Programs (Ks), Institutional Training and Career Development Programs (Ts and Ds), or Individual National Research Service Awards (Fs).

 

May 7, 2011

 

  • After May 7, 2011: All applicants must use ADOBE-FORMS-B1 packages for deadlines after May 7, 2011. Applicants eligible to submit under NIH's Continuous Submission policy must use ADOBE-FORMS-B1 for any submissions made after May 7, 2011. Submissions using the ADOBE-FORMS-B application forms after May 7, 2011 will not be accepted.
  • On or Before May 7, 2011: To accommodate the transition to the new ADOBE-FORMS-B1 forms in an applicant-friendly manner, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA and NIOSH will accept either ADOBE-FORMS-B or ADOBE-FORMS-B1 packages for deadlines on or before May 7, 2011, with the exception of Ks, Ts, Ds, and Fs which must be submitted using ADOBE-FORMS-B1 on or after January 25, 2011.

 

ADOBE-FORMS-B1 packages changes:

 

  • Project/Performance Site Location(s): A DUNS (Database Universal Numbering System) number is no longer required by Grants.gov for the primary performance site. However, this field remains an NIH requirement and is enforced by NIH business rules.

 

  • R&R Other Project Information: The form has been modified to enable the Human Subject Assurance Number field whenever the answer to "Are Human Subjects Involved?" is "Yes."
  • For Fellowship (F) applications, the "PHS Fellowship Supplemental" form has a new "Sponsor(s) and Co-Sponsor(s)" attachment which will be used to collect information that was previously documented in the "Other Attachment" section of the R&R "Other Project Information" form.
  • Existing program-specific page limits for Career Development (K) submissions will now be electronically enforced. K applications that exceed the page limits will receive eRA Commons errors which must be corrected before the submission deadline.