The NIH continues to work closely with Grants.gov to be able to receive all grant applications electronically. Currently, about 80 percent of NIH grant applications are submitted electronically.
The Grants.gov move from PureEdgeTM to Adobe forms continues to impact the transition dates for the remaining grant programs. Although the move to forms that require only Adobe Reader will be a positive one for our community, benefiting both Mac® and PC users, there are many factors to consider when planning the timing of NIH’s switch to Adobe forms.
To reduce the burden associated with form transitions on the applicant community, the NIH is pushing to combine a number of upcoming form changes including:
- The move to the Adobe forms
- Recent changes to the PHS 398 form components [NOT-OD-08-028]
- Form changes resulting from the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA)
- Adjustments from the upcoming renewal of the SF424 (R&R) (Federal Register notice due out soon).
NIH is carefully tracking the timing of these changes. We estimate being able to make the transition to Adobe forms towards the end of the calendar year. After that time, NIH will focus on transitioning our Fellowships (F), Career Development (K) and Training (T) mechanisms and finally our complex, multi-project applications. Stay tuned for more information as it becomes available.
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