Yes, when putting together your application, be sure to follow NIH’s instructions for the biosketch format, as described on the application forms page. Included with the instructions are sample biosketches for reference. The samples provided are simply examples ….

To convert percent effort to person months, multiply the percentage of your effort associated with the project times the number of months of your appointment. For example: ….

Electronic systems can be a little finicky when presented with file names that include unexpected characters. Take care to follow the directions in the NIH application guide to ensure smooth processing of your application. PDF file names should be less than 50 characters, including punctuation and spaces. File names can contain any of the following characters: A-Z, a-z, 0-9, underscore, hyphen, space, … Continue reading “Why Do I Need to be Careful Naming the PDF Attachments for My Application?”

The project title must be no more than 200 characters long, including the spaces between words….

NIH will be making ASSIST available for submission of R01 applications at the end of April. You will be able to use ASSIST for submission for all competing grant applications to NIH by the end of 2015 (see transition timeline) ….

No, applicants can use the “et al.” convention in place of listing all authors in a citation.

When submitting a resubmission application (“A1”), you should respond as thoroughly as possible to all of the reviewers’ comments in the “Introduction” attachment found on the PHS 398 Research Plan or equivalent form (i.e., PHS 398 Training Program Plan, PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form, or PHS 398 Career Development Award Supplemental Form). The Introduction should include … Continue reading “How Do I Address and Mark Changes in My Re-submission (A1) Application?”

Here are some tips to avoid potential problems when submitting final federal financial reports (FFRs) at the close of your grant….

For an individual grant, the grantee can conduct a general search in eRA Commons using the grant number and see the project end date in the information displayed for that grant. (See the eRA Commons User Guide for more information.) Officials from a grantee organization who want to search for all grants that will end in the next three months for their entire organization can use this search tool ….

HHS policy stipulates that if the agency (NIH) cannot undertake a “bilateral closeout”—i.e., closeout with the cooperation between the grantee and the agency —within 180 days of the project end date, it must initiate “unilateral closeout”—i.e., closeout without receipt of acceptable final reports—for those grantees that are not in compliance with the policy. ….