The applicant is responsible for tracking his or her reference letters or reference forms in the eRA Commons and contacting referees to ensure that the letters or forms are submitted and matched to the application by the application due date.
Even though the original application was submitted using the paper PHS 398 format, once a grant program/mechanism transitions to electronic submission, all future (new, renewal, resubmission or revision) applications submissions must use the electronic SF 424 (R&R) application.
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Before you start to fill out an application, check the software compatibility information at Grants.gov. ….
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Unless the Funding Opportunity Announcement instructs otherwise, the appendix does not have a page limit. However, we do limit the number of PDF attachments to 10. If you need more than 10 appendix attachments, then the remaining information should be combined in attachment #10. We also limit what may be included in the appendix. For … Continue reading “Does the Appendix Have a Page Limit?”
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First, you need to check the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA). If the budget format is not mentioned in the FOA, then you need to review the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide’s Section 4.6 “Selecting the Appropriate Budget Component” (p. I-73). Factors to consider in selecting the appropriate budget component include: activity code application’s annual direct costs whether the applicant organization is domestic or … Continue reading “How Do I Know Which Budget Format to Use?”
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NIH recently issued a Notice on the availability of newly revised forms and instructions for post-award documents, including interim and final progress reports. Revised Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) forms are also now available. Revised competing applications and instructions are expected to be implemented in the summer of 2013, following electronic development of applicable … Continue reading “May I Still Use Forms Which Are Past the Expiration Date?”
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Your SAM registration (formerly CCR registration) needs to be renewed at least annually. Remember, all registrations and renewals must be complete to submit an application to NIH. NOTE: Once you update your record in SAM, it will take 48 to 72 hours to complete just like it did in CCR. You will be notified via email … Continue reading “How Often Do I Need to Update My System of Awards Management (SAM) Registration?”
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Instructions in the funding opportunity announcement (FOA) always supersede the instructions in the application guides. So when in doubt, follow the instructions in the FOA.
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NRSA applicants may attach Letters of Support to section 4.4 Other Project Information Component under #12. Other Attachments, part B. Additional Attachments, 1. Collaborators and Dissertation Advisors(s). This information is found on of the SF424 (R&R) Individual Fellowship Application Guide for NIH and AHRQ (p. I-65).
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The current salary cap is $179,700 (Executive Level II), effective for awards issued 12/23/11 or later. If an individual’s institutional-based salary exceeds the cap, the grantee may not charge more than the limit in effect at the time of the initial issue date (see FAQs for more details). Grantee organizations may provide additional salary–just not with … Continue reading “What Is the Current Salary Cap?”
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