NIH has converted most grants to SF424 (Research and Related [R&R]) forms and electronic submission through Grants.gov. Updates regarding the transition process are at http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt. Except for applications submitted in response to a funding opportunity announcement, in the SF424 system all proposed investigator-initiated R01 applications must be submitted under PA-07-070.
Electronic grant applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov in order to be considered “on time.” Effective April 1, 2006, applications must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization) on the submission date(s) described in a funding opportunity announcement. Please note that the Grants.gov timestamp will continue to be expressed in Eastern Time.
NCI Funding Policy For FY 2006 Research Project Grant (RPG) Awards Information about NCI's official funding policy for FY 2006 Research
Project Grants (RPGs) is available online at
http://deainfo.nci.nih.gov/grantspolicies/FinalFundLtr.htm. Information about the major
RPG funding mechanisms for competing and noncompeting awards is included. Information about funding policies for other institutes can be found online at
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/financial/index.htm.