eSubmission News and Updates
NIH eSubmission Items of Interest — November 3, 2006
NIH Confirms Plans for R01 February 5 Transition to Electronic Submission
In preparation for every major electronic submission milestone, NIH conducts a thorough analysis of lessons learned to date and current system status. After a significant review of all available data, NIH has confirmed its February R01 transition to electronic submission using the SF424 (R&R) form set. All R01 applications in response to the February 5, 2007 receipt date or beyond will require electronic submission.
Not surprisingly, we expect the R01 transition to set new application submission records at Grants.gov and within eRA Commons. We are confident that the electronic systems can handle the load within published service targets (two days to process the application in Grants.gov and one additional day for processing in eRA Commons). Remember that the timestamp provided by Grants.gov at the initial application submission determines “on-time” submission. In the off-chance that a system failure occurs, we have plans in place to ensure that applicants are not penalized for system failures.
By mid-November we will begin posting R01 announcements including an R01 “Parent” announcement for unsolicited, investigator-initiated research. Did you notice the new Parent Announcement page on the NIH Office of Extramural Research website? Once posted, you will find the R01 Parent announcement on this page or through the new search element on the Advanced Search feature of the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts.
Over the next few weeks you will see the start of a communications and outreach effort to heighten awareness of institutions and investigators of the R01 transition. If you have suggestions on how to spread the word about this important change in NIH application submission, we’d love to hear them (NIHElectronicSubmiss@mail.nih.gov).
Updated Electronic Submission Timeline Resources
Now Available
On October 5, NIH announced changes in standing receipt dates
(see NOT-OD-07-001).
The following timeline resources available on the NIH
Electronic Submission of Grant Applications website have been updated
to reflect the new receipt dates:
- Electronic Submission Timeline (graphic format) (PDF - 42 KB)
- Electronic Submission Timeline (chart format) (PDF - 44 KB)
Sheri
NIH Electronic Submission Team
