NIH LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC GRANT SUBMISSION
Beginning with the small
business grant programs on Dec. 1, 2005 and transitioning program by program
through September 2007, NIH will require all competing grant applications
to be submitted electronically through the federal on-line portal of Grants.gov
using the SF424 (R&R), a new standard form set created by federal agencies
involved in research and research-related grant funding. All NIH grant applications
(new applications, revisions, continuations, renewals, AIDS and non-AIDS applications)
will be affected by this transition. Once a grant program is transitioned,
paper applications will no longer be accepted for that grant program.
This major change in the way
NIH has traditionally conducted its grants business will have a significant
impact on the applicant community. NIH has many resources available at its Electronic Submission of Grant
Applications website to help grant applicants along the way. Applicant organizations are encouraged to:
Prepare for electronic
submission. Stay informed. Register now.