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Purpose
To award supplements
to grantees planning a significant expansion of a project's scope.
Procedure
Grantees requesting a significant expansion of
their project's scope must apply to NIH and undergo peer
review to compete for funds. For more information on scope, see What
Constitutes a Change in Scope? in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal.
A revision application
(competing supplement) requests funding to expand the scope of
an existing
grant. It does not restore funds that were part of standard grant reductions.
Investigators
cannot apply until the parent application has been funded, and a supplement
may not extend beyond that grant's project
period.
See the Administrative
Supplements to Grants and Cooperative Agreements SOP for adding
funds to a grant or cooperative
agreement for purposes that do not significantly expand a project's
scope.
Investigators
- Discuss the possibility of applying for a revision (competing
supplement) with your program
officer, focusing on the scientific need.
- If you need $500,000 or more in direct costs in any year, get approval from your program officer in writing or by phone at least six weeks before applying.
- When you apply, submit documentation stating that you've discussed direct costs with your program officer and that NIAID has agreed to accept your application.
- See the Big Grants SOP for more information.
- Discuss the revision with
your grants
management specialist, focusing on the dollars and
policy issues.
- Send a full application requesting funds for new Specific Aims. Keep the title, but do not resubmit the original application.
- For most grants, including R01s, you will apply electronically even if you originally applied in paper. See if your grant has made the switch at NIH's Transition Timeline for electronic application.
- Prepare a one-page introduction:
- Describe budget changes for the rest of the project period in the budget justification attachment in the Research and Related Budget components (for electronic applications) or the Budget
Justification (for paper applications). Don't include the original budget.
- In the body of your application, include enough information from
your original application to enable reviewers to evaluate the revision in relation to the original.
- In the Preliminary Studies/Progress Report section, include a progress report with your grant project period beginning and end dates, a summary of the importance of your findings in relation to your Specific Aims, and an account of progress toward achieving your Specific Aims.
- If your application includes a line of investigation not recommended by the scientific review group, respond to the criticisms in the summary
statement by adding data obtained since your original application or revising substantially.
- If you revise the aims,
mark revisions clearly and summarize them in your introduction.
- If you need information on research involving human
subjects, go to Human Subjects Resources on Research Funding.
Program and Grants Staff
- Advise investigators about the need and feasibility of obtaining a revision.
Scientific Review Staff
- If the parent grant was reviewed at NIAID, convene study sections to review a revision application.
Contacts
Grantees with questions should contact the appropriate program officer or grants management specialist. For more information, see Contact Staff for Help.
Contact
for NIAID Staff
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Links
For general information about all types of supplements, see Supplements
to Research Grants
NIAID
Funding Policy and Process SOP
PHS
398, Preparing Your Application, Specific Instructions, Research Plan (for paper applications)
Grant Application Guide for your Grant Application Package (for electronic applications) |
