October 8, 2008
New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications to Fund Meritorious Science Earlier

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) released a new policy that will enhance success rates of new and resubmitted applications by decreasing the number of allowed grant application resubmissions from two to one.  This policy is a part of a continuing series of changes to the NIH peer review system resulting from a year long self-assessment that concluded in June 2008. This new policy will help ensure earlier funding of high-quality applications and improve efficiencies in the peer review system.

Baseline Data

• Report: 2007-2008 Peer Review Self-Study (02/29/2008) - (PDF - 1.6 MB) - Baseline data related to resubmissions is located on page 33, figure 8.
  
  
• Competing R01-Equivalent Awards, by Amendment Status FY 1998-2007 (PowerPoint - 268 KB)
• A2s and All Competing RPG Applications FY 1998-2007 (PowerPoint - 251KB)
• Number of Unsolicited Type 1 R01 Applications and Awards by Amendment Status (PowerPoint - 253 KB)
• Funding of Type 1 R01 Application, by Version 1998 (pre-doubling) and 2004-2006 (PowerPoint - 316 KB)
  

Policy

• NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-003 (10/08/2008) - New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications

• Press Release: New NIH Policy to Fund Meritorious Science Earlier (10/08/2008)
  
  
• NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-07-015 (11/13/2006) - Limits on Resubmission of an Application: Clarification of NIH Policy