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Changes to Letters of Intent for Merit Review/Investigator Initiated Research (IIR)
Effective October 5, 2004
Please note that effective immediately, the following changes apply to
Letters of Intent for Merit Review/Investigator Initiated Research (IIR) in
the four research services:
Biomedical Laboratory R&D Service (BLR&D) and Clinical Science R&D Service
(CSR&D):
Effective Oct. 5, 2004
* For biomedical and clinical merit review submissions, the
requirement to submit an LOI is rescinded.
* BLR&D and CSR&D are reverting back to the notification of intent
process inherent in PROMISE. The first submission deadline this change will
affect is the March 15, 2005 proposal deadline.
* Please note that this change applies only to Merit Review proposals
-- LOIs will continue to be required for the Merit Review Entry Program
(MREP) and the Career Development Program. LOIs will also be required prior
to submission of any Merit Review proposal that exceeds the budget limits.
* The Cooperative Studies Program (CSP) will continue to use a
separate submission process as in the past.
Questions regarding these changes may be addressed to:
For BLR&D and CSR&D: Dr. LeRoy Frey at 202-254-0293 or via email at
leroy.frey@va.gov.
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Health Services R&D Service (HSR&D):
Effective Oct. 5, 2004
* For health services IIR submissions, the requirement to submit an
LOI is rescinded effective immediately -- Investigators planning to submit
IIR proposals for the December 15 deadline are not required to submit an
LOI.
* Please note that this change for HSR&D applies only to IIR
submissions.
Questions regarding these changes may be addressed to:
Caryn Cohen at 202-254-0218 or via email at
caryn.cohen@va.gov.
HSR&D encourages investigators to also communicate with the appropriate
portfolio manager, as identified on the HSR&D web site
http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/research/portfolio.cfm.
For detailed information, please refer to the funding section of the HSR&D web site at http://www.hsrd.research.va.gov/funding/.
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Rehabilitation R&D Service (RR&D):
Effective Oct. 5, 2004
* For rehabiliation Merit Review submissions, investigators will
continue to be required to submit an LOI for the April and October
deadlines. LOIs are applicable only for one merit review round, i.e., the
proposal deadline immediately following LOI submission.
Questions regarding these changes may be addressed to:
Dr. Denise Burton at 202-254-0268 or via email at
denise.burton@va.gov.
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ORD-Wide Nursing Research Initiative (NRI) -- administered by HSR&D:
Effective Oct. 5, 2004
* For NRI submissions, the LOI requirement is rescinded effective
immediately.
Questions regarding these changes may be addressed to Susan Schiffner at (202) 254-0209 or via email at susan.schiffner@va.gov.
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