eSubmission News and Updates
NIH eSubmission Items of Interest - Apr. 19, 2007
Updated Application Guide Available
You spoke and we listened! The Grants.gov Application Guides (General and SBIR/STTR) for the SF424 (R&R) have been updated. Throughout the Guides, editorial changes have been made to the instructions to provide additional clarity and guidance. Many of the changes are based on feedback received from you.
Here are a couple of the highlights:
Cover Component
Item 5 - Person to be contacted: An agency-specific instruction has been added to indicate this is a required field.
Senior/Key Person Component
- Agency-specific instructions have been revised to indicate that alphabetical order is preferred but not required.
- Throughout the Application Guide where multiple PD/PIs are addressed, clarifying language has been added regarding project roles of Senior/Key person versus Multiple PD/PI.
Subaward/Consortium Budget
- A reminder has been added that the role of PD/PI should only be used in a Subaward/Consortium Budget if the entire application is being submitted as a Multiple PD/PI application.
- Excluding Consortium F&A Costs – A paragraph has been added to discuss how the system validates the NIH policy on excluding consortium F&A costs from any direct cost limit.
Appendix
There have been no policy changes, but the instructions have been revised for clarity.
For more information, view a summary of the notable edits to the Application Guides.
Grants.gov Adobe eSeminar – Learn More About Grants.gov
Grants.gov has asked us to help spread that on May 3, 2007, the Grants.gov Program Management Office, General Dynamics and Adobe will be hosting a live, online seminar to discuss Grants.gov.
- Hear from Adobe on the technology platform supporting the new version.
- Learn about using the free Adobe Reader to complete grant applications.
- Learn how the new forms will look and act when you are completing your application.
The Grants.gov team will be available to answer your questions during and after the live eSeminar.
Click here to register with Grants.gov.
Commons Help Desk
NIH continues to monitor help desk performance, and we are finding that the traffic is not really slowing down dramatically after receipt dates. We are investigating improvements to address the increase in activity, but please be patient with us as we work to provide you the best service possible.
Stacey Kocher
Communications Specialist
NIH Electronic Submission of Grant Applications
