eSubmission News and Updates
NIH eSubmission Items of Interest — Sept. 18, 2007
Updating Announcement Expiration Dates – Expect Flurry of Grants.gov Emails
We have just posted an announcement to the NIH Guide about our plans to adjust the expiration date for over 400 Funding Opportunity Announcements (see NOT-OD-07-093 for full details). There is no change in submission deadlines and no need for applicants to make any application changes due to this process. As indicated in the notice, the adjustments will trigger Grants.gov automated emails to be sent to all who subscribed to receive FOA updates. You could receive over 400 emails during this process, if you subscribe to receive updates to ALL NIH FOAs. We are unable to suppress these Grants.gov emails. Please disregard these messages throughout the adjustment period (September 18-November 2).
Updated Guides Now Available
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Public Health Service Grants.gov Application Guide SF424 (R&R) and the corresponding Grants.gov SBIR/STTR Application Guide have been updated to include additional guidance on dealing with subaward budgets, a recent policy change to exclude Federal holidays from the two-day application viewing window, and suggested clarifications from the applicant community (see summary of changes). We realize posting an updated application guide close to a major R01 submission deadline may cause some anxiety. However, the updates simply incorporate previously announced policy and applicant suggested clarifications into a single information source.
We also are happy to announce that the eSNAP User Guide has been updated. eSNAP provides the ability for eligible grantee institutions to electronically submit Streamlined Non-competing Award Process (SNAP) progress reports through the eRA Commons.
Adobe/PureEdge Update
NIH will continue to use PureEdge forms at least through March 2008 submission deadlines. Although Grants.gov has deployed its 2007 system, we are still awaiting the final Adobe forms to complete the SF424 (R&R) form set. Once the Adobe forms are made available, NIH will test the forms and finalize transition plans to use them. We’ll keep you posted.
Don’t Forget CCR Requires Annual Renewal
This is just a friendly reminder that the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), part of the Grants.gov registration process for grantee institutions, requires a yearly renewal. If you first registered with Grants.gov for NIH’s February 2007 electronic submission deadline, it is likely that your renewal is coming due. The process for renewal is outlined in the CCR Handbook.
Note to PIs: Unless you are also the Grants.gov Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) for your institution, you do not need take any action with CCR. AORs are responsible for taking care of this renewal since it is the AOR and not the PI that submits applications to Grants.gov.
Sheri Cummins
Communications Coordinator
Office of Extramural Research
Division of Communications & Outreach
Contractor, LTS
