New Internal Deadline for ELECTRONIC Grant and Contract Proposals

Due to the increasing number of electronic proposal processes and technical problems experienced with the sponsors' new electronic systems, ORA will need five (5) full business days prior to the sponsor due date to process electronic proposals. Electronic proposals received by ORA later than five full business days prior to the Sponsor due date will usually not be reviewed and certified/submitted by ORA in time for submission prior to the due date.

Electronic proposal documents to be submitted to ORA will include the uploaded completed proposal (administrative and technical portion) and a paper copy of the administrative portion of the proposal. It is also expected that department/sub-division will need to specify additional internal submission deadlines to guarantee timely investigator administrative proposal submission to ORA 5 full business days before the sponsor due date.

School of Medicine to Delegate Signature Authority to Departments/Sub-Divisions for NIH 2590 Streamlined Non-Competing Grant Applications (SNAP) Beginning March 1, 2006

Beginning March 1, 2006, the Office of Research Administration will delegate signature authority to Department/Sub-Division representatives for the NIH 2590 Streamlined Non-Competing Grants. Letters to Department Chairs are expected to be sent from ORA in January listing the delegated individuals. Individuals will be required to complete a training program in February 2006 and have a history of accurate review prior to receiving signature authority on SNAP applications.

NIH Offers Video Training for New SF424 Grant Submission Procedures

By May 2007 all research grant applications for NIH will have to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 Research & Related (R&R) form set. For information on this transition, click here: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05.067.html The NIH is offering a training session, along with a videocast of the session on January 11th. The training is geared toward the applicant community and will provide an overview of NIH's transition plans, the submission process and the new form set. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentations. You must register online for the videocast. For complete details, click here:
http://era.nih.gov/training/ElectronicSubmission/. To access the Electronic Submission Frequently Asked Questions, click here: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/print/
faq_sf424.htm

Pilot Study to Shorten the Review Cycle for New Investigator R01 Applications

Shortening the review cycle is a high priority for the National Institutes of Health and the biomedical and behavioral research communities. There is also great interest in the career development of scientists and NIH is committed to supporting new investigators in their efforts to obtain R01 research grant funding. The Center for Scientific Review convened a trans-NIH working group to develop a process to shorten the referral and review cycle in order to permit a new investigator to submit an amended application for the next submission date. Although the number of new investigators who will be able to take advantage of this rapid turnaround process will be relatively small, the impact on the careers of these new investigators could be significant. For more information, click here: http://grants2.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-013.html.

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