2010

• Reminder: Beginning January 1, 2011, the NIH Will Require Use of xTrain for the Electronic Submission of Appointment Forms and/or Termination Notices for Institutional Research Training and Career Awards, Individual Fellowships and Research Education Awards
• Reminder: NIH Returns to a Two-day Error Correction Window for Grant Applications Effective May 8, 2010
  (May 3, 2010)
• Clarification of SF424 (R&R) Application Instructions for Resubmissions of Revision and Renewal Applications
  (January 22, 2010)
• Clarification on the Extended Error Correction Window and Format of the Research Strategy Section for Restructured Applications Intended for Due Dates on or After January 25, 2010
  (January 22, 2010)
• Error-Correction Window Extended for Electronic Applications Intended for Submission Deadlines On and Between January 25 and May 7, 2010
  (January 8, 2010)

2009

• Announcing the Transition of Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs to Electronic Submission for due dates on/after January 25, 2010
  (October 26, 2009)
• Clarification on Timing and Page Limits for Restructured Application Forms and Instructions that are required for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2010
  (October 8, 2009)
  
• Restructured Application Forms and Instructions for Submissions for FY2011 Funding
  (September 16, 2009)
  
• New Business Processes and Transition to Electronic Submission for Individual NRSA Fellowship (F) Applications
  (June 12, 2009)
  
• Error Correction Window Extended for Opportunities Due May 20 - May 29, 2009
  (May 29, 2009)
  
• Extended Error Correction Window for Electronic Submission of NIH Challenge Grants and Funding Opportunities with Submission Deadlines From April 27 Through May 1, 2009
  (May 1, 2009)
  
• 1-Day Extension for Grant Applicants Submitting for Opportunities with Due Dates of March 16, 2009
  (March 16, 2009)
  
• NIH Encourages Applicants to Take Advantage of Electronic Mailing Lists for Updates on Electronic Application and the eRA Commons
  (February 4, 2009)
  
• Error-Correction Window Extended for All Electronic Applications with Submission Deadlines Through the End of February, 2009
  (January 28, 2009)
  
• Announcing a Delay in the Transition to Electronic Submission for "F" Awards and Confirming Plans to Transition "Ks"
  (January 28, 2009)
  
• Adobe-Based Grant Application Forms Now Available for All NIH Funding Opportunity Announcements Requiring Electronic Submission
  (January 28, 2009)

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2008

• Impact of NIH Transition to Adobe Forms on Appointed Members of NIH Chartered Study Sections
  (December 9, 2008)
  
• NIH Announces the Availability of Adobe-Based Grant Application Forms
  (December 5, 2008)
  
• NIH to Migrate FOAs; Applicants May Receive Automated E-mail from Grants.gov
  (December 4, 2008)
  
• Reminder and Clarification for Adobe Transition
  (November 24, 2008)
  
• Error correction window extended to November 14, 2008 for NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH grant applications due November 3-10, 2008
  (November 7, 2008)
  
• Announcing the Availability of the Application Guide for the Pilot Transition from PureEdge to Adobe-based SF424 (R&R) Grant Application Forms (RFA-AI-08-020, RFA-DE-09-001 and RFA-DE-09-002)
  (August 1, 2008)
  
• Announcement of a Pilot for the Transition from PureEdge to Adobe-based SF424 (R&R) Grant Application Forms (RFA-AI-08-020, RFA-DE-09-001 and RFA-DE-09-002)
  (July 2, 2008)
  
• NIH/AHRQ Set Transition from PureEdge to Adobe Application Forms for December 2008 and Plan Subsequent Transition of Remaining Mechanisms to Electronic Submission
  (May 23, 2008)

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2007

• New Subscription-based Electronic Mailing Lists for eRA Commons Information; Migrating eSubmission Mailing Lists
  (Dec. 21, 2007)
  
• Reminder: All System-to-System Solutions for Electronic Grant Application Submission to NIH/AHRQ/FDA/NIOSH Must Submit to Grants.gov's 2006 System
  (Dec. 11, 2007)
  
• NIH Reduces Temporary 'Error Correction Window' for Electronic Grant Applications from Five Business Days to Two
  (Nov. 30, 2007)
  
• NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Announce Change in Electronic Submission Process - Federal Holidays Excluded from Application Viewing Window
  (June 25, 2007)
  
• NIH/AHRQ Confirms Plans to Transition the G7, G8, G11, G13, G20, S11, S21 and S22 to Electronic Applications and Announces Delay in Transition of K, F, T and Complex Grant Programs
  (Jan. 19, 2007)

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2006

• NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications: Clarification for Multiple PI Applications and New Submission/Receipt Dates
  (Dec. 7, 2006)
  
• NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Confirm R01 Electronic Application Submission Plans for February 5 Receipt Date
  (Nov. 20, 2006)
  
• Establishment of Multiple Principal Investigator Awards for the Support of Team Science Projects
  (Nov. 20, 2006)
  
• New Limits on Appendix Materials for All NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Grant Applications Beginning with Receipt Dates On or After January 3, 2007
  (Nov. 17, 2006)
  
• Announcing Electronic Grant Submission Training Opportunity
  (Oct. 17, 2006)
  
• Change in Standing Receipt Dates for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Beginning in January 2007
  (Oct. 5, 2006)
  
• Guidance to Applicant Organizations about Registering Research Fellows in the eRA Commons
  (Oct. 5, 2006)
  
• Reminder: All NIH Research Education (R25) Grant Applications Must Use the SF 424 (R&R) Application Form and Apply through Grants.gov for the October 1, 2006 Submission Date and Beyond
  (September 18, 2006)
  
• NIH/AHRQ Now Using Version 2 of SF424 (R&R) and Agency-Specific Electronic Forms For SBIR/STTR, Conferences/Scientific Meetings, and Other Specific Funding Opportunities
  (September 15, 2006)
  
• NIH Announces Requirement for Detailed (Non-Modular) Budget Submissions for All Competing Grant Applications from Foreign (Non-U.S.) Institutions
  (August 23, 2006)
  
• NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications (Updated)
  (August 11, 2006)
  
• SF424(R&R) Research & Related Senior/Key Person Profile Form Issue - Workaround for Adding More Than Eight Senior/Key Persons
  (July 27, 2006)
  
• NIH/AHRQ Reminder to Use Updated SF424 (R&R) and Agency-Specific Electronic Forms in Reposted FOAs
  (July 14, 2006)
  
• Reminder: All R18/U18, C06/UC6 and R25 Grant Applications Must Use the SF 424 (R&R) Application Form and Apply through Grants.gov for the October 1, 2006 Submission Date and Beyond
  (June 27, 2006)
  
• NIH/AHRQ to Update/Post FOAs with New SF424 (R&R) and PHS 398 Electronic Forms
  (June 22, 2006)
  
• Multiple-PI Implementation Update
  (May 11, 2006)
  
• Notice of Pilot Program for Multiple Principal Investigators and Electronic Submission Using SF424 (R&R) Grant Application Package
  (May 4, 2006)
  
• Reminder: All R03, R21, R21/R33, R33 and R34 Grant Applications Must Use SF424 (R&R) and Grants.gov for the June 1, 2006, Submision Date and Beyond
  (May 4, 2006)
  
• Replacing PI Signature with Institutional Compliance Requirement
  (April 7, 2006)
  
• Change in eRA Commons Verification
  (April 7, 2006)
  
• Changes to the SF424 (R&R) Instructions
  (April 7, 2006)
  
• Change in Time of Submission
  (March 16, 2006)
  
• Updates through Listserv subscription
  (March 3, 2006)
  
• NIH adjusts timeline
  (February 7, 2006)

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2005

• NIH Support for Conferences
  (October 3, 2005)
  
• Change in submission dates for AREA grants
  (September 30, 2005)
  
• NIH Announces Initial Plans to transition
  (August 19, 2005)
  
• SBIR/STTR Electronic Registration
  (August 19, 2005)
  
• NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications
  (January 27, 2005)