Notice Number: NOT-DK-13-002

Key Dates
Release Date: November 21, 2012

Issued by
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)

Purpose

This Notice informs grantee institutions of RFA-DK-11-011" NIDDK Short-Term Education Program for Underrepresented Persons (STEP-UP) (R25) of a change in reporting requirements provided in Section VI.3: Award Administration Information, Reporting, Other Reporting Requirements.

Section VI. Award Administration Information currently reads:

3. Reporting

Other Reporting Requirements

• The institution must submit a completed Statement of Appointment (PHS Form 2271) for each participant appointed for eight weeks or more. Grantees must submit the PHS 2271 data electronically using the xTrain system. More information on xTrain is available at xTrain (eRA Commons). An appointment or reappointment may begin any time during the budget period, but not before the budget period start date of the grant year.
  
• Participant Termination Notice: Within 30 days of the end of the total support period for each participant, the institution must submit a Termination Notice (PHS Form 416-7) via xTrain for each participant appointed for eight weeks or more.

Effective immediately, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases is rescinding the requirement outlined above concerning the use of the eRA Commons xTrain module to prepare and submit the PHS 2271 Statement of Appointment form and the PHS 416-7 Termination Notice.

All other aspects of the FOA remain unchanged.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Delia Houseal, M.P.H
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
6707 Democracy Boulevard, Room 904
Bethesda, MD 20892
Telephone: (301) 443-8415
Fax: (301) 594- 9358
Email: delia.houseal@nih.gov