NOT-OD-02-027: UPDATE OF THE PHS 398 INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS

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UPDATE OF THE PHS 398 INSTRUCTIONS AND FORMS

Release Date:  Janaury 11, 2002 (see Addendum NOT-OD-02-059)

NOTICE:  NOT-OD-02-027

National Institutes of Health

This notice is an addendum to the following previously published Notices in the 
NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts:  

NOT-OD-01-049 REVISED PHS 398 AND PHS 2590 NOW AVAILABLE 
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-01-049.html) and 
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE REVISED PHS 398 AND PHS 2590 FORMS 
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-02-002.html).

The PHS 398 instructions have been updated 
(http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html) to reflect changes in 
applicable laws and NIH policies and to clarify instructions (see notable 
changes below.)  These updates incorporate a number of helpful comments and 
suggestions from the research community.

Applicants are urged to discard previous versions of the PHS 398 instructions 
and forms and use the current version to ensure they have the most 
accurate information.

NOTABLE CHANGES:

PHS 398 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html)
  * Instructions for preparing the budget section have been clarified.
  * Instructions in the "Human Subjects Research" section have been updated.
  * Instructions for preparing SBIR/STTR applications have been clarified.
  * Forms/Format Pages have been reloaded.
  * Sample Biographical Sketch has been included.
 
PHS 2590 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/2590/2590.htm)
  * Forms/Format Pages have been reloaded.
  * Sample Biographical Sketch has been included.

For other inquiries, please contact GrantsInfo at:  grantsinfo@nih.gov 
or (301) 710-0267.

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