Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-021

Key Dates
Release Date: December 16, 2005

Issued by
National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)

All research grant applications for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will have to be submitted electronically through Grants.gov using the SF424 Research & Related (R&R) form set by May 2007. The transition began in December 2005, with SBIR/STTR and R13 Conference applications and will continue on a grant program by program basis (see timeline at http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/strategy_timeline.htm).

NIH will hold two training sessions on January 11, 2006 geared toward the applicant community, which will provide an overview of NIH's transition plans, the submission process and the new form set.

• Session #1: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. EST
  Natcher Main Auditorium, NIH Campus, Bethesda , MD
• Session #2: 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST
  Natcher Main Auditorium, NIH Campus, Bethesda , MD

The sessions will be available for both in-person attendance and remote viewing via VideoCast, NIH's streaming video service. Due to limits in the number of concurrent viewers, VideoCast participants are encouraged to view the sessions in groups to allow for maximum participation.

For additional information on the program, registration information and other logistics, go to the training page of the NIH Electronic Submission Web site: http://era.nih.gov/training/ElectronicSubmission/.

Questions regarding program content, registration or logistics should be directed to Jessica Clausen, at 301-435-4642 or clausenj@mail.nih.gov.