Notice Number: NOT-OD-08-019

Key Dates
Release Date:  December 5, 2007

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

The NIH realizes that there will be problems for organizations across a wide geographic area in submitting grant applications due to the major winter storms.  The usual NIH practice for such circumstances will apply.  Electronic and paper applications that are submitted late because of the storm should include a cover letter noting the reasons for the delay.  It is not necessary to get permission in advance for storm-related delays in grant application submissions. It is expected that the delay will generally not exceed the time period that an applicant organization/institution is closed.