Notice Number: NOT-TR-20-004
Key Dates
Release Date: December 20, 2019
PAR-19-099
Issued by
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Purpose
The purpose of this notice is to update information regarding: 1) the allowable budget request in Section II; and 2) removal of prior approval requirement for requests of $500,000 or more for direct costs in any year in Section IV of PAR-19-099, Limited Competition: Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) Program: Collaborative Innovation Award (U01 Clinical Trial Optional).
Section II. Award Information
Currently Reads:
Award Budget
Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project. For clinical projects, no more than $750,000 direct costs annual budget should be requested. For non-clinical projects, no more than $400,000 direct costs annual budget should be requested.
Revised to Read:
Award Budget
Application budgets need to reflect the actual needs of the proposed project and are limited to no more than $750,000/year in direct costs excluding consortium/contractual F&A costs. Any application that proposes more than $750,000/year in direct costs excluding consortium/contractual F&A costs for any budget period will be withdrawn prior to review and without consideration of funding.
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
7. Other Submission Requirements and Information
Currently Reads:
Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness and compliance with application instructions by the Center for Scientific Review, NIH. Applications that are incomplete or non-compliant will not be reviewed.
In order to expedite review, applicants are requested to notify the NCATS Referral Office by email at NCATSreferral@mail.nih.gov when the application has been submitted. Please include the FOA number and title, PD/PI name, and title of the application.
Requests of $500,000 or more for direct costs in any year
Applicants requesting $500,000 or more in direct costs in any year (excluding consortium F&A) must contact a Scientific/ Research Contact at least 6 weeks before submitting the application and follow the Policy on the Acceptance for Review of Unsolicited Applications that Request $500,000 or More in Direct Costs as described in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide.
Revised to Read:
Upon receipt, applications will be evaluated for completeness and compliance with application instructions by the Center for Scientific Review, NIH. Applications that are incomplete or non-compliant will not be reviewed.
In order to expedite review, applicants are requested to notify the NCATS Referral Office by email at NCATSreferral@mail.nih.gov when the application has been submitted. Please include the FOA number and title, PD/PI name, and title of the application.
All other aspects of this FOA remain the same.
Inquiries
Please direct all inquiries to:
Soju Chang, M.D., M.P.H.
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS)
Telephone: (301) 827-9206
E-mail: soju.chang@nih.gov
and Human Services (HHS)
