Notice to Clarify Required PD/PI Effort in PAR-13-348 "NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03)"

Notice Number: NOT-DE-14-005

Key Dates
Release Date: April 7, 2014

Related Announcements
PAR-13-348

Issued by
National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to provide the following clarification to PAR-13-348 "NIDCR Small Grant Program for New Investigators (R03)". NIDCR requires that each Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) commit a minimum of 2.4 calendar months per year to the R03 project. The requirement of 2.4 calendar months per year is equivalent to 20% effort per year.

Part 2. Section IV.2 Instructions for Application Submission

R&R or Modular Budget

Currently reads:
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.
NIDCR requires that each Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) commit a minimum of 2.4 calendar months to the R03 project.  

Modified to read:
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.
NIDCR requires that each Project Director/Principal Investigator (PD/PI) commit a minimum of 2.4 calendar months per year to the R03 project.

All other aspects of the FOA remain the same. 

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Amanda Melillo Ph.D.
National Institute on Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Telephone: 301-594-9718
Email: Amanda.Melillo@nih.gov