Notice Number: NOT-OD-06-104

Key Dates
Release Date: September 18, 2006

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

The purpose of this Notice is to remind the research community that NIH Research Education (R25) grant programs will transition to electronic submission of the SF424 (R&R) form through Grants.gov for applications intended for the October 1, 2006, submission date and beyond.

ALL applications in response to announcements for these R25 grant programs must be submitted electronically (i.e., paper-based PHS 398 applications will not be accepted). Applications that were first submitted in paper and are being resubmitted as amended applications must now use electronic submission via Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) forms.

The following table provides information regarding specific R25 funding opportunities that have expired, and/or have been or will be reissued:

FOA	Issuing IC	Title	IC Action / Plan
PAR-04-129	NIAAA	ALCOHOL EDUCATION PROJECT GRANTS (R25)	PAR-04-129 is expired. NIAAA plans to reissue this FOA..
PAR-04-054	NIDA	RESEARCH EDUCATION GRANTS IN DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION	PAR-04-054 is expired. NIDA has reissued this FOA as PAR-06-550.
PAR-04-148	NIDDK	NIDDK EDUCATION PROGRAM GRANTS (R25)	PAR-04-148 is expired. NIDDK plans to reissue this FOA for the Feb 1, 2007 receipt date.
PAR-03-140	NIGMS	NIGMS' POST-BACCALAUREATE RESEARCH EDUCATION PROGRAM (PREP)	PAR-03-140 is expired. See NOT-GM-06-114.
PAR-05-132	NIGMS	INITIATIVE FOR MAXIMIZING STUDENT DIVERSITY	PAR-05-132 is expired. NIGMS plans to reissue this FOA prior to the February 1, 2007 receipt date.
RFA-HL-05-018	NHLBI	SHORT-TERM TRAINING PROGRAM TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN HEALTH-RELATED RESEARCH (R25)	RFA-HL-05-018 is expired. NHLBI plans to reissue this FOA prior to the July 19, 2007 receipt date.
PAS-06-447	NIMH	MENTORING PROGRAMS TO DIVERSIFY THE MENTAL HEALTH HIV/AIDS RESEARCH WORKFORCE THROUGH INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES (R25)	PAS-06-447 is expired. NIMH plans to reissue this FOA prior to the September 17, 2007 receipt date.

The following resources continue to be available for assistance in the electronic submission of grant applications to NIH/AHRQ through Grants.gov:

General Information:
http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
http://www.ahrq.gov/path/egrants.htm

Grants.gov Customer Support
Phone: 800-518-4726
Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. ET
Email: [email protected]

eRA Service Desk
Web: http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/
Phone: 301-402-7469 or 866-504-9552 (Toll Free)
TTY: 301-451-5939
Hours: M-F 7:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m

Inquiry

Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to:

Grants Info
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
Phone: 301-945-7573
TTY: 301-451-5936
Email: [email protected]