NOT-OD-10-031: Availability of Reissued Parent Announcements for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2010

Availability of Reissued Parent Announcements for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2010

Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-031

Update: The following update relating to this announcement has been issued:

May 27, 2011 - See Notice NOT-OD-11-080 This Notice serves to remind investigators and institutions that the NIH has the authority to withdraw an application from review and funding consideration for egregious cases in which the Appendix or certain sections of the applications are used to circumvent page limits or include inappropriate material in the application.
January 21, 2010 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-050 Clarification on the Extended Error Correction Window and Format of the Research Strategy Section for Restructured Applications Intended for Due Dates on or After January 25, 2010.

Key Dates
Release Date: December 17, 2009

Related Notices

November 24, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-016 Now Available: Restructured Application Forms and Instructions for Application Due Dates on or after January 25, 2010.
October 26, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-008 Announcing the Transition of Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs to Electronic Submission for due dates on/after January 25, 2010.
October 8, 2009 - See Notice NOT-OD-10-002 Clarification on Timing and Page Limits for Restructured Application Forms and Instructions that are required for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2010.
September 16, 2009 See Notice NOT-OD-09-149 Restructured Application Forms and Instructions for Submissions for FY2011 Funding.

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

Purpose

This notice provides a progress report on the process of updating and reissuing NIH funding opportunity announcements (FOAs) with due dates on or after January 25, 2010.

Progress Report and Schedule

Reissued Parent Funding Opportunity Announcements with new Enhancing Peer Review language and links to the new, restructured application forms are being posted. The parent R01 announcement (PA-10-067) was issued on December 17, 2009, and other parent announcements will be issued on a rolling timeline.

Updated FOAs with new Enhancing Peer Review language and links to the new, restructured application forms are currently being posted on a sliding schedule. Most FOAs with a January 25, 2010 due date are already reposted. Reposted PARENT FOAs will be made available at least 1 month before the due date.

Some FOAs will be or have been terminated early. See NOT-OD-10-030, NIH Announces Termination of Several Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs).

Reminders

For due dates on or after January 25, 2010, application instructions and forms for paper-based PHS 398 applications are now available.

For due dates on or after January 25, 2010, application instructions for electronic SF 424 (R&R) applications are now available, but applicants MUST return to the updated FOA or the reissued Parent Announcement to download the new application forms.

Application instructions for electronic SF 424 (R&R) applications for Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR), and Fellowship Opportunities will be available in early 2010.

Any application submitted using incorrect application forms (including applications that have an incorrect mix of old and new forms) will be delayed and may not be reviewed.

Inquiries

Questions should be directed to [email protected].

For more information on NIH’s Enhancing Peer Review effort, visit http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/.