Key Dates

Related Announcements

RFA-RM-23-001 - Community Partnerships to Advance Science for Society (ComPASS): Coordination Center (U24 Clinical Trial Optional)

NOT-OD-23-012 - Reminder: FORMS-H Grant Application Forms and Instructions Must be Used for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2023 - New Grant Application Instructions Now Available

Issued by

Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)

Purpose

The purpose of this Notice is to clarify that the Milestones and Timeline section of the application should be included as an attachment to the PHS 398 Research Plan and not included as part of the Research Strategy section of the PHS 398 Research Plan.

Currently Reads:

Milestones and Timeline:In addition, a timeline (or Gantt chart) including milestones is required for all applications. Milestones are intermediate steps towards the completion of concrete goals. They must include clear and quantitative criteria for success. Yearly specific and quantitative milestones are required in order to provide clear indicators of a project's continued success or emergent difficulties and will be used to evaluate the application not only in peer review but also in consideration of the awarded project for funding of non-competing award years. The application should include clearly specified, well-defined milestones, quantitative go/no go decision points, and timelines for assessing progress.
 

Modified to read (changes in bold italics):

Milestones and Timeline: In addition, a timeline (or Gantt chart) including milestones is required for all applications. Milestones are intermediate steps towards the completion of concrete goals. They must include clear and quantitative criteria for success. Yearly specific and quantitative milestones are required in order to provide clear indicators of a project's continued success or emergent difficulties and will be used to evaluate the application not only in peer review but also in consideration of the awarded project for funding of non-competing award years. The application should include clearly specified, well-defined milestones, quantitative go/no go decision points, and timelines for assessing progress. The milestones and timeline should be included as an attachment, filename labeled as "Milestones and Timeline" and submitted under the Other Attachments section of the R&R Other Project Information form.

Inquiries

Please direct all inquiries to:

Shalanda A. Bynum, Ph.D., M.P.H.
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Telephone: 301-755-4355
Email: shalanda.bynum@nih.gov