June 30, 2023
- March 28, 2023 - NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional). See NOFO RFA-RM-23-007.
Office of Strategic Coordination (Common Fund)
This Notice corrects the SF424(R&R) form and PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement form for RFA-RM-23-007" NIH Director’s Early Independence Awards (DP5 Clinical Trial Optional)".
Section IV. Application and Submission Information
2. Content and Form of Application Submission
SF424(R&R) Cover
Currently, it reads:
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.
Revised to read (in bold italics):
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed with the following additional instructions:
Agency Routing Identifier Field (in Field 4b): Enter Science Area Designations. Using the list below, designate the most appropriate scientific area of the proposal. An optional secondary scientific area may also be designated. For each area, enter the one-digit code and abbreviation (e.g., 1 BSS).
- 1 BSS - Behavioral and Social Science
- 2 CB - Chemical Biology
- 3 CTR - Clinical and Translational Research
- 4 IDI - Infectious Diseases and Immunology
- 5 IE - Instrumentation and Engineering
- 6 MCB - Molecular and Cellular Biology
- 7 NS - Neuroscience
- 8 HIB - High-Throughput and Integrative Biology
- 9 BCB - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The areas of science listed above are very broad and frequently overlapping. Early Independence Award reviewers are chosen for their breadth of knowledge and expertise and will be able to review a broad range of applications. Choose the primary (and optional secondary) science area that is most appropriate for your proposed project.
The applicant's selection of scientific areas is used solely to aid in the assignment of panel reviewers and does not in itself affect an application’s funding potential. Application requirements and instructions are identical for all the science areas. All applications are reviewed in the same time period, with the same review criteria, and compete for a single source of dedicated funds.
Important: For each of the science area designations, enter the one-digit code followed by one space and then the corresponding abbreviation. If selecting two science areas, enter the primary area first and secondary area second. Separate the two entries by a semicolon.
Correct Example: 1 BSS; 7 NS
Note: The science area designations (one-digit code with abbreviation) must also be included at the beginning of the Research Strategy essay.
PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement
Currently, it reads:
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.
Enter Science Area Designation(s). Using the list below, designate the most appropriate scientific area of the proposal. An optional secondary scientific area may also be designated. For each area, enter the one-digit code and abbreviation (e.g., 1 BSS).
- 1 BSS - Behavioral and Social Science
- 2 CB - Chemical Biology
- 3 CTR - Clinical and Translational Research
- 4 IDI - Infectious Diseases and Immunology
- 5 IE - Instrumentation and Engineering
- 6 MCB - Molecular and Cellular Biology
- 7 NS - Neuroscience
- 8 HIB - High-Throughput and Integrative Biology
- 9 BCB - Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
The areas of science listed above are very broad and frequently overlapping. Early Independence Award reviewers are chosen for their breadth of knowledge and expertise and will be able to review a broad range of applications. Choose the primary (and optional secondary) science area that is most appropriate for your proposed project.
The applicant's selection of scientific areas is used solely to aid in the assignment of panel reviewers and does not in itself affect an application’s funding potential. Application requirements and instructions are identical for all the science areas. All applications are reviewed in the same time period, with the same review criteria, and compete for a single source of dedicated funds.
Important: For each of the science area designations, enter the one-digit code followed by one space and then the corresponding abbreviation. If selecting two science areas, enter the primary area first and secondary area second. Separate the two entries by a semicolon.
Correct Example: 1 BSS; 7 NS
Note: The science area designations (one-digit code with abbreviation) must also be included at the beginning of the Research Strategy essay.
Revised to read (in bold italics):
All instructions in the SF424 (R&R) Application Guide must be followed.
All other aspects of RFA-RM-23-007 remain unchanged.
Scientific/Research Contact(s)
Becky Miller, Ph.D.
Office of the Director (OD)
Telephone: 301-594-9979
Email: earlyindependence@od.nih.gov
Peer Review Contact(s)
Suzanne Ryan, Ph.D.
Center for Scientific Review (CSR)
Telephone: 301-435-1712
Email: ryansj@csr.nih.gov
Financial/Grants Management Contact(s)
Dede Rutberg
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Telephone: 301-594-4798
Email: rutbergd@mail.nih.gov
and Human Services (HHS)
