REVISED PHS 398 GRANT APPLICATION FORM AVAILABLE

NIH GUIDE, Volume 24, Number 27, July 28, 1995



P.T. 34



Keywords:

  Grants Administration/Policy+ 



National Institutes of Health



The revised (5/95) PHS 398 grant application form is now available,

and should be used for receipt dates beginning September 1,1995, and

must be used for the receipt date of January 1, 1996, and thereafter.

A major change in the new PHS 398 is the format of the application

kit.  The form pages are not attached to the instruction booklet.

Therefore, applicants are encouraged to retain the instruction

booklet for use with future applications.  The instruction booklet

has been reformatted so that the specific instructions for completing

the application appear first, followed by sample form pages and

general information about submitting an application.  The third

section contains definitions, assurances, and other relevant

information, including the Division of Research Grants, NIH, Grants

Information Office publication list.  The last two sections contain

additional information about research career awards and institutional

training grants.  Other major changes include:



(1) stating that applicants are not to contact consultants (page 22);



(2) having the applicant organization signature on the face page

certify compliance with all applicable assurances and certifications

in the application;



(3) clarifying the Other Support format page by redefining terms and

providing sample items;



(4) deleting several personnel items (e.g., birthdate and SSN) for

new applications;



(5) expanding the additional instructions (Section IV) to include all

research career awards (K series);



(6) providing a new receipt date chart (page 21);



(7) expanding the foreword to include information about the NIH Guide

for Grants and Contracts, the Grants Information Office, the PHS

Grants Policy Statement, the NIH Grant Line, and other items;



(8) reformatting the face page and including a sample form page

indicating character length restrictions;



(9) stressing the importance of including preliminary results (page

16); and



(10) explaining more fully gender and minority inclusion policy (page

28), fetal tissue policy (page 28), and clinical trials policy (page

29).



There are also some corrections to the new application kit:



(1) Address (page 6)-- The correct address in the top of the left

column is: "Chief, Referral Office, Division of Research Grants,

National Institutes of Health, Suite 2130, 6701 Rockledge Drive MSC

7720, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-7720";



(2) Competitive Supplements (page 15)--Line 7 in the right column

should read: "A supplemental application will not be accepted...";



(3) Contacts (page 23)--The contacts at the bottom of the left column

should read: "CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION, National

Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (404) 639-3343,

Procurement and Grants Office (404) 842-6630;



(4) Letters of Reference (Research Career Awards, page IV-3)--

Reference letters are not required for K02, K05 or for experienced

K07 applicants.



(5)  Section II of the Research Career Award application (see

Research Career Awards, pages IV-3, IV-6, and the Table of Contents)

must not exceed 25 pages, exclusive of letter of reference;

statements by sponsors, consultants, and collaborators; and the

environment description and institutional commitment.  The allocation

of these 25 pages to items b, c, and d of the Candidate's Section and

the Research Plan is left to the applicant.



To request two or more copies of the new PHS 398, contact:



ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES OFFICE

DIVISION OF RESEARCH GRANTS

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE MSC 7760

BETHESDA MD 20892-7760

EMAIL:  AMRG@DRGPO.DRG.NIH.GOV



To request one copy, contact:



GRANTS INFORMATION OFFICE

DIVISION OF RESEARCH GRANTS

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

6701 ROCKLEDGE DRIVE MSC 7762

BETHESDA MD  20892-7762

EMAIL:  GIRG@DRGPO.DRG.NIH.GOV



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