Office of Research and Project Administration

NIH has announced that applications for Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs must be submitted electronically for deadlines on or after January 25, 2010. The following programs will transition (T32, T34, T35, T36, T90, D43, D71, T01, T02, T03, T14, T15, T37, TU2, U2R & K12).

NIH expects that Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for these programs will be posted by November 25, 2009. The SF424 (R&R) Application Guide will also be revised to include supplemental instructions for these applications. 

NOT-OD-10-008 below (also available at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-10-008.html) provides further details.

Please contact your ORPA Research Administrator with any questions.

Donna Beyea - x5-8037

Anne Corriveau – x3-2137 

Gayle Elledge - x 5-1502

Brenda Kavanaugh - x5-1504

Tammie Martin - x3-3960

Jane Tolbert - x5-4210

Cheryl Williams - x5-1503

Announcing the Transition of Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs to Electronic Submission for due dates on/after January 25, 2010

Notice Number: NOT-OD-10-008

Key Dates
Release Date: October 26, 2009

Related Notices
NOT-OD-09-113 - Announcing a Delay in Transition to Electronic Submission of Applications for Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs 

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

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)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), http://www.ahrq.gov/
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC/NIOSH)  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/

Purpose

This notice announces the transition of applications for Institutional Training and Institutional Career Development Programs to electronic submission through Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) forms for due dates on or after January 25, 2010. The following programs will transition:

• Institutional National Research Service Awards (T32, T34, T35, T36, T90)
• Other institutional training grants (D43, D71, T01, T02, T03, T14, T15, T37, TU2, U2R)
• Institutional career development programs (K12)

ALL applications in response to announcements for these grant programs must be submitted electronically (paper applications will not be accepted). Applications first submitted in paper that are being resubmitted as amended applications must now use electronic submission via Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) forms.  Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs) for these programs are being updated and are expected to be posted by November 25, 2009.  Applicants will need to access the applicable FOA after that date to obtain the appropriate application package and instructions.  

The SF424 (R&R) Application Guide is also being revised to include Part 1.8  Supplemental Instructions for Preparing an Institutional Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) applications.  Supplemental instructions for K12 applications will be included in individual FOAs. 

Please Note: The T42 program used by CDC/NIOSH will not transition to electronic submission at this time.  The T42 program will be evaluated with other complex programs for transition at a later date.  
General Information:

http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm

Inquiries

Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to:

Grants Info
Office of Extramural Research
National Institutes of Health
Phone: 301-435-0714
TTY: 301-451-0088
Email: grantsinfo@nih.gov