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SPA Weekly Update May 16, 2006 NEWS/FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Recent Changes to the SPA Website Updated NIH Forms - Now Available for Download NIH recently announced various changes to their application forms effective May and June 2006. Please visit the SPA website to download the new forms and be sure to delete any older versions you may have saved. Clearing Up the Confusion about the Usage of Person Months As per new NIH policies, in order to fill out the new budget forms for the SF424 R&R, grantees will need to convert percent-of-effort to person-months. What is the definition of person months? How do you calculate person months? What is the impact of this policy change on my application? The NIH Office of Extramural Research has created a Person Months FAQ page to answer these questions and more. Included in the FAQs is a handy interactive Excel Conversion Table to assist in calculating person months. Please distribute these links and any additional questions/concerns may be addressed to George Gardner. Electronic Grant Submission Guidelines As you are aware, the National Institutes of Health is transitioning from paper submission of grant applications to electronic submission via Grants.gov. This staged transition began in December 2005 with the R13 Conference grant mechanism. The next NIH mechanisms planned for transition to electronic submission due on June 1, 2006 include:
Applications for these mechanisms must be submitted via the Grants.gov. using SF424 Research & Related application forms. Download the complete schedule of transition dates of NIH mechanisms for electronic submission. Avoid the Rush – Submit Early Early submitters have quicker response to their application submissions, greater access to support staff, and more time to make any needed corrections to their applications to address errors. Like any new process, there is a learning curve with e-Submission. Waiting until the last minute to submit your application is risky business – submit early! NYU SOM Electronic Submission Requirements • Registration – The NIH electronic submission process requires that Principal Investigators must be registered in eRA Commons prior to application submission. • Until the system-to-system mode of submission via the InfoEd application is launched at the NYU School of Medicine, the SPA Office will utilize the forms-based submission method which relies on the PureEdge Software provided free of charge from Grants.gov. The PureEdge Viewer is a free program which must be downloaded and installed to allow access to complete and submit electronic applications through Grants.gov. • Download an application package from the Grants.gov website: enter the appropriate CFDA Number OR Funding Opportunity Number. • After you have downloaded the application package, you can complete it offline - you will not need to be connected to the Internet. • Provide a paper copy of the application to Sponsored Programs Administration for review along with the in-house forms. • Submit the completed application package to the Sponsored Programs Administration on a CD or bring the package on a flash drive to SPA for submission to the Grants.gov. The Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) within the SPA Office is authorized to submit applications through Grants.gov on behalf of NYU SOM. • Once an application package has been successfully submitted through Grants.gov, errors (if any) have been addressed, and the assembled application has been created in the eRA Commons, the PI and AOR have two business days to view the application image. If everything is acceptable to the sponsor, no further action is necessary. The application will automatically move forward for processing by the Division of Receipt and Referral after two business days. Note: Grant applications must be successfully received by Grants.gov by no later than 5:00 p.m. local time in order to be considered "on time”. SPA strongly encourages applications be submitted for internal review one week prior to the submission date in order to avoid unanticipated technical difficulties. If you are not responding to a RFA or PA, please use the investigator-initiated announcements below to apply: • The
PA for investigator-initiated R21 applications
National Institute of Health NIH Announces Plans to Eliminate Mailing of Paper Assignment and Change of Assignment Letters The purpose of this Notice is to inform the research community of a change, effective June 1, 2006 in business process concerning assignment and change of assignment notification letters. As the NIH continues towards its goal of a paperless grants process, effective June 1, 2006 NIH will no longer send paper notification of assignment and change of assignment letters. A major motivation for this change is that effective May 10, 2006 all applications submitted to NIH must include the eRA Commons User name for all Project Directors/Principal Investigators (PD/PIs). This applies to paper applications as well as electronic applications. For additional information see the following sites: Therefore, investigators will need to use the eRA Commons, a Web interface where NIH and the applicant organizations are able to conduct extramural research administration business electronically, to obtain this information. Applicant Organizations must be registered in the eRA Commons before an account may be established for its investigators. The NIH strongly encourages Principal Investigators to contact their institution's Office of Sponsored Programs for registration guidance. The following resources for the eRA Commons should be of assistance in the process: • Frequently
Asked Questions In addition to complying with a Congressional mandate to move from paper-based to electronic systems, these new procedures will also improve consistency and timeliness of communication between NIH, investigators, and institutions during the grant application process. NIH will recognize multiple Principal Investigators on a selected set of grant programs beginning in September 2006 (see NOT-OD-06-069). Included in the pilot set of FOAs is PAR-06-389, Basic and Translational Research Opportunities in the Social Neuroscience of Mental Health (R01) [SF424 (R&R)], which will pilot electronic submission for R01s using the SF424 (R&R). Please read the FOA carefully for special application instructions. The list of FOAs participating in the pilot may be expanded and that information will be posted on the Multiple PI website. Visit the Multiple PI website for more information on this exciting initiative.
American Heart Association The American Heart Association announces its July 2006 Deadlines. The National Research Program along with the Greater Midwest, Pacific Mountain and Heartland Affiliates offer various programs for junior to senior investigators. Program information, forms and instructions are available on the American Heart Association Professional Membership Web site, click the Research Awards tab. In addition to funding research broadly related to CVD and Stroke, the National Research Program encourages applicants to submit applications in areas of research that:
American Stroke Association – Bugher Foundation Centers for Stroke Prevention Research - Request for Applications The Henrietta B. and Frederick H. Bugher Foundation has joined with the American Stroke Association (ASA, a division of the American Heart Association) to support a network of three Centers for Stroke Prevention Research for a period of four years. The American Stroke Association-Bugher Foundation intends to fund three centers that will encompass the following goals:
Scientific disciplines may range from basic to clinical to translational research. The application must contain a genetic component and a stroke prevention component. Representation on the team should include the breadth of basic, clinical and translational expertise because a key component of the initiative is a multidisciplinary training program to give fellows basic, clinical and translational research exposure. Prospective applicants are asked to submit a letter of intent due on or before September 15, 2006. For further information regarding this announcement, visit the American Heart website. |
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