grant-admin-arch: Grant-Admin-News: Changes to NIH Modular Grant Applications

[Research Services <Research_Services@orsa.uoregon.edu>]

NIH has just announced several changes to the Modular Grant Applications
process, effective for all Modular proposals submitted on or after September
1, 2000:
*	The budget narrative must now include position, role and level of
effort for ALL personnel, including consultants and TBA positions.
*	Applications submitted on receipt dates beginning 9/1/00 that are
NOT in compliance with the Modular Application instructions will be returned
unreviewed (if revised and resubmitted in a timely manner, the proposal may
still make it through the intended review cycle, however).  
*	NON-COMPLIANT applications include (i.e. you should AVOID) these
things and will be returned to the applicant:	
	1.  Direct cost budget is not in modules of $25000 for all years for
requests up to $250,000 per year	
	2.  A detailed budget is provided
	3.  The budget narrative includes an itemized justification for
individual budget categories or items, such as equipment, supplies, travel,
and other expense, but the number of modules is the same each year; or the
itemized justification is not intended to explain a different number of
modules in one or more years.
	4.  Other Support pages are included in the application (a
description of ongoing or completed projects goes in the Bio sketch)
	5.  The Biographical Sketch lists current/pending support instead of
or in addition to the required information.

NIH also reminds applicants to:
*	Include a letter of commitment or intent if there is a
subcontract/consortium arrangement in the application.
*	Include Bio sketches for KEY personnel, including consultants if
defined as KEY personnel.
*	Follow the PHS 398 instructions on page limitations and font size.

The full announcement can be found in the NIH Guide dated July 24, 2000
Notice OD-00-046 at 
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html or contact ORSA at 6-5131 for
assistance.


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