NIH recently announced that investigators submitting new or resubmission applications for FY2011 funding (due on or after January 25, 2010) must use newly restructured application forms and instructions. These new forms will be available online in December, 2009, either as "ADOBE_FORMS_B" (for the SF 424 (R&R) application) or with a date of June, 2009 (for the PHS 398 application).
"I think it makes my life a lot easier," said Dori Hinson, Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) Office Coordinator, referring to Cayuse, the new software package currently offered by the Division of Sponsored Programs. This easy-to-use web application is licensed by the University of Iowa until 2010 and replaces PureEdge (or Adobe) packages from grants. gov. ICTS is paying for 1 year of license renewal and provided initial support for testing of this system prior to its use.
Cayuse offers new and user-friendly features, including
We're exciting to help spread the word about the new National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tool (RePORT). This on-line resource provides instant access to important resources including reports, data, and analysis of NIH sponsored research activities, and offers useful information about NIH funding, expenditure, and results.
In an effort to curtail prolonged submission of papers to the NIHMS, the NIH has introduced a three month deadline regarding the inclusion of a PubMed Central Reference Number at the end of a citation. This means if you supply an NIHMSID at the end of a citation, it will only temporarily serve as proof of compliance for up to three months following publication. After a period of three months has passed a PubMed Central Reference Number is required. If you do not adhere to these conditions then funding may be negatively affected.
Please adhere to the following guidelines as published on the NIH website.
As a reminder, you are required to acknowledge NIH when publishing materials from directly funded research.
T-32 Trainees -- Please include the following disclaimer in your publication:
"This publication was made possible by Grant Number TL1RR024981 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CTSA or NIH."
K Scholars -- Please include the following disclaimer in your publication:
"This publication was made possible by Grant Number KL2RR024980 from the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CTSA or NIH."
A new scoring system utilizing a 9-point rating scale (1 = exceptional; 9 = poor) will be used for all applications for research grants and cooperative agreements that are submitted for funding consideration for fiscal year 2010 (FY2010) and thereafter.
Not Recommended for Further Consideration. An application may be designated Not Recommended for Further Consideration (NRFC) by the Scientific Review Group if it lacks significant and substantial merit; presents serious ethical problems in the protection of human subjects from research risks; or presents serious ethical problems in the use of vertebrate animals, biohazards, and/or select agents. Applications designated as NRFC do not proceed to the second level of peer review (National Advisory Council/Board) because they cannot be funded.
