Research Newsletter Spring 2007

8. NIH Announcements

NOT-OD-07-001: Change in Standing Receipt Dates for NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Beginning in January 2007. The new dates represent a substantial change, with due dates being spread across each month and different dates for different mechanisms. Click Here to download a 1-page .pdf version of the new schedule of NIH due dates and review, council, and award cycles dates.
NOT-NR-07-001: Notice of Expansion of NINR Definition of Underrepresented Applicant – Males are now officially included as an “Underrepresented Applicant” by the NINR
NOT-NR-07-002: NINR is now restricting the use of the R03 mechanism to new investigators ONLY.
NOT-OD-07-051: Effective January 1, 2007 , the NIH Salary Cap increased to $186,600.
NOT-OD-06-090: There is a new NIH policy for funding of tuition, fees, and Health Insurance on both individual and institutional NRSAs. Of note, NIH is reducing the amount of support for trainees. They will no longer cover 100% of the first $3,000, but simply 60% of the total level requested by the applicant institution. But, Institutional Allowance and Training Related Expenses have increased (from $2,750 to $4,200).
An NIH “Extramural Financial Operations Website” has been launched containing historical and future NIH budget information. The site has a link to an informative NIH document, “ Percentile Ranking vs. Percent Success Rate: What is the difference? - Comparison of Success Rates to Percentile Paylines.”

Change in R03 and R21 Resubmissions:
“With the transition to electronic submission, R03 and R21 resubmissions are limited to a 1-page “Introduction to the Revised Application” (previously a 3-page limitation was set). You will receive a grants.gov error if Intro is over 1 page.”