Re: New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications Nadler, Elsa 08 Oct 2008 10:58 EST

It was evidently posted only three hours ago (accordng to a Google
search)

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-003.html

Elsa Nadler
419.383.6967

-----Original Message-----
From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
Behalf Of Charlie Hathaway
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 11:47 AM
To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended)
Applications

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-003.html

At 11:44 AM 10/8/2008, you wrote:
>I'm trying to locate the link on the NIH site in order to include it in

>on our website and NOT-OD-09-003 is not producing any results when I
>search for it.  Does anyone have the direct link to the notice they
>could share with me?
>Thank you!
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On
>Behalf Of Aull, Robert Matthew
>Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2008 10:42 AM
>To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
>Subject: [RESADM-L] New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended)
>Applications
>
>NIH has revised its renewal policy from three strikes to "two strikes
>and you're out."
>
>Currently funded projects will be grandfathered to allow three attempts

>for continued funding but they won't accept any -A2 applications after
>January 7, 2011.
>
>1st try: R01AA012345-06
>2nd try: R01AA012345-06A1
>3rd try: R01AA012345-06A2 (NLT 7 Jan 11)
>
>Robert Aull
>Indiana University
>
>
>New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
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>
>Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-003
>
>Key Dates
>Release Date:  October 8, 2008
>
>Issued by
>National Institutes of Health (NIH), (http://www.nih.gov)
>
>Purpose
>
>NIH announces a change in the existing policy on resubmission (amended)

>applications (see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/amendedapps.htm).
>Beginning with original new applications (i.e., never submitted) and
>competing renewal applications submitted for the January 25, 2009 due
>dates and beyond, the NIH will accept only a single amendment to the
>original application.  Failure to receive funding after two submissions

>(i.e., the original and the single amendment) will mean that the
>applicant should substantially re-design the project rather than simply

>change the application in response to previous reviews.  It is expected

>that this policy will lead to funding high quality applications
>earlier, with fewer resubmissions.
>
>Background
>
>Following the release of the Peer Review Report that was drafted with
>extensive consultation with the external community, Dr. Zerhouni, NIH
>Director, established a Peer Review Oversight Committee (PROC) to
>finalize the recommendations and begin immediate implementation of
>those recommendations.  Of particular concern was the marked reduction
>in the number of awards made in response to original applications.  An
increasing
>number of projects were funded only after one or more resubmissions.
In
>periods of constricted funding, a greater number of projects require
>resubmission, and review committees are more likely to show greater
>preference for amended applications.  These trends have increased the
>time from original submission to award and the number of submissions
>per investigator. As a result, there has been greater burden placed on
>applicants and reviewers as well as a delay in funding for meritorious
>science.
>
>To change this trend and increase the likelihood that meritorious
>original applications will be funded, the NIH will decrease the number
>of amendments allowed.  Accordingly, the NIH will begin to phase out
>second amendment applications starting with the January 25, 2009 due
>date. This policy will increase the numbers of high quality original
>and first amendments that can be funded earlier.
>
>NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
>
>Beginning with applications intended for the January 25, 2009 due date,

>all original new applications (i.e., never submitted) and competing
>renewal applications will be permitted only a single amendment (A1).
>For this and subsequent cohorts of original new and competing renewal
>applications, any second amendment (A2) will be administratively
withdrawn and not accepted
>for review.   Applicants who fail to receive funding after two
submissions
>may resubmit but only if the application is fundamentally revised to
>qualify as new.  A new application is expected to be substantially
>different in content and scope with more significant differences than
>are normally encountered in an amended application.  Note that there is

>no time limit for the submission of the original and subsequent A1.
>
>Original new and competing renewal applications that were submitted
>prior to January 25, 2009 will be permitted two amendments (A1 and A2).

>For these "grandfathered" applications, NIH expects that any A2 will be

>submitted no later than January 7, 2011, and NIH will not accept A2
>applications after that date.
>
>This policy applies to all applications, including applications
>submitted under the NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and
>Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, Career Development
>Awards, Individual Fellowships, Institutional Training Grants, Resource

>Grants, Program Projects, and Centers.  Currently no amendments are
>permitted for applications received in response to a Request for
>Applications (RFA) unless it is specified in the Funding Opportunity
>Announcement, in which case only one amendment will be permitted.
>ations (RFA) unless it is specified in the Funding Opportunity
>Announcement, in which case only one amendment will be permitted.
>
>Inquiries
>
>Applicants are strongly encouraged to discuss their questions with
>their NIH IC contact.  For additional information or questions, please
contact:
>
>Division of Receipt and Referral
>Center for Scientific Review
>6701 Rockledge Drive MSC 7720
>Bethesda, MD  20892-7720
>Voice:  (301) 435-0715
>Fax:  (301) 480-1987
>
>Or send an email to xxxxxx@mail.nih.gov.
>
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