Re: question on NIH C06's Erin C Davis 04 May 2009 08:24 EST

Happy Monday Group!!!!   Once again, Ive had excellent and RADID responses
from the NIH C06 construction staff... I asked for some clarification and
here is their feedback:

"The Project summary/abstract is a summary of the proposed activity that
will be disseminated to the public if an award is made.  The specific aims
could be a good starting point for the text that is needed in a project
summary, but the two are not identical.  The specific aims are part of the
20 page limit."

So, we will be following the SF424 instructions and providing a summary no
more than 30 lines of text.
From the SF 424 instructions:
"Project Summary/Abstract The Project Summary must contain a summary of the
proposed activity suitable for dissemination to the public. It should be a
self-contained description of the project and should contain a statement of
objectives and methods to be employed. It should be informative to other
persons working in the same or related fields and insofar as possible
understandable to a scientifically or technically literate lay reader. This
Summary must not include any proprietary/confidential information. Please
click the add attachment button to the right of this field to complete this
entry.
The first and major component of the Project Summary/Abstract (i. e.,
“Description”) is a Project Summary. It is meant to serve as a succinct and
accurate description of the proposed work when separated from the
application. State the application’s broad, long-term objectives and
specific aims, making reference to the health relatedness of the project
(i.e., relevance to the mission of the agency). Describe concisely the
research design and methods for achieving the stated goals. This section
should be informative to other persons working in the same or related
fields and insofar as possible understandable to a scientifically or
technically literate reader. Avoid describing past accomplishments and the
use of the first person. Finally, please make every effort to be succinct.
This section must be no longer than 30 lines of text, and follow the
required font and margin specifications. An abstract which exceeds this
allowable length may be flagged as an error by the agency upon submission.
This would require a corrective action before the application will be
accepted.
The attachment must be in PDF "

ERIN C. DAVIS
Grants Development Specialist II
Office of Research Guidance, E-275
Wadsworth Center, NYS DOH
Empire State Plaza
P.O. Box 509
Loading Dock J (use in lieu of PO Box when sending via courier)
Albany, NY  12201-0509

(518) 474-6602 (phone)
(518) 402-5540 (fax)

 Charlie Hathaway
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I just looked at our (successful) C06 application from 2004.

At that time there were supplemental instructions that called for a
"Program Overview", "concise (250 words or less) overview description of
the proposed project stating long-term objectives and specific aims."

We wrote this as we write an Abstract.  [Remember that the PROJECT is the
construction; not the resulting research]

I'll bet that this is what they want in the Project Summary/Abstract
section.

I'd be happy to talk to people about our last abstract.

Charlie
718 430-3642

At 02:00 PM 5/1/2009, you wrote:
 I would also like to hear how others are handling the Project
 Summary/Abstract section in the application package.

 Thanks,

 Sara Turk, CPA, CRA
 Manager, Grants Administration
 Stowers Institute for Medical Research
 1000 E. 50th Street
 Kansas City, MO  64110
 xxxxxx@stowers.org

 From: Research Administration List [ mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org
 ] On Behalf Of Nancy Schlesiger
 Sent: Friday, May 01, 2009 8:21 AM
 To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
 Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] question on NIH C06's

 Kris, Bonnie, and others--we're preparing a C06 for the
 Wednesday deadline, too.

 My question is in regard to the R&R Other Project Information
 page, 6. Project Summary/Abstract.  I am not finding anything
 in the FOA regarding this section, but it is highlighted in
 yellow, so I'm sure I can't submit without it.  How are others
 handling this section?  Has anyone had luck in getting answers
 to your questions from the C06 contact persons?

 Also, I'm a bit concerned about the G.g submission of this
 proposal--we're still waiting on Grants.gov to clean up last
 week's RC1 submissions.  I'm guessing that the overall number
 of C06's will be fewer, but these construction projects are
 high profile proposals, so I guess I continue to worry until we
 are past yet another NIH deadline.

 Thanks for any response, guidance, support, etc.!

 Nancy

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 Nancy A. Schlesiger, CRA, Asst. Director
 Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
 IRIS Liaison
 University of Nebraska at Omaha
 6001 Dodge Street, EAB 203
 Omaha, NE  68182-0210

 402-554-2286 phone
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 http://www.unomaha.edu/spr

 From: Kris Wolff <xxxxxx@FORDHAM.EDU>
 To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
 Date: 04/30/2009 10:31 AM
 Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] question on NIH C06's
 Sent by: Research Administration List <xxxxxx@hrinet.org>

 I’ve always interpreted that as the form page is optional, but
 on the form page, the cover letter file is mandatory to
 complete the form page.  It always seemed stupid to me.

 From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]
 On Behalf Of Carolyn Elliott-Farino
 Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:34 AM
 To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
 Subject: Re: [RESADM-L] question on NIH C06's

 Bonnie, I see your point. When you open the cover letter file,
 it does say mandatory. I’ve never noticed whether that’s true
 with other mechanisms. However, the RFA clearly states the
 cover letter is optional:

 Required Components:
 SF424 (R&R) (Cover component)
 Research & Related Other Project Information
 Research & Related Senior/Key Person
 Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C)
 PHS398 Cover Page Supplement
 PHS398 Checklist

 Optional Components:
 PHS398 Cover Letter File
 We’re working on one, too. I had sent the post about the
 environmental impact form.

 Carolyn

 Required Components:
 SF424 (R&R) (Cover component)
 Research & Related Other Project Information
 Research & Related Senior/Key Person
 Budget Information for Construction Programs (SF-424C)
 PHS398 Cover Page Supplement
 PHS398 Checklist

 Optional Components:
 PHS398 Cover Letter File

 From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org]
 On Behalf Of bonnie kwit
 Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2009 10:06 AM
 To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org
 Subject: [RESADM-L] question on NIH C06's

 GEEZ…This is probably going to seem like a stupid question.
 The instructions for the C06 indicate that the PHS398 cover
 letter is an optional component.  When the cover letter form is
 moved to the right side it then becomes mandatory?  Since you
 can not open a form until it has been moved to the right side
 I, of course, am unable to see if it is highlighted while
 residing on the left side.
 I told you it was a stupid question.

 Bonnie Kwit
 Grant and Contract Officer
 Oakland University
 505 Wilson Hall
 Rochester, MI   48308
 (248) 370-4116
 xxxxxx@oakland.edu

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