Anyone have experience with this? advice? 

PI submitted an R01 submission as "new",  some folks at NIH deem it a "resubmission" and the assignment # is changed to an A1 submission, long story-short,  NIH advises PI to withdraw the application and resubmit.  It is never reviewed. 

PI now resubmits the R01 as a "resubmission".   Since the other A1 submission is now withdrawn, and was never reviewed,  won't the new resubmission become the A1 submission?   The PI is concerned it will be an A2 and use up his last chance for a resubmission.   (It's a resubmission of an application submitted in 2008, per notice below, he's allowed an A2).     He asked if there is someone at NIH who can confirm.  I figured we wait until CSR assigns the # and make sure they give it the A1 designation.   Won't it get the A1 designation? 

Thanks,
Andrea

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

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.