We've had a lot of success at Berkeley submitting electronic
proposals via the eCGAP program.  This is where you use one of the
submission systems developed by the SBIR recipients and send your
applications electronically to the NIH Commons.  It's electronic
submission on the PHS 398 form set without grants.gov in the middle.

I have been trying to confirm with NIH and the vendors that this
option will  be available through October 2006 (when R01s must be
submitted via grants.gov and the SF424 form set must be used).  It
would seem strange to me that our ability to submit R01s
electronically would essentially be taken away until  October 2006.
Keep in mind that an R01 is the most common application type at
research universities.  I think submitting R01 electronically now,
getting PIs and campus communities ready with the notion of
submitting this way, is a good idea even if some aspects of the
process will change in October.  I would be very disappointed if NIH
enables the "shut-down" of electronic PHS 398 applications through
the transition.

On Dec 16, 2005, at 8:00 AM, Jon Hart wrote:

> For R01's, yes - but remember that the small and exploratory grants
> on 6/1
> are through grants.gov.
> Also remember that NIH has said that these are target dates
> (especially
> 10/1) and may be revised.
>
> Joni.
>
>
> Jon Hart, M.P.A., C.I.P.
> Senior Director
> Office of Sponsored Programs Administration
> Human Subjects Protections Program
> The Rockefeller University
> email:  xxxxxx@mail.rockefeller.edu
> Tel:  (212) 327-8054; fax:  (212) 327-8400
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On
> Behalf Of
> Charlie Hathaway
> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 10:59 AM
> To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject: [RESADM-L] Transition
>
> Can someone please confirm:  No PureEdge submissions for real NIH
> R01s are
> possible until 1 Oct 2005...true?
>
> So...the "transition" to R01 electronic submission via Grants.gov is
> essentially 1 June-paper....1 Oct electronic.
>
> Thanks
>
> [As Phillies catcher Bob Boone said to pitcher Tug McGraw, after
> calling
> time and walking slowly out to the mound, in the 9th inning of the
> 6th and
> final game of the 1980 World Series:  "Isn't this fun?"]
>
> Charlie
>
>
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University of California
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