I received the same warning message and did the same thing that Craig did.
Cathy
Reynolds, Craig A. wrote:
>All,
>
>This solution worked. The proposal passed the Commons validation check.
>
>
>Since the AREA guidelines direct us to enter the entire budget in Year
>1, I have been ignoring the warning that "Direct cost requests are
>limited to $150k a year for AREA grants. Applications that exceed this
>limit may be delayed in the peer review process or rejected." Are
>others doing the same?
>
>Craig
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Reynolds, Craig A.
>Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 10:33 AM
>To: 'Research Administration Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: [RESADM-L] NIH AREA Grant Proposal
>
>By the way, if it comes down to it, I am going to fudge the indirect
>cost base down to the penny so that the calculation comes out to a whole
>dollar value.
>
>Craig
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Reynolds, Craig A.
>Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 9:36 AM
>To: 'Research Administration Discussion List'
>Subject: RE: [RESADM-L] NIH AREA Grant Proposal
>
>Jo,
>
>You're not alone! I have encountered the same problem with one of my
>AREA submissions (three others went through just fine), as have Bob
>Chestnut at Eastern Illinois and Liz Lieberman from Wellesley. Probably
>others as well. If anyone gets some advice from the Commons Help Desk
>that seems to work, please share with the rest of us.
>
>I'm still waiting for a call back from the Help Desk.
>
>Craig
>
>--
>Craig Reynolds / Office of Research & Sponsored Programs /
>Central Michigan University / Foust 251 / Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 /
>T: 989.774.3859 / F: 989.774.3439 / E: xxxxxx@cmich.edu
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On
>Behalf Of Jo Harris
>Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2006 8:59 AM
>To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
>Subject: [RESADM-L] NIH AREA Grant Proposal
>
>Help with the following problem will be greatly appreciated! We have
>been trying since Friday to submit proposals to the NIH AREA grant
>program. The consistent error message says: Indirect Cost Funds
>Requested for budget year 1 must equal the product of Indirect Cost Rate
>
>and Indirect Cost Base for the same year-Error." To complete the PHS
>398 Modular Budget form, we filled in the section for Budget Period 1,
>with the Direct Costs being the total modular amount requested for the
>entire period of the project; and then we completed the Indirect Costs
>section by multiplying our Salary & Wages indirect cost type times the
>actual figure of salaries and benefits for the entire project period,
>and then we rounded the resulting figure down to a whole number for the
>
>Indirect Funds Requested.
>
>My calls to the eRA Commons help line resulted in a suggestion to round
>the resulting number up or to use the actual cents as well as the
>dollars. Neither option worked. Now the eRA people have referred me to
>
>the NIH help line, and I am waiting for a call back. I am probably
>overlooking something very simple, but I'm becoming a bit frantic that
>our faculty members' proposals may not get submitted in time. Thank you
>
>all!
>
>Jo Harris
>Sponsored Programs Specialist
>Office of Graduate Studies & Research
>Appalachian State University
>287 Rivers Street
>Boone, NC 28608
>(828) 262-2694
>
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