Re: NIH AREA Grant Proposal Cathy Kelly 23 Feb 2006 10:05 EST
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 > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== > > >====================================================================== > Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including > subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available > via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") >====================================================================== > > -- Cathy Kelly Compliance Specialist 3040 Research and Sponsored Programs Illinois State University 309-438-7128 - Phone 309-438-7912 - FAX ====================================================================== Instructions on how to use the RESADM-L Mailing List, including subscription information and a web-searchable archive, are available via our web site at http://www.hrinet.org (click on "Listserv Lists") ======================================================================