All, anyone - Another question:
How soon after successful submission can the package be viewed on the
NIH Commons?
Thanks!
Marcia

Cathy Kelly wrote:

> 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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