Elsa was looking at version 1 instructions. Robert Beattie wrote: > I see nothing on Page I-38 of Version 2A of the NIH Guide related to > Congressional District. This page deals with Type of Application and > Type of Applicant. > > > (This is the version "To be used with application packages indicating > Version 2 and Version 2.a) November 13, 2006" > > found here > http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/sf424_rr_guide_general_ver2.doc > > > > ---------------------------- > > The discussion of Congressional District is on pages I-40 and I-41. I > will quote those pages again > ---------------------------- > "14. Congressional District Applicant and Congressional District Project > Congressional District – Applicant: Enter the Congressional District in > the format: 2 character State Abbreviation – 3 character District > Number. Examples: CA-005 for California’s 5th district, CA-012 for > California’s 12th district. > If outside the U.S., enter 00-0000. > To locate your congressional district, visit the Grants.gov web site. > > Congressional District – Project: Enter the Congressional District in > the format: 2 character State Abbreviation – 3 character District > Number. Examples: CA-005 for California’s 5th district, CA-012 for > California’s 12th district. > If all districts in a state are affected, enter “all” for the district > number. Example: MD-all for all congressional districts in Maryland. > If nationwide (all districts in all states), enter US-all. > If the program/project is outside the U.S., enter 00-0000. > To locate your congressional district, visit the Grants.gov web site. > Attach an additional list of Project Congressional Districts on page 2 > (Item 21), if needed." > ----------------------------- > > I first thought that the "Project" data item referred to where the work > will be conducted. However, note the wording in the newest edition of > the Guide, in particular the text associated with the line starting the > second example: > > "If all districts in a state are affected, enter “all” for the district > number. Example: MD-all for all congressional districts in Maryland." > > I see the word "affected" there. This leads me to infer that what is > asked for is not where the project is conducted, but what districts are > "affected." The "work " could not possibly be done in "all districts > in all states," yet that is an option - US-all. > > ---------- > > It is true that the text of the ORIGINAL Guide, June 2006, does have > this text on page I-38 > > 14. Congressional District Applicant and Congressional District Project > Enter your Congressional District in the Congressional District > Applicant field. Enter the Congressional District of the primary site > where the project will be performed in the Congressional District > Project field. > If the applicant organization is a foreign institution, enter all > zeros. To locate your district visit http://congress.org/congressorg/ > dbq/officials/?lvl=L. > ------------ > > This is what gave me the original idea that the Project field referred > to "where the project will be performed." However, as this text has > been substantially changed in the 2 and the 2a editions, I suggest we > use that text for making decisions. > > Most important is what the agencies want in this field. > Where the project is managed > Where the work of the project is done > Where the project will have affect. > > > Bob > xxxxxx@umich.edu > > > > > On Dec 7, 2006, at 3:32 PM, Elsa Nadler wrote: > > Greetings, all, > The Congressional district issue is as follows: > 14a--the district (numeric) of the home institution...the applicant > whose DUNS number and FEIN you use > 14b--where the project will be conducted (it is NOT 'affected' > districts but where the work will be done) > > Check page I-38 of the application guide > > > ====================================================================== > > Elsa G. Nadler, EdD > Grants Manager > Department of Community Medicine > 1 Medical Center Drive > PO Box 9190 > West Virginia University > Morgantown, WV 26506-9190 > > Tel: 304/293-3546 > Fax: 304/293-6685 > > > ====================================================================== > 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") > ====================================================================== > -- Susan A. 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