We had the same problem. Our PI filled his information in this section by mistake (this was his first Grants.gov application) and when we tried to delete it -- all the fields became required. I offered the two solutions -- starting over or filling in n/a in all the fields and uploading a "blank" biosketch. He didn't want to submit his proposal with the n/a fields (which I agreed with), so we started over. Thank goodness he had listened to us and started his proposal early. I felt terrible having to tell him we couldn't correct what was really a very simple mistake. Bob Beattie wrote: > Janet's suggestion is a possible "kludge" for the Grants.gov giant bug > in the system, but when I have suggested this, the Research staff have > said that the PI did not want such a sloppy looking form. If anyone > does this, the attached "biosketch" page should explain what is being > done, or the agency might think you forgot something. I have suggested > that you just state the problem and what you did. > > Still, isn't it pretty sad that we have to do all this or a new form > to make up for an error that General Dynamics IT should just fix. > > I strongly urge everyone who uses Grants.gov to submit a An Applicant > Enhancement Form. > get it here > http://www07.grants.gov/agencies/applicant_user_feedback.jsp > > Use some text like below for Item 1 > " This is a request that you fix a SERIOUS ERROR in the Key Person > form. Allow for the removal of Key Persons, including just one such > person. Or allow for the removal of an accidental picking of Role on > Project. There should be an option for an empty field for this > element. Otherwise, once a role is picked it cannot be removed. Then, > the entire form must be redone." > > Item 2: "Fixing this serious error by GDIT will keep users from > redoing a whole form." Same for Item 3. > > If a couple hundred users send in such forms, I would like to know how > they can avoid fixing. Thanks > > Bob > ------------------------------ > Robert Beattie > UMich e-Business Point of Contact > UMich Grants.gov Liaison > Managing Senior Project Representative for Electronic Research > Administration > Division of Research Development and Administration > University of Michigan > xxxxxx@umich.edu (734) 936-1283 > > On Jul 22, 2009, at 11:14 AM, Janet Bowne wrote: > > I have had this happen on a couple of proposals and rather than start > all over, I entered N/A in all the yellow fields, added “other” for > the project role w/ N/A in the next box that comes up as mandatory, > and attached a blank pdf for the biosketch. > > From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@hrinet.org] On > Behalf Of Tsai, Martina > Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:26 PM > To: xxxxxx@hrinet.org > Subject: [RESADM-L] How to get rid of the required yellow fields for > NIH application/ Senior/Key Person page > > Dear all, > > Do you know how to get rid of the following yellow fields? There is no > reset button, and I checked all the fields, and click on delete and > also backspace in each fields. However, I was not able to clear out > the yellow fields. The file was like this, as shown below, when I get > it from the PI. Any suggestions before I start a new package? Any tips > you may provide would be greatly appreciated. > > <image001.jpg> > Thank you. > Martina > > Martina Tsai, CRA > Sponsored Projects Services (SPS) > University at Buffalo > 402 Crofts Hall > Buffalo, New York 14260-7016 > xxxxxx@buffalo.edu (Best way to reach me) > www.research.buffalo.edu/sps > Phone: 716.645.4421 (NEW) > Fax: 716.645.2760 > > > > ====================================================================== > 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") > ====================================================================== > > ====================================================================== > 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") > ====================================================================== -- Janis Swanton Grants & Contracts Development Specialist Research & Sponsored Programs Illinois State University Campus Box 3040 Normal, IL 61790-3040 309/438-8296 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") ======================================================================
