Very good point, Charlie.  It is important to differentiate between
the two day CORRECTION  window and the two day VIEWING AND FIXING
window.

The former is fixing errors that prevent the application from getting
into the Commons.  Things that generate an email that says there are
errors and the application will not get into the Commons.  These can
still be fixed up to the deadline.  Send 3 days in advance, get error,
fix, submit a corrected version before deadline, all is good.

The viewing window is for those applications that are error free in so
far as NIH is concerned, and get in the commons.  Since Grants.gov
cannot figure out how to allow users to print, or view a complete
application, NIH allows users to view it in the commons.  This is so
the PI can see if a complex table arrived in a readable format, or if
the photos are good.  This is not to fix substantive errors or add
some new data.  If there is a submission caused technical error, the
SO can reject the application, and a new one can be submitted (after
the deadline).

Bob
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On Aug 18, 2010, at 2:33 PM, Charlie Hathaway wrote:

Your text may be misunderstood.  Certainly, applicants still have 48
hours "to look at" an application after a submission.  THAT is the
viewing window, is unrelated to the deadline, and will not be
eliminated.  After that 2 days, the proposal goes to review.

CH

At 02:24 PM 8/18/2010, you wrote:
> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
> Here is what I sent to our researchers in relation to the Notice:
>
> What does it say?  In a nutshell, effective January 25, 2011, the
> two day grace period to look at an application in the commons
> following a grants.gov submission will be eliminated.  You can not
> fix any problems with an application beyond the due date.
>
> What does it in mean in practice? For those of you who usually
> submit  2 days before the deadline-nothing. You will still have up
> until the deadline to make corrections.  Keep doing what you are
> doing!
>
>  For those of you who like to push off submitting a proposal to the
> day before or day of the deadline, there will be no cushion for
> electronic transmission issues.  While we do our very best on each
> and every submission, there is no guarantee a proposal submitted the
> day of or even the day before the deadline will make it fully
> through the system without errors.
>
> Our recommendation for submission remains the same as it has been
> for several years-submit two days (or more!) before an electronic
> submission deadline to be sure your proposal arrives safely .
>
> Kris A. Monahan
> Director of Pre-Award Services
> Wellesley Centers for Women
> www.wcwonline.org
> e-mail: xxxxxx@wellesley.edu  Phone: 781 283-2508
> Wellesley College 106 Central Street Wellesley, MA 02481-8203
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