I got the error message again and now I'm being passed around from Grants.gov, NIH Help desk and eRA Commons.   No one wants to assume responsibility.  If it's late, Commons won't accept because they have not been advised from Grants.gov that there is a system problem.
I resubmitted a third time and now I'm waiting to see what happens.
I like how it's no one's fault and it's my problem.  We're dealing with separate entities, no cross communications and the applicants are the ones to suffer.  Very unacceptable.  There needs to be a better coordination between the grant processing center and the sponsoring agencies when these issues arise.
Any suggestions?? Thanks!

Matthew D. Katz, MHA
Assistant Vice President,
Sponsored Research and Contract Management
Western University of Health Sciences
309 E. 2nd Street
Pomona, CA  91766
xxxxxx@westernu.edu
(909) 469-5567
(909) 469-5569 FAX

-----Original Message-----
From: xxxxxx@grants.gov [mailto:xxxxxx@grants.gov]
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 1:00 PM
To: Matthew Katz
Subject: GRANT10721146 Grants.gov Rejection Notice for Application

Dear Applicant:

Your submission was received on 18-Oct-10 04:00:03 PM, ET
.
However, it contained the following errors and cannot be forwarded to the granting agency.The following errors were detected:

Error:DefaultValidationHandler found 18 problems:
 18 Errors:
 1: (line 8 column 683) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 2: (line 8 column 683) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:DirectCostLessConsortiumFandA3' is not valid.
 3: (line 8 column 738) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 4: (line 8 column 738) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:TotalFundsRequestedDirectCosts3' is not valid.
 5: (line 8 column 873) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 6: (line 8 column 873) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:TotalFundsRequestedDirectIndirectCosts3' is not valid.
 7: (line 8 column 1098) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 8: (line 8 column 1098) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:DirectCostLessConsortiumFandA4' is not valid.
 9: (line 8 column 1153) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 10: (line 8 column 1153) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:TotalFundsRequestedDirectCosts4' is not valid.
 11: (line 8 column 1288) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 12: (line 8 column 1288) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:TotalFundsRequestedDirectIndirectCosts4' is not valid.
 13: (line 8 column 1513) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 14: (line 8 column 1513) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:DirectCostLessConsortiumFandA5' is not valid.
 15: (line 8 column 1568) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 16: (line 8 column 1568) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:TotalFundsRequestedDirectCosts5' is not valid.
 17: (line 8 column 1703) cvc-datatype-valid.1.2.1: '' is not a valid value for 'decimal'.
 18: (line 8 column 1703) cvc-type.3.1.3: The value '' of element 'PHS398_ModularBudget:TotalFundsRequestedDirectIndirectCosts5' is not valid.

The document is NOT valid!
Schema validation failed

Please correct the above error(s) and resubmit your application to Grants.gov.

 Type: GRANT
 Grants.gov Tracking Number: GRANT10721146
 DUNS Number:    0933736940000
 Application Name: Lutfy - mouse model alcohol consumption
 Opportunity Number: PA-10-064
 Opportunity Name:  NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03)
 AOR Name:  Matthew Katz

Thank you,
Grants.gov
If you have questions please contact the Grants.gov
Contact Center:
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