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If you are preparing a grant or fellowship progress report for a due date in May or after, you will need to use the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for submission. For more information on this new requirement, see NOT-OD-13-035 and RPPR instruction guides, points of contact and background information.
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Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2013/02/14/electronic-progress-report-update/
NIH has recently updated its policy on what materials can be accepted after an application has been submitted but before initial peer review. Here are the changes: News of a promotion or positive tenure decision will be accepted if received at least 30 calendar days prior to the review meeting and if confirmed by the [...]
Filed under: Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2013/02/07/post-submission-application-materials/
The study section gave your application a competitive score, and now you’ve been asked to submit Just-in-Time (JIT) information about your other sources of funding, including active and pending support for key personnel on the application. Why do we request this information? First, for all applications that might be funded, we check the JIT information [...]
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Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2013/01/04/jit-information-how-we-use-other-support-data/
Since 2008, NIH has required as a condition of all grant awards and cooperative agreements that scientists make their findings publicly accessible through the widely used PubMed Central repository. To increase the number of papers available to the public, NIH has announced that it will delay the processing of noncompeting renewals whose publications are not [...]
Filed under: Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/11/21/compliance-with-nih-public-access-reporting-requirements-will-affect-renewals/
Over the years, NIH has tried various approaches to make sure advisory council and institute or center (IC) staff members have all the information they need about applications being considered for funding. In March 2012, NIH announced the latest procedures for submission of this “just-in-time” (JIT) information: All JIT information must be submitted via the [...]
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Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/11/15/guidance-on-submitting-jit-information/
It’s autumn: cool, crisp weather; bright-colored leaves; the beginning of another fiscal year for NIGMS. The new fiscal year brings with it a special set of circumstances for funding applications, activating fellowships and making changes to existing grants. Some of these circumstances are related to the NIGMS budget, while others are related to NIH policies [...]
Filed under: Budget, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/10/04/how-the-change-of-fiscal-year-affects-your-nigms-grant/
NIH has announced a new policy whereby applications from investigators who receive more than $1 million in direct research support from active NIH grants will receive additional scrutiny by NIH institute and center (IC) advisory councils. This is a threshold, not a cap: Investigators may still receive additional grant awards if the ICs determine such [...]
Filed under: NIH, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/08/29/update-on-nih-special-council-review-policy/
NIH recently modified the funding acknowledgement language in the notice of award to read: Each publication, press release, or other document about research supported by an NIH award must include an acknowledgment of NIH award support and a disclaimer such as “Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute of General Medical [...]
Filed under: NIH, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/06/22/acknowledging-our-support/
There has been considerable discussion on Sally Rockey’s Rock Talk blog and elsewhere about NIH’s pilot advisory council review of applications from investigators who have received more than $1.5 million in NIH research project grant support. As you may know, NIGMS has a longstanding policy of advisory council review of well-funded laboratories, but it differs [...]
Filed under: NIH, Research Administration
Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/06/07/nih-pilot-of-the-1-5-million-special-review/
The NIH Biographical Sketch is a standardized format used to present professional information in grant applications. It includes sections for a personal statement, positions and honors, selected peer-reviewed publications, and a list of current and prior research support. To explore whether the format could be modified to better present an individual’s scientific abilities and accomplishments, [...]
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Permalink: https://loop.nigms.nih.gov/index.php/2012/06/07/comment-on-proposed-changes-to-the-nih-biosketch/
