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2013 Submission Calendar for All VA ORD Services

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*REFER TO THE APPLICABLE RFA for the timing of submission steps required to meet the deadline.


Note: If the deadline falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the due date is the next business day.

Abbreviations:
CD = Career Development
ITS = Intent to Submit
LOI = Letter of Intent
NRI = Nursing Research Initiative
Promos = GS 14/15 Promotions
RCS = Research Career Scientist

January

February

March

April
HSRD:
Jan 10 - QUERI SDP/RRP Due in eRA 		RRD:
Feb 1 - LOIs and Waiver Requests for Spring Cycle 		Application Submission for the SPRING CYCLE*
BLRD/CSRD:
Mar 1 - Promos Applications

Mar 15 - RCS Applications

Mar 18 - Requests for Review Panel Assignment (suggestions for specific reviewers will not be accepted)
HSRD:
Mar 1 - Nominations for RCS and Promos; QUERI Concept Papers
RRD:
Mar 1 - Promos Applications 		HSRD:
Apr 1 - QUERI Intent to Submit

Apr 15 - CD LOIs; Waivers for Offsite Research (Merit Review)

May

June

July

August
HSRD:
May 1 - Intent to Submit for Merit Review and NRI

May 10 - QUERI SDP/RRP Due in eRA

May 15 - Waivers for Exceeding Budget Caps (Merit Review)

RRD:
May 1 - LOIs and Waiver Requests for Summer Cycle 		Application Submission for the SUMMER CYCLE*
BLRD/CSRD:
June 1 - Requests for Eligibility and/or Acceptance into the Non-Clinician Intramural Research Program; LOIs for Career Development

June 1 - Waiver Requests (offsite research or exceeding budget caps)

June 1 - LOIs for Clinical Trial
RRD:
June 15 - RCS Application 		HSRD:
Jul 1 - QUERI Concept Paper 		HSRD:
Aug 1 - QUERI Intent to Submit
RRD:
Aug 1 - LOIs and Waiver Requests for Fall Cycle

September

October

November

December
Application Submission for the FALL CYCLE*
BLRD/CSRD:
Sept 1 - Promos Applications

Sept 15 - RCS Applications

Sept 18 - Requests for Review Committee Assignment (suggestions for specific reviewers will not be accepted)

HSRD:
Sept 1 - Nominations for RCS and Promos

Sept 11 - QUERI SDP/RRP Due in eRA
RRD:
Sept 1 - Promos Applications 		HSRD:
Oct 15 - CD LOIs; Waivers for Offsite Research (Merit Review) 		HSRD:
Nov 1 - Intent to Submit for Merit Review and NRI; QUERI Concept Papers

Nov 15 - Waivers for Exceeding Budget Caps (Merit Review)

RRD:
Nov 1 - LOIs and Waiver Requests for Winter Cycle 		Application Submission for the WINTER CYCLE*
BLRD/CSRD:
Dec 1 - Requests for Eligibility and/or Acceptance into the Non-Clinician Intramural Research Program; LOIs for Career Development

Dec 1 - Waiver Requests (offsite research or exceeding budget caps)

Dec 1 - LOIs for Clinical Trial
HSRD:
Dec 1 - QUERI Intent to Submit
RRD:
Dec 15 - RCS Applications