| APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS |
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· Award Procedure |
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All accepted applications are reviewed for scientific merit by an appropriate initial review group and by a national advisory council. National Research Service Award (NRSA) applications for the support of individual fellows and other applications requesting less than $50,000 direct costs per year are not reviewed by the council.) All approved applications compete for available funds on the basis of scientific merit and program emphasis. |
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· Preapplication Coordination |
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Not applicable. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. |
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· Application Procedure |
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Application forms (and information concerning the areas of science being supported) may be obtained from the Division of Extramural Outreach and Information Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, and must be submitted to the Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 for assessment by a scientific review committee. The standard application forms, as furnished by PHS and required by 45 CFR, Part 92 for state and local governments, must be used for this program (these forms are available online at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm). This program is subject to the provisions of 45 CFR, Part 92 for state and local governments and 45 CFR, Part 72 for other organizations, as appropriate. |
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· Deadlines |
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A list of NIGMS application receipt dates is available online at http://www.nigms.nih.gov/Research/Application/AppReceiptDates.htm. |
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· Range of Approval/Disapproval Time |
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Project Grants: about 9 months. NRSA: (institutional) 9-12 months, (individual) 6 months. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR): about 7-1/2 months. |
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· Appeals |
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A principal investigator may question the substantive or procedural aspects of the review of his/her application by communicating with the staff of the Institute. A description of the NIH Peer Review Appeal procedures is available on the NIH Web site at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/not97-232.html. |
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· Renewals |
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Renewal grants are generally made prior to the expiration of any current award. |
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