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4. NIH Tips for Investigators

5. The Table Of Contents Of The May 4, 2007 NIH Guide

Aspart of a continuing commitment to new investigators, NIH has added 46 more study sections to the Pilot Study to Shorten the Review Cycle for New Investigator R01 Applications, beginning with the May and June 2007 review meetings. See the April 4, 2007, Guide notice.

The pilot allows new investigators to revise and resubmit R01 applications for the next review cycle, four months earlier than they normally could. By the end of 2007, the Center for Scientific Review plans to extend the pilot to all new investigator R01 applications.  

Get a handy highlight of all the requirements for your grant at Checklists for Managing a Grant. They start with just-in-time information through negotiating your award, continue with your ongoing obligations and reporting requirements, and wrap up with your annual and final reports.

The new checklists pick up where the Checklists for Planning and Writing a Grant Application leave off. They are based on and link to the All About Grants tutorials.

NIH has revised the format of its Notice of Award (formerly Notice of Grant Award) and has begun sending it as a PDF email attachment.

Some people still aren't set up to receive Notices by email. You should fill out the Notice of Award email field in your institution's Commons profile. 

For more detail on the new reader-friendly format and sections included, see the April 11, 2007, Guide notice.

4. NIH Tips for Investigators

NIH Office of Extramural Research has recently created a handy two-page PDF with basic information that every investigator needs to know. This handout is a concise and convenient guide to applying for research grants online. Check it out, print it out! http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/files/PI_Advice.pdf 

5. The Table of Contents of the May 4, 2007 NIH GUIDE

The previous static listings for browsing published NIH Guide announcements have been replaced with real-time database query listings that retrieve only active Requests for Applications ( RFAs ) and Program Announcements ( PAs ), based on the expiration dates stated in those announcements. The new listing for NIH Guide Notices displays Notices published over the last two years, by default, since expiration dates are not currently assigned to these announcements. Links to these new resources are available from the main NIH Guide Funding Opportunities and Notices page, at:

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html

All announcements (active plus inactive) in each category may also be viewed by using selections in the drop-down box at the top of each listing page. Clicking on header links allows re-sorting of lists. In addition, a new Ad Hoc NIH Guide Database Search page http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/search_guide.htm is available, which allows for individualized queries with various selection criteria.

Ifyou have any difficulty obtaining the information you need from the Guide, contact Carol Reichenbach, carol.reichenbach@utoledo.edu, at HSC extension 4252, or Rick Francis, rick.francis@utoledo.edu, at MC extension 6193.

NIH Guide For Week Ending May 4, 2007

[Use The Link Below To Access Table of Contents of Guide]

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?WeekEnding=5-04-2007