Did you know that there is a difference between proposal status and project status? “Proposal” status is what most people think of when they think of “statuses.” This field is…
Last month, NIH announced some changes to its AREA (Academic Research Enhancement Award) Program, which is focused on funding small scale research projects at institutions with less intensive research programs.…
Many sponsors accept proposals electronically rather than on paper today. The mechanism involved generally falls into one of two broad categories: Sponsor provides a website that collects data and uploads,…
On October 27, 2011 the Office of Management an Budget (OMB) dissolved the Grants Policy Council (GPC) and the Grants Executive Board (GEB), and created the Council on Financial Assistance…
Electronic submission of proposals has been a great leap forward for consistency and ultimately streamlining interaction with the US government with respect to grant applications. However, for all the good…
The Research Performance Progress Report (RPRR) will be used by agencies that support research and research-related activities to collect interim progress reports from recipients of Federal grant and cooperative agreement…
NIH has begun phasing in a new set of forms for electronic submission – “ADOBE-FORMS-B2”. The first application deadline requiring use of these “B2” forms is in early September, although…
Many of you may have noticed that the SF-424 R&R forms expired on 6/30/2011 (fig. 1). Federal forms for grant applications flow through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)…
As everyone is aware, the NIH began posting new opportunities using updated forms, the “Adobe – Forms-B2” Three changes are incorporated into the new forms. Two of the changes are…