April 18, 2014

NIH Notices: Updated Application Submission Policy | RPPR for All Type 5 Non-SNAP | HeLa Data Policy

Please take note of the following NIH Notices:
  • NIH and AHRQ Announce Updated Policy for Application Submission
    (NOT-OD-14-074) National Institutes of Health
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Effective immediately, the NIH and AHRQ will accept a new (A0) application following an unsuccessful resubmission (A1) application. The subsequent new application need not demonstrate substantial changes in scientific direction compared to previously reviewed submissions, and must not contain an introduction to respond to the critiques from the previous review.
  • NIH Will Open the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) for All Type 5 Non-SNAP Progress Reports on April 25, 2014
    (NOT-OD-14-079) National Institutes of Health
  • Notice of NIH HeLa Genome Sequence Data Submission and Access Policy
    (NOT-OD-14-080) Office of the Director, NIH


Should you have questions about the applicability of these policies to current or anticipated projects, please contact me or your OSPA pre-award or post-award staff.