A message from Rick Evans (OSP Associate Director) Please be advised that the Office of Sponsored Programs will be closed from Saturday, December 19, 2009 through Monday, January 4, 2010. The Office of Sponsored Programs will return to normal business hours on Tuesday, January 5, 2010, from 8:30 AM to 5:15 PM. In the event that you plan to submit a proposal with a due date that falls between December 19, 2009 and January 5, 2010 you will need to submit all final documentation to the Office of Sponsored Programs no later than 5:15 PM on December 16, 2009 to ensure submission. If you have any questions or concerns regarding a submission during this period of time please contact Rick Evans, Associate Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at [log in to unmask] or call 404-413-3550. Thank you in advance for your assistance and the Office of Sponsored Programs wishes you Happy Holiday. INFORMATION about GRANTS.GOV Applications and NIH Applications Please make sure you use the subcontract budget that is part of an application package when appropriate. We have had several PIs that had problems because they did not use the spreadsheet that came with the application. NEW NIH APPLICATIONS DUE ON OR AFTER JANUARY 25. MAKE SURE YOU USE THE RIGHT GRANTS.GOV APPLICATION. Summary of changes: Instructions During Transition to Restructured Application Forms NIH and other PHS agencies are transitioning to Restructured Application Forms with new page limits. For a period of time between November, 2009 and the beginning of February, 2010, applicants must carefully select which version of the FOA and application package they should be using, and during this period all active funding opportunities will be clearly noted in the “Competition ID” field of the forms package. All applications intended for due dates before January 25, 2010 must use the current application packages and instructions (Competition ID of ADOBE-FORMS-A). All applications intended for due dates on or after January 25, 2010 must use the new application packages and instructions (Competition ID of ADOBE-FORMS-B). Here are some other relevant links: Detailed description of changes: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm#changes http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/docs/application_changes.pdf Detailed description of changes: http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/docs/application_changes.pdf New page limits breakdown: http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/page_limits.html Timeline: http://enhancing-peer-review.nih.gov/docs/application_changes_timeline.pdf