This email serves as a reminder of NIH and AHRQ Grant Application Changes for due dates on or after January 25, 2016. Please contact your OSP Grants Officer if you have questions. Reminder: NIH & AHRQ Grant Application Changes for Due Dates On or After January 25, 2016 ________________________________ Notice Number: NOT-OD-16-058 Key Dates Release Date: January 22, 2016 Related Announcements NOT-OD-16-034<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-034.html> NOT-OD-16-029<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-029.html> NOT-OD-16-012<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-012.html> NOT-OD-16-011<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-011.html> NOT-OD-16-010<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-010.html> NOT-OD-16-006<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-006.html> NOT-OD-16-004<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-004.html> Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH<http://www.nih.gov/>) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ<http://www.ahrq.gov/>) Purpose This Notice reminds the biomedical and health services research communities of announced changes to grant application policies and instructions for due dates on or after January 25, 2016 (NOT-OD-16-004<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-004.html>). The changes focus on the following areas: * Rigor and transparency in research grant applications (including small business and complex research grant applications) - NOT-OD-16-011<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-011.html> and NOT-OD-16-012<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-012.html> Note: Similar changes for institutional training and individual fellowship applications will be implemented in FY2017 (NOT-OD-16-034<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-034.html>) * Vertebrate animals (NIH only) - NOT-OD-16-006<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-006.html> * Definition of child (NIH only) - NOT-OD-16-010<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-010.html> * Research training - changes outlined within NOT-OD-16-004<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-004.html> We updated our application guides to align with our new requirements (NOT-OD-16-029<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-16-029.html>). You must use the following application guides for due dates on and between Jan. 25, 2016 and May 24, 2016: * General Application Guide SF424 (R&R) - Forms Version C<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SF424_RR_Guide_General_VerC.pdf> * SBIR/STTR Application Guide SF424 (R&R) - Forms Version C<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SF424_RR_Guide_SBIR_STTR_VerC.pdf> * Supplemental Grant Application Instructions For All Competing Applications and Progress Reports<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/SupplementalInstructions.pdf> We will publish another Notice this spring when our FORMS-D application forms and instructions are available to remind you of the additional changes in effect for due dates on and after May 25, 2016. Inquiries Please direct all inquiries to: NIH Grants Information Email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> (preferred method of contact) Telephone: 301-435-0714 ________________________________ Weekly TOC for this Announcement<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm?01-22-16> NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices<http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html> Renee Brown Grants Officer Office of Sponsored Projects Dartmouth College 11 Rope Ferry Road, HB 6210 Hanover, NH 03755 Phone: 603-646-3180 Fax: 603-646-3670 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ROUNDTABLE list, click the following link: https://listserv.dartmouth.edu/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=ROUNDTABLE