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2. IC REFERRAL 24 funding ICs with widely varying sizes of extramural support and likely variation in specific referral practices Nonetheless, IC referral functions have many commonalities NIMH is one of the larger ICs

3. NIMH REFERRAL FUNCTIONS – MH Application Assignments Track programmatic assignment of all applications to NIMH Assign Program Class Code to each application (to to NIMH Branch) while assessing Relevance to NIMH mission Review assignment Eligibility, Format Compliance Appropriateness to PA, if cited

4. NIMH REFERRAL – NIMH Reviewed Applications Track applications assigned to NIMH review Assign applications to study sections or SEP reviews Follow predicted workflow plan based on receipt dates and note exceptions Maintain close communication with Review Branch Chief/DEA Director

5. NIMH REFERRAL – Change of IC – Why? Reasons to request a change in programmatic assignment Although of overlapping interest, the match is better with another IC Although of overlapping interest, the other IC gave pre-submission advice The focus of the work has changed in a resubmission or renewal application and is now outside the scope of NIMH’s interests Referral Guidelines may need a more thorough updating and discussion with CSR to show how the scope of the institutes interests have changed

6. NIMH REFERRAL – Change of IC – How? Request a change in programmatic assignment – send to another IC Contact the referral office of the receiving Institute directly, to get informal feedback Initiate formal paperwork to change institute assignment Process formal paperwork received by institute staff to change assignment Ask CSR Referral Office to find a new home

7. NIMH REFERRAL – Change in Review Locus Request a change in review assignment between NIMH and CSR review The request for this change comes through a variety of routes Fundamental to the request: follows Study Section guidelines? Initiation and processing of formal paperwork as mentioned for Change of IC

8. NIMH REFERRAL -- Miscellaneous Making sure application/applicant data are accurate Title, abstract, PI corrections/updates Corrected application pages Is the correct PA cited?

9. NIMH REFERRAL -- Challenges Increasing workload Communicating with our investigators To ensure MH relevance To use the right grant mechanism To follow policies (late applications, 500K, permission to submit conferences) Communicating/working with our fellow ICs Electronic submission/paperless work