1. April 2008 Application Submission and Review Considerations NIGMS Mona R. Trempe, Ph.D. Scientific Review Officer NIGMS Office of Scientific Review

2. April 2008 Application Submission is a Two System Process Grants.gov Electronic application via this site using these forms is mandatory for this funding opportunity announcement (FOA). Hosts standardized federal forms SF424 (R&R) and agency- specific forms (PHS 398) Checks the application for federal-wide requirements. eRA Commons Retrieves the data from Grants.gov and checks the application against NIH-specific requirements Allows applicants to electronically track the status of submissions and to receive/transmit application and award information

3. April 2008 Online Resources Overview of Electronic Submission http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/ http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/ Frequently Asked Questions http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/faq.htm http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/faq.htm Avoiding Common Errors http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/avoiding_errors.htm http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/avoiding_errors.htm Training Resources, Videos, Quick Reference Materials http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/training.htm http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/training.htm NIGMS

4. April 2008 Finding Help Grants.gov Contact Center Toll-free: 1-800-518-4726 Hours : Mon-Fri, 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST Email : support@grants.govsupport@grants.gov Support for: PureEdge Forms, PureEdge with a Mac, Grants.gov Registration eRA Commons Help Desk Phone: 301-402-7469 Hours : Mon-Fri, 7a.m. to 8 p.m. EST Online Help Ticket : http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/ Support for: Commons Registration, Application Status, Post- submission questions NIGMS

5. April 2008 NIGMS Forms  Revised PHS 398 (NIH Guide NOT-OD-08-028)  11/2007 version must be used for all applications for submission/receipt dates on/after May 25, 2008. Format  Supply all requested materials within page limits  Follow general appendix guidelines (NIH Guide NOT- OD-07-018) and ones specific to the program announcement  NO surveys, catalogs, evaluation reports, biosketches in the appendix Recent changes to note

6. April 2008 NIGMS WhenWhatWho* 0 Submission + 2 monthsReferral + 4 monthsReview + 5-6 monthsSummary Statement + 7 monthsCouncil + 8 monthsFunding Decisions + 9 monthsAward - or - Not *NIH Contact: Scientific Review Officer (SRO) or Program Officer (PO) PO SRO Timeline of Application and NIH Contacts

7. April 2008 Review of Research Training Program Applications Review Panel  Organized by an SRO in the NIGMS Office of Scientific Review  Special Emphasis Panel or Standing Committee  Temporary committee members included for particular expertise Reviewer characteristics  Experience with multiple education levels  Involvement with research training programs  Educators, researchers, and institutional administrators NIGMS

8. April 2008 NIGMS Content  Read and respond appropriately to the program announcement  Successful submission through Grants.gov and eRA Commons does not mean responsiveness to the program announcement Context  Present the institutional framework and environment of your program  Be realistic in your program’s goals Writing Tips

9. April 2008 NIGMS Comprehensive  Address all of the requirements of the program announcement  E.g., if you don’t have institutional baseline data, explain how you plan to obtain it Consistent  Data in tables and text should match  Match justification to budget items Writing Tips

10. April 2008 NIGMS Clear  Don’t bury important information in appendices or expansive prose  Don’t expect reviewers to “read between the lines” Current  E.g., make sure faculty biosketches are up to date  E.g., provide data on current and prior students Writing Tips

11. April 2008 NIGMS Questions?