NIH Moving Ahead with FORMS-F Grant Application Form Update

Hopefully, you’ve seen our notices (NOT-OD-20-026, NOT-OD-20-077), tweets, and previous Nexus post regarding our pending transition to an updated set of grant application forms we refer to as FORMS-F. If so, you already know that you must use FORMS-F forms for grant application due dates on or after May 25, 2020 and FORMS-E for due dates on or before May 24, 2020. You might have even started preparing your FORMS-F application. Here are a few updates and tips to help navigate the transition. FORMS-F application packages are now available on our active, non-parent funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). Both FORMS-E and FORMS-F packages will be associated with the FOAs for a short transition period. Carefully choose the correct form package based on the targeted due date and Competition ID.All of our FORMS-E packages are planned to sunset on May 24 and, shortly after, will no longer appear as an option on our active opportunities. FORMS-F application packages were not added to our parent announcements. Instead, we are in the process of reissuing each parent announcement with a new announcement number, updated opportunity text, and FORMS-F package. Parent FOAs will be reissued 30-60 days prior to their first FORMS-F due dates. Both the FORMS-E and FORMS-F versions of each parent FOA will be active for a short transition period.  If you plan to submit using a parent announcement for a due date on or after May 25, choose the parent announcement posted in 2020 ...
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