NIH Salary Cap Increased The National Institute's of Heath have announced that they will reduce the "error correction window" (i.e. the time allowed after the submission deadline to address NIH system identified errors/warnings) from five (5) business days to two (2) business days for all electronically submitted grant applications with submission deadlines on or after January 8, 2008. This change will mean that electronic applications will be considered "on-time" if all of the following criteria are met: All required registrations must be complete prior to the initial submission. Initial successful submission to Grants.gov must have a timestamp on/before 5:00 p.m. local time of the applicant organization on the receipt date. Applicants must correct errors and/or warnings within the two business days following the receipt date (referred to as the "error correction window"). All application corrections must be in response to a system-identified error/warning (application submissions with additional changes may be refused). If final submission is sent after the receipt date, a cover letter attachment must be included identifying the system-identified errors/warnings that have been corrected. The two business days provided to view the assembled application image in eRA Commons will remain unchanged. NIH remains committed to ensuring applicants are not penalized for Grants.gov or NIH system issues that are beyond their control and has contingency plans in place to handle those situations. The "error correction window" is a separate concept and has no effect on the contingency policies. Summary of electronic application process Find funding opportunity announcement of interest and download application package Prepare application Submit application to Grants.gov Wait for NIH to retrieve application Check submission status in eRA Commons Correct all errors and, at applicant's discretion, any warnings and resubmit through Grants.gov Note: If corrections are made after the receipt date, the "Error correction window" applies Check assembled application image in eRA Commons within the two business day "application viewing window" Submission complete Frequently Asked Questions When does the "error correction window" clock start ticking? After January 8, the "error correction window" will be the two business days (Mon.-Fri., excluding Federal holidays) that follow the receipt deadline of the Funding Opportunity Announcement. For example, if your receipt deadline is Tuesday, February 5, 2008, then the "error correction window" begins on Wednesday, February 6 and ends at 5:00 p.m. local time on Thursday, February 7. Does this change effect how much time I have to view my application in eRA Commons? No. The "error correction window" comes into play before you have an assembled application. The two business day "application viewing window" to check your assembled application in eRA Commons remains unchanged. Can I still use the "error correction window" to address identified Warnings if my application is assembled and placed in eRA Commons? Yes. This practice has not changed. To ensure you have one and only one application go forward, it is best to Reject the current assembled application and then submit your corrected application. This is especially important if you are changing PD/PI or application title information. Inquiries Inquiries regarding this Notice should be directed to OSPR (x2-7388) or NIH, Office of Extramural Research (Phone: 301-435-0714 or email: grantsinfo@nih.gov).