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Submission Policies | grants.nih.gov

Sunday, October 6th, 2019

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/how-to-apply-application-guide/due-dates-and-submission-policies/submission-policies.htm#ddohw

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Due Dates on Holidays/Weekends/NIH Office Closures
When a postmark/submission date falls on a weekend, Federal holiday , or Washington, DC area Federal office closure (NOT-OD-17-041), the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.
Note: NIH FOAs are posted with a short grace period which allows applications to be submitted even if the submission deadline shifts beyond the expiration date of the FOA. As always, applicants must check the eRA Commons to view their application and ensure it has successfully made it to NIH.
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Biosketch Research Support section D from guidelines

Friday, October 12th, 2018

D. Additional Information: Research Support

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These instructions apply to all applicants who are completing the “Research Support” section.

List ongoing and completed research projects from the past three years that you want to draw attention to. Briefly indicate the overall goals of the projects and your responsibilities. Do not include the number of person months or direct costs.

Do not confuse “Research Support” with “Other Support.” Other Support information is not collected at the time of application submission. “}}

Examples of Project Leadership Plans for Multiple PI Grant Applications, April 26, 2006

Sunday, June 18th, 2017

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/multi_pi/sample_leadership_plans.pdf

SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information for NIH

Saturday, March 26th, 2016

Yet more thoughts on squeezing in stuff:

Margins: 0.5 inches all around
Normal: Arial 11 pt
Spacing:
– 12 pt spacing exactly & 0 before & after + 4 pt before major heads (except for in-line figures, then automatic ‘single spacing’) such as INNOVATION

– no widow/orphan control

– no spaces before paragraphs, just indents

– bullet (*) lists (eg for people)

Hyphenate! (Menu: Page Layout, Page Setup, Hyphenation, Automatic) ****

Legends: Arial 8.5 pt, Spacing exactly 8.4 pt. Hyphenated. ****

Titles: Cambria 12 pt looks nice, but flexible.

References: NIH Style EndNote. [1]

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NIH instructions write: “Use an Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface, a black font color, and a font size of 11 points or larger. (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; the font size requirement still applies.). Type density, including characters and spaces, must be no more than 15 characters per inch. Type may be no more than six lines per inch (1 inch = 72 points, six lines/inch = 12 pt exact spacing). Use standard paper size (8 ½” x 11) . Use at least one-half inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right) for all pages. No information should appear in the margins.”
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11. Descriptive Title of Applicant’s Project

Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. This field is required.

A “new” application must have a different title from any other PHS project with the same PD/PI. A “resubmission” or “renewal” application should normally have the same title as the previous grant or application. If the specific aims of the project have significantly changed, choose a new title.

A “revision” application must have the same title as the currently funded grant.

NIH and other PHS agencies limit title character length to 81 characters, including the spaces between words and punctuation. Titles in excess of 81 characters will be truncated. Be sure to only use standard characters in the descriptive title: A through Z, a through z, 0 through 9, space ( ), and underscore (_).

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The above is OLD. Now you can go above 81 characters.

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Font

Prepare the application using Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface in black font color. After text attachments are converted to PDF, font size in each final PDF document must be at least 11 points (or larger). (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; the font size requirement still applies.) Since some PDF converters may reduce font sizes, it is important to confirm that type density in each final PDF document, including both characters and spaces, is no more than 15
characters+spaces per linear inch and no more than six lines per vertical inch.
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Note: 72 points/inch so 6 lines/inch at 11pt type translates into a line spacing of 11 pts + 1pt per line.

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Paper Size and Page Margins

Final PDF documents should be formatted to be no larger than standard paper size (8 ½” x 11). The final PDF document should have at least one-half inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right) for all pages. No information should appear in the margins, including the PI’s name and page numbers.

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Figures, Graphs, Diagrams, Charts, Tables, Figure Legends, and Footnotes You may use a smaller type size but it must be in a black font color, readily legible, and follow the font typeface requirement. Color can be used in figures; however, all text must be in a black font color, clear and legible.
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424

SF424 (R&R) Application and Electronic Submission Information for NIH

Saturday, March 19th, 2016

More thoughts on this. One person’s condensed summary of this for Word:

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Margins: 0.5 inches all around
Normal: Arial 11 pt
Spacing: 12 pt exactly (except for in-line figures, then automatic ‘single spacing’)
Hyphenate! (Menu: Page Layout, Page Setup, Hyphenation, Automatic) **** Legends: Arial 8.5 pt, Spacing exactly 8.4 pt. Hyphenated. **** Titles: Cambria 12 pt looks nice, but flexible.
References: NIH Style EndNote. [1]

NIH instructions write: “Use an Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface, a black font color, and a font size of 11 points or larger. (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; the font size requirement still applies.). Type density, including characters and spaces, must be no more than 15 characters per inch. Type may be no more than six lines per inch (1 inch = 72 points, six lines/inch = 12 pt exact spacing). Use standard paper size (8 ½” x 11) . Use at least one-half inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right) for all pages. No information should appear in the margins.”
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11. Descriptive Title of Applicant’s Project

Enter a brief descriptive title of the project. This field is required.

A “new” application must have a different title from any other PHS project with the same PD/PI. A “resubmission” or “renewal” application should normally have the same title as the previous grant or application. If the specific aims of the project have significantly changed, choose a new title.

A “revision” application must have the same title as the currently funded grant.

NIH and other PHS agencies limit title character length to 81 characters, including the spaces between words and punctuation. Titles in excess of 81 characters will be truncated. Be sure to only use standard characters in the descriptive title: A through Z, a through z, 0 through 9, space ( ), and underscore (_).

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The above is OLD. Now you can go above 81 characters.

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Font

Prepare the application using Arial, Helvetica, Palatino Linotype, or Georgia typeface in black font color. After text attachments are converted to PDF, font size in each final PDF document must be at least 11 points (or larger). (A Symbol font may be used to insert Greek letters or special characters; the font size requirement still applies.) Since some PDF converters may reduce font sizes, it is important to confirm that type density in each final PDF document, including both characters and spaces, is no more than 15
characters+spaces per linear inch and no more than six lines per vertical inch.
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Note: 72 points/inch so 6 lines/inch at 11pt type translates into a line spacing of 11 pts + 1pt per line.

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Paper Size and Page Margins

Final PDF documents should be formatted to be no larger than standard paper size (8 ½” x 11). The final PDF document should have at least one-half inch margins (top, bottom, left, and right) for all pages. No information should appear in the margins, including the PI’s name and page numbers.

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Figures, Graphs, Diagrams, Charts, Tables, Figure Legends, and Footnotes You may use a smaller type size but it must be in a black font color, readily legible, and follow the font typeface requirement. Color can be used in figures; however, all text must be in a black font color, clear and legible.
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http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424