NIH Business Process Changes

On April 7, 2006 the National Institutes of Health announced a series of business process changes, some of which will require Cornell to alter the its procedures. The polices are listed below:

NOT-OD-06-054: NIH Announces Change in Business Process: Replacing the Principal Investigator Signature on Grant Applications, Progress Reports, and Prior Approval Requests with an Institutional Compliance Requirement http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-054.html

NOT-OD-06-055: NIH/AHRQ Announce Change in Business Process Concerning eRA Commons Verification of Electronically Submitted Applications http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-055.html

NOT-OD-06-056: NIH Announces Interim Changes to the PHS398 Application and Instructions http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-056.html

NOT-OD-06-057: NIH Announces Changes to the SF424 (R&R) Instructions http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-057.html

NOT-OD-06-058: NIH Announces Interim Changes to the PHS2590 Noncompeting Progress Report Forms and Instructions. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-058.html

We believe that none of the changes are required prior to May 2006 and SPS plans on notifying campus of the local impact by April 21.

If you have any questions please contact your SPS Grant and Contract Officer.