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<p><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>NIH
has announced that starting January 8th, 2008, the time period for
corrections of errors found in electronic applications will be reduced from 5
business days <u>to 2 business days.</u> This change will mean that
electronic applications will be considered “on-time” if all of the
following criteria are met:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>All required
registrations must be complete prior to the initial submission.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Applicants must
correct errors and/or warnings within the <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>two
business days</span></b> following the receipt date (referred to as the
“error correction window”). <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>All application
corrections must be in response to a system-identified error/warning
(application submissions with additional changes may be refused). <o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><span dir=LTR><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Please
see the NIH Guide notice for more information:<font color=blue><span
style='color:blue'> <a
href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-018.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-018.html</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Bruce Morgan</span></font><font
size=2 color=blue><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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