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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>NIH
has issued a notice in the NIH Guide for grants and Contracts announcing a
1-day extension for grant applicants submitting for opportunities with due
dates of today, March 16, 2009. The due date for these applications is
now 5:00 PM tomorrow, March 17, 2009. </span><span style='font-family:
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>The NIH extended
the due<span style='color:black'> date to ensure that applicants are able to
successfully submit on-time, despite limited system availability of Grants.gov
today, March 16. </span></span><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt'><u><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>Please
note that the error correction window for applications due on March 12 will be
extended to tomorrow, March 17 as well.</span></u><u><span style='font-family:
"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;letter-spacing:.15pt'>See
<a href="http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-064.html">http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-064.html</a></span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D;letter-spacing:.15pt'> </span><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";letter-spacing:.15pt'>for additional information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bruce Morgan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;line-height:16.8pt'><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Assistant Vice
Chancellor for Research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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