Quick question: when I upload NIH Common Forms biosketch PDFs and run validation, I always get a warning saying the PDF contains at least one signature field.
However, for one biosketch, that warning does not appear at all.
The ORCID ID in that form is still clickable, so I don’t think the PDF was flattened.
Was the PDF likely generated/saved differently?
NCE RPPR
For NIH first no-cost extensions on a non-SNAP award:
The current project end date is 08/31/2026, so I understand the eRA Commons NCE button likely will not appear until within the 90-day window before the end date.
Would we still receive the NIH RPPR notification email and need to submit the RPPR on 07/01/2026 while waiting for the NCE option to appear in Commons?
If anyone has experience with a similar situation for a non-SNAP award, I would appreciate any insight on how NIH handled the RPPR vs first NCE timing.
For NIH first no-cost extensions on a non-SNAP award:
The current project end date is 08/31/2026, so I understand the eRA Commons NCE button likely will not appear until within the 90-day window before the end date.
My question is about the RPPR timing/workflow.
Would we still receive the NIH RPPR notification email and need to submit the RPPR on 07/01/2026 while waiting for the NCE option to appear in Commons?
If anyone has experience with a similar situation for a non-SNAP award, I would appreciate any insight on how NIH handled the RPPR vs first NCE timing.
For an NIH R&R budget, our institution’s negotiated F&A rate changes mid-budget period, we used separate IDC lines in the detailed R&R budget calculation.
My question is specifically about the checklist section.
R&R budget for Year 1:
MTDC 04/01/2027–06/30/2027 at 50% = $3,000 base
IDC=$3,000 x 50%=$1,500
MTDC 07/01/2027–03/31/2028 at 51% = $9,000 base
IDC=$9,000 x 51%=$$4,590
Total IDC for Year 1=$6,090
Checklist for Year 1: (is this correct?)
Year 1 MTDC base: $12,000
F&A rate: 50.75%
Then Years 2–5 would use the standard 51% negotiated rate.
NIH
If a project has both on-campus and off-campus F&A rates, but the checklist only allows one IDC rate per year, how do you usually handle it? Help!
Example:
$3,000 MTDC @ 50%
$9,000 MTDC @ 41%
In Checklist:
Base: $12,000 x rate applied 43.25%?
For an NIH R&R budget, if our institution’s negotiated F&A rate changes mid-project period, is it acceptable to add an additional line under indirect costs section in R&R budget within the same budget period to reflect the different effective rates?
For example:
- MTDC from 04/01/2027–06/30/2027 use 50%
- MTDC from 07/01/2027–03/31/2028 use 51%
An application was previously submitted under an R01 PAR that was “Clinical Trial Required” and was not funded. Now planning to submit a revised version under a different PAR that is “Clinical Trial Not Allowed.
Would this generally be considered a resubmission (A1) or a new application (A0)?
An application was previously submitted under an R01 PAR that was “Clinical Trial Required” and was not funded. The PI is now planning to submit a revised version under a different PAR that is “Clinical Trial Not Allowed.
Would this generally be considered a resubmission (A1) or a new application (A0)?
Hi all, do you know if the RPPR needs to be submitted by 5:00 PM local time, or is it due by end of day? I could not find a clear NIH policy on the submission time. Thanks!
Hi all, do you know if the RPPR needs to be submitted by 5:00 PM local time, or is it due by end of day? I could not find a clear NIH policy on the submission time. Thanks!
For NIH JIT, is it generally acceptable to increase the budget/add additional costs at that stage, or is the budget expected to stay mostly fixed after initial submission? Are there any NIH link you can share? Thanks.
With the old NIH Biosketch format, we could highlight ongoing and completed projects in the Personal Statement section to demonstrate relevant experience.
With the new NIH Common Forms Biosketch format, am I understanding correctly that we should no longer include or spotlight ongoing/completed projects the same way under Personal Statement.
Does anybody have an official NIH guidance link regarding this that I can share with my PI?
Has anyone run into this issue with NIH RPPR/HSS?
I updated the Clinical Trial Milestone dates/numbers in the Human Subjects section, and the changes show as updated in HSS. I also marked the HSS record as “Ready for Submission.”
However, when I go back to the RPPR and click “Generate RPPR,” it’s still pulling the old numbers under Human Subjects.
Has anyone experienced this before? Is there usually a delay issue, or is there another step required before the RPPR updates?
Help appreciated!
Has anyone run into this issue with NIH RPPR/HSS?
I updated the Clinical Trial Milestone dates in the Human Subjects section, and the changes show as updated in HSS. I also marked the HSS record as “Ready for Submission.”
However, when I go back to the RPPR and click “Generate RPPR,” it’s still pulling the old numbers under Human Subjects.
Has anyone experienced this before? Is there usually a delay/cache issue, or is there another step required before the RPPR updates?
Help appreciated!
Has anyone’s PI run into issues linking an ORCID iD to eRA Commons? All of our PIs were able to link it without problems, but one subrecipient PI mentioned they are having issues, and the ORCID iD is still not showing in RPPR. If you’ve experienced this before, what was the issue and how was it resolved?
Our sub-site PI’s ORCID ID is not linked in eRA Commons and is causing a validation error. Can this be entered manually?
Does anyone else have a manager that somehow makes every task 2x harder than it needs to be?
Like, the work itself is already stressful enough with deadlines, compliance, and constant follow-ups. But then your manager adds extra layers of confusion, changes directions constantly, micromanages small things, or creates unnecessary processes that slow everything down.
At some point it feels more exhausting than doing the actual job.
How do you deal with this without completely burning out?
Hi all, two questions:
if the PI is serving as a mentor in k award, will this need to be included this in their other support?
If received JIT for that K award, will you include this under pending?
Will the PI receive an email from NIH regarding the application status if it was not discussed?
Our project title was updated per NIH guidance, but I just realized after RPPR submission that a sub-site used the old title in Other Support (same project). Has anyone run into this? Is this something NIH typically follows up on …?