Dear PIs and Administrators,
For NIH applications with due dates starting on 5/25/16, please use NIH ASSIST to prepare and submit those applications. We have encountered an issue transmitting the newly released “FORMS-D” NIH grant application via email from DOH to HRI. In order to circumvent this issue, we can take advantage of NIH’s established interface, ASSIST (Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking). (HRI/DOH are working to resolve the issue with email as well.)
There are many benefits to using ASSIST; both DOH and HRI can work on an application simultaneously, many administrative fields are pre-populated from eRA Commons, and there are additional validation checks to help avoid errors.
In the Parent R01 Announcement (or any NIH FOA), you will see two buttons:
Click on “Apply Online Using ASSIST”. You will use your exising eRA Commons Username and Password to log on and follow the simple instructions provided.
Please contact your HRI Grant Administrator with any questions!
