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Revising an unsuccessful grant application Q. What happens to my application if I don't get funded? A: Your application is active for up to two years from the original date of submission, during which time it may be considered again for funding if the priority score was in a fundable range. Q: If I don't get funded, can I apply again? A: For most ongoing grant programs, you may submit up to two revisions of your application. The steps for preparing an amended application are described below. Applications submitted in response to an RFA cannot be submitted as amended applications. Talk to your NLM program officer about options for these applications. Q: Should I revise and reapply or start over on a new grant? A: It depends on the nature of the specific weaknesses or problems in your proposal. Some "fatal flaws" are fairly straightforward and simple to identify and correct; others are less so. When reviewers assess an amended application, they look to see how shortcomings identified in the summary statement are addressed, but will also review the entire proposal, as a whole, for strengths and weaknesses. Sometimes, fixing one set of problems reveals another set. Thus your priority score could actually go up (worsen) for a revised application. Q: What do I have to do to submit a revised proposal? A: Your amended application must contain all the parts of the original application, plus an Introduction of 3 pages or less that specifies significant changes made to the application. Follow the instructions in PHS 398, Section 9. The Introduction to the revised application should summarize additions, deletions, revisions, and your responses to criticisms in the summary statement. All changes in the body of the research plan should be highlighted typographically, e.g., by bracketing, bolding, or italicizing. If the changes are so extensive as to include most of the text, this exception should be explained in the Introduction. If nothing has changed in the budget, resources section, or biosketches, you may use what was submitted with the original. You should incorporate an updated description of any relevant work performed since the original submission, and updated letters of support. The receipt dates for revised grant applications are March 01, July 01, and November 01. See http://www.nlm.nih.gov/ep/Deadlines.html Q: Do I have to make every change the reviewers suggested? A: You don't have to make all the changes suggested by the reviewers. In the Introduction to the revised application, you should respond to all reviewer concerns and explain your rationale for making or not making recommended changes. Q: What happens to my original application when I submit a revised proposal? A: The revised application replaces the prior unfunded version in the NIH administrative data system. |
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Revising an unsuccessful grant applicationLast updated: 09 September 2004
First published: 01 December 2003
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