CORRECTION: The date in this news release was incorrect. The correct date for this event is Thursday, Apr. 17, 2014.
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH NIH News
NIH Office of the Director (OD) <http://www.od.nih.gov/>
Embargoed for Release: Thursday, April 17, 2014, 10:10 a.m. EDT
MEDIA AVAILABLITY
CONTACT: Nicole Garbarini, 301-435-4642, <e-mail:Nicole.garbarini@xxxxxxx>
NIH CHANGE TO THE RESUBMISSION POLICY
WHAT
NIH leadership will be available to answer questions from reporters about today's newly released policy that allows an applicant to submit a grant application as a new application, even if it has previously been reviewed by NIH, without requiring the applicant to substantially redesign the content and scope of the project.
WHO
Sally J. Rockey, Ph.D., NIH Deputy Director for Extramural Research
WHEN
1:00-1:30 p.m. ET, Thursday, Apr. 17, 2014
HOW
Reporters should RSVP before 12:30 PM ET via email to: garbarininj@xxxxxxxxxx for the call-in number.
MORE INFORMATION
The new NIH Guide Notice announcing this policy can be found at: <http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-074.html>.More information about this announcement can also be found in Dr. Rockey's blog post at <http://nexus.od.nih.gov/all/rock-talk/>
For those unable to participate, an audio file will be available upon request.
The Office of Extramural Research (OER) is part of the NIH Office of the Director. OER provides the corporate framework for NIH research administration, ensuring scientific integrity, public accountability, and effective stewardship of the NIH extramural research portfolio across all of NIH's 27 institutes and centers. Additional information is available at <https://grants.nih.gov/grants/intro2oer.htm>.
About the National Institutes of Health (NIH): NIH, the nation's medical research agency, includes 27 Institutes and Centers and is a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NIH is the primary federal agency conducting and supporting basic, clinical, and translational medical research, and is investigating the causes, treatments, and cures for both common and rare diseases. For more information about NIH and its programs, visit <www.nih.gov>.
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