National Institutes of Health (NIH)
This is a basic tool which must be used in conjunction with the Application Guide for NIH [SF424 (R&R)] and the
Funding Announcement to ensure compliance with the specific program requirement.
RA CHECKLIST
Funding Announcement has been carefully read
Funding Announcements/Program
ASU & PI are eligible to Submit
Announcements (known at ASU as FA)
If Limited Submission, PI has approval to submit
File names to 50 characters & use no spacing or special characters
Title does not exceed 81 characters including spaces
All formatting requirements have been met including:
General Ο Font size Ο Line Spacing Ο Margins Ο No pagination/headers/footers used
All uploaded documents are in PDF format
ASU’s Standard Institutional Info, including the DUNS (943360412)and EIN
(1860196696A1) are correct on the SF424 & PHS Cover Page Supplement
SF424 Project Dates & Budget totals are consistent with NIH submission schedule,
SF424 budget & justification, including subcontracts
ORSPA Address for Primary Location, PI’s dept in next location followed by
Project/Performance Site other participating organizations in the spaces provided
9 digit zip codes have been used
Human/Animals marked pending unless ORIA has reviewed protocol
Human Subjects Assurance(00009102)/Animal Assurance(A-321701)
Project Summary/Abstract has been limited to no more than 30 lines
R&R Other Project Info Project Narrative has been limited to no more than 3 sentences
Bibliography & References Cited
Facilities & Other Resources statement does not include equipment
A separate Equipment Statement is attached
Organization field has been completed for each person
Credential is listed for all with the role of PD/PI
Co-PD/PI role has not been selected (unallowable NIH role); use Co-I
Co-PD/PI role has not been used for other institutions’ investigators – use
R&R Senior/Key Person Profile “other”/type in “Consortium PD/PI” or “Consortium Investigator”
Biosketch limited to 4 pages per person, unless FA states otherwise
Biosketch prepared in the specified format (Sections A,B,C, D)
Current & pending information is not uploaded unless FA requires it
Specific Aims is limited to 1 page
PHS 398 Research Plan Research Strategy meets page limit requirements
All other applicable sections meet the page limitations & are attached
Identifies the type of Application
PHS 398 Checklist
Fed Identifier entered for resubmission/renewal applications
Appropriate Budget Component used (R&R or Modular)
Budget adheres to all NIH and FA requirements - including salary cap
No participant support costs are included, unless FA specifically allows
Senior/Key Person Effort on SF424 R&R budget form is > zero
Costs are allowable, allocable, and reasonable under OMB A-21
Budget
Consortium F&A has not been counted toward the funding cap
Correct annual escalation, ERE, tuition, & F&A rates are used
F&A has been included on first $25K for each subcontract
Detailed subcontract budget has not been used with modular budget
Budget justification is appropriate to Budget Component used
Budget numbers match budget justification
All costs (requested/cost shared) are reasonable, allowable, allocable
CAS exceptions are justified in accord with ASU’s CAS sitelet
No cost sharing is included, unless required by the FA
All cost share commitments, including 3rd party, are in writing
If cost sharing/matching funds exceed sponsor-specified amount justification
Budget Justification has been included on the 300s.
For detailed budgets all items are in the justification
o Travel costs describe who, what, when, & where
o Consultant rates are documented via signed letter
Modular justifications detail only
o Personnel roles but not salary or ERE amounts are included
o Consortium arrangements
o Differences in # of modules requested
What does the Proposals and Negotiations Team (PNT) review? Please see WI-SN-10 for details.
For links to NIH’s grants info, award terms, and available training, please click here. 11/1/11