The Key Dates section of many funding opportunities indicate standard dates apply. Use the table below and the activity code (e.g., R01) specified in the title of the opportunity to determine application cycles and their relationship to due dates, review and council dates, and earliest possible start dates. Renewal/resubmission/revision and AIDS-related applications may have different due dates than new applications. Read the table carefully.
Grant applications and associated documents (e.g., reference letters) are due by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization on the specified due date. Questions related to a specific opportunity should be directed to the IC contact listed in Section VII of the funding opportunity. R01, R21 and R34 applications with a PD/PI appointed to an NIH Peer Review advisory group may be eligible for an alternate submission schedule. See Continuous Submission for details and review assignment cutoff dates.
Submission Policies: due dates on holidays/weekends, dealing with system issues, and more.
Application Due Dates
Check your funding opportunity for opportunity-specific due dates. Not all opportunities or programs use standard due dates.
Program Project Grants and Center Grants P01
NOTE: Applicants should check with the relevant Institute or Center (IC), since some do not accept P series applications for all three receipt/review/award cycles. January 25 May 25 September 25
NOTE: Applicants should check with the relevant Institute or Center (IC), since some do not accept T series applications for all three receipt/review/award cycles. January 25 May 25 September 25
G07, G08, G11, G12, G13, G20, R24, S06, S11, S21, S22, SC1, SC2, SC3, UG1, U10, U19, U24, U2C, U41, U42, U45, U54, U56
All - new, renewal, resubmission, revision Other Activity Codes January 25 May 25 September 25
R03, R21, R33, R21/R33, R34, R36, U34, UH2, UH3, UH2/UH3
renewal, resubmission, revision Other Research Grants and Cooperative Agreements March 16 July 16 November 16
R43, R44, U43, U44,
All - new, renewal, resubmission, revision, AIDS and AIDS-related
SB1, UB1
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)*
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)*
Commercialization Readiness Pilot (CRP) Program*
September 5
January 5
April 5
AIDS and AIDS-Related Applications
*Effective. Sept 5, 2015 - N/A for SBIR/STTR Applications using Standard Due Dates
NOTE: See Key Dates section of funding opportunity to determine if AIDS dates apply.
The actual date of the Advisory Council may occur in the month before or after the month listed. For example, some ICs may actually hold the January Advisory Council meeting in February or the October Advisory Council meeting in September.
Awarding components may not always be able to honor the requested start date of an application. Before incurring any pre-award obligations or expenditures applicants should be aware of NIH policy governing pre-award costs prior to receiving a Notice of Award. See the NIH Grants Policy Statement.
* Advisory Council Round for Cycle I applications (Cycle III for SBIR/STTR) may be August or October, and their earliest project start date may be September or December respectively.
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