NIH Policy Changes: A Summary

Policy Change/Update	Effective Date
All applications must be submitted in response to an funding opportunity announcement	9/25/10
New policy on post-submission application materials	9/25/10
Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement effective	10/1/10
Transparency Act reporting for all new awards	10/1/10
Multi-year funded award progress reports submitted electronically	12/22/10
Mandatory use of XTrain	1/1/11
New page limits for career awards	1/7/11
End of A2 submissions	1/7/11
Time limit for resubmissions	1/25/11
Adobe forms B1 required for F,K,T, and D apps	1/25/11
End of two-day error correction window	1/25/11
Expenditure data submitted via FFR	2/1/11
New reference letter due dates	4/8/11 and 6/12/11
Adobe forms B1 for all electronic apps	5/7/11
Late submission policy	n/a

**Taken from NIH Extramural Nexus Blog**