NIH announces change in grant submissions The National Institutes of Health has issued a reminder to the research community that the following grant programs will transition to electronic submission of the SF424 (R&R) form through Grants.gov for applications intended for the Oct. 1, 2006, submission date and beyond. - Research Demonstration and Dissemination Projects (R18/U18) - Research Facilities Construction Grants (CO6/UC6) -Education Projects (R25) All applications in response to announcements for these grant programs must be submitted electronically (i.e., paper-based PHS 398 applications will not be accepted). Applications that were first submitted in paper and are being resubmitted as amended applications must now use electronic submission via Grants.gov using the SF424 (R&R) forms. The following resources continue to be available for assistance in the electronic submission of grant applications to NIH/AHRQ through Grants.gov: General Information: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/ http://www.ahrq.gov/path/egrants.htm Grants.gov Customer Support Phone: 800-518-4726 Hours: M-F 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. ET E-mail: support@grants.gov eRA Commons Help Desk Web: http://ithelpdesk.nih.gov/eRA/ Phone: 301-402-7469 or 866-504-9552 (Toll Free) TTY: 301-451-5939 Hours: M-F 7 a.m. to 8 p.m Inquiries Grants Info Office of Extramural Research National Institutes of Health Phone: 301-435-0714 TTY: 301-451-0088 E-mail: grantsinfo@nih.gov -- Barry I. Milavetz, Associate Vice President for Research, Research Development and Compliance, barrymilavetz@mail.und.edu, 701/777-4278