Because many people in the research community are facing considerable challenges trying to juggle various responsibilities during the COVID-19 outbreak, NIGMS will accommodate late application submissions for due dates in May 2020 for all NIGMS-specific FOAs (see NOT-GM-20-029). For applications submitted through June 30, 2020, institutions do not need to request advance permission or provide a cover letter to justify a late submission to these FOAs. Applications with due dates prior to May 25 should use FORMS E and those with due dates on or after May 25 should use FORMS F, regardless of the date of submission.

CURRENT NIGMS FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENTS IMPACTED BY THIS POLICY:

NIH’s late application submission policy for institutions closed due to the effects of COVID-19 (NOT-OD-20-082) still applies to these FOAs for institutions that aren’t able to submit by June 30 and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. As much as NIGMS would like to extend flexibility further, this rapidly evolving situation creates multiple challenges for conducting both initial peer review and advisory council review by January 2021. Therefore, applicants should assume that late applications submitted after June 30, 2020, may not be reviewed for the current council round.

Please direct all inquiries to NIGMS_DEA_Mailbox@nigms.nih.gov.