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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Roboto"><img width="797" height="147" style="width:8.3in;height:1.5333in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D86A9F.910248E0" alt="Graphical user interface, text, application
Description automatically generated"></span><span style="font-family:Roboto"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:19.5pt">
<span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><a name="_Hlk117686934"></a><a name="_Hlk121921909"></a><a name="_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">The
PERIS™ Team has seen an increase in NIH errors due to duplicate titles in </span>
</span></span></a><a href="https://electronicresearch.pitt.edu/glossary-of-terms/#s"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto">SF424</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">
applications.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">This error occurs when the Descriptive Title
on the SF424 is identical to another application already in the Commons (see Figure 1).
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">If you are receiving the error:
<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="color:#333333;margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto">Ensure that an application with the same title has not been previously submitted to the Commons for the
same Principal Investigator.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:21.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="color:#333333;margin-left:-15.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">
<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto">If an application has been previously submitted, slightly change the ‘Descriptive Title of Applicant’s
Project’ on the SF424 R&R Cover Page (see Figure 2).<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">If the error continues after the above tips
are applied, please contact the PERIS™ Team at </span></span></span></span><a href="mailto:peristeam@pitt.edu"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto">peristeam@pitt.edu</span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"></span></span></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span class="MsoCommentReference"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.
</span></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Figure 1. NIH Error<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><img border="0" width="538" height="134" style="width:5.6083in;height:1.3916in" id="Picture_x0020_6" src="cid:image001.png@01DAA6DD.88E652B0"></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333">Figure 2. Descriptive Title on SF424 R&R
Cover Page <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><img border="0" width="540" height="634" style="width:5.625in;height:6.6in" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image002.png@01DAA6DD.88E652B0"></span></span></span></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:#333333"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><span style="font-family:Roboto;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk72916306"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk121921909"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk117686934"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></p>
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