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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">MyFunding will undergo scheduled downtime on <b>
<u>Wednesday, December 18, 2024, from 6:00 - 9:00pm EST</u></b> so that the SF-424 forms used for System-to-System (i.e., via Grants.Gov) submissions can be upgraded in MyFunding to allow for
</span><span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/policy-and-compliance/changes-coming-2025/updated-forms-I-instructions" id="OWA7ea82f9f-ccf1-34d7-2bec-3e5b5447fa52" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">National
Institutes of Health (NIH) FORMS-I submissions.</a></u></span></div>
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FORMS-I must be used for applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2025.</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.5in;">
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PHS Assignment Request Form</li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in 0in 8pt 1in;">
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The NIH has the following additional resources for applicants:</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/electronicreceipt/files/Preview-of-FORMS-I-Changes.pdf" id="OWAed7849ae-d099-2278-c109-e1c8b4e4ccce" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Preview of NIH Grant
Applications: FORMS-I</a></u></span></li><li style="font-family: Aptos, Aptos_EmbeddedFont, Aptos_MSFontService, Calibri, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 115%; margin: 0in;">
<span style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);"><u><a href="https://grants.nih.gov/grants/electronicreceipt/files/right_forms.pdf" id="OWAd3d85c93-2790-cb8f-0010-8d5a25412ed6" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(70, 120, 134);">Do I Have the Right Form Version For
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If the downtime lasts longer than the expected time, we will issue a follow-up notification. Otherwise, MyFunding will be available on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 9:00pm EST.</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">For any questions related to the PERIS™ project, using MyFunding, or to arrange training, please email
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