NIH will soon release Forms-I grant application forms and instructions and will begin requiring FORMS-I for all applications due on or after January 25, 2025. An updated version of the SF424 for system-to-system (S2S) use in ERA will take time to develop after NIH’s release.
Based on the timeline and the potential for delays, NIH proposals due between January 25 – February 28, 2025 should be prepared for submission via ASSIST or Grants.gov Workspace (not S2S). Prior to deployment of FORMS-I in ERA, users will see an error message for NIH FOAs indicating that S2S submission is not supported.
Once the FORMS-I SF424 is deployed in ERA, ASU will be able to return to S2S submission for NIH proposals. Updates will be posted here on Research Operations News, including notice when FORMS-I is available in ERA.
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