NIH change to the resubmission policy
NIH announced a policy change on April 17, 2014 that allows an applicant to submit a grant application as a new application, even if it has previously been reviewed by NIH, without requiring the applicant to substantially redesign the content and scope of the project.
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Please follow this link for details: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-14-074.html
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