United States Department of Veterans Affairs

2012 Submission Calendar for All VA ORD Services

Note: If the deadline falls on a weekend or Federal holiday, the due date is the next business day.

For proposals submitted through Grants.gov, refer to the particular applicable RFA for the timing of submission steps required to meet the deadline.

Abbreviations:
CD = Career Development
ITS = Intent to Submit
LOI = Letter of Intent
NRI = Nursing Research Initiative
Promos = GS 14/15 Promotions
RCS = Research Career Scientist

January

February

March

April

BLRD/CSRD:
Jan 15 - Waiver requests (offsite research or exceeding budget caps)
HSRD:
Jan 17 - QUERI Down to the Wire Submission to Grants.gov (SDPs)

Jan 19 - QUERI Last Possible Submission Date to Grants.gov (SDPs)
HSRD:
Feb 1 - CREATE Concept Paper Submission (Email)
BLRD/CSRD:
Mar 22 - Requests for review committee assignment (suggestions for specific reviewers will not be accepted)



HSRD:
Mar 1 - Nominations for RCS and Promos

Mar 1 - QUERI Concept Paper Submission
HSRD:
Apr 1 - (opening will be on April 2, as April 1 falls on a Sunday) Intent to Submit (ITS) for Merit Review, CREATE and NRI (ART Opens)

Apr 1 - (deadline will be on April 2, as April 1 falls on a Sunday) QUERI Intent to Submit

Apr 15 - (deadline will be April 16, as April 15 falls on a Sunday) CD LOIs for June Proposals

Apr 15 - (deadline will be April 16, as April 15 falls on a Sunday) Waivers for Offsite Research (Merit Review)

Apr 15 - First Day to Submit QUERI Merit Review Applications to Grants.gov (SDPs)

Apr 16 - CREATE Notification of Concept Paper Acceptance

May

June

July

August

HSRD:
May 1 - Intent to Submit for Merit Review, CREATE and NRI (ART Closes)

May 8 - QUERI Down to the Wire Submission to Grants.gov (SDPs)

May 10 - QUERI Last Possible Submission Date to Grants.gov (SDPs)

May 15 - First Day to Submit Merit Review, CREATE, CD and NRI Applications to Grants.gov

May 15 - Waivers for Exceeding Budget Caps (CREATE, Merit Review)

May 15 - Waivers for Offsite Research (CREATE)

RRD:
May 1 - LOIs and Waiver Requests for Summer Cycle
BLRD/CSRD:
June 15 - Deadline for submitting requests for Eligibility and/or Acceptance into the Non-Clinician Intramural Research Program
HSRD:
June 8 - Down to the Wire Submission to Grants.gov (Merit Review, CREATE, NRI, CD)

June 10 - (deadline will be June 11, as June 10 falls on a Sunday) Last Possible Submission Date to Grants.gov

June 15 - Verification Date for All Proposals in eRA
BLRD/CSRD:
Jul 15 - Waiver requests (offsite research or exceeding budget caps)
HSRD:
Jul 1 - QUERI Concept Paper Submission
HSRD:
Aug 1 - QUERI Intent to Submit

Aug 15 - First Day to Submit QUERI Merit Review Applications to Grants.gov (SDPs)

September

October

November

December

BLRD/CSRD:
Sept 29 - Requests for review committee assignment (suggestions for specific reviewers will not be accepted)
HSRD:
Sept 10 - QUERI Down to the Wire Submission to Grants.gov (SDPs)

Sept 12 - QUERI Last Possible Submission Date to Grants.gov (SDPs)
HSRD:
Oct 1 - Intent to Submit for Merit Review and NRI (ART Opens)

Oct 15 - CD LOIs for December Proposals

Oct 15 - Waivers for Offsite Research (Merit Review)
HSRD:
Nov 1 - Intent to Submit for Merit Review and NRI (ART Closes)

Nov 1 - QUERI Concept Paper Submission

Nov 15 - First Day to Submit Applications to Grants.gov (Merit Review, NRI, CD)

Nov 15 - Waivers for Exceeding Budget Caps (Merit Review)


RRD:
Nov 1 - LOIs and Waiver Requests for Winter Cycle
HSRD:
Dec 1 - QUERI Intent to Submit

Dec 8 - (deadline will be on Dec 10 as Dec 8 falls on a Saturday) Down to the Wire Submission to Grants.gov (Merit Review, NRI, CD)

Dec 10 - (deadline will be Dec 12 as DTW Submission is on Dec 10) Last Possible Submission Date to Grants.gov

Dec 15 - (deadline will be Dec 17 as Dec 15 falls on a Saturday) Verification for All Proposals in eRA

Dec 15 - First Day to Submit QUERI Merit Review Applications to Grants.gov (remains Dec 15)