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2024 Submission Calendar for All VA ORD Services

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

* REFER TO THE APPLICABLE FOA/RFA for the timing of steps required to meet the application submission and verification deadlines.

Abbreviations:
CD = Career Development
LOI = Letter of Intent
MR = Merit Review
Promos = GS 14/15 Promotions
RCS = Research Career Scientist

January

February

March

April

 

 

BLRD/CSRD:
Feb 1 – Nominations for the Middleton Award and Barnwell Award

Feb 26 - Spring Cycle MVP Data Use Requests for RFAs without LOI requirements




RRD:
Feb 1 – Spring SPiRE Cycle Pre-applications/LOIs and Waiver Requests

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submissions for the SPRING CYCLE*




CSRD:
Mar 1 – Summer Cycle Precision Oncology RFA LOIs




HSR:
Mar 1 - Promos Applications
 
Mar 29 – Summer Cycle MVP Data Use Requests




RRD:
Mar 1 – Promos Applications

Mar 29 – Summer MR/CD/RCS Cycle MVP Data Use Requests

ORD:
Apr 1 - BLRD/CSRD Fall MR/CD/RCS Cycle and HSR and RRD Summer MR/CD/RCS Cycles Psychedelic RFA Pre-applications/LOIs




BLRD/CSRD
Apr 17 –Fall MR/CD/RCS Cycle MVP Data Use Requests for RFAs with LOI requirements




HSR:
Apr 15 – Summer Cycle CD LOIs


May

June

July

August

BLRD/CSRD:
May 1 – Fall Cycle LOIs for CD/MR Awards with LOI requirements; Off-Site Waiver Requests; Requests to exceed Budget Caps for MR Awards




HSR/QUERI:
May 1 – Summer Cycle POU AMP RFAs Pre-applications and Waiver Requests

May 3 – Summer Cycle Intent to Submit Deadline

May 9 – Summer Cycle Waivers for Exceeding Budget Caps, Waivers for Offsite Research, and Waivers for IPAs in Excess of 30% of Personnel for COINs and 40% for non-COINs (Merit Review)




RRD:
May 1 – Summer MR/CD/RCS Cycle Pre-applications/LOIs and Waiver Requests

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submissions for the SUMMER CYCLE*




CSRD
Jun 1 – Fall Cycle Precision Oncology RFA LOIs


RRD:
Aug 1 – Fall SPiRE Cycle Pre-applications/LOIs and Waiver Requests




BLRD/CSRD:
Aug 27 - Fall MR/CD/RCS Cycle MVP Data Use Requests for RFAs without LOI requirements

September

October

November

December

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submissions for the FALL CYCLE*




CSRD
Sept 1 – Winter Cycle Precision Oncology RFA LOIs




HSR:
Sept 1 – Nominations for RCS and Promos




RRD:
Sept 1 – Promos Applications; Paul B. Magnuson Award Nominations

ORD Enterprise Schedule TBD

ORD Enterprise Schedule TBD

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submissions for the WINTER CYCLE*




ORD Enterprise Schedule TBD

 



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