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

*REFER TO THE APPLICABLE RFA for the timing of submission steps required to meet the deadline.

Abbreviations:
CD = Career Development
LOI = Letter of Intent
NRI = Nursing Research Initiative
RCS = Research Career Scientist

January

February

March

April

BLRD/CSRD:

Feb 1 – Nominations for the Middleton Award and Barnwell Award

RRD:

Feb 1 – Pre-applications/LOIs and Waiver Requests for Spring Cycle

All Services

Feb 15 – Centralized Positions (GS-14 & Above)

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the SPRING CYCLE*

HSRD:
Apr 15 – CD LOIs

May

June

July

August

BLRD/CSRD:
May 1 – LOIs for CD and MR Awards with LOI requirements; Off-Site Waiver Requests; Requests to exceed budget caps for Merit Review Awards

HSRD/QUERI:
May 6 – Intent to Submit Deadline for Summer Cycle

May 11 – 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 –Pre-applications/LOIs and Waiver Requests for Summer Cycle

All Services
May 15 – Centralized Positions (GS-14 & Above)

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the SUMMER CYCLE*

BLRD/CSRD:
June 1 – Requests for Eligibility and/or Acceptance into the Non-Clinician Intramural Research Program;

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

All Services
Aug 15 – Centralized Positions (GS-14 & Above)

September

October

November

December

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the FALL CYCLE*

HSRD:
Sept 1 – Nominations for RCS

RRD:
Sept 1 –Paul B. Magnuson Award Nominations

HSRD:
Oct 15 - CD LOIs

BLRD/CSRD:
Nov 1 – LOIs for CD and MR Awards with LOI requirements; Off-Site Waiver Requests; Requests to exceed budget caps for Merit Review Awards

HSRD/QUERI:
Nov 3 - Intent to Submit Deadline for Winter Cycle

Nov 9 - 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:
Nov 1 - Pre-applications/LOIs and Waiver Requests for Winter Cycle

All Services
Nov 15 – Centralized Positions (GS-14 & Above)

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the WINTER CYCLE*

BLRD/CSRD:
Dec 1 - Requests for Eligibility and/or Acceptance into the Non-Clinician Intramural Research Program;