NIH Standard Receipt Dates Page

NIH Receipt Date Policy An unsolicited, investigator-initiated application is considered on time if it is either (1) received by or (2) mailed on or before the published receipt date and a proof of mailing is provided. Proof of timely mailing consists of a legibly dated U.S. Postal Service postmark or a dated receipt from a commercial carrier or the U.S. Postal Service. Private metered postmarks are not acceptable. This policy also applies to unsolicited AIDS-related applications and to AREA applications. Solicited applications and proposals must be received by the specified date. However, an application received after the deadline may be acceptable if it carries a legible proof-of-mailing date assigned by the carrier and the proof-of-mailing is not later than one week prior to the deadline date. Solicited applications include those in response to Requests for Applications (RFAs); Program Announcements (PAs) with specified receipt dates (dates other than the standard ones specified in the chart below). All applications and other deliveries to the Center for Scientific Review must come either via courier delivery or via the USPS. Applications delivered by individuals to the Center for Scientific Review will no longer be accepted. *When a receipt date falls on a weekend or holiday, the receipt date will be the following business day.

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