NIA ARA Over the Cap

NIA Implementation of NIH Requirements for Submitting Unsolicited Applications Requesting $500,000 or More in Direct Costs is reflected in published Notice https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-AG-24-012.html . This Notice encourages extramural investigators to contact an NIA Program Officer (PO) at least 10-weeks prior to the ARA submission due date to obtain assistance in submitting an ARA request.

The following table provides ARA Request Due Dates for a Given Fiscal Year.

ARA Review Cycle	Cycle I	Cycle II	Cycle III
Application Due Dates	Jan. 25 - May 7	May 25 - Sept. 7	Sept. 25 - Jan. 7
ARA Request Due Dates	Dec. 9	April 7	Aug. 7

Visit the DEA website for ARA policy and procedures ( https://www.nia.nih.gov/research/grants-funding/nia-guidance-awaiting-receipt-applications-ara-large-budget-grant ).

Instructions: In completing this form, please contact your NIA Program Official regarding your intention to submit this request. This will avoid delays in processing your request.

Project Overview

1. PI Name:*

2. PI Email:*

3. PI Commons ID:*

4. Organization:*

5. Program Official Email:*
Format: username@nih.gov

6. Project Title:*

7. Clinical Trial:*

8. NOFO:*
Format: RFA-XX-XX-XXX, PA-XX-XXX, PAX-XX-XXX, NOT-XX-XX-XXX

9. Grant Number (If renewal or resubmission):
Format: Activity code, IC, serial number. Example: R01AGXXXXXX

10. Anticipated Receipt Date:*
The date when the PI expects to submit his/her application.

11. Start Date:

Budget

Please complete the table below for the direct and total cost. Type in a zero if no cost applies. *

	Direct Cost less Consortium F&A	Total Cost
Year 1	$	$
Year 2	$	$
Year 3	$	$
Year 4	$	$
Year 5	$	$
Year 6 (if applicable)	$	$
Year 7 (if applicable)	$	$
Average Cost	$0	$0
Total	$0	$0

Project Details

12. Project Description:*

13. Specific Aims:*

14. Brief description of progress or scientific advances.*

15. Diverse Population Details:*
Please provide justification/plan for the recruitment of diverse populations. Provide a description of cohort or study population (if applicable). Please ensure, if using animals for the study, that you identify the species, strains, ages, sex and total number of animals.

16. Describe recruitment AND retention plans and feasibility of recruitment.*

17. Describe your data sharing plans. Will the award lead to research infrastructure of more general use or to resources or data of significant value to a larger community?*

18. If applicable, describe how any gender or underrepresented population may be disproportionally affected by the proposed research.*

Planned Enrollment Counts by Ethnicity and Race

Please complete the table below for applicable Planned Ethnic Categories by populating values into each table cell. *

	Not Hispanic or Latino		Hispanic or Latino
Racial Categories	Female	Male	Female	Male	Total
American Indian/Alaska Native					0
Asian					0
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander					0
Black or African American					0
White					0
More than One Race					0
Total	0	0	0	0	0
% of Total	0%	0%	0%	0%	100%

Supporting Documents Upload

Upload Attachments:

*PDF files only* PDF files are the only supported file type at the moment. All other file types will be dropped/removed when you click submit and will not be sent.

Special Note: Please upload the PI response to review (only if this is a resubmission).