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
Promos = GS 14/15 Promotions
RCS = Research Career Scientist

January

February

March

April

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the SPRING CYCLE*

HSRD:
Mar 1 - Nominations for Promos

HSRD:
Apr 15 – CD LOIs

May

June

July

August

HSRD:
May 1 – Intent to Submit Deadline for Merit Review, NRI and CD

May 1 – QUERI Parent/Partnered Evaluations Intent to Submit

May 15 – 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)

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the SUMMER CYCLE*

September

October

November

December

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the FALL CYCLE*

HSRD:
Sept 1 – Nominations for RCS and Promos

HSRD:
Oct 15 - CD LOIs

HSRD:
Nov 1 - Intent to Submit for Merit Review, NRI, CD and Innovation.

Nov 1 – QUERI Parent/Partnered Evaluations Intent to Submit

Nov 15 - 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)

ALL SERVICES:
Application Submission for the WINTER CYCLE*