How does the application format and content differ from the single PI application?
Application forms used for Research Project Grants (RPGs) including the Public Health Service (PHS) 398 and the Standard Form (SF) 424 Research and Related (R&R) forms accommodate multiple PIs. Those forms can be found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms.htm. Instructions for including more than one PI and the completion of the Leadership Plan is described in both application sets. In addition, all RFAs and PAs that permit multiple PIs include special instructions and peer review criteria to accommodate multiple-PIs. The multiple PI option is extended to most other applicable applications and awards as they transition to SF424 electronic grant application forms. PHS 398 paper applications proposing Multiple PIs may only be submitted in response to specific RFAs and PAs that offer the multiple PI option.