When submitting a changed/corrected application, do we need to write a new cover letter? Do we also need to change the Federal Identifier field to the previous Grants.gov tracking number?
Any application submitted after the submission date (even if within the one-week correction window that HHS/CDC is allowing as we transition) must include a cover letter. The cover letter is not saved from one application submission attempt to the next, so the cover letter submitted with the final assembled application should include ALL the information that you want to convey to HHS/CDC. For electronic submissions, the cover letter is an attachment (in PDF format) to the PHS 398 Cover Letter File component found in the Optional Documents section of the application package. When the changed/corrected application box is checked for a New application, the Federal Identifier field becomes mandatory. You can enter the previous Grants.gov tracking number or NA or N/A in the Federal Identifier field. For a continuation, revision, or renewal application, enter the assigned Federal Identifier number or award number (e.g., CA123456) in the Federal Identifier field.
