NIH generally grants its notices of award to a sponsoring institution, not to an individual.
Suppose a PI loses interest in a submitted project proposal or becomes ineligible to receive it (e.g., gets mobilized for National Guard duty).
The sponsoring institution can transfer the PI-ship to another individual, subject to agency approval.
Standard rule: submit, submit, submit.
In general, there is nothing wrong about submitting an R-type application at the same time a K award is submitted or is under review. Just have a plan for what to do if both notices of award are issued.
(Prof Joe Gallo got fundable priority scores for two concurrently submitted K and R01 awards. He had to choose which to accept. Could not accept both. Could have had institution delegate someone else as R01 PI.)
If you find pertinent agency comment, please add a comment. If it is a link to photo, screenshot, or url, please use blogger LINK function. If you click on that function, a menu opens with two fields. Put the url in the bottom field, and type instructive text in top field, such as "Link to NIDA K99 policy" or some such.
Rules change, and vary agency by agency. Let us know if you find exceptions.
The NIDA K99 FOA (https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-16-077.html#_Section_III._Eligibility) states the following with respect to R grants:
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Have been an independent PD/PI on NIH research grants (e.g. R01, R03, R21), NIH individual career development awards (e.g., K01, K07, K08, K23, K25), or other peer reviewed NIH or non-NIH research grants over $100,000 direct costs per year, or project leaders on sub-projects of program project (P01) or center (P50) grants."
However, I also found this additional information on the NICHD site (https://www.nichd.nih.gov/training/extramural/faqs/Pages/faqs-specific.aspx#submit):
"Can a K99 grantee submit for an R03 or R21 grant?
Someone who has already received a K99 can apply for research projects grants (RPG) such as the R03 or R21. However, they cannot accept any salary effort from the RPG. Even the 25% effort that might be available to the awardee (cases that specify the minimum required 75% effort on the K99) would not be available because it would fall under the rule prohibiting salary supplementation with Public Health Service funds. There is an allowance for other mentored Ks (e.g., K01, K08, and K23) for a shift in effort and ability to draw salary from an RPG in the last 2 years of the award. This rule does not apply to the K99. The R03 or R21 cannot be active before the K99. Otherwise the applicant is ineligible. The policy is spelled out in the K99/R00 Program Announcement:
Candidates may submit research project grant (RPG) applications concurrently with the K application. However, any concurrent RPG application may not duplicate the provisions of the career award application. K award recipients are encouraged to obtain funding from NIH or other Federal sources either as a PD/PI on a competing research grant award or cooperative agreement, or as project leader on a competing multi-project award as described in NOT-OD-08-065."
Great clarification, Madhur. Thank you. This is for K99 mechanism. Possibly same or similar for other entry K awards. (Note: K02 and K05 have completely different rules, and generally require R01 track record: at least 1 R01 under the belt.)
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