Per NIH notice number: NOT-OD-09-139, “The newly revised “Continuation Progress Report for a DHHS Public Health Service Grant” (PHS 2590, rev. 06/09) instructions and forms are now available and will be accepted immediately for all progress reports and are required for all annual progress reports due on/after October 1, 2009.”

Significant Changes Include:

• New All Personnel Report
• New Assurance for Institutions Receiving Awards for Training of Graduate Students for Doctoral Degress
• Inclusion of Changes to Innovative Potential
• Changes to the Biographical Sketch
• Human Embryonic Stem Cells (hESC’s)

The information above is a partial statement issued by the NIH. For the full announcement, please see here