SF 424 R&R Cover

For assistance with the information required on this form, please refer to the appropriate application guide on the How to Apply page.

NOTE: The forms in these topics reflect FORMS-I, which must be used for applications with due dates on or after January 25, 2025 (see guide notice NOT-OD-24-086. Also see the annotated form set and summary of changes for Forms-I.) For due dates on or before January 24, 2025, use FORMS-H.

For guidance on completing the form in ASSIST, refer to the steps below:

1. Click the Edit button to enable the form for editing.

   

2. Complete the required fields for each section. Required fields are marked with asterisks (*).

Some information, including the organization details in the Applicant Information section and the fields within the Project Director/Principal Investigator Contact Information section, is carried over from the application initiation. These fields are disabled for editing and are read-only.

The Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project is also carried over from the Application Project Title provided on the Initiate Application page; however, this field may be edited if necessary.

TIP: For components in multi-project applications, you can use the Populate from Overall component's R&R cover button to auto-populate the fields in Section 5 with information entered on the Overall component R&R Cover form.

3. To save the entered information, click the Save and Keep Lock button to keep the form open for further editing -or- click the Save and Release Lock button to close the form after saving.

NOTE: Clicking the Cancel and Release Lock button - followed by the Continue button on the confirmation - returns the form to read-only and does not save any of the entered information onto the form.