Justify each item. Incomplete requests will be returned without review. Review criteria include the scientific merit of the proposed microarray analysis, the relevance of the proposed experiments to the project that is funded by the parent grant, the likelihood that the proposed microarray analysis will enhance the progress of the parent grant, the adequacy of plans for quality control and data analysis, the availability of the full range of resources necessary for microarray analysis, and the appropriateness of the proposed budget. Each request will be judged on its own merits. PIs who are coordinating their requests should have contingency plans for the acquisition of necessary resources in the event that requests submitted by other members of the group are not approved for funding.
All awards are contingent on the availability of funds.
No, only the PI of a multicomponent grant may apply for a supplement. I am the PI on a P01 grant that has five subprojects. My grant expires in 3 months, but my renewal application did well and I expect it to be funded. If you want to do microarray analysis next year, your competing renewal application should have included a request for funds for the resources that you'll need. I've read a lot about microarrays, but I've never done a microarray experiment.