10-1313-1

Merit Review Application

Agency
VA
Revision
December 2006
Fillable fields
65
Pages
1
Official source
VA form page
Checked
October 20, 2026
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VA Form 10-1313-1: Merit Review Application

VA Form 10-1313-1 is the Merit Review Application, a Veterans Health Administration (VHA) research form. Its footer marks it as page 1 of the VA Form 10-1313 package. It identifies a research program and its principal investigators, the amount requested each year, the investigators' VA employment status and salary source, and how the program uses human or animal subjects, investigational drugs or devices, radioisotopes and biohazards. It is a VA research application, not a Veterans benefit application.

The form is one page with numbered items for the lab, application, review group, facility and investigator details, a summary of research support for three prior fiscal years, and signature lines for the principal investigator(s) and the ACOS for Research and Development.

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Top of page 1 of VA Form 10-1313-1: Merit Review Application, as printed by VA

What's on VA Form 10-1313-1

Items 1 to 8: application and facility

Lab number, application number, review group, review date, facility number, the location of the health care facility (VAMC, OPC, city, state), Social Security number and the date of last Merit Review submission.

Items 9 to 11: investigators and funding

The principal investigator(s), the program title (72 characters maximum) and the amount requested for each of the 1st to 5th years, with a total.

Items 12 and 13: VA status and salary

VA employment status, and the VA salary source: Research CC 103, 104, 105 or 110, Career Development CC 108, patient care, HSR&D, RR&D or other VA.

Items 15 to 18: program details

Program and cost center, primary research program area and specialty area, VA hospital service and section, and academic rank, department and affiliation.

Item 19: program use

Yes or no answers for human subjects, animal subjects, investigational drugs, investigational devices, radioisotope and biohazards.

Items 20, 21 and signatures

Total VA, total non-VA and grand total research support for three prior fiscal years, the date entered on duty at VA, and the two signature and date lines.

How to complete VA Form 10-1313-1

  1. 1

    Identify the application

    Fill in the lab, application, review and facility details, the Social Security number and the date of the last Merit Review submission in Items 1 to 8.

  2. 2

    Name the investigators and program

    List each principal investigator in Item 9 and enter the program title in Item 10, which the form limits to 72 characters.

  3. 3

    Enter the yearly amounts

    Enter the amount requested for each year from the 1st to the 5th and the total in Item 11.

  4. 4

    Describe VA status and the program

    Check the employment status and salary source, then fill in the program, research areas, hospital service and academic details in Items 12 to 18.

  5. 5

    Answer every program use item

    The form says each item in Item 19 must have a response, so each of the six questions gets a yes or a no.

  6. 6

    Add prior support and sign

    Fill in research support for three prior fiscal years and the VA entry on duty date, then the principal investigator(s) and the ACOS for Research and Development sign and date.

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The 10-1313 package and edition

Part of a package

The footer reads Page 1 of VA Form 10-1313 package. Other pages of the package on this site include VA Forms 10-1313-2, 10-1313-4, 10-1313-5 and 10-1313-6.

Where it goes

The form and VA's page do not print a mailing address or a submission method.

Edition

The PDF footer reads VA FORM 10-1313-1 DEC 2006, matching the December 2006 revision date on VA's page.

Who uses VA Form 10-1313-1?

  • Principal investigators

    Item 9 lists the principal investigator(s) with name, degree and telephone number, and the first signature line is for the principal investigator(s).

  • VA staff in several employment types

    Item 12 asks the VA employment status: full time, part time in eighths, consulting, attending or WOC, with hours per week. Item 21 asks the date entered on duty at VA or the expected date.

  • The ACOS for Research and Development

    The second signature line is for the ACOS for Research and Development, with a date.

  • Not a Veterans benefit form

    The fields cover a research program, its funding and its investigators. The form has no fields for a benefit claim.

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Questions about Form 10-1313-1

What is VA Form 10-1313-1?

It is the Merit Review Application, a VHA research form. Its footer marks it as page 1 of the VA Form 10-1313 package.

Who signs VA Form 10-1313-1?

The form has signature and date lines for the principal investigator(s) and for the ACOS for Research and Development.

How many years of funding does the form ask about?

Item 11 has boxes for the amount requested in each of the 1st to 5th years, plus a total. Item 20 asks for research support in three prior fiscal years.

How long can the program title be?

Item 10 says 72 characters maximum.

Do all the program use questions need an answer?

Yes. Item 19 says each item must have a response, covering human subjects, animal subjects, investigational drugs, investigational devices, radioisotope and biohazards.

Where do I send VA Form 10-1313-1?

The form and VA's page do not print a mailing address or a submission method.