Would you like to learn more about the implementation of the NIH single Institutional Review Board (sIRB) policy and receive guidance on how to effectively request an exception to the policy directly from NIH experts?  If so, then make plans to join the NIH Office of Extramural Research (OER) on October 18 from 2:00-3:30pm ET for a webinar on scope and applicability and the single IRB plan. …. Continue reading →

The NIH Center for Scientific Review (CSR) is the portal for receipt and referral of NIH grant applications, and, for the majority of those applications, carries out the peer review process for assessing scientific and technical merit. In October, CSR will host two “online briefings” on peer review focused on the Academic Research Enhancement AREA/R15 program, and NIH small business (SBIR/STTR) programs. For more information and to register…. Continue reading →

Did you know there are three types of Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) that are associated with an NIH grant award? Can you name them? If you said “Annual, Interim, & Final RPPRs”…way to go! What does each one include? How and when do you submit each? What changes have been made in 2017 and what are still to come? On Wednesday, August 30, from 2:00-3:30 ET, NIH experts are planning to answer these questions, along with sharing the latest updates on RPPR policies and process updates. This webinar is designed for principal investigators, signing officials, and delegated officials responsible for the development and submission of progress reports to the NIH.  Registration is now open …. Continue reading →

NIH’s Office of Science Policy works across NIH and with external stakeholders to promote science, safety and ethics in biomedical technology assessment, biosafety, and biosecurity. In July, they will be hosting a workshop entitled NIH Guidelines: Honoring the Past, Charting the Future. …. Continue reading →

NIH (including help desks) will be closed Monday, February 20, 2017, for the federal holiday (Washington’s Birthday). If a grant application due date falls on a federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day. Continue reading →

NIH (including help desks) will be closed Monday, January 16, 2017, for the federal holiday (Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr.). If a grant application due date falls on a federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day. Continue reading →

NIH (including help desks) will be closed Monday, January 2, 2017 (Monday is the legal federal holiday for New Year’s Day, as New Year’s Day falls on a Sunday in 2017). If a grant application due date falls on a federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day. Continue reading →

NIH (including help desks) will be closed Monday, December 26, 2016 (Monday is the legal federal holiday for Christmas Day, as Christmas Day falls on a Sunday in 2016). If a grant application due date falls on a federal holiday, the application deadline is … Continue reading →

NIH (including help desks) will be closed Thursday, November 24, 2016 (Thanksgiving Day).  If a grant application due date falls on this federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.

NIH (including help desks) will be closed Friday, November 11, 2016 (Veterans Day).  If a grant application due date falls on this federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.