October is National Biosafety Month – a yearly reminder to refocus attention on biosafety policies, practices and procedures. …. the NIH Office of Science Policy recently updated the “Institutional Biosafety Committee Self-Assessment Tool” as a resource to help ….

Are you a Signing Official (SO) planning to withdraw your grant application? Instead of contacting the NIH Division of Receipt and Referral (DRR) directly, starting on Thursday, Sept. 8, you will be able to request the withdrawal electronically in eRA Commons. ….

In the latest NIH All About Grants podcast, Sherri Cummins from the NIH Office of Extramural Research, discusses the various options for submitting grant applications to NIH. ….

We’ve developed a one-page guide to explain how to address rigor and reproducibility in your NIH application. This new resource walks through each of the four key areas of scientific rigor, explaining how and where to address each area in your application. In addition we’ve linked to additional resources in case you need more in-depth … Continue reading “Your One Page Guide to Rigor and Reproducibility”

Upholding the integrity of scientific research takes contributions from scientists, trainees, administrators, and policymakers alike. A new infographic from the Department of Health and Thumbnail of infographic links to full PDFHuman Services Office of Research integrity (HHS ORI) shares five tips that supervisors can take to promote research integrity in their workplaces: 1. Be Available and Approachable – Take the time to cultivate ….

Are you a research administrator who has wondered, how can I get a list of eRA Commons account holders at my university? A tool in eRA Commons can help!

Through the eRA Commons Account Management System (AMS), you can use the AMS User Reports tool to search for account holders at your institution, and export this information into a list. AMS User Reports also allows you to search ….

A new video from NIH’s Center for Scientific Review (CSR) compiles insights from peer reviewers, study section chairs, and NIH staff, to help guide you in planning and writing a competitive grant application. ….

In the latest NIH All About Grants podcast, we talk to Dr. Cathie Cooper, Director of the Division of Receipt and Referral at NIH’s Center of Scientific Review, about how you can …

A new web portal provides regulatory guidance and links to human subjects protection information, but also contains a number of tools and guides to help investigators and institutions meet federal and HHS/NIH standards for human subjects research protections.

Our new annotated FOA highlights the importance of each section of the FOA as it relates to your application submission. …..