Update on Linking ORCID To Implement Persistent Identifier Requirements While Reducing Burden and Improving Transparency

November 12, 2024

In 2017, we announced that eRA Commons would establish a real-time link with ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor Identification), a non-profit organization that assigns persistent identifiers to scientists and their research. Since that time, we have observed a dramatic increase in the number of NIH supported investigators with an NIH account linked to their ORCID iD.

Using Artificial Intelligence and Other Digital Technologies to Enhance Grant Management Operations

November 4, 2024

Here, we will explore some innovative and analytical ways that NIH is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital technologies to strengthen our internal grant and application management operations. When taken together with other efforts, these approaches move us towards continually funding the most meritorious research possible.

A Pilot Approach To Replicating Research: The NIH Common Fund’s Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative Provides Funding To Support Research Replication Activities

October 29, 2024

This summer, the NIH Office of Strategic Coordination launched the new Replication to Enhance Research Impact Initiative, a pilot approach to advance rigor and transparency in biomedical research by supporting the direct third-party replication of NIH-funded studies. Through the new Replication Initiative, we aim to test whether direct replication of selected research studies is a fruitful approach to enhancing research reproducibility, and if yes, for what types of studies, and under what circumstances.

Reaffirming NIH’s Commitment to Scientific Integrity

October 21, 2024

Ensuring that the research the NIH funds and conducts adheres to the highest standards of scientific integrity, public accountability, and transparency is essential to earning the public’s trust. As such, we are pleased to announce that NIH is reaffirming its commitment to these principles by publishing its Scientific Integrity Policy.

Attention New Grant Administrators and Researchers: Join Us for a Virtual, Interactive, NIH Grants Process Primer

October 7, 2024

We know the NIH grants process can be overwhelming for those new to it. That is why OER and CSR are working together to host the “NIH Grants Process Primer: Application to Award” webinar on November 13 and 14 from 1-4pm ET. Join us for this virtual, interactive dive into the grants process, helpful resources, and essential NIH grant systems. Whether you are an institutional grant administrator or a new PI looking to get more comfortable with the NIH grants process, this is the webinar for you.

Explore the Redesigned NIH Grants and Funding Website To Simplify Finding Information on Your Journey With NIH

September 25, 2024

We are pleased to announce that NIH launched the new NIH Grants and Funding website this week. Designed with the needs of the extramural research community in mind, the new site is intended to enhance your journey through the NIH grants process with a modernized interface and powerful features to make finding critical information easier than ever.