Important Reminders for Fellowship and Career Development Applicants

Posted on January 6, 2020 by NIH Staff

Planning to apply for a fellowship or career development award? If so, don’t forget your ORCID iD. We encourage everybody from graduate students to senior scientists to register for an ORCID account and link it to their eRA Commons personal profile. But for some grant applicants, it’s an absolute must. ORCID iDs are required for PD/PIs on individual fellowship and career development applications submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2020. Continue reading →

Request for Information on Inclusion Across the Lifespan II Workshop

Posted on December 13, 2019 by NIH Staff

ke your comments and suggestions heard as NIH plans the follow-up to the 2017 Inclusion Across the Lifespan workshop, the Inclusion Across the Lifespan II (IAL-II) workshop that will focus on the recruitment and retention of pediatric, geriatric, and other underrepresented participants in clinical studies. Continue reading →

Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement for FY 2020

Posted on December 12, 2019 by NIH Staff

The revised NIH Grants Policy Statement has been published, replacing the October 2018 version as a standard term and condition of awards. This revision applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2019. Continue reading →

Extension Policy for K99/R00 Eligibility

Posted on November 4, 2019 by NIH Staff

NIH recognizes that a lot can happen to interrupt the 4-year K99 eligibility window. Since one of the most popular reasons for extension requests involve childbirth, NIH will approve an extension of one year for childbirth, consistent with the NIH Extension Policy for Early Stage Investigator Status (ESI), effective immediately. Men, those adopting children, and same-sex partners of individuals giving birth can also apply for an extension. Continue reading →

NIH Natural Disaster Policy Reminder

Posted on September 11, 2019 by NIH Staff

If your institution closes due to severe weather or other natural disasters, NIH has policies in place to help your research to continue. We recently published an NIH Guide Notice that reminds those impacted by Hurricane Dorian about the flexibilities for application and report submission provided by these policies. Continue reading →

Don’t Forget to Link Your ORCID iD to Your eRA Commons Profile

Posted on September 4, 2019 by NIH Staff

We encourage everybody from graduate students to senior scientists to register for an ORCID account and link it to their eRA Commons personal profile. Starting October 1, 2019, ORCID identifiers will be required for individuals supported by institutional research training, career development, and other research education awards. Continue reading →

Changes to NIH Requirements Regarding Proposed Human Fetal Tissue Research

Posted on August 6, 2019 by NIH Staff

NIH recently published a Guide Notice (NOT-OD-19-128) announcing requirements for research involving human fetal tissue (HFT). These changes will apply to competitive applications for grants and cooperative agreements submitted for due dates on or after September 25, 2019 and R&D contract proposals submitted to solicitations issued after September 25, 2019. Continue reading →

Clarifying Long-Standing NIH Policies on Disclosing Other Support

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Mike Lauer

Who funds your current research? Make sure to let NIH know. It is required. Institutions and investigators must disclose all forms of what is termed “other support” when applying for and receiving NIH grants. Other support includes all resources, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value, available in direct support of an individual’s research endeavors. Continue reading →

Upcoming Change in Federal-wide Unique Entity Identifier Requirements

Posted on April 24, 2019 by NIH Staff

Currently when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements, all applicant organizations must have a DUNS number as the Universal Identifier. The General Services Administration (GSA) recently announced that DUNS will be replaced by a new Government-owned unique entity identifier in all systems, including Grants.gov and eRA Commons. The new government unique identifier will be incorporated into the SAM registration process, eliminating the need for applicants to seek external identifiers in order to register. Continue reading →

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