News & Information

• Notice to Extend Parent R01/R03/R21 Parent Notices of Funding Opportunities (posted 4/14/24)

  The purpose of this notice is to extend the expiration date for following Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs): 

  • NIH Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-185 
  • Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-184 
  • Research Project Grant (Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-183 
  • NIH Small Research Grant Program (Parent R03 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-200 
  • NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) PA-20-195 
  • NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required) PA-20-194 
  • NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant Program (Parent R21 Basic Experimental Studies with Humans Required) PA-20-196 

  Current Key Dates

  Expiration Date: May 8, 2023 

  Modified Key Dates

  Expiration Date: January 8. 2025

  All other aspects of these NOFOs remain the same.

   

• Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support

  NIH is adopting the Biographical Sketch Common Form and the Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Form in 2025 as per the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) memorandum on Policy Regarding Use of Common Disclosure Forms for applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) submitted on or after May 2025.

  The Common Forms represent a collaborative effort between Federal research agencies to ensure standard disclosure requirements as outlined in the National Security Presidential Memorandum - 33.

  Resources:

  • New NIH "FORMS-I" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025: NOT-OD-24-86 - April 4, 2024
  • Guide Notice with additional detail on implementation and timing anticipated by summer 2024.
  • Biosketch Format Pages, Instructions, and Samples (web page will be updated as plans evolve).
  • Other Support (web page will be updated as plans evolve).
• New NIH "FORMS-I" Grant Application Forms and Instructions Coming for Due Dates on or after January 25, 2025

  This notice informs the applicant and recipient communities of changes to grant application forms and application guide instructions for due dates on or after January 25, 2025.

  The following application forms include substantive form changes (i.e., new/deleted/modified fields). All other forms include only an OMB expiration date change.

  • PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan
  • PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form
  • PHS Assignment Request Form
  • PHS 398 Cover Page Supplement Form

  Key Changes:

  • A new attachment field for the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity on the PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan. Additional changes for institutional training grants will be detailed via NIH Guide notice by late spring 2024.
  • As part of NIH efforts to improve the peer review process for NRSA Fellowship applications, there will be modifications to some sections of the PHS Fellowship Supplement Form. Additional details will be provided via an NIH Guide notice by late spring 2024.
  • NIH adoption and required use of the Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support by May 2025. Additional details will be communicated via NIH Guide notice by summer 2024. 

  See High-level Summary of Form Changes in FORMS-I Application Packages for a full list of known form changes. These changes will be implemented with application form packages identified with a Competition ID of "FORMS-I" and associated application guide instructions. Additional guidance and confirmation of implementation plans will be provided in fall 2024.

  Effective Date

  Applicants must use FORMS-I application packages for due dates on or after January 25, 2025, and must use FORMS-H application packages for due dates on or before January 24, 2025. Applications submitted using an incorrect forms package for their intended due date will be withdrawn and removed from funding consideration.

  Availability of FORMS-I Application Guides

  Application guides for FORMS-I application packages will be posted to the How to Apply - Application Guide page no later than October 25, 2024.

  Availability of FORMS-I Application Packages

  FORMS-I application packages will be posted as follows:

  • New Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) will be posted with FORMS-H and/or FORMS-I application packages, as appropriate, beginning October 25, 2024.
  • New NOFOs posted before October 25, 2024, with initial due dates on or after January 25, 2025, will be posted without application forms until updated forms are available. Application packages will be added to these NOFOs between October 25, 2024, and November 25, 2024, with all application forms packages posted 30 calendar days or more prior to receipt dates.
  • All active Parent and IC-issued NOFOs with due dates on or after January 25, 2025, will be reissued or updated to add FORMS-I application packages between October 25, 2024, and November 25, 2024, with all application forms packages posted 30 calendar days or more prior to receipt dates.

  For a transition period, both FORMS-H and FORMS-I application packages will be active simultaneously. Applicants must choose the appropriate application package for their due date when presented with both FORMS-H and FORMS-I application packages on the same NOFO (see table below).

  Reminder: When an application due date falls on a weekend, Federal holiday, or Washington, DC area Federal office closure, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day.

• Updates to NIH Training Grant Applications (Posted 4/5/2024)

  The NIH National Research Service Award (NRSA) Training Program applications are undergoing changes that take effect for submissions due on or after January 25, 2025.

  These modifications impact the PHS 398 Research Training Program Plan Form (the Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity will become its own attachment instead of part of the 25-page program plan) and the NRSA Training Tables. These changes will impact NRSA training grant applications and other applications that use the T forms (such as K12s) submitted for due dates on or after January 25, 2025.

  Goals

  • Update the NRSA Data Tables to reduce applicant and reviewer burden.
  • Include training in the Responsible Conduct of Research and Recruitment Plan to Enhance Diversity as items that contribute to the overall impact score. 
  • Enhance research training programs by further defining expectations for mentor training and clarifying positive outcomes related to preparing trainees for the breadth of research and related careers relevant to the NIH mission.

  Learn More

  • June 5, 2024: Webinar on Updates to NIH Training Grant Applications (registration open)
  • A Guide Notice and details on a public webinar are forthcoming!

   
• Guidance on Salary Limitation for Grants and Cooperative Agreements FY 2024

  This Notice provides information regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards.

  Since 1990, Congress has legislatively mandated a limitation on direct salary for individuals under NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards (referred to here as a grant). The mandate appears in the annual appropriation act that provides authority for NIH to incur obligations for a given Fiscal Year (FY). At this time, NIH has not received an FY 2024 appropriation and is operating under a Continuing Resolution, the "Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-22)”, that applies the terms and conditions of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.

  The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. The Office of Personnel Management recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 1, 2024, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $221,900.

  For active awards, including awards that have been issued in FY 2024 (continuation and new) that were restricted to Executive Level II, if adequate funds are available, and if the salary cap increase is consistent with the institutional base salary, recipients may rebudget funds to accommodate the current Executive Level II salary level.

  Once the Department of Health and Human Services Appropriation for FY 2024 is enacted, NIH will publish the annual Notice of legislative mandates to provide information on any statutory provisions that limit the use of NIH grant funds in FY 2024.

• Use The New NIH Workflow to Check If The Single IRB Requirements Apply

  If your next new or competing renewal application includes human subjects research, take advantage of NIH’s new Single IRB (sIRB) Requirement Determination Workflow (PDF) to help determine whether your project is subject to the single institutional review board (IRB) requirements. Follow the steps in the Workflow PDF to ascertain whether your research falls under the NIH sIRB Policy or the revised Common Rule Cooperative Research sIRB mandate.

  Learn more about Single IRB for Multi-Site or Cooperative Research requirements.

  Please note that if sIRB applies to your application, kindly outreach to SBU ORC and visit the ORC sIRB page for more information.

• NIH Application Instruction Updates - Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Costs

  NOT-OD-23-161: This notice updates the NIH application instructions for submitting requests for Data Management and Sharing costs in a single line item. As outlined in the Final NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing (DMS), costs associated with data management and data sharing may be allowable under the budget for the proposed project. Currently, the NIH How to Apply - Application Guide states that costs to support activities described in the DMS plan, including personnel costs, must be noted on the R&R Budget Form as a single line item titled “Data Management and Sharing Costs.” The line item must be used only for DMS costs and cannot be combined with any “Other” costs. If no costs will be incurred, the applicant must enter “0” in the funds requested column. These previous instructions will be rescinded effective October for due dates on or after October 5, 2023.

  Effective for applications submitted for due dates on or after October 5, 2023, NIH will no longer require the use of the single DMS cost line item. NIH recognizes that DMS costs may be requested in many cost categories. Therefore, in line with our standard budget instructions, DMS costs must be requested in the appropriate cost category, e.g., personnel, equipment, supplies, and other expenses, following the instructions for the R&R Budget Form or PHS 398 Modular Budget Form, as applicable. While the single cost line item is no longer required, NIH will require applicants to specify estimated DMS cost details within the “Budget Justification” attachment of the R&R Budget Form or “Additional Narrative Justification” attachment of the PHS 398 Modular Budget Form, pursuant to the instructions.

  Updates to the NIH How to Apply – Application Guide will be published prior to the October 5, 2023, effective date. 

• NHLBI Supplement to the NIH Policy on Data Management and Sharing (effective May 25, 2023)

  NHLBI Supplement to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing, NOT-HL-23-070, the purpose of this Notice is to announce that the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Supplement to the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (NHLBI Supplement) is effective May 25, 2023, and replaces the previous NHLBI Policy for Data Sharing from Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Studies. The NHLBI Supplement harmonizes with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (NIH DMS Policy), the latter which became effective on January 25, 2023, and applies to research funded or conducted by NIH that results in the generation of scientific data. The NHLBI Supplement also establishes additional expectations for NHLBI-supported researchers subject to the NIH DMS Policy, including for special compliance timelines, data repositories, and ancillary studies.  

• FORMS-H: Instructions, Forms and a Handy Checklist

  Investigators must use FORMS-H forms for grant application due dates on or after January 25, 2023.  The FORMS-H application instructions are posted and FORMS-H application packages are starting to show up on active opportunities.  The link provided here to the NIH Forms H checklist will help you navigate the changes.  Please do not hesitate to contact your OSP Pre-Award Grants Specialist for additional guidance. 

• NIH Grants Policy Statement

  The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces publication of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. December 2022). The NIHGPS provides both up-to-date policy guidance that serves as NIH standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements, and extensive guidance to those who are interested in pursuing NIH grants.  See Significant Changes to the GPS for FY 2023 

• Data Management & Sharing Plan

  The NIH Data Management & Sharing (DMS) Policy, effective January 25, 2023, applies to all research, funded or conducted in whole or in part by NIH, that results in the generation of scientific data. This includes all NIH-supported research regardless of funding level, including: extramural grants, extramural contracts, intramural research projects, and other funding agreements.