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Goodbye FORMS-F, Hello FORMS-G

September 1, 2021
Goodbye FORMS-F, Hello FORMS-G Applicants applying to NIH funding opportunities with due dates on or after January 25, 2022 must use updated application forms and instructions identified with a Competition ID of “FORMS-G.” Key changes in the FORMS-G update include: Transition from DUNS to a unique entity identifier (UEI) issued...

Goodbye DUNS, Hello UEI

September 1, 2021
OSR will announce the UEI Number. For many years, the NIH and other federal agencies have required organizations to obtain a Dun & Bradstreet DUNS number issued as part of the registration process to apply for and receive federal funding. By April 2022, the federal government will phase out...

has published updated Fringe Benefit rates

August 17, 2021
Updated FY 2022 Fringe Benefits Memo has been published. The budgeting of Fringe Benefits and Fixed Health Insurance rates for sponsored projects have been finalized for FY 2022. Please refer to the rates in the Fringe Benefits Memo published on 08/12/2021 to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. Note that the budget...

NIH Posts Clarifications to Biosketch and Other Support

August 2, 2021
NIH provides Additional Clarifications to Biosketch and Other Support Policies Although not required until January 2022, more and more applicants and recipients are following our advice and transitioning now to the updated formats and instructions for biosketch and other support documents. As a result, the NIH has received a number...

Policy Reminder – Grants Policy related inquiries to NIH

July 16, 2021
Executive summary of this NIH Notice NIH awards are made to recipients, which are most often institutions, not individuals. NIH grants-policy staff members conduct official business with the Authorized Organization Representative (AORs), as detailed in NIHGPS Chapter 2.1.2 Recipient Staff. As a reminder, inquiries regarding general grants-policy matters are best...

NIH Other Support and Biosketch – Updated Format Required after January 25, 2022

June 3, 2021
Implementation of Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page NIH Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-110 Release Date: April 28, 2021 Summary: NIH expects applicants and recipients to use the updated biosketch and other support format for applications, Just-in-Time (JIT) Reports, and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) as of May...