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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...

All Senior/Key Personnel Required to Get A Commons ID for Due Dates on Or After January 25, 2022

April 20, 2021
Expanding Requirement for eRA Commons IDs to All Senior/Key Personnel NIH Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-109 Release Date: April 20, 2021 Summary: Targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2022, an eRA Commons ID must be entered in the “Credential, e.g. agency login” field for all Senior/Key Personnel (as defined in...

March 3 Webinar: Changes are coming to the way you log in to your NCBI account

February 10, 2021
Bioinformatics and Research Data Librarian, Barrie Hayes shared the following .. Some of you may be interested in attending and sharing with research colleagues this NCBI announcement of an upcoming webinar about June 1, 2021 retirement of NCBI accounts as an NCBI login method and the steps to take to...

has published updated Fringe Benefit rates

February 4, 2021
Updated FY 2021 Fringe Benefits Memo has been published. The budgeting of Fringe Benefits and Fixed Health Insurance rates for sponsored projects have been finalized for FY 2021. Please refer to the rates in the Fringe Benefits Memo published on 02/04/2021 to appropriately determine personnel benefits in proposals. Note that...