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This SOP has internal roles only.
Standard Operating Procedure Table of Contents
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Purpose
To fund research at other Public Health Service (PHS) agencies under grant and cooperative agreement award mechanisms.
Procedure
Scientists at federal government institutions may receive NIH grants or cooperative agreements to conduct research at federal facilities. NIH may provide awards to PHS agencies only under exceptional circumstances such as:
- The mission of the PI's agency does not support the research project.
- No other institution can conduct the research.
- Not pursuing the research would have an adverse impact or potentially important effect on the NIH mission.
- NIH determines a grant is the appropriate means to support the research.
If a PHS agency is not eligible for an NIH grant or cooperative agreement, it may receive NIH funding through an interagency agreement. See the Inter- and Intra-Agency Agreements SOP.
According to Department of Health and Human Services policy, NIH awards cannot pay for salaries or indirect costs at other federal agencies.
The eligibility requirements do not apply if the PHS agency is not the grantee. A PHS agency can collaborate on a grant but must follow the requirement for funding a federal organization.
NIH may never award a grant to an NIH component.
Principal Investigators
- Before applying, contact an NIH program officer (POs at other ICs may not be familiar with the issue) and discuss whether your agency is eligible for NIH funding.
- If so, develop justification for NIH funding.
Program Officers
- Discuss with a PI whether an award would meet the criteria above.
- Read applications and confirm that the justification for NIH funding is still valid. If not, NIH will not fund.
- Monitor ongoing award.
Scientfic Review Officers
- Be alert for reviewer comments that may justify if a grant to a PHS agency would be appropriate.
- In the summary statement, indicate as an administrative note that the application is from a PHS agency.
Contacts
To find an NIAID program officer, go to Contact Staff for Help in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal. See the Grants Management Program Contacts for the appropriate GMP specialist.
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Links
Grants to Federal Institutions and Payments To (Or On Behalf Of) Federal Employees Under Grants -- NIH Grants Policy Statement (12/03) |
