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Standard Operating Procedure Table of Contents
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Purpose
To make awards to foreign
institutions,
international organizations, and domestic institutions with foreign
components.
Procedure
General Considerations for Foreign Grants
- NIAID makes awards to institutions in foreign countries if the proposed research
meets the following criteria:
- It includes talent, resources,
populations,
or
environmental
conditions
not in the U.S. or that
augment U.S. resources.
- It is relevant to NIAID's mission.
- It is not being done in the U.S.
- Only institutions or organizations in a foreign country -- not investigators
-- can serve as grantees.
- People defined as "restricted" by the Patriot Act cannot
work with pathogens or toxins that are potential bioterrorism agents. See the Foreign
Workers on NIH Awards SOP.
- Applicants using select agents must follow all NIAID's select agent procedures. See the Select Agent Awards SOP.
- Awards are paid in U.S. dollars. NIH does not adjust
for currency exchange fluctuations after award.
- NIAID may use additional guidelines for bilateral agreements. Staff can refer to the Country-Specific Solicitations SOP.
- Staff present foreign applications to NIAID's advisory
Council as a special
issue. Council must also approve the transfer
of a grant to or between foreign institutions or international
organizations as well as from a domestic to
a foreign institution.
- Staff review foreign applications for required assurances, approvals, requirements.
In general, NIH does not award program projects, centers, training awards, SBIR, STTR, or construction grants to foreign institutions. However, in exceptional circumstances NIH has allowed NIAID to award foreign P01 program projects and U19 cooperative agreements.
General Considerations for Domestic Grants with Foreign Components
- Applications
require Council approval but are not presented as a special issue.
- A
foreign component cannot be added to a grant without NIH's prior
approval.
- People defined as "restricted" by the Patriot Act cannot
work with pathogens or toxins that are potential bioterrorism agents. See the Foreign
Workers on NIH Awards SOP.
- Staff review foreign applications for required assurances, approvals, requirements.
Investigators
Program Officers
Scientific Review Officers
- Identify grant applications from foreign institutions and domestic applications with a foreign component and ask peer reviewers to evaluate the need for conducting the research at a foreign site.
- Identify grant applications proposing work with select agents at foreign sites to facilitate appropriate follow-up by program officers and grants management staff.
- Flag “foreign institution” as a header in summary statements to guide program officers as they prepare for Council approval of the applications.
- Record if peer reviewers consider the foreign site justified. Include in the summary statement under the “foreign institution" heading.
Grants Management Staff
- Ensure that foreign applications appearing on a release list
for funding have received Council review and approval.
- Obtain administrative approvals for both foreign grants and domestic grants with foreign components.
- Ensure that additional administrative requirements are met for India or Brazil. See GMP’s Brazilian Requirements for Foreign Clearance SOP.
- Do not issue
a Notice of Award without Council approval, even
at the end of the fiscal
year.
For more of your responsibilities, read GMP's Foreign
and International Grants, Components SOP.
Contacts
Applicants with questions should Contact Staff for Help.
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Links
Common Questions and Answers for International Applicants
NIAID's Application portal
Foreign Applications
Have an Extra Review Step in the NIH Grant Cycle: Application to Renewal
International Awards questions and
answers
NIAID International Grants and
Contracts Web site
NIAID Select Agent Policy for Foreign
Institutions questions and answers
NIH eSubmission Tips
for International Applicants
Quick Contact Support for International Applicants
Special Issues Requiring Council
Review SOP |