• NIH Grants Policy Statement - 12/01/2003 - Effective for budget periods beginning on or after 12/1/2003.
• Prior version:  03/01/2001
• Archive of Inactive Versions:  10/01/1998,  04/01/1994

•  2009




May 5	Announcing a New Business Process for Submitting Revised Project Summary/Abstracts, Specific Aims, and/or Public Health Relevance Statements when Changing the Scope of Proposed Research Projects
May 1	Extended Error Correction Window for Electronic Submission of NIH Challenge Grants and Funding Opportunities with Submission Deadlines From April 27 Through May 1, 2009
May 1	Delays in Grant Application Submission Due to Closure of Institutions because of 2009 H1N1 Flu Concerns
April 24	Error-Correction Window Extended for All Electronic Applications with Submission Deadlines through May 1, 2009
April 24	Public Comment Period Open for Draft Stem Cell Guidelines through May 26, 2009
April 17	Implementation of Executive Order on Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells
March 27	Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Stipend and Other Budgetary Levels Effective for Fiscal Year 2009
March 27	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Consolidation of Review Criteria for Institutional Research Training Grant Applications (T32) Submitted for FY 2010 Funding
March 27	NIH Requires Mandatory Use of the eRA Commons Financial Conflict of Interest (FCOI) Module beginning July 1, 2009 for NIH-funded Grants and/or Cooperative Agreements
March 19	Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts
March 19	Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY2009
March 19	The Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2009 Makes the NIH Public Access Policy Permanent
March 18	NIH Fiscal Policy for Grant Awards – FY 2009
March 16	1-Day Extension for Grant Applicants Submitting for Opportunities with Due Dates of March 16, 2009
March 2	Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Snow Storm March 2009
February 4	NIH Encourages Applicants to Take Advantage of Subscription-based Electronic Mailing Lists for Updates on Electronic Applications and the eRA Commons
January 28	Error-Correction Window Extended for All Electronic Applications with Submission Deadlines through the End of February, 2009
January 28	Adobe-Based Grant Application Forms Now Available for All NIH Funding Opportunity Announcements Requiring Electronic Submission
January 28	Announcing a Delay in Transition to Electronic Submission of Applications for Individual National Research Service Awards (Fs) and Confirming Plans to Transition Individual Research Career Development Awards (Ks)
January 28	Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Winter Ice Storms January 2009
January 21	NIH Policy Change on Threshold for Negotiation of Facilities and Administrative (F&A)/Indirect Costs for Phase II SBIR/STTR Grants
January 21	NIH Policy Concerning Career Development (K) Awards: Leave, Temporary Adjustments to Percent Effort, and Part-Time Institutional Appointments
January 16	Salary Limitation on Grants, Cooperative Agreements and Contracts Under the Current Continuing Resolution
January 5	The NIH Implements New Registration Process for Reviewer Reimbursement for Participation in NIH Peer Review Meetings

• 2008




December 31	Early Stage Investigator Policies: Requesting an Extension of the ESI Period
December 12	Transition of Individual Career Development (K) Applications to Electronic Submission (Grants.gov)—New Business Processes and Other Information
December 16	Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Ice Storm in New England
December 12	Transition of Individual Career Development (K) Applications to Electronic Submission (Grants.gov)—New Business Processes and Other Information
December 9	Impact of NIH Transition to Adobe Forms on Appointed Members of NIH Chartered Study Sections
December 5	NIH Announces the Availability of Adobe-Based Grant Application Forms
December 2	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Enhanced Review Criteria for Evaluation of Research Applications Received for Potential FY2010 Funding
December 2	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces New Scoring Procedures for Evaluation of Research Applications Received for Potential FY2010 Funding
December 2	Enhancing Peer Review: The NIH Announces Updated Implementation Timeline
December 1	NIH to Migrate Approximately 100 FOAs in Early Dec; Applicants Will Receive Automated E-mail from Grants.gov
November 21	Reminder and Clarification on NIH/AHRQ/CDC/FDA Transition to Adobe-based forms for SF424 Research and Related (R&R) Electronic Submissions through Grants.gov
November 7	Error correction window extended to November 14, 2008 for NIH, AHRQ and NIOSH grant applications due November 3-10, 2008
November 7	Clarification on New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
November 7	NIH Announces the Opportunity for Funded Extensions and/or One-Time Administrative Supplements to Grants Located in Galveston, Texas Affected by Hurricane Ike
October 31	Revised New and Early Stage Investigator Policies
October 29	Announcing 2009 NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
October 14	Revised PHS 416-1 (Individual Fellowship Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Application) Now Available
October 14	Revised PHS 416-9 Progress Report for Continuation Support (For the Individual Fellowship Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award) Now Available
October 14	Revised PHS 416-5, PHS 416-7, PHS 6031 AND PHS 6031-1 Forms for the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Now Available
October 14	NIH Announces Changes in Business Process on PHS 416-1 Grant Applications, PHS 416-9 Progress Reports and Prior Approval Requests for Individual Fellowships
October 8	New NIH Policy on Resubmission (Amended) Applications
October 8	Updates and Reminders on NIH Policy Pertaining to Grants to Foreign Institutions, International Organizations and Domestic Grants with Foreign Components
October 2	Non-Competing Grant Awards under the Current Continuing Resolution
October 1	NIH Announces a New Business Process for Reporting an Identified Financial Conflict of Interest for Grants and/or Cooperative Agreements beginning October 10, 2008
September 26	Encouraging Early Transition to Research Independence: Modifying the NIH New Investigator Policy to Identify Early Stage Investigators
September 23	Reminder Concerning Grantee Compliance with Public Access Policy and Related NIH Monitoring Activities
September 22	Announcing Transition Schedule for NIH/AHRQ/CDC/NIOSH/FDA to Adobe-based forms for SF424 Research and Related (R&R) Electronic Submissions through Grants.gov
September 19	Announcing Initial Implementation Timeline for Enhancing Peer Review
September 12	Delays in Grant Application Submission due to Hurricane Ike
September 2	Clarification of NIH Policy on Late Submission of Grant Applications

• NIH Policy Notices (1993 - Present) - As publised in the NIH Guide and other sources.

• Award Conditions and Information for NIH Grants
• NIH Awards Emailed In The Last Seven Days
• NIH Appropriations Information

• General Resources:
• Activity Codes, Organizational Codes, and Definitions Used in Extramural Programs (PDF - 668 KB)
• Have a Question About NIH Grant Policies or Procedures?
• Information For New Grantees - (NIH "Welcome Wagon" Letter")
• Listing of NIH Chief Grants Management Officers - with telephone, fax and e-mail addresses
• NIH Grants Administration Information Sources - resource for locating NIH extramural staff
• NIH Regional Seminars on Program Funding and Grants Administration
• Salary Cap Summary (FY 1990 - FY 2009)
• Replacing PI Signature with Institutional Compliance Requirement (NOT-OD-06-054) - Frequently Asked Questions
• Usage of Person Months - Frequently Asked Questions with Percent Effort to Person Months Calculator (Excel - 20 KB).



• Grant Programs and Other Information:
• Types of Grant Programs (includes R01, R03, R13, U13, R15, R21, R34, R56, Fs, Ts and Ks)
• Bioethics Resources on the Web - From NIH
• Grants Compliance and Oversight Page
• NIH Extramural Response to Natural Disasters and Other Emergencies
• Hurricane Katrina Information
• Multiple Principal Investigators
• NIH Modular Research Grant Applications
• NIH Stem Cell Information Page

• Conflict of Interest Information
• Conflict of Interest Page - Information on Objectivity in Research and Financial Conflict of Interest.

• Select Agent Information
• Select Agent Information Page

• Animal Welfare Guidance:
• Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW)



• Human Subject Related Guidance:
• OER Human Subjects Web Site
• Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
• Human Subjects Research Enhancement Awards (HSREA)


• Inclusion Guidance:
• Inclusion of Women and Minorities As Participants In Research Involving Human Subjects - Policy Implementation Page
• Inclusion of Children As Participants In Research Involving Human Subjects - Policy Implementation Page
• Guidelines for Inclusion of Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in NIH-Supported Conference Grants


• Resource Sharing:
• Overview of Selected NIH Sharing Policies and Related Guidance on NIH-Funded Research Resources
• Model Organisms for Biomedical Research
• NIH Data Sharing Policy
• NIH Model Organisms Sharing Policy
• NIH Principles and Guidelines for Sharing of Biomedical Research Resources
• NIH Public Access Policy Page


• Policy Archive:
• Archived Policy Documents

• PHS Administrative Action Bulletin Board - From the Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - GPO Access main CFR page
• Division of Payment Management - From DHHS
• Internet Guide - Internet Sites of Interest
• OMB Circulars- with Cost Principles
• Sponsored Research Offices Listing

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