August 5, 2009
The August 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

July 14, 2009
The July 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

July 7, 2009
The final NIH Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research implementing the EO and establishing policy and procedures under which the NIH will fund such research, were released today and are available at http://stemcells.nih.gov/index.asp. They will be effective on July 7, 2009. See NOT-OD-09-116.

June 12, 2009
Effective with the August 8, 2009 submission date, all grant applications for the Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowships (F-series) will require electronic submission through Grants.gov to eRA Commons (see Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-106.)  Paper applications will not be accepted for submissions on or after the August 8 transition. Concurrently, new business processes are being implemented.  In summary, the changes include the process for electronically submitting reference letters, requirements for resubmission of an application, and review criteria.

For more details, see NOT-OD-09-106: Announcing New Business Processes and Confirming the Transition of Individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) Fellowship (F) Applications to Electronic Submission.

Additional Fellowship-related information can be found at the following Web sites:

Reference Letter Instructions: SF424 (R&R) Individual Fellowship Application Guide

New NIH policy on resubmission (amended) applications (NOT-OD-09-003, NOT-OD-09-016).

Fellowship FOAs (F-Kiosk):  http://grants.nih.gov/training/F_files_nrsa.htm.

June 12, 2009
The June 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

May 8, 2009
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) (PDF - 61 KB) in the Federal Register to gain public input on whether modifications are needed to the PHS regulations on the Responsibility of Applicants for Promoting Objectivity in Research for which PHS Funding is Sought (42 C.F.R. Part 50, Subpart F) and Responsible Prospective Contractors (45 C.F.R. Part 94). We are particularly interested in potential for expanding the scope of the regulation and disclosure interests; the definition of “Significant Financial Interest”; identification and management of conflicts by institutions; assuring institutional compliance; requiring institutions to provide additional information to the PHS; and broadening the regulations to address institutional conflicts of interest. See NIH Guide notice NOT-OD-09-099.

May 5, 2009
The May 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

April 24, 2009

NIH has issued a Federal Register Notice requesting public comment on draft Guidelines for Human Stem Cell Research.  The draft Guidelines  are also available for review on NIH’s Web site for stem cell information.

April 17, 2009
Today, April 17, 2009, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) posted draft guidelines for implementation of Executive Order 13505: Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells. These draft guidelines will be published in the Federal Register for public comment next week. In addition, NIH has released a Guide Notice NOT-OD-09-085 that explains how NIH applicants and grantees should proceed with applications and/or awards that include the use of human embryonic stem cells.

We encourage you to review these important documents.

Sally J. Rockey, Ph.D.
Acting NIH Deputy for Extramural Research

April 7, 2009
The April 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

April 1, 2009
A new Web page with Guidelines for Reviewers is now available from the Peer Review Policies & Practices page.

March 24, 2009
All NIH funding opportunities supported by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) are provided on an NIH Grant Funding Opportunities Web page, part of the NIH Recovery Web Site.  The Web page includes FAQs and Recovery.gov links as well.

March 23, 2009
On March 19, NIH published Guide Notice (NOT-OD-09-069) updating the salary limitation on NIH Grants, Cooperative Agreements, and Contracts.  Effective January 1, 2009, the Executive Level I salary level increased from $191,300 to $196,700.  This is the ninth year that the limitation has been linked to Executive Level I of the Federal Pay Scale.  For a salary cap summary and associated timeframes, visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/salcap_summary.htm.  For more details on this update, including implementation guidelines and definitions, see http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-09-069.html.

March 10, 2009
The March 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

March 5, 2009
A new Web page with grant funding opportunities supported by the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is now available at: http://grants.nih.gov/recovery/.

February 26, 2009
See statement by NIH’s Acting Director, Dr. Raynard S. Kington, on NIH’s role in The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act at http://www.nih.gov/about/director/02252009statement_arra.htm.

February 17, 2009
If you are looking for up-to-the-minute postings of funding opportunities and notices published in the "NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts", just point your news aggregator to http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/newsfeed/fundingopps.xml.  The RSS feed contains the same information found at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/WeeklyIndex.cfm.

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January 30, 2009
Visit this page if you having problems with submitting your electronic application: http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/app_help.htm.

January 30, 2009
The January 2009 Issue of the NIH Extramural Nexus, with the latest news, tips and important information for our research community, is now available. In addition, all issues may be viewed from the NIH Extramural Nexus web page.

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