November 10 (Friday), 2023: NIH Closed for the Federal Holiday
NIH (including help desks) will be closed on Friday, November 10, 2023 for the federal holiday (Veterans Day). If a grant application due date falls on a federal holiday, the application deadline is automatically extended to the next business day (Source: NIH Extramural Nexus)
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 18, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Calendar General Source Type: funding
New Prior Approval Capability Joins Suite of Options in eRA Commons
A new type of prior approval is available to NIH recipients in eRA Commons as of October 12, joining a menu of other prior approval requests. Recipients of NIH awards are now required to use the ‘Other Request’ type in Prior Approval to submit any changes to their approved Data Management and Sharing Plan (DMS Plans) to NIH officials (see NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-23-185 and eRA news item).
In the eRA Commons’ Prior Approval module:
On the Prior Approval screen, select “Other Request” and a table will list eligible awards.
Click “initiate” on the eligible award to initiate an Other Request type....
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 17, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Tips Before You Submit eRA Commons Source Type: funding
Reminder: Annual Reports to the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare Due December 1, 2023
Domestic institutions with an approved Domestic Animal Welfare Assurance are reminded that Annual Reports for the reporting period October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023, are due to the NIH Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) by December 1, 2023. (NOT-OD-24-008). These reports cover the October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023 reporting period.
The following information must be reported:
Any change in the institution’s AAALAC International accreditation status;
Any change in the institution’s animal care program and use as described in PHS Policy section IV.A.1.a-i.;
Any change in the I...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 13, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories Animal Welfare OLAW Reporting Source Type: funding
Update on Improving NRSA Fellowship Review: Analysis of Comments from the Request for Information
Noni Byrnes, Ph.D., Director of NIH Center for Scientific Review
Mike Lauer, M.D., Deputy Director for Extramural Research, NIH
As outlined in “Update on Improving Fellowship Review: A Request for Information (RFI),” NIH issued an RFI—from April 17 through June 23, 2023—seeking input on the proposed changes to the peer review of Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) fellowship applications by restructuring the review criteria and modifying some sections of the PHS Fellowship Supplemental Form that are specific to NRSAs.
The RFI was published as a Guide Notice, in the Feder...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 12, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Source Type: funding
Webinar Available to Help Improve Animal Experimental Design
The NIH office of Laboratory Animal Welfare (OLAW) released a webinar recording on how the NC3Rs Experimental Design Assistant (EDA) can assist researchers plan for their studies involving animals. This resource builds on our related efforts to strengthen the rigor, reproducibility, and translatability of NIH-supported animal research (see this NIH Open Mike blog for more).
This free online tool helps users build a diagram representing an experimental plan, provides customized feedback, and can make suggestions on statistical methods, randomization, blinding, sample sizes, and other critical design aspects. Dr. Esther P...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 11, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources Animal Welfare rigor Source Type: funding
NIH All About Grants Podcast: Application Post-Submission Policy
Dr. Stephanie ConstantNIH Review Policy Officer
Your application was submitted on time. The study section meeting is coming. But you just got some new information that may be helpful for the application. Can you include it? Dr. Stephanie Constant, NIH’s Review Policy Officer, joins us in this next episode of the NIH All About Grants podcast to talk about post-submission materials. She tells us about the purpose of the policy, what “unforeseen events” can be added after submission (such as preliminary data in certain situations), what cannot (like preprints), logistics for providing them to NIH, how reviewers use th...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 10, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources applications Peer review podcast post-submission materials Source Type: funding
Reminders About When to Cite an NIH Grant in a Paper: Overcite Oversight
In 2021, we wrote that appropriately acknowledging NIH grant support allows us to properly assess award outputs and make recommendations for future research directions. This is a term and condition of award under long-standing federal law. Our Grants and Funding site provides guidance: grants should only be cited if they directly supported the work described in the paper and work described in the paper is clearly within scope of the grant award. We still see examples, though, of researchers improperly overciting grants that are unrelated with the research, be it an honest error or intentional. This post revisits the issue ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - October 5, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Compliance Oversight publications Source Type: funding
Rethinking Population Descriptors in Genetics and Genomics Studies
Guest blog by Vence L. Bonham, Jr., J.D., Acting Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute and Sheri Schully, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, All of Us Research Program
Sheri Schully, Ph.D., Deputy Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, All of Us Research Program
Vence L. Bonham, Jr., J.D., Acting Deputy Director, National Human Genome Research Institute
For decades, socially constructed population descriptors such as race, ethnicity, and ancestry have been used as a proxy to describe human diversity but do not accurately capture the full scientific scope of diversity, and their de...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 28, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: blog Open Mike Diversity genomic data sharing Inclusion Research integrity Source Type: funding
Tool Tip: Human Subjects System (HSS) Quick Guide for Warnings and Errors
Have you encountered warnings or errors when working in the Human Subjects System (HSS)? Not to worry, a guide is now available to help Principal Investigators and Signing Officials who enter data into HSS resolve common warnings and errors. The system allows Principal Investigators and Signing Officials to access and update all the human subjects and clinical trials data associated with their grants in one place. You can update participant and enrollment information, inform NIH of ClinicalTrials.gov registration, and revise other human subjects related information as necessary, just-in-time for award, or after a grant aw...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 27, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Tips Before You Submit human subjects Source Type: funding
All About NIH Subaward Agreements: Webinar on Oct. 17
Whether you are a principal investigator considering a subaward arrangement with either a domestic or foreign institution, or a research administrator eager to deepen your understanding of the prerequisites and regulations governing compliant subaward agreements, mark your calendar for October 17 and virtually accompany us as we provide invaluable insights during an engaging event.
NIH Subaward Requirements: Domestic and Foreign
Date: October 17, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern Time Zone)
Join experts from the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 26, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Calendar Top Stories Grants policy Source Type: funding
Reminder: NIH Natural Disaster Policies
NIH is deeply concerned for the health and safety of people and animals, and about the biomedical enterprise in the areas of the country affected by recent natural disasters and emergencies. Due to the exceptional impact of t natural disasters and emergencies, NIH wants to assure our recipient community that we will be doing our part to help the extramural community continue its research. NIH has issued a reminder notice identifying policy exceptions for impacted organizations to relieve short-term administrative, financial management, and audit requirements.
Our website on Extramural Response to Natural...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 22, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Top Stories Grants policy Source Type: funding
Feedback Sought on Cephalopod Care and Use
Cephalopods are aquatic invertebrate animals that include octopuses, squid, cuttlefish, and nautiluses. Earlier this month, we released a Request for Information (NOT-OD-23-176) seeking public input on the humane care and use of laboratory cephalopods at Assured institutions. The proposed guidance acknowledges the evidence suggesting these animals would benefit from oversight, but also that there are not yet specific care and use standards to allow them to be regulated under the Public Health Service Policy for the Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (PHS Policy). Instead, the U.S. Government Principles p...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 20, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Animal Welfare Request For Information (RFI) rigor Source Type: funding
Further Clarifying NIH ’s Foreign Subaward Agreement Policy: Addressing Community Feedback
Michelle Bulls, Director, Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA)
Dr. Lawrence Tabak, Acting Director of NIH
Today, in response to feedback received from the research community, we are releasing our final guide notice clarifying NIH’s long-standing policy on foreign subaward and consortium written agreements. In the video below, we talk about the origins of this notice, the consideration of and changes made in response to public comment, the final oversight and compliance requirements, and how these efforts will ensure NIH remains a proper steward of taxpayer support. Dr. Lawrence Tabak, Actin...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 15, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Compliance progress report Source Type: funding
NIH All About Grants Podcast: What Early Career Researchers Should Know (Part 1) – the Hidden Curriculum
Dr. Lauren Ullrich, co-host of Building Up the Nerve from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Dr. Oliver Bogler, host of Inside Cancer Careers from the National Cancer Institute
Embarking on a career in biomedicine is more than doing experiments and writing NIH grant applications. How does one learn about other important skills early in their research career, and what exactly are they?
This episode of a two-part NIH All About Grants Podcast mini-series explores the “hidden curriculum” for early career researchers. Our conversation features hosts of two NIH podcasts that delve into topics ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 8, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: New Resources mentorship podcast workforce Source Type: funding
NIH Webinar: Join NIH Policy Experts for a Guided Tour of Subaward Agreements — Sections, Requirements, & Key Policies
Whether you are a principal investigator considering a subaward arrangement with either a domestic or foreign institution, or a research administrator eager to deepen your understanding of the prerequisites and regulations governing compliant subaward agreements, mark your calendar for October 17 and virtually accompany us as we provide invaluable insights during an engaging event.
NIH Subaward Requirements: Domestic and Foreign
Date: October 17, 2023
Time: 1:00 – 2:00 PM (Eastern Time Zone)
Join experts from the NIH Office of Policy for Extramural Research Administration (OPERA) as they guide you thr...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 7, 2023 Category: Research Authors: NIH Staff Tags: Calendar Top Stories Grants policy Source Type: funding
