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
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
Animal Welfare Noncompliance: Data and Process
Brent C. Morse, DVM, DACLAM, Director, OLAW Division of Compliance Oversight Office of Extramural Research, NIH
As part of proper stewardship of taxpayer funds, we at NIH are obligated, both legally and ethically, to ensure the welfare and reduce risks for those involved in our supported research activities. This obligation includes research animals. Their humane care and use is something we take very seriously. We appreciate that Congress, the research community, interest groups, and other members of the public look towards us to observe this commitment. Today we are taking some time to touch upon our policies to protec...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - August 17, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Animal Welfare Grants policy Source Type: funding
Case Study in Research Integrity – Banned From Supervising, Can’t Go in Lab, but No Impact on NIH Funded Research?
We have seen rising numbers of allegations related to harassment, discrimination, and hostile work environments since 2018 (when we first started tracking them). In many cases, we successfully work with recipient institutions to put appropriate measures in place to address unsafe working environments. These measures may include removing the principal investigator (PI) from the award or putting additional oversight measures in place. However, too often we hear from institutions that a PI has violated the institution’s policies and is no longer permitted to supervise students or staff, but there will be “no impact on NIH...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - July 17, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike case study harassment Research integrity Source Type: funding
Advancing the Promise of Open Science: We Want to Hear from You!
Dr. Lyric Jorgenson
Dr. Susan Gregurick
Dr. Nina Schor
Dr. Patti Brennan
This blog has been co-authored with Dr. Patti Brennan (Director, National Library of Medicine); Dr. Nina Schor (NIH Deputy Director for Intramural Research); Dr. Susan Gregurick (NIH Associate Director for Data Science); and Dr. Lyric Jorgenson (Acting NIH Associate Director for Science Policy). Originally posted on the Under the Poliscope blog.
It is only February, but this has already been a busy year with respect to open science. First off, the NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) became effective January 25, 2023! As you most l...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - February 21, 2023 Category: Research Authors: Lyric Jorgenson Tags: blog Open Mike Open Access Public access Source Type: funding
Case Study in Research Integrity: Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Your comments on our peer review integrity case studies suggest that you found them informative, engaging, and thought-provoking. The Professional Grant Writer and Asking for Favorable Treatment examples were in the Top 10 read Open Mike posts of 2021 and 2020, respectively. The success of the series prompted us to expand them beyond solely peer review and address other areas of research integrity. Today we discuss what you and your institution should consider when submitting the same applications to multiple funders. As always, the goal is to raise awareness, encourage dialog and inspire creative problem solving to ensure...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - June 1, 2022 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike application policy overlap Research integrity Source Type: funding
Why Properly Acknowledging NIH Support in Your Paper is Important
Imagine this scenario. In the hustle to publish a paper, you accidently forgot to cite the underlying NIH support. Or, the opposite, you opt to include that other grant in the acknowledgements that did not have anything to do with the work. No problem, right?
Well, it could be. Accurately and precisely acknowledging NIH funding allows us to properly assess award outputs and make recommendations for future research directions. It is also a term and condition of award outlined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement. Since the Stevens Amendment passed in 1989, recipients have been required to acknowledge federal funding when publ...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - April 19, 2021 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Compliance publications Source Type: funding
Addressing Foreign Interference and Associated Risks to the Integrity of Biomedical Research, and How You Can Help
On Tuesday, June 23, Dr. Kelvin Drogemeier,
the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), gave a presentation to the Federal
Demonstration Partnership (FDP) on “Enhancing the Security and Integrity of
America’s Research Enterprise.” Dr.
Drogemeier articulated five “key takeaway” messages:
The integrity of our research enterprise rests upon core
principles and values, including transparency, honesty, accountability, objectivity,
respect, freedom of inquiry, reciprocity, and merit-based competition;Principled international collaboration and foreign contributions
are critical to our su...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - July 8, 2020 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike other support Research integrity Source Type: funding
Seeking Comments on Using Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources for NIH-Supported Research
NIH
is currently accepting public comments on the use of standards for capturing, integrating,
and exchanging clinical data for research purposes (NOT-OD-19-150).
This is a great opportunity to hear more from the community on ways to
strengthen approaches that find, share, and access high-quality patient data,
while also making it more interoperable and reusable. Such goals align with
long-standing NIH
data sharing policies and what was also called for in a
related NIH strategic plan on
data science.
The
Request for Information focuses on the Fast
Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR®) standard (see also NOT-OD-...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - September 30, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Uncategorized fast healthcare interoperability resources FHIR request for information Request For Information (RFI) Source Type: funding
Clarifying Long-Standing NIH Policies on Disclosing Other Support
Who funds your
current research? Make sure to let NIH know. It is required.
Institutions
and investigators must disclose all forms of what is termed “other support” when
applying for and receiving NIH grants. Other support, as described in the NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS)
Section 2.5.1, includes
all resources, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value, available
in direct support of an individual’s research endeavors.
This is not
new, but rather a long-standing requirement for those seeking NIH grants to be
fully transparent regarding all of their research activities both domestic and
fore...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - July 11, 2019 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Policy foreign other support Source Type: funding
Opportunity Zone Economic Development Program
A program designed to encourage economic development and job creation in distressed communities through tax benefits. Investors may defer taxes on most capital gains up to Dec. 31, 2026 by making an eligible investment in an Opportunity Zone. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, U.S. Department of Treasury, U.S. Internal Revenue Service (Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub)
Source: Funding opportunities via the Rural Health Information Hub - February 27, 2019 Category: American Health Source Type: funding
New Funding Opportunities for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans
William T. Riley, Ph.D., Associate Director of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research
Over the past year, since we published an essay in Nature Human Behaviour on “NIH policies on experimental studies with humans,” NIH has engaged in a discussion with the basic science community to find ways to meet our shared obligations to study participants and taxpayers, while respecting the unique goals and outcomes of basic science. While we are still in the midst of that conversation, we are pleased to announce real progress in the form of new funding opportunity announcements for Basic Experimental Studies Involving Humans.
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Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - November 28, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer and William T. Riley Tags: Open Mike basic science funding opportunities Source Type: funding
Wait …It’s Not MY Grant?
Remembering back to my days as a PI, I can recall myself saying something like “yea, on my NIH grant…” when discussing my research. This may have been okay over coffee, but it is technically incorrect. We hear this confusion a lot. So, we thought it would be worthwhile to remind you about some of the respective roles of institutions and investigators working on an NIH award.
For the most part, NIH makes awards to institutions, not people. This may seem counterintuitive since the idea for the research may have come from the investigator. Why do we do it this way? The rules for all Federal awards- including uniform adm...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - May 29, 2018 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Grants policy Source Type: funding
The Importance of Timely Grant Closeout
At any given time, NIH staff are monitoring nearly 50,000 active grant awards. This monitoring happens throughout the grant life cycle, including once the award is over. Just as we strive to award meritorious grants as quickly as we can, it is equally important for us to ensure grant awards are taken off the books in a timely manner. A grant that slips past its closeout due date is costly and time consuming.
NIH has for years highlighted the impact of discrepancies between final financial reports for grant closeout and the importance of timely closeout. Ideally, we engage in a bilateral closeout with our awardees at the...
Source: NIH Extramural Nexus - December 21, 2017 Category: Research Authors: Mike Lauer Tags: blog Open Mike Award Programs Grants policy Source Type: funding
