NIH Grants Policy Statement and Guide Notice Updates

Please see the announcements below of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS) and recent NIH Guide Notices. The NIH GPS applies to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021. Please review the NIH GPS and guide notices carefully and forward them to those who would be interested in this information.

Happy New Year!

Nancy

NIH Grants Policy Statement (GPS) Released December 2021. 

The new GPS applies toall NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2021.https://grants.nih.gov/policy/nihgps/index.htm

NIH/AHRQ/NIOSH Post-Submission Material Policy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: August/October 2022 Councils (NIH NOT-OD-22-047)

For applications submitted for the August/October 2022 Council rounds (beginning with applications submitted for the January 25, 2022 due date), the NIH, AHRQ, and NIOSH will accept a one-page update with preliminary data as post-submission materials for applications submitted under all activity codes, ONLY if the Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) used for submission allowed preliminary data in the application. One page of preliminary data will be accepted for single component applications or for each component of a multi-component application.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-047.html

Clarification and Guidance for Applicants Preparing Applications for the Spring 2022 Due Dates During the COVID-19 Pandemic (NIH NOT-OD-22-046) 

The NIH remains firmly committed to supporting the biomedical research enterprise as the nation implements the President’s Guidelines for Re-Opening America Again. The purpose of this Notice is to extend the guidance provided earlier (NOT-OD-21-180) for applicants preparing applications for the August/October 2022 Council round, beginning with the January 25, 2022 due date.

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-22-046.html

Nancy Lewis