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The slides from today’s town hall on the revised NIH other support format pages are available here (included in the NIH Researcher Disclosure Requirements webpage).
Key takeaways:
- You may continue to use the current biosketch and other support format pages, however, the new formats will be required for applications, JIT requests, and RPPRs due on or after 1/25/2022.
- Regardless of which format you use, applicants and recipients remain responsible for disclosing all research endeavors.
- Other Support: As a reminder (see NIH announcement NOT-OD-19-114, July 10, 2019), regardless of the…
The slides from today’s town hall on the revised NIH biographical sketches and other support format pages are available here (included in the NIH Researcher Disclosure Requirements webpage). For those of you who attended previous town halls, minor revisions were made to the slides to reflect the latest information from NIH, issued after last week’s May 5 town hall. This latest slide deck should be used regardless of which session you may have attended in the past.
Key takeaways:
- You may continue to use the current biosketch and other support format pages, however, the new formats will…
Tomorrow we’ll be resuming our town halls on the new NIH biosketches and other support format pages. We will provide the latest information and guidance.
We added another session to cover both the biosketches and other support forms on Monday, May 10, from 10am – 11:30am (see schedule below). This will be a shortened version covering both topics. In addition, we will have pre-recorded videos available later in the month.
You can register for any of the sessions below using a Columbia-affiliated email address. If you have immediate questions about the forms, please contact your SPA Project…
NIH has issued a follow-up notice to NOT-OD-21-073 on the upcoming changes to the biographical sketch and other support format pages. Per the new announcement NOT-OD-21-110, “NIH expects* applicants and recipients to use the updated biosketch and other support format for applications, Just-in-Time (JIT) Reports, and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) as of May 25, 2021. NIH will require* the use of the updated format pages for the previously mentioned submissions for anything on and after January 25, 2022.”
*emphasis added.
In addition, NIH states:
“Please note, applicants…
NIH announced the publication of the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. April 2021). See:
- NIH Grants Policy Statement (both HTML and PDF format)
- Significant Changes Document, revisions since December 2019
Per NIH’s announcement, “This revision is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2020. This revision supersedes, in its entirety, the NIHGPS dated December 2019. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements…
In follow-up to the announcement I sent yesterday (see Update on NIH Biosketches and Other Support), we are expecting NIH to release an announcement by the end of this week containing additional guidance on the new Biosketches and Other Support format pages and the possible extension of its deadline. Therefore, in order to save you time, we will be canceling tomorrow’s previously scheduled Biosketch and Other Support webinars. If you registered you will receive a cancellation notice shortly. We would rather wait to continue with the Biosketch and Other Support webinars until NIH’s announcement…
Dear Colleagues,
As we said in the special training grants biosketch meeting on March 24, and for the broader research community on April 6, we are trying to provide real-time updates as NIH provides clarifications to the new Biosketch and Other Support requirements. We understand that, in response to advocacy by COGR and other associations, NIH will be issuing another Guide Notice soon, and that it will clarify that the new forms are strongly encouraged but not required until January 2022. We also understand that NIH will specify a limited look-back period for the Section B. Positions,…
On March 12, NIH announced significant changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support format pages. Among other things, these changes will require principal investigators and senior/key persons to:
- provide significantly more information about their activities than before; and
- include translated copies of certain Other Support documentation, e.g., agreements related to non-U.S. appointments; and
- certify the accuracy of all Other Support submissions.
Sponsored Projects Administration (SPA) and the Office of Research Compliance and Training (ORCT)…
Earlier today, NIH released announcement NOT-OD-21-073, concerning upcoming changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format page. It is important for all NIH applicants and awardees, including PIs, senior/key personnel, and grants administrators, to read it in its entirety.
The updated Biographical Sketch and Other Support format pages will be required for applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs) submitted for due dates on or after May 25, 2021. It is advisable that you bookmark these pages:
- NIH Biosketch format pages and instructions and FAQs
- NIH Other…
NOTE, subsequent announcement sent 3/15/2021:
Earlier today, NIH issued corrected instructions to request childcare costs for recipients of NRSA individual fellowships. See NOT-OD-21-074, which replaces to announcement NOT-OD-21-069 referenced below. NIH also updated its FAQs.
If you have any questions regarding how to make the request in a fellowship application, RPPR, or administrative supplement, please contact your SPA Project Officer. We’ll provide you with any updates.
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ORIGINAL Announcement sent 3/5/2021:
…Please see announcement from NIH for recipients of NIH Fellowship (“F”) and NIH Career Development (“K”) awards who have been impacted by COVID-19: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-052.html
NIH is providing opportunities for no cost extensions and funded extensions for recipients of individual fellowships and K-awards impacted by COVID-19. Please read the notice carefully for specifics. Funded extensions are being considered on a case-by-case basis, and it is advised to speak with the Program Official named on the Notice of Award, and your SPA Project Officer,…
See important announcement below from the Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). They are stressing the importance of disclosing significant developments impacting research awards, including problems, delays and other events impacting your ability to meet the award objectives.
As always, please reach out to your SPA Project Officer should you have questions or concerns about your awards.
CDMRP continues to be concerned about the impacts of COVID-19 on Service Members and the public. We are aware of the challenges it poses and are tracking…
NIH released their salary cap notice. See https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-057.html.
The new NIH salary cap is $199,300. You may begin to use this new salary cap in budgets in NIH proposals. Please read the notice above for more details, and if you have questions, please reach out to your SPA Project Officer.
Official Notice: https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-049.html
NIH, AHRQ, and HRSA released the stipend levels for fiscal year (FY) 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30th, 2021) for the Kirschstein-NRSA awards for predoctoral, and postdoctoral trainees and fellows. The link above includes all of the details. You can use these new stipend and expense levels in your proposals and progress reports, effective immediately.
To note, the predoctoral stipend increased to $25,836 (FY21), up from $25,320 (FY20). However, the Training Related Expenses and Institutional Allowances…
This announcement serves to make you aware of recent changes to the Federal-wide Research Terms and Conditions (RTCs). In summary, the RTCs apply to research and research-related grants made by the participating agencies listed below to universities, with exceptions noted in their Agency Implementation Statements. They are typically incorporated into a Notice of Award (NOA) by reference.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) mandated federal awarding agencies adopt recent revisions to 2 CFR §200; Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards…