New NIH Disclosures Chart, and FAQs

NIH recently updated its NIH Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support table (rev. June 8, 2022). It contains additional clarifications of where certain types of activities should be disclosed on NIH forms (i.e. the Biographical Sketch, Other Support, Annual Project Reports, etc.).

In addition, we recently posted new Columbia-specific FAQs to clarify the requirements for uploading supporting documentation to accompany NIH Other Support forms and be uploaded into Rascal’s COI Module. Please see FAQs: Supporting Documentation Requirements for Rascal and Other Support.

As a reminder, we have several resources to assist you with completing the NIH Biographical Sketches, Other Support forms, and the certification requirements:

• NIH Researcher Disclosure Requirements
• Columbia's FAQs on NIH Other Support and Biosketches
• NIH's FAQs - Other Support and Foreign Components
• NIH's FAQs - Biosketches
• SciENcv – currently optional, a tool for creating NIH Biosketches
• Request DocuSign in order to complete the certification requirements for NIH Other Support
  • Note that most NIH-funded PIs were already given access to DocuSign. If you are other senior key personnel on an NIH grant, or an administrator assisting with Other Support forms, you will need to request DocuSign. DocuSign user guides and videos are available on the NIH Researcher Disclosure Requirements webpage. To request DocuSign, use this Request DocuSign Qualtrics form. If experiencing technical difficulties, contact [email protected].

For questions, reach out to your SPA Project Officer.