November 13, 2017

New PHS FORMS-E for use when applying for grants involving Human subjects and/or clinical trials

Effective on and/or after January 25, 2018 the NIH has standardized the way you display human subject information for human studies and clinical trials.
November 13, 2017

Coming soon new NIH Parent Funding Opportunity Announcements numbers (FOA)

On October 25th, 2017 the NIH began reissuing all their parent announcements with new Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA) numbers.
November 13, 2017

Clinical Trial Specific Parent R01 and Parent R21 Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA)

Beginning November 2017 the NIH plans to publish Parent R01 Clinical Trial Required and NIH Exploratory/Developmental Parent R21 Clinical Trial Required Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs).
November 13, 2017

Reminder: NIH definition of a Clinical Trial

NIH defines a clinical trial as "A research study in which one or more human subjects...
November 13, 2017

Protect the credibility of your published research

In recent years the NIH has taken steps towards transparency and reproducibility of research.
November 13, 2017

Changes and updates related to NIH grant submissions

We have some exciting new announcements related to grant submissions.
November 2, 2017

NIH: How To Demonstrate Scientific Progress in Annual Reports (RPPRs)

Learn how to describe scientific progress in your annual Research Performance Progress Report to demonstrate success and merit while your project is still ramping up.
August 14, 2017

How Does NIH Use the Proprietary Information Box on the Application?

On the SF424 R&R application form there is a required question that asks: Is proprietary/privileged information included in the application? The application guide addresses how to answer the question and instructs you to clearly mark the...
July 5, 2017

May NIH eRA Items of Interest - Carryover requests and new tutorials

Carryover requests can now be submitted through the NIH Commons. Four new tutorials have been released (Withdrawal of an Application, $500k or More Requests, Change of PD/PI Requests, and NCEs).
July 5, 2017

May/June NIH Update: New NIH Grant Tutorials; Getting to Know Federal Research Funders; Your Biomedical Workforce Feedback; Biosafety Policy Workshop

The May/June NIH Update featured stories on New NIH Grant Tutorials; Getting to Know Federal Research Funders; Your Biomedical Workforce Feedback and Key Biological and/or Chemical Resources Authentication Plan.
May 5, 2017

NIH ANNOUNCEMENT: Getting Ready for the Next FORMS-E Update

New NIH "FORMS-E" Grant application forms and instructions coming for due dates on or after January 25, 2018.
April 5, 2017

NIH now allows Reporting Preprints and Other Interim Research Products

Starting May 25, 2017, NIH will allow preprints and other interim research products to be reported in applications, proposals, and reports.
March 23, 2017

NIH's Continuous Submission Policy

Appointed members of standing NIH study sections, NIH Boards of Scientific Counselors, NIH Advisory Boards or Councils, or NIH Program Advisory Committees are all eligible for continuous submission.
March 8, 2017

NSF Newsletter and Grants.gov Community Blog are now available

The NSF Proposal & Award Policy Newsletter and '4 Ways to Learn Grants with Grants.gov' video are now available.
February 21, 2017

Electronic IRB reviewer mark-ups now available!

All informed consent documents/recruitment materials (for Full Board and Administrative submissions) marked-up with IRB reviewer's comments will now be e-mailed to the PI/study contact as part of the review.
February 14, 2017

NIH: New Peer Review Videos for Applicants and Reviewers

NIH's Center for Scientific Review recently posed recordings of their most recent webinar series on peer review.
February 14, 2017

REMINDER: A Plethora of NIH Policies went into effect in January

A summary of the new policies that went into effect at NIH this January.
February 6, 2017

NIH: RPPRs, Interim RPPRs and Final RPPRs

NIH updates on RPPRs, Interim RPPRs and Final RPPRs.
February 6, 2017

IRB Research in the News: Researcher late reporting deaths

An NCI researcher was several months late reporting "unanticipated problems" in an IRB-approved lymphoma study.
February 6, 2017

NIH FAQs: Will the Project Outcomes I Listed in My Final RPPR Be Made Public?

The information submitted in the Project Outcome section of the Final RPPR will be made accessible to the general public via NIH's Research Portfolio On-line Reporting Tools (RePORT).
January 24, 2017

NIH and AHRQ Update Font Guidelines for Applications to Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017

NIH and AHRQ Update Font Guidelines for Applications to Due Dates On or After January 25, 2017.
December 23, 2016

Navigating the NIH Public Access Policy

The Society of Research Administrators (SRA) International recently published Part 4 of its informative Navigating the NIH Public Access Policy series.