• Implementation of Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page
• Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-110
• https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-110.html

Purpose

This notice describes implementation of the updated Other Support and Biosketch format pages and associated instructions, as outlined in NOT-OD-21-073.

To align applicant and recipient systems with NIH's longstanding policy requirements and application requirement updates, 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. Failure to follow the appropriate formats on or after January 25, 2022 may cause NIH to withdraw applications from or delay consideration of funding.

Please note, applicants and recipients remain responsible for disclosing all research endeavors regardless of the version of the forms used. Therefore, if applicants and recipients choose not to use the updated format pages before they are required, applicants and reecipients must still capture all the necessary information. NIH is fully committed to implementing the SciENcv template for Other Support in early FY 2022.

Should you have any questions, please contact OSP.

This is a re-post from ORPC

• Implementation of Changes to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support Format Page
• Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-110
• https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-110.html

Purpose

This notice describes implementation of the updated Other Support and Biosketch format pages and associated instructions, as outlined in NOT-OD-21-073.

To align applicant and recipient systems with NIH's longstanding policy requirements and application requirement updates, 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. Failure to follow the appropriate formats on or after January 25, 2022 may cause NIH to withdraw applications from or delay consideration of funding.

Please note, applicants and recipients remain responsible for disclosing all research endeavors regardless of the version of the forms used. Therefore, if applicants and recipients choose not to use the updated format pages before they are required, applicants and reecipients must still capture all the necessary information. NIH is fully committed to implementing the SciENcv template for Other Support in early FY 2022.

Should you have any questions, please contact OSP.

• Expanding Requirement for eRA Commons IDs to All Senior/Key Personnel
• Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-109
• https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-109.html

Purpose

Targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2022, NIH, AHRQ, FDA, and ORD/VA will require all individuals listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form to have an eRA Commons username (Commons ID). Extension of the existing eRA Commons ID requirement to include all senior/key personnel will facilitate better data collection for individuals contributing to federally funded research as well as assist in disambiguating data on applications and facilitating the identification of conflicts of interest in peer review.

Background

eRA Commons IDs are already required as part of application submission for PD/PIs, multiple PD/PIs, sponsors on fellowship applications, component leads on multi-project applications, candidates for diversity supplement support, and the primary mentor identified on individual mentored career development applications. While it has always been strongly encouraged that all other senior/key personnel to obtain eRA Commons IDs, it has not been required. Without a unique personnel credential, it is difficult to correctly identify conflicts of interest in peer review as well as gather unambiguous data on personnel involved in federally funded research.

Implementation

Targeting due dates on or after January 25, 2022, an eRA Commons ID must be entered in the “Credential, e.g. agency login” field for all Senior/Key Personnel (as defined in NIH GPS 1.2) listed on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile (Expanded) Form.  An eRA system validation will be implemented to check for a valid eRA Commons ID. For multi-project applications, this requirement also applies to the individual components of the application and not to just the Overall component.

To facilitate awareness of this policy change, starting late April, applicants will encounter an eRA system validation if the “Credential, e.g. agency login” field is blank or does not contain a valid eRA Commons ID. This validation will be a warning for no less than 2 council rounds before being escalated to an error that must be corrected before the application can be submitted to the agency.

Should you have any questions, please contact OSP.

Reminder: Required use of FORMS-F application forms for application submission

Notice Number: NOT-OD-21-104

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-21-104.html

Purpose

This notice is a reminder to the community that all grant applications must be submitted using FORMS-F application forms (NOT-OD-20-026, NOT-OD-20-077). Any remaining FORMS-E application form packages will be closed as of April 19, 2021.

Background

In order to provide flexibility to applicants during the COVID-19 Pandemic, NIH had extended some late submission windows and allowed FORMS-E application forms to be used for those late submissions. This flexibility has now expired.

In addition, a shift in internal priorities due to the pandemic caused delays in NIH posting FORMS-F options for some non-competing opportunities, including administrative supplement, change of institution, and successor-in-interest parent funding opportunity announcements (FOAs). These non-competing Parent Announcements now have FORMS-F options.

 Additional Implementation Details

·      The reissues of the following competitive revision FOAs are pending. Any active application form packages posted with FORMS-E form versions will be closed on or before April 19, 2021. Any applications submitted to these FOAs in response to an Urgent or Emergency Notice of Special Interest (NOSI) must use the application form package with the Competition ID “FORMS-F-COMP-REV.”

o     --  PA-18-935 Urgent Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Grants and  Cooperative Agreements (Urgent Supplement - Clinical Trial  Optional)

o      -- PA-20-135 Emergency Competitive Revision to Existing NIH Awards    (Emergency Supplement - Clinical Trial Optional)

·     After April 19, 2021, the FORMS-E application instructions and other FORMS-E specific resources will be removed from the grants.nih.gov website.

·    Note: For any applications that may be in progress on FORMS-E forms, ASSIST, Grants.gov Workspace, and many institutional system-to-system solutions allow application data to be easily copied from one application package to another. Contact the appropriate service desk for technical assistance, as needed.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.