Sponsor Updates

How Grant Success Rates Do (Or Do Not) Track With the NIH Budget: A Model of Funding Dynamics

April 3, 2024

Under the provisions of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, effective August 9, 2024, federal agencies are prohibited from providing funding for any proposal in which a “Covered Individual” (a term used for PI, Co-PI, Senior or Key Personnel, Investigator, etc.) is participating in a Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program (MFTRP). The National Science Foundation (NSF) has established an effective date earlier than required and will implement this requirement for new proposals and awards as of May 20, 2024. To meet...

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NHLBI Announces New Policies Regarding Budget Guidelines for SBIR/STTR Applications

March 26, 2024
Notice NOT-HL-24-008 informs potential applicants of the new National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) SBIR/STTR programs policies regarding total funding support (i.e., the sum of direct costs, indirect costs, and fee) for grant applications that exceed the NIH-wide budget guidelines set by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The current NIH... Read more about NHLBI Announces New Policies Regarding Budget Guidelines for SBIR/STTR Applications

Issuance of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide

March 26, 2024
NSF has published a revised version of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide (NSF 24-006). Overall, the Guide has been updated to align with the revisions to NSF’s Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 24-1). A by-chapter summary of changes is provided at the beginning of the document. The Guide will be effective for applications submitted (via Grants.gov) or due, on or after May 20, 2024... Read more about Issuance of the NSF Grants.gov Application Guide

RFI: Proposed Use of Common Data Elements (CDEs) for NIH-Funded Clinical Research and Trials

March 25, 2024
The purpose of the Request for Information (RFI) is to solicit public input on 1) a set of minimum core common data elements (CDEs) that would be used across all NIH funded/conducted clinical studies/trials and community-based research involving human participants; 2) additional CDEs for social determinants of health (SDoH) and clinical domains including autoimmune diseases and immune-mediated diseases; and 3) technologies, tools and policies that could facilitate the use of NIH CDEs.  NIH CDEs are defined as CDEs “recommended” or “required” by an NIH body, and/or found in the NIH CDE... Read more about RFI: Proposed Use of Common Data Elements (CDEs) for NIH-Funded Clinical Research and Trials

Migration of NIH Public Access Policy Website 

March 20, 2024
Notice NOT-OD-24-071 announces the consolidation of NIH’s Public Access Policy website into NIH’s Sharing website at https://sharing.nih.gov/public-access-policy effective March 12, 2024. Attempts to access the previous website, https://publicaccess.nih.gov/, will be redirected to the new location. Please change any linked references and bookmarks accordingly. There are no... Read more about Migration of NIH Public Access Policy Website 

Guidance for Videos Submitted as NIH Application Materials

March 20, 2024
NIH expects grant applications to generally describe all proposed methods and present all preliminary data within the scientific narrative in the form of text, tables, and figures. However, NIH understands that, in certain situations, the use of video technology can be critical in conveying key aspects of a grant application. The purpose of Notice NOT-OD-24-067 is to provide policy and guidelines for investigators submitting videos to accompany their NIH applications. Notice... Read more about Guidance for Videos Submitted as NIH Application Materials

Registration is Open for the Spring 2024 NSF Grants Conference

March 18, 2024
Registration for the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Spring 2024 NSF Grants Conference is open. The hybrid conference will be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 3 to 5, 2024. The Grants Conference provides new faculty, researchers, and administrators with valuable insights into various current issues at NSF. Program officers from each NSF Directorate will be present to offer the latest information on specific funding opportunities and address attendees' questions. View the draft... Read more about Registration is Open for the Spring 2024 NSF Grants Conference