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National Institutes of Health (NIH)  

effective 1/25/22

  • Updated  forms are required for Biosketches, Other Support, Just-in-Time (JIT) Reports, and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPRs).  
  • Copies of contracts, grants or any other agreement involving a foreign appointment and/or employment with a foreign institution included as Other Support. must be submitted as "supporting documentation". 

Disclosure Guidance 

NIH Policy & Compliance Overview: Protecting U.S. Biomedical Intellectual Innovation 
Examples of What to Disclose to NIH about Senior/Key Personnel on Applications and Awards  

NOT-OD-19-114Reminders of NIH Policies on Other Support and on Policies related to Financial Conflicts of Interest and Foreign Components

NIH Chart: NIH Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Other Support

The below chart is for educational purposes, NIH strongly encourages use of their chart.

What to Disclose

Where to Disclose

When to Disclose

Outside appointments, both paid and unpaid.

Biosketch

Proposal, JIT Request*, RPPR*

International collaborations with activities performed at locations outside of the U.S. whether or not grant funds are expended.

Foreign Component                                                      

Proposal, JIT Request, or Prior approval for existing projects                      

All resources available to the researcher or key personnel in support of and/or related to all research endeavors, regardless of monetary value or location of resource.

Other Support

Proposal, JIT Request, RPPR

International visiting scholars, students or collaborators in your facilities (including labs) that support your research (not key personnel)

Other Support

Proposal, JIT Request, RPPR

*  JIT Request means "Just in Time Request". RPPR means "Research Performance Progress Report."

Other Support 

Also known as "current and pending" or "active and pending" support.    

NIH (  NOT-OD-19-114) defines other support as: 

All resources made available to a researcher in support of and/or related to all of their research endeavors, regardless of whether or not they have monetary value and regardless of whether they are based at the institution the researcher identifies for the current grant. This includes resource and/or financial support from all foreign and domestic entities, including but not limited to, financial support for laboratory personnel, and provision of high-value materials that are not freely available (e.g., biologics, chemical, model systems, technology, etc.).