Policy Statement (REV 10-18)

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces the publication of the revised NIH Grants Policy Statement  (NIHGPS, rev. October 2018). This revision is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2018. This revision supersedes, in its entirety, the NIH Grants Policy Statement (October 2017) as a standard term and condition of award. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as a standard term and condition for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began prior to October 1, 2018. Prior versions for the NIHGPS can be found here.

Human Subjects Research

Information regarding research with human subjects should be found here under Use of Human Subjects.

If unsure if your research qualifies as Human Subjects Research, NIH has a questionnaire for you to find out.

Clinical Trials

If you are not sure your research is defined as a “clinical trial”, NIH has a resource for you to find out here.

Progress Reports

The RPPR is used by grantees to submit progress reports to NIH on their grant awards. This page provides an overview of the annual RPPR, the final RPPR and the interim RPPR and provides resources to help you understand how to submit a progress report.

NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing

The NIH has issued this final NIH Policy for Data Management and Sharing (DMS Policy) to promote the management and sharing of scientific data generated from NIH-funded or conducted research.