Starting next week, NIH will require grantees to make more specific and timely disclosures of financial and resource contributions from outside sources.
The updates to the “Other Support” section of the NIH applications are designed to prevent theft of intellectual property.
The updates include the following:
Other Support submissions must include supporting documentation, which, according to NIH, “includes copies of contracts/agreements specific to senior/key-personnel foreign appointments and/or employment with a foreign institution for all foreign activities and resources that are reported in Other Support. If the contracts/agreements are not in English, recipients must provide translated copies.”Principal investigators and other key personnel on an active NIH grant must immediately notify the agency of previously undisclosed Other Support. PIs and other key personnel will be required to electronically sign Other Support documents, certifying that the information is complete and accurate.The NIH updates go into effect Jan. 25. NIH defines “Other Support” as “resources and/or financial support from all foreign and domestic entities,” excluding support from the researcher’s institution. Other Support also includes consulting agreements in which a PD/PI or other senior/key personnel performs outside research.
