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Changes to the �NIH Biographical Sketch & �Other Support ��

Breaking down: NOT-OD-21-073

Due Dates on or after May 25, 2021

msgrants@umich.edu

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Before We Start

While NIH has published a notice, directions, and examples – ALWAYS read & follow the directions!

No changes impact when to submit the forms – only what to include

Many changes are consistent with the previous December, 2019, notice (Reminders of NIH Policies on Other Support...) which addressed transparency of potential foreign influence

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Biosketch At-A-Glance

No Change	Change

Page Limit (5 pages)	Section A – Personal Statement

Section C – Contributions to Science	Section B – Positions & Honors

	Section D – Research Support / Scholastic Performance

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NIH Biosketch Changes

Previous Version	Changes/Updates
Section A. Personal Statement	Applicants may include ongoing and completed research projects (past 3 years) to draw attention previously captured under Section D. Research Support
Section B. Positions and Honors	Renamed ‘Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors’ List in reverse chronological order positions and scientific appointments Include both domestic and foreign Include affiliations with foreign entities or governments
Section D. Research Support and/or Scholastic Performance	Non-Fellowship – Completely removed Fellowship – remove ‘Research Support’, keep scholastic performance

Updated Biosketch resources, including instructions, FAQs and sample format pages:

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm

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NIH Biosketch

List

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/biosketch.htm

New

Blank Biosketch

(Non-Fellowship)

Updated Biosketch resources, including FAQs and sample Biosketch format pages:

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Section A. Personal Statement

Optional: List ongoing and completed research projects (past 3 years) that you want to draw attention to

Remember:

No $$, No effort

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Section B. Positions, Scientific Appointments, and Honors

Latest ............ Earliest

Domestic & Foreign Positions & Scientific Appointments

Affiliations with foreign entities / governments

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Section D. Scholastic Performance �*Fellowship Biosketches ONLY*

Required for applicants of:

Pre- and Postdoctoral fellowships

Dissertation research grants (e.g., R36)

Research supplements to promote diversity in health-related research (undergraduate through postdoctoral levels only)

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�Section D. Scholastic Performance�

Fellowship Application

ONLY

No Ongoing & Completed Research

listed!

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Biosketch Silver Lining...?

NIH will not withdraw applications for wrong formatting until those due January 25, 2022

NIH may ask for a reformatted biosketch at JIT or in an RPPR if submitted in the incorrect format

Best advice: be ready to comply by May 25, 2021

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Other Support At-A-Glance

Change to Existing Form	NEW Requirements

Addition of Signature Block	Electronic Signature Required

Reorganized Content Order	Copies of contracts for foreign activities & resources related to employment & appointments / translated

	Immediate re-disclosure if needed

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Other Support Format Changes


The format page has been reorganized to separate funded projects from in-kind contributions.	Similar content, shuffle the sections Project / Proposal In-Kind Contributions Subcategories on the campus example still appropriate
Signature block added, for Program Director/Principal Investigator or Other Senior/Key Personnel to certify the accuracy of the information submitted.	Note NIH-Specific Language Re-sign / Date at each use

Updated Other Support resources, including instructions, FAQs and sample format pages:

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/othersupport.htm

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NIH Other Support

Total award costs

Not new...

Reasonable Estimates

Reshuffle adds the Status Line.

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NIH Other Support

Certification Statement

New

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Other Support New Requirements


Each PD/PI or senior/key personnel must electronically sign their respective Other Support form as a PDF prior to submission.
Other Support submissions that include foreign activities and resources, must submit as supporting documentation copies of: contracts, grants or any other agreement (until otherwise clarified) Foreign appointments and/or employment with a foreign institution If they are not in English, recipients must provide translated copies Remember – this includes agreements that are not with the University of Michigan

Updated Other Support resources, including instructions, FAQs and sample format pages:

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/forms/othersupport.htm

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Other Support Reminders

All resources available to a researcher support of all research endeavors, regardless of whether or not they have

monetary value
based at the institution the researcher identifies for the current grant

Consulting agreements, when conducting research as part of the consulting activities
In-kind contributions, (office/laboratory space, equipment, supplies, or employees or students) supported by an outside source.

must provide reasonable estimates.

Includes:

Training awards, prizes, or gifts

Gifts have no expectation of anything (e.g. time, services, specific research activities, money, etc.) in return. An item or service given with the expectation of an associated time commitment is not a gift and is instead an in-kind contribution and must be reported as Other Support.

Does not Include:

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Re-Disclosure, if needed

As a reminder, requirement of immediate notification to NIH if Other Support was not sent correctly

Defined as “failed to disclose”

Do not wait until the next RPPR if the support existed prior to last disclosure

New Other Support items do not have to be disclosed until next reporting period

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Other Support Helpful Hints

Be sure your list of investigators completing Other Support is the same list that NIH expects – do not send extra!

Work ahead on Other Support to collect copies of contracts (especially external) that are required to send

When unsure, contact your ORSP Project Rep to talk through required / expectations

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March 12, 2021

NIH release date of NOT-OD-21-073 announcing upcoming changes

May 25, 2021 (Items due by date, regardless of when submitted)

Effective date for updated forms and instructions for applications and Research Performance Progress Reports (RPPR)

January 25, 2022 (Items due by date, regardless of when submitted)

Failure to follow Biosketch format in applications will cause NIH to administratively withdraw application from consideration

During the transition to the new Biosketch format, NIH will not withdraw applications that include the previous Biosketch format.

Reminder: Key Dates

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What Will Still Be Coming....

Clarification as organizations (COGR, FDP, etc) talk and ask the NIH Policy office additional questions around implementation and timing

Guidance from U-M central campus / ORSP with U-M interpretations

Watch the RAPid
https://orsp.umich.edu/policies-procedures/other-support-reporting-nih

Scramble.... Reformatting bios in the short-term and adding contract copies / having investigators sign Other Support in the long-term

Share information with PIs and leadership early!

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