NIH New Requirements Beginning January 25, 2022

Follow the format and instructions outlined in NIH guidance.

Required

Use of SciENcv to generate Other Support

Note: NIH anticipates the SciENcv template for Other Support will be available beginning in FY 2022.

Not required
(optional when SciENcv template made available)

Disclose ALL active and pending sources of Other Support, including:

• Sponsored projects/proposals (including projects not routed through U-M or conducted as part of a non-UM appointment)
• External consulting, when an investigator will be involved in the design, conduct, or reporting of research as part of the consulting activities (e.g., work that may result in publication in an academic journal, designing a protocol, data analysis, serving on a steering committee for a clinical trial)
• In-kind (i.e., non-monetary) resources in support of any of an investigator’s research endeavors including, but not limited to:
  • Personnel (e.g., visiting scholars, visiting students, supported by a non-UM entity)
  • Space
  • Equipment
  • Materials
  • Supplies

• Note: In-kind resources intended for use on the proposed project should be included as part of the 'Facilities and Other Resources' or 'Equipment' section of the application and not 'Other Support'.

Required (split into separate sections for sponsored projects/proposals and in-kind resources)

Active/pending sponsored project total award amount

Note: For subawards, only the total subaward amount needs to be included

Award Amount

(Direct + Indirect)

All investigators required to submit Other Support must also electronically sign their respective documents using the SignNow e-signature service or similar.

• A typed name is not an electronic signature and is not acceptable
• Wet (ink) signatures are not acceptable

Required

Flatten Other Support PDFs after signature.

Required

Supporting documentation for any form of foreign Other Support submitted by the investigator including, but not limited to English language copies of:

• foreign contracts
• foreign grants, and
• any other agreements specific to foreign appointments, affiliations, and/or employment with a foreign institution.

Note: Google translations, or similar, are acceptable but certified translations may be required upon request.

Required

Immediately notify ORSP of undisclosed Other Support (i.e., information that was missing from a proposal at Just-In-Time (JIT) or a Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)).

Required