Announcements

NIH eRA Commons – Improved Visual Appearance in Modules

Announcement: Over the next few months, several eRA Commons modules and screens will be moving to an improved visual appearance being adopted by other eRA modules. The new look is part of a required technology upgrade to enhance the security and stability of eRA Commons. New screens will be rolled out during the next few months […]

Increase to NIH Salary Cap (FY 2024)

Announcement: The National Institutes of Health(NIH) recently released a notice regarding the salary limitation for NIH grant and cooperative agreement awards and extramural research and development contract awards. The Office of Personnel Management recently released new salary levels for the Executive Pay Scale. Effective January 1, 2024, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $221,900. For […]

Updated Information for Identification and Management of Research Services Agreements

Update: The Department of Contracts and Grants (DCG), in collaboration with the Office of General Counsel (OGC) has updated the DCG Website to include new guidance on Services Agreements. The new webpage includes guidance on how to identify services scopes, lays out roles and responsibilities for different units, provides points of contact at OGC, SPA, and DCG, […]

NIH Final Updated Policy Guidance for Subaward/Consortium Written Agreements

Update: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have begun to implement new requirements for outgoing subawards, effective January 1st as set forth in NOT-OD-23-182. The new policy requires that foreign subrecipients clearly commit (at time of proposal) to abide by all requirements set forth in the solicitation, including but not limited to, the requirement to provide […]

Reminder of eRA Commons ID Requirement for All Personnel on the R&R Senior/Key Person Profile Form

Announcement: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has released a reminder and updated guidance to the requirement for eRA Commons IDs for all Senior/Key Personnel. An eRA Commons ID must be entered in the “Credential, e.g. agency login” field for all Senior/Key Personnel, as defined in the NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIH GPS 1.2), and Other Significant Contributors […]