Implementation of NIH Research Security Policies

Notice Number:

NOT-OD-25-154

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-154.html

Purpose:

Research Security Program Policy:

In alignment with the OSTP memorandum, NIH will require two-part compliance for both covered institutions and individuals as outlined below:

1.            Covered institutions (i.e., participants in the U.S. R&D enterprise receiving federal science and engineering support "in excess of $50 million per year"). Covered institutions will certify to the NIH that the institution has established and operates a research security program. Each research security program must include elements relating to (1) cybersecurity; (2) foreign travel security; (3) research security training; and (4) export control training, as appropriate.

2.            Covered individuals (i.e., each individual identified as a senior/key person). Covered individuals will certify that they have completed the requisite research security training that meets the research security training requirements within 12 months prior to application submission.

Compliance will be effective for applications submitted on or after January 25, 2026. NIH is participating with NSF other Federal research agencies to develop resources for each of the required elements and to develop a centralized process for recipients to certify compliance. NIH will issue more information on the central certification process as it becomes available.

Please refer to the full notice linked above for further details.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.

This is a reminder to please complete CITI's Research Security Training (Combined Course) if you have not already done so by 10/1/2025. This training is required by multiple federal grant funding agencies and is especially important for key personnel who are on existing awards.    CITI estimates this training to take around 1 hour to complete. 

Please follow the steps below to add the course to your account:

Step 1: Log into your CITI account via UMBC's single sign on.
Step 2: At the top of the Welcome page, select My Courses.
Step 3: Under Institutional Courses, select View Courses.
Step 4: Scroll to the bottom of your Course Page and select Add a Course.
Step 5: Scroll down the Curriculum Page to Question 12 and select Research Security Training (Combined Course). 
Step 6: Hit Submit. Your new course will now appear on your Course Page.

Troubleshooting Tips:

Per CITI's Support Center, if you experience any issues, such as getting stuck on a slide within the module, try navigating back 1–3 slides and then proceed forward again. This allows the stuck slide to fully load any content or sections that may have been skipped. The issue often occurs when users click through slides too quickly or use the playback bar to fast-forward, which can disrupt the module's progress.

For the best performance, please use one of the following supported browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari.  Please do not switch between browsers prior to completing this training. 

If you encounter any issues or have further questions, feel free to reach out to ORPC at researchintegrity@umbc.edu.

This is a reminder to please complete CITI's Research Security Training (Combined Course) if you have not already done so by 10/1/2025. This training is required by multiple federal grant funding agencies and is especially important for key personnel who are on existing awards.    CITI estimates this training to take around 1 hour to complete. 

Please follow the steps below to add the course to your account:

Step 1: Log into your CITI account via UMBC's single sign on.
Step 2: At the top of the Welcome page, select My Courses.
Step 3: Under Institutional Courses, select View Courses.
Step 4: Scroll to the bottom of your Course Page and select Add a Course.
Step 5: Scroll down the Curriculum Page to Question 12 and select Research Security Training (Combined Course). 
Step 6: Hit Submit. Your new course will now appear on your Course Page.

Troubleshooting Tips:

Per CITI's Support Center, if you experience any issues, such as getting stuck on a slide within the module, try navigating back 1–3 slides and then proceed forward again. This allows the stuck slide to fully load any content or sections that may have been skipped. The issue often occurs when users click through slides too quickly or use the playback bar to fast-forward, which can disrupt the module's progress.

For the best performance, please use one of the following supported browsers: Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, or Safari.  Please do not switch between browsers prior to completing this training. 

If you encounter any issues or have further questions, feel free to reach out to ORPC at researchintegrity@umbc.edu.

The Office of Research Protections and Compliances Department of Animal Welfare and Assurance (DAWA) will have office hours from 7:00am- 12:00pm on Wednesdays in the ILSB room 051B. During office hours, we are more than happy to discuss KUALI with PIs, required trainings and all aspects of your IACUC protocols. If you are unable to meet with us during our office hours, please do not hesitate to reach out for us to schedule a time to meet.

• discussion of a key research question at the heart of an article or major project
• conversation about methodological issues surrounding multi- or trans-disciplinary work
• presentation of key ideas in a working draft of a new paper
• exploration of opportunities and challenges surrounding digital and multi-modal scholarship
• consultation with other scholars about a grant or other major project proposal.

Preview of NIH Common Forms for Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Coming Soon to SciENcv

Notice Number: NOT-OD-25-152

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-25-152.html

Purpose:

This Guide Notice informs the extramural community that NIH plans to launch preview versions of the NIH Common Forms within Science Experts Network Curriculum Vitae (SciENcv). Users should be able to access these preview versions of the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending (Other) Support Common Forms and the NIH Biographical Sketch Supplement (along with the corresponding instructions) on or before September 15, 2025.

These preview documents will allow users to save, reopen, and edit the preview forms in the SciENcv module. However, the download PDF functionality will be disabled, and the form(s) and data entered into the preview versions will be deleted and no longer accessible once the official NIH Common Forms become available for preparation and submission, anticipated November 2025.

These preview forms are an opportunity for users to preview the new system functionality and new instructions. These are not the final official versions, and NIH is not seeking any feedback or testing from external users.Please refer to the full notice linked above for further details.

Resources

Preview versions of the NIH Common Form instructions can be found in the NIH Forms Directory

Users can find information on SciENcv in the My NCBI Help of the NCBI Bookshelf.

Additional resources will be posted on the pages above as they become available.

Please refer to the full notice linked above for further details.

Should you have any questions, please contact the Office of Sponsored Programs.