Publication of the Revised NIH Grants Policy Statement (Rev. April 2024) for Fiscal Year 2024

Notice Number: NOT-OD-24-115

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-115.html

Purpose:

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces publication of the updated NIH Grants Policy Statement (NIHGPS, rev. April 2024). The NIHGPS provides both up-to-date policy guidance that serves as NIH standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements, and extensive guidance to those who are interested in pursuing NIH grants.

This update is applicable to all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods beginning on or after October 1, 2023. This update supersedes, in its entirety, the NIHGPS dated December 2022. Previous versions of the NIHGPS remain applicable as standard terms and conditions of award for all NIH grants and cooperative agreements with budget periods that began prior to October 1, 2023.

This update incorporates new and modified requirements, clarifies certain policies, and implements changes in statutes, regulations, and policies that have been implemented through appropriate legal and/or policy processes (e.g., Federal Register Notices, where appropriate) since the previous version of the NIHGPS dated December 2022.

As noted in NOT-OD-24-069, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has issued updates to 2 CFR Part 200, with an implementation date of October 1, 2024. NIH will include the changes to 2 CFR Part 200 in the FY 2025 release of the NIHGPS, in line with the implementation date set by OMB.

The current version of the NIHGPS, in both HTML and PDF formats, as well as previous versions of the NIHGPS and documents summarizing significant changes implemented with each revision, are available on the NIH Grants Policy website.

NIH will continue to publish interim grants policy changes and/or clarifications through the issuance of NIH Guide Notices, available on the Notices of NIH Policy Changes website, and Federal Register Notices as appropriate.

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

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

Notice of Fiscal Policies in Effect for FY 2024

Notice Number: NOT-OD-24-109

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-109.html

Purpose:

This Notice provides guidance about the NIH Fiscal Operations for Fiscal Year 2024 and implements the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law 118-47), signed into law on March 23, 2024.

FY 2024 Funding Levels: Non-competing continuation awards made in FY 2024 will generally be issued at the commitment level indicated on the Notice of Award with exceptions posted on the NIH Funding Strategies webpage. Subsequent budget periods are funded based on the availability of appropriations, satisfactory performance, compliance with the terms and conditions of the award, and the continued best interest of the Federal government. The NIH awarding Institutes/Centers (ICs) will develop and post their fiscal policies consistent with overall NIH goals and available FY 2024 funds.

Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NRSA): Consistent with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee to the Director regarding the Biomedical Research Workforce, the NIH will increase NRSA stipends by approximately four percent for predocs and eight percent for postdocs. The full range of stipend adjustments for FY 2024 is described in NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-24-104.

Salary Limits: Section 202 of PL 118-47 restricts the amount of direct salary to Executive Level II of the Federal Executive pay scale. Effective January 1, 2024, the salary limitation for Executive Level II is $221,900. Further information is described in NIH Guide Notice  NOT-OD-24-057.

Additional Information: Additional details on Fiscal Operations, including specific funding strategies for ICs, will be posted on the NIH Funding Strategies webpage.

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

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

Reporting Data Management and Sharing (DMS) Plan Activities in the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR)

Notice Number: NOT-OD-24-123

https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-24-123.html

Purpose:

This Notice informs the extramural research community of planned changes to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) instructions to address the NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy. Upon receiving approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), NIH will issue new DMS RPPR questions that align with the NIH Final Policy on Data Management and Sharing, to include updates on the status of data sharing, repositories and unique identifiers for data that have been shared.

Availability of Additional Guidance

The updated NIH RPPR Instruction Guide will be posted to the Research Performance Progress Report (RPPR) page upon approval from OIRA. NIH plans to implement the new questions for RPPRs submitted on or after October 1, 2024.

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

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